Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-01-18

tention to that branch of his duty, and
ought not to be deprived of any reason
able means of promoting such exchanges.
Interchange Of laws and public docu-
ments encourages that intercourse of
nations which most eminently contributes
to thorough acquaintance with the char
acteristics of their people. This, the
Federal Government literally recog-
-nized when it authorized the free trans
mission of all public records between the
States, and in that spirit We may en-
courage through interchange, as well
with foreign nations, as. within the
Union. Many of the most valuable ac-
cessions made to the Library within the
last FIVE years have been by means Of in.
ternational exchange.
BENEvoLENT INSTITUTIONS.
The benevolent institutions of the
State continue to make ample returns
for the patronage they have received.
l take great pleasure in referring you to
the Reports of those entrusted with their
administration, showing their operations
during the past year, and their present
condition. Accompanying these Re-
ports, you will be gratifed to find the
Annual Report of the Hamilton County
Lunatic Asylum, which promises to be
one of the most valuable and and sue
cessful institutions of its kind in the
country. No provision having been
made by law for printing this Report,
I transmit it to the Senate in manuscript
It will be seen by reference to careful
ly prepared table of institutions for the
insane in the United States, in connection
with the subject of recoveries of luna
ties, forming part of the very valuable
Report Of the Superintendent Of the
Central Lunatic ASYLUM, that that in
stitution has for many years maintained
a position in advance of all similar in
stitutions of the United States, in the
proportion of its recoveries upon the
number Of patients committed to its care.
This fact is attributed by the Superin-
tendent, in no small degree, to the policy
Of the State in requiring all its inmates
to be maintained at the expense of the
State, and all chronic and incurable
cases to give place, when necessary, to
those that are recent and hopeful. -
Whilst this is gratifying evidence Of
the wisdom of our State policy in respect
to the administration of our Asylums
for the Insane, does not the fact that the
chronic and incurable cases must give
place to those that are recent and more
hopeful, suggest the duty of the State to
make some suitable provision for the
custody and care of the incurable in
sane? Would not the erection and
Of an Asylum for 30 bene-
ficient purpose be in accordance with
the humane spirit of our Constitution,
and the benevolent sentiments of the
people?
MEDICAL COLLEGE.
| beg leave to call your particular at
tention to the accompanying Report Of
the Trustees of the Medical College of
Ohio. The finances Of that Institution
are seriously embarrassed, and legisla-
ton is asked for by the Trustees, to en-
able them to relieve the College from its
PENITENTIARY.
1t gives me much pleasure to call your
attention to the Report of the Directors
and Warden of the Penitentiary. The
Of the Institution during
the past year has been highly satisfac-
tory. The law rewarding the good con-
duct of the convicts, by shortening their
terms of sentence has been attended with
encouraging results upon the discipline
Of the institution. Under its stimula-
ting influence the prisoners, for the most
part, cheerfu'ly perfnrm The tasks as
signed to them, and faithfully discharge
all their duties to the institution
The number Of couvicts in the Peni-
tentiary on the first day Of November
last was 932; Of whom 379 were re-
eeived during the year. In the same
period 293 were discharged by the ex-
piration of their sentences, by pardon,
and by judicial process. Five were sent
to the Reform School, and nine died.
The cash receipts and cash earnings of
the institution for theyear were S97,-
905 60. The actual expenditures during
the same time were $97 ,61O 26, leaving
cash balance in favor of the Prison of
1895 81. The labor performed by the con-
victs in the construction bishops andother
buildings, was valued at s9,071 81. This
added to the profits, as it should be, to
make proper exhibit of the ability Of
the Prison for self-support, shows an ag-
gregate profit for the year, of 1886 96.
These results show that the Prison,
when finished. will not only realize the
purposes for which it was
without being pecuniary
charge upon the people, but that it may
be made permanent source Of revenue
10 the State.
The enlargement of the Prison, and
construction of workshops, auth orized
BY your act Of last March have been dill
gently prosecuted.
In connection with this subject, I
venture to suggest for your consider
alton, in case you determine upon the
erection of new prison, that provisions
be made for such construction of it as
will admit complete separation between
the minor and adult conVicts. Inhe hu.
name considerations favoring such sep
aration are too obvious to need state
ment of them.
By reference to tne Wardeu's Report
it will be seen that of the nine hundred
and thirty-two convicts in prison, only
one hundred and ninety of them
profess to have been temperate in their
habits, while three hundred and seventy
nine acknowledge that they had been
The proportion Of the
crimes committed under the influence of
does not appear, but from
the statements of the habits of these con-
victs, and from other well known facts