Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-01-12


will exhibit the number confined in tho
Penitenti@y, the last current year, ending
on the thirteenth day Of November last;
those who have been discharged by the ex.
piration Of their sentence, by pardon, or
writs Of error. have not hesitated when
believed the objects Of the law 10 have
been accomplished, TO interfere. No -ons
thus discharged has yet returned, and a
great majority, and may say almost the
entire number, have much confidence
will eschsw the way Of the transgressor,
which, by experience, they know 10 be hard.
The Report Of the Warden will exhibit
all the substantial operations of the 1Dsti,u-
! tion, its expenses and its receipts The opin-
ion is entertained that more Of its inmaiss
can be pro6tably employed on the State
| Capitol another year. 1t will, probably
be found, by far, the most benifcial invest
ment OF Penitentiary labor.
Before clrsirg Ibis subject, EeImii ne
to call yonr particular attention 10 tie ~
venile ttfenders confined in this institution.
II is repugnart 10 every feeling of human-
ity. that The youth Of tender yeats, not al.
ways pre'disposed to crime, but slmos,
forced by the heartless neglecl Of tic Sc Who
have them in charge, or seduced by 9th.
ers, to commit it, should be confined in The
/ Penitentiary for nny purpose of reform,
| with old and hardened offenders. Such
system requires only TO be men,iost d TO 10
condemned by all who have the Interest
/ and welfare of-ihe rising generation at
/ heart.
Heuses ofoorfed,er, srG EtrststF In
/ dusty, LEder the ccbIol nf finn bu, maid
and humane fFireIs, ole believed 10 lie lis
initely better calculated 10 Gerry cot ite
objec, The laws Of civilized cen unilits
can have in yiew-tfe refer naiit n cI Ju-
venile delirqEens. Such inslitriitrs have
been tried in Massachusetts, New York,
Pennsylvania ard other places with lie
best results. 1here ia Gle in tie city tf
Cincinnati, under city authority, which is
spoken Of in lelms Of The highest c. mmen-
dalion. By an economical employ mtbt
Of those confined in such Institute rs, I'D
with no unreasonable Of plication, Il ey can
not be expensive to the Stu;e. Iris to-
spectfully submitted, Wheeler measures
should be taken for tie erection Of ore or,
more institutions Of this character, FOR dis,
unfortunate class ef cur youth, Of ether.
one or The other OF the sexes.
AT the last session, The General Assem- -
bly, passed resolution instiuciipg ale kx-
; ecuti,e 10 enquire inlo the circumstances.
of the abduction Of the family OF Peyton
Polly. and, il satisfied Of their freedom, 10
take such measures as he deemed expfdi.
ent for their release, and 10 pny the espsu-
ses from his contingent fluid.
This was colored family, cnGsistir of
; eight persons. On investigation il WAS
satisfactorily ascertuined that a high hard.
ed outrage had been committed ON The soil.
and sgslnsl the dignity and sovereignty Of
the Stale OF Ohio. on The night of the 6;h
Of June, 1850, IN the COUNTY of Lawrence.
and tha, The en- ire family, residing remote.
ly from assistance, was bnsely kidnapped.
carried Into the States Of Kentucky ND
, Virginia and sold into slavery, where they
were not slaves, but in fact lice persnrs.-
This lumily CONSISTED mostly oi rhildIen.
Immediately nile. the passage of the res
oluioD, inioumbtiUn was Iecey ed Tint four
Of this family we're SOLD IN the mouDtnihs
Of Virginia, in the county oi Wa>ue,. aud
that four others were on iteir Nay dow q
the river to the lower country, in lhe haDds-
OF purchasers, and for sale. W lhout lt>s.
Of time, counsel was dispatched 10 Louis.
vile, to Intercept those III that dreclien,
employ assistance. il necessary, ard To ~
stitule legal proceedings to establish lh,ir
freeduin and 10 secuie their reluin.
They we're speedil, overiakep and plac-
ed in The custody OF Ihe law, but in differ
en-, counties in Kentucky The qaesinn'
as to one Peyton Polly, has been tried, lis
freeda,n established, and he has been re-
turned.
1he other cases are still pending -
Though prepared, ON our pnrI, aud trails
urged, at the last terms OF the Kentucky
Courts, as am advised, the defence caused
them to be stopped. ON informed there:
is no reasonable appfehehsons eateliuineJ,.
Of an unfavorabe result.
Counsel was likewise sent to Virginia 10,
. secure the four there, and to institute the
proper proceedings for their recovery
, After difficulties which proved nearly nsur--
mountable, they were hunted out in the
mountains of Sandy, remote from civiliza-
tion, and suits commenced, which are YET
undecided. Assurances have been given
by counsel, likewise, OF their favorable
, Termination. Copies Of portions, oil all the
correspondence on this subject, as we'll as
the reports Of those sent TO both Virginia
and Kentucky, will be transmitted to ou If
desired.
, Six individuals who were the authors OF
this Outrage stand indicted for it in Law
renee county. They were supposed TO be
lurking in Kentucky, as fugitiyes from jus,
tce. A requisition, therefore, was made
on the Governor Of that Commonwealth,
and an agent dispatched TO procure their
arrest apo return 10 Lawrence county for.
trial
The Governor Of Kentncky promptly is-
sued his warrant, bu, on search being made.
: it was uscertained the fughives had fled 10
parts unknown, but probably west OF the
: Missouri, and beyond The rench of process
at the present time. An eye witness will
be kept on their apprehension, at some