Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-11-29

,.,,,,,cIy We have but one caaa s,.,sr S,a,e
Without any design 10 DC m hnUd and they have mate.
but because la ,ba question OF punishment VIII mske
t statement in regard 10 the @ rho at If Oc,ober
bcf ;n In the len years from tie i'' Vi octoe'
sets and Vsahaf SenIember 1850 the white convics re-
10 ~ he enenary of Virginia @ oe
an Of &c J per e ten years
hs person was S,s poouaion %
cd annually lo s9 Tree negroes and mulaoes also
IN me - felony being average of IT, The Tree c..
ie nonualIon in the ten years averaseo gu making e
ruo convictions ana ,e nroneon Of crime smors
h feo coored people compared win tha' among Tue
bi,cs ns lis to l. In the same period Of zen years. com
; with the lst of October 1910, and ending with Tie
men nan,ber 1885, The white conyics received in tie
pcnireu,iary of Massachusetts numbered being an
average OF l3. The average wne lou y, e gu
IN The Time amounted 10 so756 and consequently tls
nic,nns and imprsonnents annually averaged one il
every 1887 being han three lines greater IN proper
lion 70 population than in Virginia. In Inc same len years
,n crrd conyicts were received In the SAID prison. bcn
m ,verare of IL yenr The free coorcd population Of h
S,ae within the period averaged making The msrson
mens in every 72 and bearing .ne PrTPoom to l
;nnrisonments OF the whites as 96S 10 oeeVc that mi
during the whole period of the ten Years
frsd TO- very large proportion OF elonle were punishable
in the PenitenIary Tor terms as low as one ea Smeh
and accounts for the difference between Inc moral
developments 10 that State and Virginia In Virglnl. pre-
vous the LIST Of July 1873 the shortest pe,od or The I'm
persons fire. From that time to The Isl OF june o1 the
shortest term for whites three years. and OF cooe
sons before but since The last mentioned oa'g ne mort
term for all free persons has been one year. Dun' the
time the three and fire years terms peVaiieu or hher
Tor the four years from The let OF October 1913 10 te 9th
nr Sepembcr l94T the number Of prisoners "lte and
red Excluding United States prisoners Tor mutnV re.
cciyed annually averaged l6A and since the esaoishnt
of tho Criminal Code of lS49 Ia brlei space OF hVe ys
crime has increased than one hunufeu per cent and
If The epslaurc DO not nerpose 10 arrest it, we shall son
present catalogue OF crime as unaSolaose W 't
Inc people as any other State whose laws nave neen oad
upon the loose and mistaken PthcPles VI nfe
detailed statement Of the changes which nave taken place
our criminal laws refer 10 extract from my rePoft9
last wear marked NJ, from which II VIII appear hai crime
increases and dlmlnisAeS lnVetseP W "ie '''"' ~ '
.ulion Of punl,hinenl5 IT.. b.. 1900 -,
The great disparity in morals between inc iIee nero ao
white population deserves particular no'ce III evey penten
,rv re,or I'm the United States II 10 not however 10 81
so far observed give Tho relative numbers OF ea
Ella of per sons Imprisoned Ii may mol oe
give The result Of some exaInnaIions Wh i
c and commu by me, on the 2o'n Oh hlatch 'as
member Of the Senate Of this State Ia cUpy OF WHICH, marA
al Xii ia referred TO for delas) Il appears that Inc pro
portion of crime committed among ,e Tree
linn oI VIRGINIA. Massachusetts, Marylano fehnsySan
nJ New York las determined by the annual NUMBER OF eI
uns convicted and imprisoned In Inc pehen'hcs o
States) is as I'll 10 among me "he popu'aon ~
facts Detailed in The communication were desgneu 70 Vo
ome practical measure for The removal and COLONIZATION
this population H., ,I .,s,oin.J ,y,, ,b
excention OF case in which Tree negro mace os' o
n assault on white prisoner with intent TO k' nhct
inv several severe wounds the CHEST ana On one nn
,rI,, hnTn
,har ,han The faithful discharge OF his duy as foreman
rn shon existed for The attack The active ana prase~oI
Inv nerooson OF several other prisoners ~hie me asso
mi nrosecued his attempts reach the heart OF MS Ven
rtIced TO prevent the intended murder Inc cfchm
,nnces connected with the assault make powerful appea
in brhaf of the injured party and those directly instrument
NJ in wing his Ife The law provides the alternative pun
shment of DEATH or confinement for not less than 'he
nor more Than ten such otience out inc cas-
heino in law second oece addition OF hve years con
Hnemen is provided Hehas been prosecuted and CONVEX
81 mon his own confession wei as on u proof ana Nv
Imprisonment award by the jury and ve by inc con
making bie full sentence years in ADDITION 10 loiine
niences-he being already under TWO Tor burning s'acks
grain in LoudDun county. ,,.,,,,,
We have made great efforts TO sustain Tor Tue manufacture
i, aond reputation; and Notwithstanding the adverse CIR
connected with the ngress OF raw nands mop
wn I'm on not failed in wishes. have iounu hecessd
~ omcwha 10 increase the stock OF raw materials paruc
,Iv in the wood department, where time Is required 10 sea
snn md prepnre the timber for good work
Er details reference made TO documents marked Iron
D,m.ument XIII gives the final action OF Inc Commo
ounriI of the city Of Richmond and Inc BOARD n Dec"
of m. prnenliury in regard TO The payment OF -
hr General Agent the perpetual use oil me las
mvc, recently constructed down the rarine near Inc pfs
m ard under the Canal the James Rivera WORK OF gea
uI;litv and long needed Very respectfully
u"'''' N Oe CHARLES $. MORGAN,