American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-01-13

tially by the lpublic during The year, ID. :
0O0. Estimating the whole population Of
the Stste 10 be 100000. the proportion
Of the paupeFs is one in 1862 TIE proper
ton Of the same class 10 England is Ous in
~, in New y Ork. necordiDq TO the CEN
sus Of 1850. it wagoue in so: in Massa-
ehusetis one in 65sol For the prevention
Of its increase 10 Ohio, We must rely on
the aid Of Education, upon tho influence
OF Religion, and upon equal laws, securing
10 labor its just share Of production
There is no reason 10 expect however.
that the poor willever cease out ofthe land.
Hereafter, SIS hereto fore, II will be the du.
ty of States and individuals 10 open wide
the hand to tue needy. Let US hope that
our own State so 'honorably distinguished
for her Institutions Of BenevoleLce, will
never fail inlhe performance ofit silsr d.
To ascertain IN The entire ndEber Of the
dependent classes, 1t will be Siproper to add
to the number Of the Insane and otherwise
naturally infTm, g .040, and to the number
Of paupsrs,E l5. .800. the average number
daily in confinement under charge or sen
tence for crime; estimated atI / 400; ma
hing the whole numberof persons 70 be
maiEtained wholly OF in partf from public
revenues OF by private aid, 5a,e40. NJ
This aggregate includes all .hs insane.
the ldiotic, the Deafan Dumb, the blind;
the indoor and outdoor Paupers, and che
imprisoned. Tho whole mass may be-
come at any lime what much the larger
portion is aliall,timesy a chaigeaGpou tfle
Statea,slts is Whist may Justly be- called
tthe infrm elemsnt Of society. It's propor-
ton 1os the whole constitutes an impor
tant indication OF the moral and industrial
eondiliUn1ofa State. That proportion in
4 Olio is as one to rs; in Massachusetts as
one TO 41; in New York as one to 20. isa
Under tie general name Of crime, as
aa elernentaofl social condition, may be
comprehended all aetinn, associated or 10 /.
dividual, which, violating moral obligation
infiicts injury on persons or society,"
What have 10 submit to you relating to
crime 10 our own Stale, will however be
1'conflned TO tho proportion of offenses 7a-
Igaihst positive lawsto the total population
and to theirretarding and disturbing In
huences on the otherwise healthful and
regular progress Of society. The number
OF indictments for crime during the past
1year wasfabout 8, 200; the number OF ar.
rests for offvnses against police ordinances
1896; making tie number Of arrests for
crimes and otfenses Of lower grade I, 486.
The convictions carried into judgement,
upon indiItnlent, were 800. The mur-
fders during the year were 60, and the SUI
cides 65a The proportion Of the crimes
and offenses 10 the population wis one ID
I 907; the proportion Of offenders being Of
course .soihswliat less The proportion
of murders was one to- 5000; that OF sui>
cidfs one to 55, ,923. .s9siEs3
The unlrequenoy of convictions CON pa
red with that of indictments will doubtless
attract your attention. Il indicates de-
feclive administration of criminal Justice
to bs rem died not So much by legislation
as by increased vigilance and firmness OF
the part Of those to whom that admiiiis
tration is committed II is worthy YOU
consideration however, whether, upon
convictions for murder in the first degree,
it may not be expedient to authorize the
courtsto sentence at discretion to cspiiaI
punishment, or to imprisonment for life.--
am persuaded that. in many instances
murder escapes all punisbmenI, or all ad-
equate punishment; throngh the reluctance
Of juries to find verdicts which must Eec-
essarily be fallowed by Sentence of death.
+ It-s we'll sscertained that acf crimes cI
violence neaslyione half have their imme>
| diate origin in .Intemperance. and that
more then four fifths Of tho police offenses
are due tosthe same baneful cause. 1t is
the abundant source of Pauperism, Lunacy
and Disease, as we'll as of crime. Its cost
to societyis bsyond the power of compu-
ton, hnd its multiform Influences fol
evil heyop the reach Of estimate. again
invoke your atte ntion 10 this vitality impor-
tant subject, and rust that your action in
regard to it may be wise and efficient.
+ In this connection IthInk sitmy duty &c
reccopmend to you the establishment oil
an Asylum for Inebriates. Much evil "a
individuals AID society may be averted,
and much positive good accomplished. by
means OF such an Institution. Ii establish.
ed on the State Reform Farm upon a ju-
dicious plan and scale, it's cost nj ed not be
great ssie eaoqEs Hai s'isssi ~
The administration Of civil not less than
that of criminal justice. is intimately y rela
i ted to social condition and advancement :
When ctesp,prOmptsbnbiased and sure, il
Eguaranties industry, promotes enterprise
4 and ensures ,pDgress. iWhendear. dilato-
+, Try, partial and unceriain,i it impovorishes
labors discouragesnseful undertakings and
Introduces O In thisrStstss the pc o
? pie elect thoir Judges, sand thus diye,ly
9 determine, in large measure,l the character
Of Judi ial admins ralion.aThe aresults
4 thus FAR, especially ind civil justice, have
notdissppointed the advocatesot.aD cleo
tive judNiaty.as Incompetenejndge have,
Fitistrue. sometimes been elected and Ihe
: evils of mai administration have, beer
sometimes felt; but the Courts of Ohio
i considered in general, have nothing L
fear from c6mparasionlwi.hi those Of any
, other State in tespectto ilearniDgs, iptelli
genre or efficiency. a The amount Of lthei
: labois may be, inferred iroma the fact, tha
. the number Of civil suits last year wa
81 about $4,000, in $4,000 Of, which iudgs