The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-11-30

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3'|s you should grant
stiiy private Bank With a
lcient size togiyc such in
No Bank should be
eFed witli$e .apital beyond u miI-
ss,il of dollars.
The 1.unntic Asylum, and charitable,
Institution SO crcditable to- the humani-
.ty Of the Stnte, demands your spccialt
care aud attention. Justice requires
TINT should again report to you not.
only theadmirable orderof It's arrange.
ment, but the devoted attention Of its
officers to the delicate and laborious
duties they arc called uponto perform.
a memorial from the Directors of.
the South Carolina Institute is here.
With transmitted, to which invite your.
attention. This Institute cstablishe /
for the encouragement of all the indus
trial pursuits Of the country, was in.
cofporatcd by M net Of the Legisla-
ture in 1850. One fair was held pre.
violis to its incorporation, and two
since that time, Which have given a
most gratifying evidence ofits success
in promoting the great object for which
it was established. When we reflect
how far behind our Statc has been in
the great race of the improvement of
the mechanic nrts, the exhibition of
mechanical skill and ingenuity, which
the fairs Of this Institute have dcvel
opcd, must be q source of pride and
satisfaction to every one who has the
real interests Of his country at heart.
They have clearly shown that there
was no want OF talent or energy on
the part of our mechanics, but that it
only required some stimulant of this
kind to spring it into life. These cx-
hibitions are common to all those
States which have been most rcmarka-
bic for their improvements in the me-
chanic arts, end have received the par
ticular patronage Of their Legislatures.
This Institution has been established
by the private enterprise Of its found
crs. to effect great public good; and
while it reflects credit upon thcir public
spirit, deserves your patronage. Since
it was founded, the articles offered for
exhibition have been so numerous, that
no hall can be found of sufficient capaci-
ty t., contain them. The necessity of
building another has induced them up
ON you for aid to construct it. By Civ
ing his aid yon adopt the most cnlight-
ened plan ct encouraging all the indus
trial pursuits of the country; but moro
particularly the mechanic arts, which
have heretofore been SO much neglect
cd. Encourage your opn mechanics,
by bringing the results oftheir talent
and enterprise into notice, and it will
he seen that our State will rival any
other i'll useful improvements. Neg.
teetthcm, and you willsfind that they
whore tfise skill w-Iiilf
and awarded.
The Attorney General, at my re: re-:
ql1est has drawn up report on the
subject of Prisons and Prison Disci.
Pl'nc:, 10 which he has added report
onrthc Criminal Law. As it contains
much valuable information, aud mnny
important suggestions, herewith trans
nit and invite your attention to it.
Without pretending to enter fully
upon the subject, will state a few
reasons To show there ought 10 he
change in the management of Pris-
ons, and also in the manner of exc
cutiOns.
There is no provision made for the
separation at the different classes of
prisoners. The youth who for the
first time has been convicted of some
small offence, and upon whom the
punishment of imprisonment might
have so salutary an effect as to bring
abont his reformation. if left alone to
the workings of his own conscience. is
confined with the hardened clon. and
of course, subjected to his pcrnicious
influence. The debtor, who is perhaps
more unfortunate than criminal. is
hcrded with the fclon and murderer.
Good sense, rs well rs justice and
good taste, revolt at this state
OF things.
a change ought to be made In the
manner of Executions. All publie ex-
ecntions arc dcmoralizing to the com.
munity, and fail to produce the effect
upon it they were intended tn produce.
a morbid curiosity collects thou.
sands together to witness them, and
when the criminal is brought forth for
execution, the natural sympathies of
the crowd convert him into hero or
martyr. Thus, much more of pity
than terror is inspired by the ex-
!ibition. Or where, by frequent re-
currcnce, they become familiar, from
some strange pcrvcIsity of human ma