New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-18


nortifvpg necessity of asking the Trustees Oh tae
D;.t,ict IN eycuse them from paying their school
b;u. MD thew who have never benin want know
how many parents have the neartacne uno0' SUI
circumstances they would, If possessed Oh any olai'
ns,v share Of human kindness, spurn with mag
nstop the attempt TO drive these unfortunate peoPe
hack to tho condition of beggars for the acqu'lEon
of that knowledge 40 necessary to SUCCESS IN any
condition in life. "A''''''
Clinton Prfson-Plank RoadS-oH@N'' 1A1A-
lIE8, &c.
Correscondene OF The Tribune
Dr.NgMoRA N. Y. Thuriday, Sept IL
Six wears ago THE place was an onofoAeh WIN
arne.s, but now may be seen quite hourlshing
VILLAGE. ever outside the Prison inclosure, con-
tanning all the appointments Of country village,
except the church on the bill" This defic ehcy
however, is wei supplied by a chspelroom in the
Prison sbere religious services are held every
Sabbath, TO which the villagers have free accesa.
This location commando most beautiful prospect'
being 100 feet above Like Champain, which
,beet n water is seen in the Distance stretching
north and south many miles. From this point, too,
the whole range Of the Green Mountains are as
tpctIy eeep, forming glorious outline on the ea't
erp skieg, and also the villages OF burlington ana
plsttsbureh and the mountainous regions OF North
ern New York, together with TIE valley OF the
ssrsnac river, and ii1e farming country upon the
eouthefn side Of the river the whole forming one
of the nont beautiful pan0Tamss 20 be seen IN ths
"ereat country" The time will come when THIS
wilderness will become an excellent grazing re
zion, and support strong, vigorous populatlon'
whose butter and cheese beef pork Data, potatoes
and even grain will help 80 feed your large city.
In veora D1st have eaten Nova Scotia potatoes,
but have never seen better ones than are grown
here The rot has never troubled them, and they
Weld very abundhutly, Its really worth jour,
new to thiB wild country to eat atew meals OF baked
noiatoes. speak of this vegetable more parslcu
arlv because it may possibly induce some enter.
prising Hbernians TO come and settle here instead
Of DRAGGING cut hard and miserable existence IN
the large cities upon the Atlantic coast
The Prison buildings and about2O acres OF land
are incloa ed by stookade made OF spruce trees ~
feet high set close together and feet IN the earth
with an iron rod running through and fastening
them in their places. fence OF this bind ID very
easilv built for the whole region abounds IN spruce
timber of superior quality. have raYeled among
the timber lsnds Of Maine and Canada, but nave
never seen better fpruce timber than grows in t1ls
region and the quantity seems Observation-Disclosures
There are no y in prison here l27 conYicts VINO are
strong hearty quiet and industrious. have never
seeD be tier looking set OF convcts IN any prson
aud petaon, when viewing them at Their Sliy to'
wonders how suoh fair appearing men copla com
init such crimes and deprive themselves OF liberty,
which all 1--we 30 we'll But here they are with
striped shirts and trousers, digging through the
hard rocks into the bowels OF earth, and orlnGin9
out the iron ore to make CHAINS and manaces toF
ohers who may become as wicked as tGey maze
been. Within the Enclosure there areiour steam
enpines used for bringing up the iron ore stamping
il driving sow. mill ard the works in tho machine
shops &c The prison building is a very Substantial
stone structure containing 500 ce.is, hospital chapei
library and cock rooms all conveniently arranged
ard thoroughly and neatly finished 1t ia one OF
the beat prison buildings in cur country aud kePtn
most exec llentorder By those wh0 now have charge
Of it, There are several other buildings withln tho
incloRure the wardens house, toundery, EaWmli,
machine shops &c and all the result OF convict la
Dor They make their own steam engines and erect
md finish their own buildings. The principle bus
ness Of the convics id digging and separating the
ere from the rock Ghey have now on hand $500
tuns of ore which could be prohtaby Disposed OF II
Congress would adjust the Tari'fon auch principles
IS the interests ef the country demand at the prs
sent time. II q proper change IN the 1arl1 was
made Clinton Prison would support ltsei handsome
ly and even give an Income TO the State, but the
depressed state OF the iron market bears heavily
upon this institution IS well IS upon keoeeyille and
many other places IN Northern eW \ ork. The ear
ninss of the convicts this year amount 70 about
peryear and the rations amount to tive shiipgs q
week Mr. Isaac N. Comstock, the Warden and
Agent, is e. gentleman who thoroughly understands
his business and discharges the dQhss OF his office
with great fidelity ard dizpatch. he is pleasant
and courteous to all and the convicts seem toregard
him Is man ell qualified for the station he occu-
pies All the officers of the Prison understand their
respective duties aid faithfully perform them. Let
the Tariff be changed, and Clinton Prison under its
present management will not be tax upon the
State.
They are now building = Plank Road ftom Den.
nemora to interEeot she Saranao River Plank Road,
which will be finished in November. The distance
is about four miles This vii! be great improve
ment, and shorten the distance to the River three
miles, beside avoiding very bad road. There is
also another Plank Road in contemplation leading
from Denpemora to Malone, e distance OF IS miles,
through the wilderness, passing near L AXIS Chszy
and Ohatesugay, aud over much good land, and
through oooans Of spruce and hard WOOD climber
| travelled from the Prison to Chazy Lake dist
snce Of Eve miles. There is not much OF road
and yet horses and wagons dosomohmes pass over