The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-12-27
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X Paper RsoA Before the 3tsss Teacher"
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The Historian tells us thst. in Persia,
.sthe bows went to school to learn justice I
and virtue. IS they do in other places 70
learn arts and sciences, and the crime 1
most severely punished amongst them
Was isgratisude. The. design Of the
Persians in these, wise regulations was
TO proven. evil, being convinced that it
is much better to prevent faults than to
punish them; and whereas. in other
States the legislators are, satisfied with
enacting punishment for criminals, the
Persians endeavored SO to order it, as to.
have no criminals among them" 80. es.5-
- The Spartans taught their youth only
40 much as was deemed necessary to
obed dience, hardship, fatigue. and to con- !
.auer in battle Petty theft was not Only 4
allowed. but taught and practieed by
provision Of the law. that they might be !,
Inspired with boldness, cunning, and I'D
iiress, and be able to shift for them
cess r iGiaif ~ 1a It's s7-ssno '.-4s sal
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presented, in the education of youth. s.
In the latter, se1fshnsss and acquisitixe-
ness Of our nature are encouraged BY
disregard Of fmoralobligaticn. The mind 3
nsither sees nor values the worth Of the
future. The foundation Of society Is un-
stable. Property has no protection, virtue
no shisld, the, State no pledge for
permanence, or for the happiness OF the
citizen In the former, we recognize those
elements OK national sagacity and wisdom
which look beyond the present genera 5
tion, which day the pillars OF State in the
virtua of the citix ems. which blend ner-
sy whh justice, and cplivats conscien-
tiousness as q security against the infrac- :,
tion Of the Laws biss 8 aatascSs -.s4sq ess :
| ss The hlindness Of nations has sshovn
Itself in all ages, by their want Of sag
acity lathe great work Of seif.psspstaity.
"A State may neglect its population and
. gensFation will grow up in crime ana
depraxity. When national conv ulsims
are feit how fearful il the voice Of the
mob. How terrible was the consterna-.
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the ordeal" through which the Emerald
Isle had TO pass In 1888. and, IN our
memory. we have scarcely forgotten the
esss s>'e--, r---
in the Empire City of oar own land. when
national forces were required by the
thousands to quiet the maidened rabble.
When crime successfully arrays itself
| law and order, States tremhle, wealth is
consumed, happiness vanishes, all =
| 5sss. When it appears in its milder forms,
how lsvishly we open our purse to arrest
/ fitsprogress,t to arraignit before our Courts
Of Justice, and to bring upon it the ret
ributiota it Justly deserves Crime must
be arrested an,l punished at all hazards,
/ cost whnt It may A few years ago Elhu
] Burritt proposed to our nation the pro
1 priety of purchasing of Southern mas
tiers theif four million of slaves. They
were estimated at $1,000. 900, 900. The
proposition was received with ssmile Of
contempt, as extrayagant, inexpedient,
and unwise His peaceful way Of bring
ing an smicahle end toHslavery cost too
much, thought it was q system, full Of
bad omens for the future, and but trea
= surinG more and more clearly, the ele-
ments OF destructive political Garth
quake and Volcano = a.a''sa - .
4 Time advanced, and the heavens be-
come black and thunders uttered their
tsevere voices A nation was aroused.
and millionaires felt that capital must be
laid upon the altar of their country with
no gradgiBg hand, tlfat the. majesty and
I power Of law might be felt over each
hon stead, and that commerce nigh
= spread her sails safely upon the sea- No
|: only more than S6. .oO0. 600, 900 of treasur'
: North and South, we're sunk, ir four year
= Of strife anSi toll, but the vital current Q
; life Of aneax ], ,000, 900 Of our soma ha
min aied With Che soil of this fair land
whose peace and civilization and happi
: ness had Tor = gsneratien been unais
4 turbed How freely and quickly we an
Il the neans 70 panish crime. How slowi
g ~e discover the economy of preventin
il. ls s.s5ssss '...' - x aa IS ssvs- =
II ia Les Us look at our criminal policy. I
~
order that Justice and law may be hon
OF ored every county in our State has i
J temple =; massive jails are built;s N
= tShonld you visit Jsaersonsille and y
e ehigan City, you will Ind brick and mo
S Tar and hcwn stone profusely piled in'
to massive buildings, that confinement -
ION labor may satisfy the demands Of justic
~ Whenwe examine our preventivee
4 crime. where are they Saloons, gro
sse shops. beer shops. gaming houses, n
e other iceased-by-law establishments, Il
= in language that cannot be mistaken, he
- little the legisistor has seen into q
s corruption Of the human heart, ies sGss
and the rsmedy- less - - -
-, In tie time Of Martin Luther, hissc
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