The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-01-30
OHIO FRIDAY, JANUARY 80, 1852.

D, Societies and individual philanthropis
C have spared no creditaSle action, to sta
the evils Of iniempesance, FOR nun
n years. N .l
i Their exerJons have done more goo'
n by arhoral force which they have give
It topublic opinion, IN social: intercourse
: than all the laws that have, as yet, bee
: enacted. The subject is submitted, /
( your care. n,
Our Peniien,iaiy system is one of grea
: interest to the people of this State
,IGcrtainly. rather than severity Of punish
mept.r is believed to afford, the bes
security 70 the yiriuops, against The law
less aggfsssiNSf, Of the vicious and licen
tfous. The administration Of the in
lernal coucerns of this institutions la
been judicionsand saluiary. The several
Wardens whes have had it in charge
have; endeayolpd 10 carry into, execution
the great obiects Of the law, by mora
suasion, rather Than BY over severe and
unnecessary discipline. Many have LEFT
The institution, il isl believed, with the
most determined resoluliont to forsake The
paths of vice, and become honest and
useful members Of society. The repor
Of the Warden will exhibit the number
confined in the Penientiars, the las,
current year, ,aendng onrlhe thirtieth day
OF November last, those who have been
discharged by the expiration oftheit SEN
fence, by pardon, or writs Of error. !
have not tlhesitated, when | believed the
objects Of the lawto have been accomp-
lshed, 10 interfere. No one thus dis
charged have yet returned. and "a great
majority, and | may say almost the entire
number, i have much confidence will
escbew the way Of the transgressor,
which, by experiences they know to be
hard. .N. t,.
The Report the Warden will exhibit
all the substantial operations Of the insii-
tutions, It's expenses and its receipts. =
! The opinion is, entertained that more of
its inmates can, be proipbly employed on
the State Capitol anol&r year. 1t will,
probably, be found; by far, the most.
beneficial investment of Penitentiary
labor.i 10 aoho 500 gii s 59q H {f8fl
n Before closing this subject, permit me
10 call your particular aecnllon TO thel
juvenile offenders coniled in this insli-
tuition. II isropdgnahI to every feeling
sofinmaaiA5s 80 iioasli4 4sftsaderaystssss
not always 'predisposed TO crime, but
almost forced by The hearlless neglect of
those who have them in charge, or Sc
duced by others, 10 commit it; should be
confined in The Pehilentiary for any pur-
pose ofreform, with old and hardened
offenders Such syatem requires only
10 be mentioned to be condemned BY
all who have the interest and welfare of
ile rising generation at heart. Z ~ :"
Houses ofcorrection, and houses Of
Industry, under the conlrols Of firm but
mild and humane officers, are believed
10 be infinitely better calculated to carry
out any object The laws of civilized com
munities can have in view the reforma-
lion Of juvenile de!inauents. Such ms
titutions have been tried i'm Massachu-
sets, New York, Pennsylvania and other
places witt, the best results. There isl
one in the city Of Cincinnati, under city
Authority, which is spoken ofin terms Of
the highest commendation.a By an econ-
mical employment Of those confined in
such institutions, and with no mreason-
able application, they cannot be expen-
sive 10 the State. 1t is respectfully sub
mitted, whether measures should be
taken for the erection oi one or more ms
titutions of this character, for this unfor,
,unatc class Of our youth, Of either one
or the other sexes.
At the las; session, the General AS /
sembly passed resolution instructing
the Executive to enquire into the cir
cumslances of the abduction of the
family of PeyIon Polly, and, if satisfied
of their freedom, TO take such measures,
as he deemed expedient for their release
and'io pay the expenses from his con
ttingent fund.- hW h ja1 l}a3 a5g
This was colored family,s consisting
Of eight ,pesons. On investigation i'll
was satisfactorily ascertained that high
handed Outrage had been committed on
the soil, and igainst the dignity and So
yereignty ofllhe State of Ohio, on the
night of the s!h Of June, 1850, in the
county ofL;wrence, and that The entire
family, residing remotely from assistance,
was basely Kidnapped, carried into the
States Of Keltucky and Virginia and sold
into slavey,where they were not slaves
but in fact ,ree presons. This family
consisted mssily of children.
Immediately after the passage of the
resolution Information was received that
four Of this family were sold in ltlle
mountains olvirginia, in the county of
Wayne, and that four oilers were onl
their way dl@n The river TO the lowerl
country, in he hands Of purchasers, and I
for sale. Without loss of time, counsel
was dispatched 10 Louisville, to intercept
those in lhaI diyeclion,employ assistance,
and to institute legal proceedings 10