, 1864-12-29
THE PENTTENs sIARY-pnTSON
IA TEnR


If the State OF Illinois had kept Its conyicts
in idieness, Oh champagne and canvas-back
ducks, and had put the building Of the Peni-
tcn1iary Hp to honest competition and honest |
labor, it is Our belief that money would have
been saved. We have shown some Of the ini-
Quities which have been pcrpetrated under |
the existing system. The buildings are still
far from completion. Large appropriations
arc to be called for to " complete the entire
work." It is for the Legislature to deter
mine. after careful investigation, whether the
present contractors, who arc also the lessecs
of the Penitcntiary, have shown Themselves
1T persons to 70 on with the work-whether
the completion Of the buildings might
not properly he thrown open to competition,
or whether there is any necessity in these
times Of war taxes and war expenditure to 60
on with the work at all. Nearly million Of
dollars have been expended on this stone
pile. The sums expended upon It have been
60 ENORMOUS, aud the time for It's completion
has becn 20 ptotracted, that 1t may well be
doubted whether it will be finished SO long rs
the SOLICIT Guarrics 4an furnish stone to be
charged to !lIc State Mt fourteen dollars per
cord. It is worthy OF serious consideration
whether the work should not be properly
nous<" =: sa.n's ~. "e4' r." ~ 80 ~
paid shout TWO thousand dollars apiece for
each convict In the Pcnitenfary, to provide
respectable quarters for themselves md their
successors in Office. Suppose We let them en-
Joy what they have got for few years, Till
NY w., % .,a @ s.sta t' pen;.snt,arr NJ A,ton WAS
,a'aas ~ =. a. ,'oar 1ess thn 1essees w.. r..
le".s .':-.. w., ,s.:.a an,,,ar tha oonv;,,s AZ ,
w., 49, ~ :.,' ,r.,,;eh .ro-,a ,,o+ hrin, tbor, in
A.au y. 49, ..,,n 80 ,.,..- ~ honost nm
nol"len''on a.-;s.", ". ~ 49, tarnas ~ tho
tnc, ~ .eea.e y - - .ha,~ .sa.aat 49,
lcass ~ No.h W "l aoS aaa.a ~. .usu ~ Sss
ri-,a...a 49, p..s,te1,,o-- ae ,,o+
Of labor OUTSIDE Tue fcnften''at5 We 10 not
undertake to say. Any one who lns read
that remarkable production Of Victor Huso's
Es"'u9' AsS 4u'es' 4o'es, ~ -.A .eA ~
fan1'oe toe I ".",,I, -, ~ ~ asa5s. - 4aaI
system '! p,!Son .aD, ''u ~ 49, ~ W. aaaz,s ,rn,1- @
naa ans satue @"-, 'on 1 49, - :. c..:a, 49,
upon WINCH sne "as a1caus "en ueu .a.n'e.
CO. anu nna,ts aio'c nes " posA.aou .N NV ~
dcaA' we oo net api'ensuu ~, "ns eei4ou" uA'
aaFnanee oi 1ne ia"s 'eta.a'tns tue psies1 -
oseee' 4 s'o"e' lo!n ua.'ete' oe1'seIe' ~.
because i've oi e4A nunoteo 4ueu a1e Aept ~
'o''c1 WORKING "slnon' WAGES ~ tnaeons,
coopess. ean"es "ake1s' eM' 1et Luz
System u 1"u'e"'i5 "!ons, 7n" Il Luz proper.
.,on ol cons'ces 10 ene waois pupu.at.on o'
1he o'a'e engaesa ~ po.easts s11lliaf 70 saeus'
"e!e e'lse $500 s.nsa 49, "o.ta NC ~
: oao's as1.ae. y % 0n.e1 notoaas e'a4a 'eeaSt'
TIE RESULT. ,...
The grand pont1cai result o. 'nc past yea
Is summed up IN The popular sote at th'
Presidential olect'on, WINCH mas ~ last reacn
ed us. Tie aggregate Fote Us aetualls 1e
turned Is S'9o'''u-say aVuNo' ancludine
such as were e1eluoeo os oe"g 'o9 sa.e;
those duly Fcsutheo' Luz lehpec1'" cano laa'e
a.1.;..1,u.,,, naa ....,........ s,aa N
% Geree Brinton Mcclellan i,77s,s6
, N -
r,t,nn a.. .nt;,e r,onn,,r votc In all Il,