The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-01-13

IltN boueeS VI h'IuIN, or Other INSTITUTIONS, Is
estimated sl2 500 aud the number of the same
class receiving outdoor reliet, AT IL 600, making
the total number cf poor supported wholly or
partially by the pN5lic dlrihg III, yatG Is 800
Estimating the population OF the State to he
2,lOOOoO, the proportion oi paupcrS u one in
l62, The proportion Ui the same class m Eng
is one in IL, in New York according to the ecu.
sus OF lS00, IT was one IN 90; IA Massachusetts,
one in 60. For the prevention Of its increase
IN Ohio, we must rely on the aid OF Education.
upon the influence oI R,lglou, and upon equal
laws,secuNus to luborits just share ofproduction
There Is no Ieasoa to expect however, that thu
poor will ever 'ase olt OF tn land Hereafter
as heretofore il will b. the duty ot States aud
individuals to open wide the hand ~ the Il, cly
lst us hope that our own STATE, So honorablv
distinguished tor her Institutions OF BenevclcnCr,
will never fail in tha lust performance OF IT,
To ascertain the cuttG number of the depend.
ent classes, twill he proper to add to tho mum.
brr OF the Insane aud otherwise naturally ntjrm
6OiO aud - tha number of pau ers, II 500, the
average number daily IN confinement under
charge or sentence for crime, cstimtt,d i 400
making the whole number OF persons to be main
tained wholly or iu part from public revenues
or by private aid, 222lO
This aggregate includes all the Insane, the ldi.
otic, the D,ni-an( Ddmb, the Blind, ths ia door
aud outdoor pauperS, and the imprisoned. The
,L' i., r,; w y, '''''s ~ ""o~"
the State. ltiS what may he Justly called the iu-
| hrm element OF society, Its proportion to the
! whole constitutes an important Indication OF tina
moral aud Industrial condition. oi a STATE That
proportion in Ohio is as one to 70: in MAssachn-
| If,Ior thn n,',,rI ,,,,, ~ 60, ia.
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nj n,,inn ns.,,i,n,I -. inEvil,I ,yL;,,h ,in.
| I,,;n,, ,,n,aI ,htir,t;,, in,rnt' ,,i.,, ,,, ,r.
sans Or snriet, What I b,v, Ia snbmit :,
/ vo, reIhti,a ~ crimn IN our o,vn S,,t, ,yiIl
/ Lo,vpvnr hS c,,nraJ ,o ths rr,rnrtion ni olI.,
ccs against positive law To- tnr tolaI nonu,iipn
and TO their retarding and disturbiug Influences
on the 9th rwi,a heoithful and rcguiar progrss.
of society. The number of indictments fo,
crime during the past wear was ohnut 2GOO; the
/ number of police arrests for crimes against the
State not prosecuted by iu,ictm mt. was about
/ 3,2OO the number ofarrests for ollSnces unainst
police ordinances 4, ,696; maxim. tho number oi
arrests for crimes and Offences oTowcr grade
IL 1876 The convictions carrlsd into iuiL,n.n,
upon indictment, wre 1890 The murder,
during the year were 81, anl the suicides 60
The proportion OF crimes and offences to the
population was one in 20S; the proportion OF
! offenders being of course somewb1t less The
prop orti0n of murders was one TO 10000 that
of suicides one to 3G923
! The inlrrouency of convictions "a compared
with indictments will doubtless attract your at.
tcnton. 1t indicates detective admius ration
of criminal Justice to be ramcdied no, so much
nv legislation, MS by increased vigilance and
lirmness on the part of those to whom that
administration is committed. 1t is worthy ol
your constellation, however, whether upon
convictions for murder in the first degree it may
not Oe cxpdient to authorize the counts to son
tene at discretion 10 capital puuishment or tc
imprisonment for life. | am persuaded that, it
many instances, murder cEcap all punishman'
or all adequate punishment, through the rrluC
lance of juries to find verdcts which must nee,
cssarilv be followed by sentence OF dauth.
4 II is well sscerlairod that, of crims OF vic
lencc nearly one halfhaye their immediate ougt
{, in intemperance,and tina; more than lour-lilth o
the police offences are due TO the same baIelu
cause, 1t is the abundant source Of PauperiSm
Lunacy, and disease, as we'll us o! crime. IT,
cost to society is beyond the power of computa
;ou,aud its muItiiorm influences Tor evil bayou,
the reach ol estimate. again invoke your attcr
ton to this vItGlly important subject, and trus
that your action ia regard 10 it may be wiz,
and efficient.
In this connection think it my duty to rec
ommpnd TO you the establishment ot an Asylum
for Incbriato5. Much eSii to individuals mn,
o,ety may I've nvrred and much positive goo,
, accomplished by means Of such an Institution
( II established on the State Reform Farm, upon
ia uliciOus plan and scale, It's coSt need not b.
I great.
; The administration Of civil. not less than iha
of criminal Justice, is inlmalsy related to snyi
2 al conliion and advancement When cheor
: prompt unbiased ANA sure it guarantees iaIus
, Try, promotes enterprise, and ensures progr IS
, When dear dilatory, partial and uncertain.
impOvcrIShrs labor, dSconraSes useful under
lakins>, aud introduces decline. In this Stat
the people elect their Judges, ani thus dIrecu