New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-13

With gullt-ineXpeTence AID iuiy win harcenes
vickedness Houses Of Prostitution. Gambling and
Drunkenness encouraged or winked At in the City
Colleges in aid Of these bad houses upheld on
Blackwels Island and at the Tombs by the public.
Who shall wonder at the rapid increase Of burglars
robbers. thieves houseburners. rUhans, rogues and
dr1nkards II the heart Is deceitiul above all
things and desperately wicked and the Bible says
that il is Will the upholding OF schools frC m which
useful books are excluded and good men debarred,
effect sn Improvement Dr.. Mill Of the Milbank
Penitentiary. near the Queens Palace. London.
persuaded Government to allow every prisoner q
slate and pencil in his cell and even the Heart OF
Midlothian has been renovated We mi sht take
q hint from ROYALTY for once. and even proceed a
step or two TO the right beyond it
The Agent OF the Prison Association is late ex
plicit in his statement Of or City Prison discipline
last year After stating page Il, that the person
al cleanliness Of the prisoners is seriously neglected
in sill our prisons and that the cells and bedding OF
some of our prisons exceedingly filthy. he adds
Little or no instruction Is afforded the prisoners OF
any kind few benevolent persons 10 the practice
Of visiting the male prison on Sundays, snd conduct
Ing some religious services beyond this very little Is
done for their moral or religious Instruction. No u
Mr. Ransom Cook agent Of the Clinton State
Prison. gives most satisfactory and pleasing &C
count OF the effects produced by kind treatment and
useiu reading upon the criminals near the frontier
entrusted TO his care Donations Of useful books
had been made and most thankfully received. TIE
Penny Cyclopedia, Penny Magazine, Goods
Book Of Nature and the Journal Of gricultuEe had
opened 70 the burglar and house thief n new world,
as it were. full OF freshness youth and beauty We
are glad TO perceive that the Conyicts Library at
Clinton has not been entirely forgotten by tae Lesis
laiure o, how tardy they are about increasing
that Of Auburn
Train up n child in the way he should 60, says
Solomon. Obtain FOR every child in the community
good, practical industrial as well As mental and
moral education says Charles Fourier No very
striking difference this. yet the maxim IS quoted
and admired from the Bible. while those who cite It
In the words Of the European philosopher are ira
duced and sanlered. in our Common Schools we
give the mental instruction without the Industrial
in our State Prison Academies we run to the con
trary extreme and give the industrial without the
mental. oar civic authorities have hitherto CON
tented themselves with gathering Society's out
casts aud sl0nag knaves and rogues to initiate
in their terrible my steries the minds Of those who
otherwise might have conferred honor ca the coun
/ try or ranked later in life, among It's most useful
members.
In Columbia County Jail it would seem that no
I provision is made even for those whom neglect oil
/ Soomons sage advice. borrowed by Fourier has
made dangerous to community. Better late than
never il saying that is seemingly unknown
there The criminals are fed like princes, and n
their cells &c there is an entire absence OF VENT
latiOn.
Dr. Griscom says-page 80, OF the Report
None Of the prisoners are employed in any msLner
except the females occasionally BY the keeper TOT MI
own benefit There ia no provision for daily instrnc
ton sud library except Jew books iu'nsheo oy n'
Bible society.
Effects Of Routing ard Llotp'ts az Sihg-Ss"g.
Governor Seward was among the earliest friends
g. the system Of retaining the lost sheep OF IN
republican hocI. through sympathy and kindness
He had probably reflected on the many avenues NJ
iorded 10 vice in the present imperfect condition
civilized society. and hence deduced the advan
tages to be gained by making virtue attractive 4
the perishns. sinner.
Mr. David L. Seymour wrote a letter in the Had
son Rirer Chronicle. dated Oct ., lsi0, in whicl
he says " The majority Of our prisoners are young
this class it is that have hopes Of retaining
Governor Seward has kindly re
commended and our Board OF Inspectors have or
dered the purchase OF a library OF religious an'
other useful books for the use Of the prisoners
and we have en6eavored TO excite in them tast
" for reading and religious instruction. He hope
much from the influences of good books and SAB
bath schools The experience Of six years is ex
hbted in the re ort of Messrs. Russ Duer, j. W
Edmonds, Ravens, Benedict and Curtis the In
specting Committee of the Association, whose min
utes of examination oct and Nov. ls46, pages 4
10 OF of Part H. we have perused with much sal
isiaction.
They examined the Female Prison on first en-
tering which, they tell US the stran ger is forcib
impressed with the air Of neatness quiet and con
fort which seem to pervade it.. Page 49l A glas
box is placed AZ the en- trance. in which are de
posted articles Of handi,raft made by the wome
in their leisure hours FoB TIE gESEFIr oF The ii
BRARY."
Passing along the corr dor, We observed. hsngn
against the wall come very large maps used the il
strucion Of the convicts In the windows All
then pot occupied By choice flower leiEee
them tables at which many Of the women were Ionin
And bookcase. hled with choice books TOR the use
the establishment, To give strength 10 the pictu "
may add the quiet orderly subdued and cheer al Al
pearAnce Of the couTcis and had II not been " N
tall pile 10 the Of the room, with ia gaeri
grated doors might h.v believed ourselves y gtni
the precincts Of vel governed boarding &C hoo
rather than within The walt Of prison
The Jaw Of slenee. VIII Oh Tor some time was >
tempted t. ~ enforced IA been partially sbroga te
and with certain restraints and limitations the prison
are allowed % converse IN each other This To- fu
g-nce hes been continued for more than goa
without any evil results nd n may believe the 'v
dence Afforded BY peison Al inspection aud the conc Il
rent testimony OF keeper corvicts and the record
the conduct books y consider Il he bly, suec IS
! ial experiment."
Rev AL. Luckey hal condemned Mrs. Farnham
the Matron System. the COMMITTEES therefor
examined that gentleman and his lady. as also Re
Mr. GordOa. and others and it Is evident that theI
was no diversity OF oph non among itI member
The cells they sayl are badly VENT lated, b.
" IA general. neatly KEEP = provided with bibles az
prayer books and - most erery cell We found
number Of other book Of an interesting characte
and Arrays Of a mora feHdency.' There is a lArg
/ and Suitabiy fitted ND apartmeut used a. chape