New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-27
Nfiu1lork Dailp Iribn,re
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OFNEWJERSEY.
Correspondence Of The y. Y. Tribune.


TREsIos, NJ j., Dec. II, 1853.
There rot many signs Of enterprise in this ine
Old town as in Newark but It's associations lend an
interest peculiar TO tself As TO enterprise il is by 90
means a dead place, which it could not well be whilst
s great iron mills in operation. Il chief interest
to Jsrssyman consists in its being the place where
the critical victory of the Revolution WAS achieved,
and es the capital Of the Commonwealth. The latter
fact has caused this TO be the location Of three ate
Institutions-the State Prison, the Lunatic Asyum,
snc the Normal School. Tie State Prison is bulk
On tie principle Of solitary confinement, bat the
accom- mod aiions are inadequate To the
supply Of crniuas that the principle of solitary
tn emelt has become nuLity. livery ceI, OF Learly
every one has in il two convcts and IN order 10 make
for the constan. acceseons, even at tins rate,
many have 10 be pardoned who, perhaps, sonid hol
b. If there were abundance Of room. Beside this
an tod that somehow the prisoners in many OF the
upper cells are able 20 bold conversation VITA persons
outside the prison wall 30 tbat 1t has become Sc
rous question; What is to be done = NeT-Jefsey,
herself has far share Of persons who need the pro-
lection of thus prison and having New-York and Pni
ajelI his at hand. both OF them sending out criminals
who are caught ard nycted here she needs double
the prison Accommodations she now has. One
very bad feature of the case l. that m8uy young
p-rso1s who would be better cared for in House
If Refuge or some refounatory institution, are
cOInued here because there is nOotr place IN when
to Confue them. The WefkhOuse system IN CONNECTION
with tie county als has been naagurated in several
Of cur csuntes and among them EsseI and Aorrls.
FOR certain classes OF crilIinals, punishment 10 the
Wok house s better than in the State Prison but the
nam Gificulty with the Workhouse system for the re.
formation Of young Offenders ls that the eApente o
supplying each county NOrkhOuse With correct moral
trailing great that any coanty is likely 10 te
deferred from iDcuung Il. Therefore, there must Dc
central II stuion for certain classes Of criminals, ~
which they may be brought under the mental end
moral mesrs which may tend restore them to society
Dot much punished as KEFOgsED. IA ny epnion
II caInot be too much regretted that the House OF
Refuge, begun by the State some years since ~ sue
vicinity of hii gston, Was abandoned was tod " zen
in Trenton that three children from the Collty o
Morris in the State Prison for hrng barns lhos5
children the Oldest not fteen as am told never haa
sIy moral training, but grew up r the very respect,
able County ct Morris literally heathen Ine[ pf, sent
position VII rot change tbs fact, bnt under me more
hone-hke schools and teachers Of House OF Refuge,
hC-e ooLvts might be converted into decent and SAFE
n eu bers Of society.
think there osrnot be question bat the whole
prison system of New-Jersey must be revised anu
other facilities OF trdi..Hg as well 81 pansnlhs c'
nsls d. Weed ard the the question Is met ,he
better viii il De for the State itself g. well as tne er
usl. do 1T speak thus rejecting on the present
Keeper, or his predecessor IN Office, VINO Laxe com
az We'll Is their means permitted. Inc am uy
Lot the executors vi the plGn but IN 70, ps. 'n
Tie lan6iic Asylum, which Is situated on o,. W
f spot some three niles above Trenton, on the Deia-
ware, is an Institution Of which JerseymeI nave res-
10 BE- proud, bat haze BOT space al prese2I :"
speak ofi. ~,
TIE Normal .School ard its conconitanti me t'fe
ScLoof constitute Of the nest ATTRACTIONS % tls
capital l. yoa yisit the peniisntaTy You aIe ih,;1-
ested bit painfully 80. Tie sane IS rle OF ths
Lursiie A.yluu. e;cept that you feel Happy to hni
ruch an ns,i,uton ur the restoration OF these amor
iulstes But the ysit - the schools above eutioned
is one e arsloyed pleasure. have no tine 1o'
details, bu. may state some ree'ohs Wy .
strsrrer have been % greatly interested IN the n
sti,uiiou During the session Of he Leg stature, IN
II beginning Of 1870, &C, establishing t9a seAco,
passed ard approved II was dcoe u ~. Zee .,
very considerable opposition and, may eo,, ha'
been cou'il ued in the face OF very cons iersoe opp
siiou. TIE Jaw contemplated the pIoVldlnz oi '..-
able buildings without eIp-u.s 20 The satr ,1e
ffh sectior empowered he Trustees 70 hire sntaoe
bui, ing. Tie law limited tine eon:I Gahes ot any
.1fagelnents for the schoo! to five yeas, D!--- Its
" coi iinuauce siall b. provided for ny 'ncceeing
"Lesislstuls," The gina Trustees were 'rEsai-e'-