The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-10-25
THE WEEKLY CLARION.


Of the Penitentiary has awakened some
inquiry into ITS general management,
and hes suggested not few scheme
for lie flituregovernment and support
Tho most rigid scrutiny. We are conf.
dent, can only result 10 the credit Of
the present officers OF that institution.
The Superintendent, inspectors, md
other officers, have discharged their
duties most faithfully The whole
subject is now before the appropriate
Joint Standing Committee, but as yet
we learn nothing definite has been de-
termined upon. Several propositions
have been made foi the leasing Of the
institution for a term of years by gen
tleincn who are DESTROYS 10 relieve the
State from any further expense in that
behalf aud who are Of opinion that
by the investment Of private capital,
aud lly personal enterprise aud energy,
thev can make IL profitable 10 them
solves, and AT The same time adyanta
g,oue "a The State. II Is possible
that the wisdom Of the committee now
having the matter IN charge, may sug'
gest some plan by which the labor and
motive power of the Penitcntiary
may lac leased 10 responsible parties
on conditions that will render the cs
tabllshment sclfsupporting, and at the
same time secure the ends Of Justice
and the claims Of humanity
We are of opinion that no contract
should be made that will remove the
convicts from the custody Of the State
authorities. or that will relieve the con
tractors from direct responsibility TO
whatever officers may bc appointed MS
supervisors or inspectors Of the inst
tuition, IL parties are willing TO come
forward and enter into bond for the
rebuilding Of the Penitcntinry, and
supplying it with certain machinery,
and pay the State annually n certain
sum for the labor Of each convict, We
can conceive Of no good objection to
such an arrangement Contractors,
in these times, can afford TO pay liber-
ally for reliable and certain labor, such
as would be afforded in the employ
ment Of our oonvicts and il ~ quite
reasonable TO suppose that under the
direction OF private enterprise, they
might be SO employed as TO fully re
imburse the contractors for the capital
invested, and save the State for Sc
rics of years from heavy expenditures
which her embarrassed condition will
hardly justify
The Chicago Republican quotes the
North British Review as authority
about the corruption Of New York |
city aud endorses It. The we Of the
Republican thinks there is no truth or
virtue anywhere beyond the limits of
Chicago Does The Republican think
that because Chicago is far in che in
terror there is no sin or disposition
within its limits, or that his fine mo
rality freezes the souls of his readers
Curran said "physicnl man Is every
where the same" Curran was right, |
aud we know Chicago is no chaster
than Gotham or elsewhere, and that |
New York when tested by moonlight
orany other light, is as good MS the
great city of the corn growing west
The honest individual of the Re
publican is little too censorious we
think. He asks with smile chow
much it costs to govern New York
and answers his own question finely
but with touch of the himsy, thus
'no human being Knows This
chaste and learned individual quotes
Sterne in small way II is not the
FIRST devil that has cited scripture to
suit his purposes and slightly pervert
ed in SO doing The article we refer
10 is high sounding, hut the common
sense is comparatively scarce. We
are not much surprised TO find the wri-
ter of the Republican tlinging brick
bats at the South, but suppose his hat
is full of them when he abuses his
northern neighbors SO freely
His filings at Catholicism are on a
par with his other ine spun nonsense.
He closes with the confession that re
publican munincenoe surpasses in law
ishness aud extravaganza the regal
splendor Of empires" aud yet he lends
himself to its perpetuation. Oh rare
thou art the
jewel that Cleopatra distilled for An
thony and cannot be found ON this
earth in these degenerate days.