The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-04-09

hen Eheg are ~ longer pFgmiaieu 10 I. l.
Ion them. aad sse srnoUnaed ~ nes sud
favonble circumstances. ley ssll Be-
steamed eGsrlusily IRON then.
Again: The prisoner. shut usl from I'll
society. and left - lie solitude Of h,s
osa lhorghs. wili feel seriously and
iRparhsliy upon h's pssi life. Nnlnolh-
Ing ior - least h.lf his lime 10 d.sen hls
si'snliau, lie soire 81 Conscience. 30 long
hushsd, ALI again tbske itsell Be heard
and tell 10 him The errors OF his foar.s:
ne gill pstctiEs The aIongs he has com
miited sbd tie justice and pIopiisls or
his punlshmtni. and will Be thankful 10
society for l,lse,ng him in . posilloR
xhese The seslss could fsll iron his eyts
and be could ZEE lie d.fafm,fy Of bis
character 10 is true iighs. In sddilion
10 ths. The SWEET seuhds Of lie Gospel
will isll weekly upsn his ear; lie will hesE
The glad lidings oI peace and salvation; that
Chrisl died iar sinners. and that. wicked
aud degraded - he may be. he can obtain
forgiveness through lis pardoning mercy.
HIS Bible-lhe h"ok Of books--will be
his only campsnion in The rsiir ey Of his
eelI. and he vii turn over il lea,e. and
read lis blessed pIscspts. lie bright
hopes aud encouraging pioSecls Il he
cbtsiiion-hspp,ness on earth sni clio.
~ in heasen.-and The awful and un>
questionable doom 81 the xicke5-mrs-
ely on earth and dauna Ioa IN The world
To coms.--aill BE- brought yiyidly btfoss
his mind. Moreover. minister's Of tie
Gospel and o'her rious persons will WISH,
him in his cell and endesvor To impress
upon his mind The lessons whieh he has
been taught, aud to induce him 10 leave the
paths OF sice and 10 walk in those of viz
tue. Il there no. great probability ihsl
under such circumstances The guilty will
,ieid, and change The tenor of their lisesl
| do not pretend 10 assert that all shn
may be s"hjec ed IN these influences will
be thus affected, wish | we're justified
in such an assertion; but that many who
are punished. yea great many, may b
reclaimed aud made useful members ofso.
ciely. F.
Aud The trades which will be taught
them viii sena 10 make their reformation
permanent. When The tme Of their con.
fuetnent expires, and they are turned ou'
upon society, they will be enabled 10 earn
for themselves an honest living by The
sweat OF their brows. Ii is . well known
fac,. that many are induced to offend by
idleness, that parent Of vices. and lheseEors
/. 10 highly proper that society in punish
ing them should eudeavor 10 remove these
idle habhs and cause them TO love indus.
try. This can be accomplished, to Ger.
tain extent, by The labor they will be re.
quired to perform while in prison. twill
present terror to them before they are 10.
carcersleJ, but they will become habitaa.
ted to il, and will regard IL as an allevia.
ton OF their punishment. Ii may be said
that no one will be disposed TO counter.
snce the liberated convict, how much so.
ever he may desire 10 change his course
and walk upriahlIy. Men will certainly
regard him with suspicion q. FIRST. bul
when they see him striving TO DO right,
10 be homes, and industrious. they viii
lend him helping hand and cheer him
OH 40 his course. In every community
there are some noble and generous souls,
who delight in extending assistance 10 q
suffering but worthy brother.
In conclusion, We desire in Peniten'
tisry, "by sobriety, cleanliness, and med,
cal assistance, BY regular series of labor
by solitary confinement. during The inter
walls of work, and by due religious instrue'
ton. 10 preserve and amend the health
of the unhappy offenders, TO inure them
to habits Of industry. to guard them iron
pernicious company, to sccnstom them to
serious reflection, and to teach them bosh
The principles aud pracice of every CHRIS.
,isn duty"
| | shall in nv next number consider
more particularly the reasons why Norh
Carolina should have Penuentlsrv.
GILES.