Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-10-20

: tion be made for Il Ie support of a lar
, ger number ofindiscnt pate ents Ehan
! are now provided for. The cmIloy-
.ment of Chaplain, under a Liberal
r salary, 20 visit the patients, especially
on the sabbath da1-, aud to iinpaF ITO
such Of them as may he in cdndi-
ton to receive it, religious insiauc-
tions, would be an 4ppropriate ex ten
sion of the plan of this great pdbiic
charity
l invite your at Eention to The I'M
portanee Of some d lterations and adj
ditions ID the mode 5 now in opera lien
for The punishment / ofcrlme.
Under the admin Fable manager len.
Of the present hui haub and gentle
manly Keeper Of the Penitentipry,
its profits have BED b increased; hud
its condition is in kvery respect i'm
proved and excen4 INT, 50 far as|thc
present extent and capacity of the
bui ding viii admi t. 1t was origi-
inallB projected uppn a scale s. i'lii
cieit ONLY for the admission Of BOO
inmates, bat upward Is Of $40 are now
.cro$ o$ded.into it. The large number
of 4ouyicts now employed upon the
work about the Capitol will, in n3
great length Of time, have to find
labor within the walls of the pri4oh,
aud there Will be no rpom for IT, Em
.It seems therefore, that it viii be
necessary to establish rev or Sec
ond Penitentiarv, or TO enlarge u bon
TIE plan Of the old one. II hcu
one be thought advisable, / would re.
that it be Established ip i
some other section Of The State--id
the Eastern or Western division oi
it. I further recommend that a de
Partment be provided, or tnat some
be made to the existing PEN
buildings, for the admission
and accommodation of female coa-
Wits. Now, no separate apartment /
exists for females, nor can they be [
employed uscfulIy or Apt without
great expense until such provision
shall be made. Nor can | iorbcar to
urge upon your consi leIation Tie
of SO ,lireclila tie ,Lr5o } Of
the oonvicts as to conflict as little
IS possible with the iuIere4 IS Of tial
arge and most respectable clas# of
,ur citizens who are employed in Tie
mechanic arts
T be excess i conricts might be
qlie we'd 10 some ex tent, if provisions
gerd made for the Huuisbment Of pc
it larceny. by confinement in the
'ounty prisons Tie dlsfi.,!iHe #
hese prisons might be gree,ly in
.royed if they we're required 70 be cso
INSTRUCTED or Enlarged us 10 furnish
pitable apartments OF sr9anls fos
he employment Of the inmates in
ONE useful Ia 5or- the labor to bc
qmpulsory in he case Of petty Of
4nders not sd .it.ted into the Peni-
4ntiary. and olunlary on the Pat
+ those Ehose Imprisonment is e
n accusation Gully. and to receive
Peir persons 10 inal. There f,n be
.ttie doubt tllat al the prisoners
|ould prefer t4 hbor. The profits
+ the labor Of such e the inmates
S should be ad1Uttod Of the ollG-
is with whicil they were charged
hould, Of col .se, be paid over to
hem on their discharge; while tic
loGts Of other 5 would 90 10 9inin-
ii the tho ezl cuse a The prison.
There Is another defect il dUf
ystcm of criminal punishment which
seems to me calls for corrdctiJH.
'ersons both male and female, Of
9nder years, are often convicted of
rimas Of some enormity, but It Has
cen generally deemed cxpedient 10
lrlon them fof the first offence, ,rath-
/ than pen tliem up III the State
rison with the most depraved adult
Ions trusting to their voluntary
formation; but it too often happens
ut, IN ihe ab4ence Of proper pater-
II interest, many Of them, having
b parents living, enter again tho
ractiee of crime. 70 remedy I bis
VI, suggest the proPriety Of es-
a house Of correction for
lch offenders, male and fdmale, in
hieh they cah be keHt employed in
araiag some useful trade. and. hn-
sr pfpper supervision and instr &c
on, their morals be more lshpIyIrc-
,gliseA.
il suggest fpr your coIsiIlcfaiih,
heiller the Interests Of ) AglicuitEwe
IEs Mining ii this otai", especihay
i 1Itss oi the mgny latc }isfo7-