Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-01-14

which there is ( eat neei 1t was there
tore concluded. except a. to a sli ;h
eXfen-,l;ure far tha temporary ect mmo
dation Of TIE prisoners, to defer tn
eNPenditlra Of the appropriation to suel
tine as would enable the Legislature
through the report Of the Commission
to be possessed Of all ncedful information
as TO the condition and needs Ct tn
prison and to act intelGgently in relation
thereto. The trust contemplated by tn,
resolve Of the last Legislature was con
Hicd t. a gentleman Of intelligence who
has bestowed much time upon the
subject, and hose report when received
VIII be communicated for the information
OF the Legislature
Causes not understood TO invoke the pres
cut government Of the prison, bat growing
@ Of the system Of internal economy labor
and genera. Arrangements OFT the E. ab.ishment
AID viii h have existed from the beginning
have ma le it 4 large annual expense to thu
state. There : urgent necessity fol thorough
storm IN these respects. The general struct-
uce i such that an ul1ea,aIably large force Is
req irld for discipline ard safety. From IN
- ' - ~ t''74st' : ~ "A vi WI N9't ~
the men cannot be employed to the best adj
vVatage, Not t. mention other causes a large
deficiency in the revenue and excess in the
expenditure would necessarily follow these. -
Irs'caa Of making large annual draft u.on
tn" Treasury, it l. IN my judy practicable
that thU prison should become entirely self
NVNP4ttlHe. l iurIt II TO enlarge upon this
topic a the whole subject will be presented in
tdt la the report Ct the Commission hut add
i.'e eNI I'ss''n o. my conviction that YOU can
do no h-i Il service To the State than to give
IL 9Af cary aAG careful consideration,
Rea informal 5"H' if9n sources entitled to
cfes,.f, ~ traaI9te't aNd irregular Transact
JOINS a the late election II the plantations or
@arlzad tor erection purposes, particularly IN
t3e county % Arap>'ao IL the French set
ic.aeHt~, With The aIeee Of the Counc.ll |
e1area# a. eNaH'#a'laH mto the fact 10 be
M 1de. The matter was c0n.idcd TO citizen
&. IN Stale q great Intelligence. who upon
cI@sifY OF tie principle Inhabitants in those
locations and ay examination of such Of the
records a were accessible. WAS able 10 gail y
and faggl, what took place, and which in my
Judgment suggest thc necessity If further leg
i-.atIun tn qr.erye the purity ct the hallut-tox
and t. rat.et that people IN the exercise Of
The elective franchise, aHd at th5 same time
D1as.e Them u poses. better understanding
o- "a. ,telf r.-h', aud duties.
acre are some -At hnr bred voters N
ta.'e 81 'Reat, ana tour thousand souls sud
d. lly suil'v'ei to our Jurisdiction hy treaty,
" ha.N NAaa4Hanted With our language,
"'Na"'t ea'caton' situated upon oar extreme
aordet>, II condition of entire i>ola-
tl' IL nom p sthan. habit anu prcladlces, they
nave grown up distinct community, and al
tho IGN the elective tVIVElISf has hpQr1 fHrr-
cd aad they have thus been enabled To partic-
lpate III our elections they have little or no
knowledge OF or interest for cur institutions or
sympathy with Our people, and are according
~ easily imposed upon by the inscriptions
and designing. They are however, an hon
est, "eil-meanlng and supplemented people
and occupying a they do a position within
our limits ID rapidly increasing IN numbers,
their edu alton in our language, and assiml-
anon. II. tl'tlf 's'es' hf9{ts ana mfhners with
"s'i ees,i 'i'e ere oi the STATE
M = n" is''o' 10 oo"ol 'ha' pe-soh. ft-
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