Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1859-09-07

inlercsl throughout lhe State. The board Of
control Of che Prison to be located somewhere
IA the north, has, up " this time. dons moth
ing IL l. composed OF unscrspnloas men.
men, who wit spead perhaps one entire year
Ia huIllag . Location Tor the bulldings-the
State paying them - per diem and travelling
expenses. which We understand are enormous.
This board now. as GROWING act OF their
Jolly, Is about 10 seUd delegation 10 the Con
vention Of Prison Managers soon 10 meet AZ
fhlladelphia-the State, ofcour-e, paying this
gu warranted and unnecessary expense. In
order that those unscrgPuIous men may be
known 10 our readers Ne wall give their names:
John W. Blake. DIR. B. T. Mulles aud MAJOR
JOhn Z Dunn. The antecsdeuts. ior honesty
OF some Of those men are suowu 10 this por t.
ton Of the State the others are to be known.
Que monLh's time was ample Tor this board
10 discharge ali the duties incumbent on
them by virtue Of her appointment.
They -hould. after the necessary examination,
fixed upon location Tor Jew penitentiary, re-
ported the same " the Governor, aud thsn dis
banded Instead. however, II doing this,
they have held their appointment for several
lnopths-are seeking 10 draw a per diem do
ring all the time, aud between themselves and
the Governor a locatIoo has not yet been
agreed on This II almost onbear able-is a
heavy draw On the people treasury. bat in
strict accordance with Democratic policy The
language proper TO be employed. 70 express
our unqualified iisapprotation Of this whole
matter. should b. the most bitter, scathing
biting. cutting in our vocabulary When men
appointed n discharge trust requiring 10 lit
| tlt ti,ne. -ndeavor TO make MONEY out Of il
by such course Of conduct A. has character
lied the acts o. this board, they, aud all con
nected with them. should i,e held ug 10 The
lasting contempt OF al rn-n Tney nave act
ed with ho eye " the poolic interest, bu
! seemingly FROM The most mercenary aud dls
reputable moiives. Why the Governor doe,
not conhrm the report Of this board AZ not We
known. but perhaps he will condescend L
give reason for it, al his earliest leisure.
We have watched he coudacl Of thi,
Board Of Control. aud also The action d lh.
governor Of the STATE ~ relation to this matter
and We unhesitatingI, say, that We have nsv
er Witnessed such disregard o. The pablo
interest, on 50 small Q scale.
The truth IS. the State Of Indiana wants M
new PeuiIentiary. She has no millions Il
spare 10 building prisons iu which those VIII,
violate the law are 10 be locked up. But
few years ago The State peniteasiar, al Jefie r
sonvIlle was never full 1T conyicts-now IL /,
drumming over with an exees. Of some W.
hundred. and the Democratic party IL eager {.
build other places. at az rpneose expense u
70 ths people, u hold more. We icanf 40 nft
prison. bal zoe ,o4Ei aer political morals. Eve
since Ashbel 4 Willard pledged himself 4
the Democratic party, that II they would Civ
him the nominaii on for Governor be woul,
abstain from drunkenness, aud ever since b
has continually violated that pledge. his Im
moral infiuen has filled our Prisons ~ over
lowing He has drawn around HIN al on
Capital, set of corrupt political specula tor'
who ressrt to every suoterfuge 10 most villain
ously put money in their pockets. His exam
pie gives al excuse 10 other men 10 ylolal
their pledges, indulge iu dissi patton, and CON
init all the crimes consequent upon such
Icourse Of hie III Influence aud that Of ID
pau. lac leads. has opeued liquor shops a
over The Slste--has made "a respectable,
that party, Ia get druDk-hs-- encouraged bs
; men 70 sell poisJI decoctiols fOf champaign
colored Dragged spirit for brandy cl
uine whisky for Iae pure article, and eoeais
,adle4s essence FOR producing deiiriam trench
Because b, eau keep his skin fun for year
and not dis. ethers presume "a accomplish u
same geu,lemanly and llluslftous feat h
cause he is the Governor Of Indiana aud give
10 excessive imbibing young Democratic pol
tieisus ali The Sssie. aspire 10 sns,iste the
,iiustrious leader Drunkenness therefore HI
! distinguished patrons al our Capital, az
drunkenness and tLesiug aad robbery al
murder and sclonis- OF all kieds eoua.s
4 va indisns--our jails are AL full aud DOR Sta
4 1 feaitent,sry - roaming over.
: What l. the remedy 0uild new lsils al
. a,iother Peanitenasry nor. and IN lev yea
another, aud then ano,herf n The prese
= Democralie parry - loAg 10 remain IA pov'
J. Ne misht - veil make arrangements 10 have
= Petileuuary IN each Congressional Distri'
Tor the policy aud moralr II that party "
y most csrsainly have need tor 40 maui Shi
> ne - ou beaidiug Pr'soa- No. LIT
h strike tn. monster n IT. most vital part-bs
/. from power those besoited toen at our Capt.
y -elesAu tbe n"tais II the peepie-place 9th
u and better met "a ofhce--mske excessive
a ,iulgeuce W IN. INTOXICATING bow uupopu
,e and disfepmsbt.--chsnge The whole mo
II tone Il H. people. aud lheH ~ our Iadgme
d ,he Peo,tsu .sry Al Jsfiersvns'lle. vail h''id
} ah.aa u uili 80 rece-ssry 10 Iock az
re Fshs Scasol. ~ lspIASA.-Ths vho.e a
J. Der Of -clolarr "a The STATE BY the last cen
a vs- 47s. 3l7 The estimated cost Of taiu
!, isr each scholar is, On Al average, tt2S
= s~h o..i funi "a 10 di-fftbulei fhf- xear a.