The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-01-08

THE RENTENTIARF sEsTEM

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- osT sysssEn. hy Whi-a .s.e proper Object
d 2unishmeEs nav be u,s:sInea, without
falling iato tic pEsrIicr of G-sSI Britain.
aud making capital executions too eon-
moa. and 0a 40 sl'ghi Ocess'nns. Hence.
lie introduction Of The PenIienilary sgs'
asa.
A. far - ne experiment. Of Ihe pea.-
iea,ihry sysism has gone. evra s.:h I'll
ne di.ad'salagrs sad imPsFIrr''uns y hieh
sc not % he .eps rated irnm in.an. :nsss'n-
lluns. Ihe arrest Of cnne srrGIs 10 have
been visible. Among tie 9rnelPa. re-
cnmnsn4asgaa. OF this sysl~m, j. tie
method .do9isd cf he Ping tie cOnVleis
rnp!,,ra. this not 'nls prevents The
mad {. tn in!uls iug itself in corning mis-
ealsVoas schemes. baI i. gradually inda.
cess q hsai. al industry. which - hksly
- adhere u me Individual after the regri.
sltiVe tsmsaas 81 justice are satisfied. |.
) RnlO.iaas. ts..l ogI ~ hundred per
s1ns ~hs - ..cg Gc1.h fr crime, ninety
alne ar-lbnle their nrnmely fate 70 tie
absence al uss.sl industry. and the cvnse-
saeni IalulSeRes in habits of indolenee
sad criminal psoPeasnss. Most male
"a tors are ignorant of any particular
branch 4 raploymeai; under the discip-
line 81 be PenItsnIiary sy.lem, this gao
rance IS reGote5. The knowledge and
Practice OF tome useful branch Of bust
ness j. fhreei ~ the prisoner Il the same
time. aud when h. comes out of prison,
h. returns N society @ilh tie ability to
reader lamself ssefu, Ia olhs;s. whilst he
provides f1r his Own wants Ia addition
:, thus advantage. nav he Eoiiced The prsc-
lice Of separate confinement during the
hours which are not devoted 10 labor. So
i'uae leads % Fefec'inn-oas Of The most
psSeI'ul agents Of reformation. Associs-
;t,n wish other -IIGiinals, on Iise Contrary,
!. generally productive Of gres: evil. Que
mold and desperate villain viii stand like
an tmpenelrsae dam ia the current Of re-
i'fm; he wiIl diffgse through al the cirrle
sbogi him. hts own recslessGess; he wall
b. ike ,he s.o9ied [ pa. and scatter the
fatal pes,ilence Of iDiquily among all those
who approach him.
Believing. ,haI a genera adoption OF
the penIleEIiasy system would lessen
cria'e and anesiorale MT only the eater
nal circumstances o. the prisoner. bgi cor ,
rect las habits. and at the expiration Of his !
punishment. send him back TO his family
and neishbors q better man ;han h- was /
When deemed unfit TO lise IN their society
aud enjoy his personal liberty; believing /.
this. we say. Of the sys,em. We are gra;i- ]
fed Ia perceive how generally tie put!ic
lnsnd is occnpisd with the subiecs. Oas
of The evidences that il is 50 occupied, j.
found in the general spiri, Of inquiry on
The subject which ssems 3, be perysJinr
Inc state, the Evidences OF which are ap-
parent. in The various communications
III t till our papers, on both sides Of the
question. We hare. avowed. aud sfM
sEow Oursslf the advocate Of peni,en-
.isry system; bul ~ shall place both sides
before the people. that they may have the
o. vo,ing iuiell,gibly On the
SUBJECT in August next. We shall be
perfecAy satisfied with the decision what
s'er il may be.