Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-12-21
A>1r.DrNocrArrc MrErIxG.-I.ast night the

other and commend, III IGE'Nvsalrr b'
object; that meetings he held Il speedily possible in III
counties Of the state in order To send delegates
grand state Convention, 10 nominate csr' III opp"H
ton :" tie PAT forth in Petersburg on TIE 20 ' pec"'
Resolved. Tia, We rscomaea. tin no .r, .! iicatoa
hut bccar' IL the ,nortnc-s 81 thu time that Richmond
the place, AMI tie 10Th 81 f-brar! the iaN ni HOLDING W
said Convention
Resolved by iii. meet. Z. Tia, tender to all ;ho-
throughout the state Tio disposed 20 cooperate wi"
cordial welcome and pledge ourselves 10 warm
hearty. d unhyins opposition to the present !oH'inan
party OF the STATE.
Received. That the Chairman and Vic.Charman y! hi
meeting he authorized 10 appoint if,y persons from eac
ward II this city delegate, the proposed Convention
Resolved, T:.t the Chairman appon; a ENccu,iv" Com
,ir- Of ten. make all necessary arrangements for la
nrr;.,l: o.: ,ai'l Cony en;!on.
tn, speeches. Of colr>-. by Mr..rs Raleigh 7 Daniel l.
W rnJcwc! \. Ju'l>on Crane and H. RieMay. the speak
~ i- evening. were ant Democratic, AMI peculiarly
,i. L-,cl-r II lind ANY good point, in their muc!
y.rho-y hall pick /; ou Cor hereafter, jus; nov
time !. money.
TIM STATE PENrENrI,EY ~ NIgGINIA.--Al
visitor, to Richmond in moving ari ci,y lions. Ia
10 20 and look through IL. interesting. moranproviu;
establishment Ola the Hill we'll managed by Col. 4. ;
Mor.ui Here 10y strict and he,iiul regulations, III
ryni;ru,ia Ar. k-; in ,uhr.ry AMI cleanliness viii
.,ic attendance al regular ,crir, II labor IN yaron
def ar:ucmi. They .ihrw!," c.lhc by IN" religious
ls.ru zion. and occasionally .oli;ary conharnrn
which Blackstone would .aS, tend I" preserve an
amend he health anl uor.- o: The unhappy offenders. Sn'
acrr.iuu. them ,rrioG, reelection. wei. - cnur'
them ." hii> of Industry, ni guard them from ertri'"
cOhiJ,fIN
Tii- r,aiteL,iary " Virginia opened % ou
peculiar institution in April l- From that period Up Il
Ia; September white persons have been incarccrt'
therein whoia onl, - women Also there wcr,
>.j free .rOr there Of whom - female. Th'
aggregate lufin- j. YEAR amounts o3''> prisoner ~
I-s within ihr above period ~. received pIrdon- 90
died IN ri-Dn: J., escaped and 80. were discharged W.
30 include IN those figure, - negroes seat there
previous i"..E Transported according :" sentence
ia the Ist January. I>p there wrr" "nly !? prisoners IN
The Plfru'.arN LIT January. l-''>. There "tfF
r.-oGrr>: IN January l-., 'ere were 2h' cnnVici hcr-
and tie humber ryc,, r during 'he !: month. los III
r,-ear the annn, Ii, ha, been increasing that no"
hrrc /, evident '.ec'-y f.. an enlargement; OF the III
>:ian. Pciirnary patronage ! Increasing therefore.
further accommodation, frr bOarlrr' !, urgently de-
n,ard- Il, Cot Morgan. Indeed, understand. that
he Convict, NE puiic work. returned there
!, fo IN ,lc rrc-en' bulln. crllro"m -uncicn; for all
Ii- j. %; matter which should be iorchly brought
brpr~ the state Legislature AZ the neat -e>-on. aud
I'LL. suggestion i. uly ur:-l IN - Superintendent Re
i,rF; or the la, fiscal year relative 20 the P"n,eHary
Also ihr heavy cNcns- 81 Transportation fees i an"rr
matter in pr;uiary point of view THAI needs proper
r.-ulI'iu: EG, - ,l- policy shall au'!" al another
;imr ,ni vi! here merely ,;ar tia, he bill for simply
'ran,llr:iu. convict, the -ui;riry The Last i-c;i rr
amounted L. tiO.>,i ~
The i.t year in the rciie,iary management, ended on
be ;ar % September last, urn: which period t'e a'"ra:
number q; convict. in that pri"n ?. e. for N" fr'
c iuon: I'll convict, and three transport, And for the
la. f,lr nth 80 convict, and three transports. oE the
1t 81 October. l> ;!rr" were In the Pri'"n'iaF! go
ni' rrr.rn- "i whom Nv" wom,n 9i were fr.- AZ"
III Wilt, men aud .our white women we're received ert
and .: free nr.ror, 81 whom two "v Ner" fr'nale making
in all ~ FIRE" persons. number much Larger ihan ever be-
fore received Ia year out -! thee ~ Willie n'i on"
-sv Wnli4n aad '1lorcl inau par,"n"'i. AMI
eight whit. died also two coorc men. ai'l one nrGr'
~, tin: authority the North River Ca
ua!.
Auo: -c discharged during tie year I? white men.
J.. coorcd men, /; cocrrd woniru AMI white "oman--in
all -, Thes. escaped from the pcite nary. Meredith
WORKMAN white man. AMI Alexander Brook. fire.. negro
from ia. Canal work.. Til len in the pril!'.n'!ary ami on
the public work. c l., of October lat 2ji white per:
and 100 free cClorcd prr>o> - 81 tile former ii oi
ir latter Icing ia a Gil prisoner Beside, te.''
there i slaves in prison. ~ tina; date tree negroes
aud slave. were il! pG,.r.>ou u " H. rrenr for puhir
ao- and 90 free negroes aud II slaves In the HANDS Of the
James River AMI kanawha Company.
During the a>' fiscal year IS persons received into
the cn-u.Iy. OF w!" 20 convicted OF murder AMI
I"lui'af! inai'1ns'rr - i.r malicious. '.pp.ns , ~;
>ioo:e showing increase in This fearful line
Of crime, IL. :rand larceny 81 for ablc. and helping
oil .lav &; burglary anil store breaking ID forgery " deal
ng and passing counterfeit; money lv rape g. horse ,ra'
3 90 i' nuurr 81 are Ia for year, 20 for yrars - Tor
years. / for years for 10 years FOR ], YEAR, '"r
~ YEAR. for .. year, ani Mr ~ year. with oer' tor
otth- :.l person. In prison. .; sentenced FOR ur!
AMI $. for eating. &c with intent to Kill, making ~ per
cert; on the whole number sentenced for offences against
life.
The age. of,he convict. ar" follows males. from !: 10
year, !! from L. ~. from =" - - from - to
p, ~: from -. -; 4, -. 81 from 81 20 -
~ from d. IL: from - - - ?'nta 10 Females
from ~ in - 4 iroa - 20 ~, g. from ~ 10 81, '-tth
Their place, Of nativity follow, Virginia 2i" ~
coore Narylan Is. Ohio :: Pennsylvania ., New fors
=: North Carolina H. Nrw Jersey .: Kentucky :" south
Carolina |: Delaware =; Tennessee =, Massachusetts :.
Michigan Alabama :! Connection; !; Georgia irrani
~; GERMANY England /: Scotland l. Italy .: Prussia l.
France =. Belgium /; Canadt !; SaNon! /; At sea J.
During the last year the halanc, against the Pencntity
In the manufacturing account, With the agent conniisson
amounted 10 Sii> - II appears that the manufacture
in hi, institution somewhat reduced by the employ!
% numbers OF thu negro cnuvic outside 81 the pr-9i
public work.: plan which has been found very eNldi
and practicable ia cmi"n: degree. for the benefit 81!
the S,at".
i'-itai;l i divided into four separat.
wards. Ia ward No. will be- found shoe and barnes ma
AMI iilor IN ward NJ the b!lc ith. and axe
nahrr-. ia wari No the Sclyer- and III wari No
the wherla right. AMI carpenters Thus, prisoner
i -: bcl-tciay {" work III >om. department. accorlii
with his trade. profession genius. The balances o! The
~ each ward together with the prodnc
ton u. the garden. maxi the whole amount earned during
the year equal t ~? - abou; amour; %
~ y: for the year by each convict in the renlien'iary
which, Col Morgan say. i more hla i u.ua In many
81 the molrrn.hTili P.ien!iarc'. bG' much l"s' than
:i Ice earned uulrr proper -ysm Il criminal Ia"
and a.. improved condition u the yr>o't.
DEArn FROM BuRNINs N WYTnE torNn.-
\ -w .ay- ago cl al.9u; year aid IL Mr.. Al".
Overly who reside, Cripple Greek Camp Ground III
WITH county, severely hrai to cause dra; IN
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