New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-31


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"Order's Heavens F4i5. Law
Buy he Truth ard sell iSat'
In al Labor there Profi'
The hand Of isf Di (. ,5, 4 9g a' Sa' he
We have briefly described the PeliteutilTy and Hos
rita Let us now enumerate the reiJrms which are
required in both
The Female Department Of the Hospital is too small.
This is the ouy fault to be found with the edhce But
is not the present ytem Of curing syphilis az the city
expense for the benefit of the landl9dies of brDnes
bad che II them from the expense TO which every
boaidr house mistress is liable OF course, every sui
firing hnuan being should be attended to az the expen'
Of socty if unable to pay for attendance but, in the
cases above hinted az, think that, although they
should be cured, il should be at the andlad! ex'
pcuse Their residences are well known 20 The officers
WHO arrest them bat although prostitutes are often pun
sbed bv law prostitute keepers sre very seldom arrested
The hays who rob the harlos they keep OF every
shilling gained by criminal life should be isrced 10 re-
store the health If not the wages OF which they de-
pT,od their victims We-(tro here melss some ctl
zenS)-decaim against the French for taxing brohes,
While we-(re here means all citzens) submit to be
taxed foT them.
The Pentrntiary at present is .he purposey selected
al ode of the prostitute and vaerant the resort 81 the
'defUefadOcs or petty drpr@GGpfs OF NtN-iNlh III
ber hours of wsn; and WEAKNESS sort of general re-
cepacr Tor the sueepings Of the Cry Mr. Keen in
fi ID, that residence III this building IS dtsl To the
morals of every prisoner. In one eihce are congre,
gated together thieves Tutars aud rovdies young ana
toar, hardened offenders; the lame he debtated aud
tie bind: Oathsome diseased women and young girls
mothers snd daughters and orphans without home Inc
Lessons there taught are pracced The City which re-
fuses build prison large enough 10 render ciassin-
cation Of offenders possible, pay dearly or us parsl.
Inouy. Send a man here said Nr Keen to US, and
he is sure 10 come back :.
TIE first improvement them needed in the Penten-
tiaIy il its -,
sdnt possible Of solitary confinement. but at least
Of the proper classification of offenders
By the system Of non Classification, which DOW pre-.
walls the inmates of the Institution are subjected TO
influences even pollubg than those which lrst
lied them 10 the commission oil TIE crltac. ("arden
kcens remaik)
serve that in the opinion Of competent Judges (our-
selves included au entirely new Penentiay Is want
ed The present is not only too small, but Is de
void Of oil the modern improvements. The present
edifce night be transformed into Hospital
. The entire separation Of the sexes, both during the
dsv tine and at night. In consequence OF tue cro"de
state of the male department. thirty I'VE ceAs VI lne e
male department are occupied by men whose noe.
turna speeches delivered through the grated doors we
/ certainly should decline 10 publish.
8 Relates to visitors. The Warden said s. that some
restriction is absolutely necessary tothe constant lnnut
"ofyisiors There is in truth little or no impeachment
e,stinq 10 the intercourse of prisoners with any Of
"th,r acouauiances The evils inevitably resulting are
too apparent 20 require comment Discipline Is sub
overted and the chances for the exercise OF reiOrma-
| tory influence are fatally interiered win.
In the summer there is on an average, twenty
visitors daily each of whom necessarily engage: some
share of official attention In Philadelphia and other
cities II is very dcultto procure ticket; and would
be- well for US TO adopt their system.
A. The hardfnishng Of the cells in the South wing,
! which are infected with yermin
There are other minor reforms required OUT THESE
We shall pass over In silence
The greatest want of all is House OF Refuge, 70
which p,Iitent prostitutes may f.! after the erm OF IN
prisonneDt at tie Penitentisry expires II should De
situated far from the city by this means large minor
ity il is believed of the women might be reclaimed
At present the halots only hope = in living death
She crosses the river and free, bus is without money
and friendless. Whittier can she got The grave or
the cty 10 her only choice. The hrst one 70 welcome
her on her release either her old landady or her
hirelipc official or otbergse. She returns, SINS,
drinks and becomes diseased and committed as before
And 80 Gu until the end Of her miserable career
We have repeatedly quoted from the able report OF
Mr. Warden Keen-(to whom and 10 DIR. Maegreggor
We are indebted for much valuable normatcn)-out We
must give Vet another extract conversation VIII me
unfortunate women confined AZ Blackwell Island VIII
90 much toward making any man an advocate Tor the
Maine LIQUOR Law But until We can hsvethat la" enacted
in State let US al least 60 sOhetsHg to"aIu pre-
venting tie sale of poison-such Is sold IN the low
ereceeries of New York. Let expensive license be
required and spiritexamners appointed Let 81 VINO
sell without license, or sell bad liquors, be heavily
fined
Tbs fact so often and BY many proclaimed, that
the use of intoxicating drinks is in our country the
prime cause, in nearly every case Of crire and vac
rapcv still stands true tested BY the experience ~
this prison and am constrained to reier TO Il IN my
ANIMAL Report in the hope that my testimony, thus
corr9borarg that Of anos; every prIscnoner In oui
OWL and other States may induce yoHr board
10 pauire what influence they exert FOR lis suPpres
SION II IS Est too mach to say that u 80 LiqHor Trar
,r,r, broken ap tie Numbers committed s this Prtsc'
,,ould BE- diminished SEvES-EIGHTHs-:'
Perhaps we may again visit the Ieaeteatiary; bat
We do net We hope that the facts have stated VIA NJ
be forrs.ten and that the Suggestions We have mad
will no! share the tate o. the pasbetc seeds which lei
by the way side, but will produce crop OF reforms
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