The Portland daily press., 1866-01-05

OF results. Such has been the experience il
t .nis prison. Pursuing an opposite course
Sg Saeatlng the prisoners with kindness instead O
baa utt'ilIy' ty the amount of work done by them
;,ss ;, peeh largely increased, the quality of Il
improved and the income of the pIiscn en-.
iargeu, with most beneficial effects also upon
tne moral condition of the prisoners A man.
a9ement producing these results daservee and
VIII receive the public appreciation.
1our attention to so much of the renort M
the inspectors OF the State Prison as recon,-
menus an appropriation for stable, eistern and
ouEDuiionnSs Is invited. concur in beliey-
penditurc. GA
During the war the number of conyicts was
much reduced and singular immunity from
crime existed, but the tide which four wears
eDDed In SO gratifying manner, has, with the
return OF peace, again set in upon us with
iearful force. am not aware that any chance
In the penal code is called for, or would add 10
its efficiency, but an increase of numbers and
vigilance ofthe police force in cities and towns
is required and those officers charged with the
prosecution Of offenders are called upon by
tnls state of affairs to a most energetic exer-
cise OF the powers confided to them -1
In relation to the Reform School, while nv
impressions as to its usefulness in its general
scope ana purpose have been strengthened,
snilk tna. some changes in the law prescrib-
lpe VINO shal De the subjects ofsentence there,
snouiu DC maze. BY existing laws, the aces
ofchildren sent to the School. are from EIGHT
70 sixteen years. The term ofsentence is dur
ing minority, in every case, subject however to
tne power OF the trustees TO iii charge them
sConer. II may happen that boy OF the age
OF eight years, upon whom the light of moral
sense has hardly dawned, for breaking name of
glass, will receive sentence Tor thirteen yeors.
while one of sixteen, for crime iny.Hin9
moral turpitude OF which he Is fully ccn, cious'
receives sentence for five years. So Jar as
the sentence Is to be regarded as a penalty
there Is manifest confusion of degrees OF
guilt, imposing the lesser punishment for
the greater offence. Again, the association of
children OF tender years, who as yet have not
the perception OF right and wrong, with those
who are older and in whom the moral faeul-
ties have development, but have become Ter
verted by neglect Of their education, cannot be
particularly favorable to the younger, notwith-
standing the restrictions of the school, am
impressed with necessity of separation of
Lese classes, and in fact doubt the propriety of
making children as young as eight years, the
subject OF penal visitation at ALL There NAV
be, and doubtless Is, necessity for public pro-
vision for the education and sustenance Of
these little children who may have no parents
- .t;ss v VI Sucn as irom immoral
-asn.t;,s, ,Sa. 49,, ~ a,a1S y. .nen' outfits
,enda- a,s "a 49,. y W ~ s,, saAen, q. tnat
ter. Hnothine more Is done. measures should
be taken TO secure an absolute separation Of
these different classes of children, and those
who may be sent 10 the school for mere
houghtless mischief should not be conlound-
nal n 4 innoss,hia sna. M. ueslee ~ eritll-
assoc,at,on cap ha n,hs.,,',.s s"I Promne9ous
,o = ,,or,ia,, ,-ho NJ -. hN~,,Ls ,uau INJURIOUS
,s;,i. ,he v;c;o,.,s d,sn ~ spl5 IN cohtaet
an;nat,or N''po'eu' "ou'u escape con-
= ,rusr ,h., vo,, ,,,,u ,,;,,. a. A.. -,,-
ton NJ sha srh,sc. ~ ,h o 80 ~ ine ea yohsIdera-
s,,d thor,.,,,t, scs.,s1, se n.su Sai uehoeMIon
nor limit yeurselves 70 ,bs sncgss;ona e'iSe bsss
'.sa,,a a.. .-,.I,,- W ule SUGGESTIONS mere
~ r.. - Ps''I niS.1uuohs ought 10 De
he dor;vsd fror, ,ha a.ic aiu = 70
~ 'a,, ~ a sl,e VI 0tner states,
s,,S.I;.S ~ ISn 'nouu "e a'aiieu oi 10 ac-
'onPiiSI srla M .nis 1DyeSl'
c,,.,n ~ ,,Ians,s oo, y. AZ rarihsSon, II al
cnn5;,;o,p 0 ao,,aI =. ~ s'ase, - N uourlshng
conuI'ior, equai 10 tne most sangulne expec-
t;nn ,soardsd ~ ~ meS' ~ ,rlenas ms mstitu-
'Ias,;,,eS ..,ss - S an enpeIilnent Dy many,s
wisdom, of;ts a,,,hors I "'' The " sinuicsCe tne
has msuon a,1, U,,ss au.nors Inc NUMBER OF pupils
.i'o.o 80. saSeu lne past year,
n1ie san saS; nau 3een ee IN attendance during the
,ns ,am SESSION Sl iSoo, None nunared and h!teen
Pupns' eohmg rom nearly every part OF the
T 2sase, an Dut tnree countes DeinS represented.
IaNs me o0verhoI' sceonpanled Dy committee
" " '1e C9unci, sisteu tne sehooi IN the month
~ tt tos Oosooer % wl.nout houee 70 the ofhcers
=; ;.s aar anu d nau an Opportunity 10 observe it
ha;r ~ ,sS ekeay Sy uay wolhlhes. ! am gratlned in
ai;saI aIs c. " Say 'a. :le teachers are well
du1ineu ~ lor tneir poniuons, anu possessed OF
tnat spirit IN tne discharge OF their duties
= oli suiS suarantee OF success
a.s. i,s nAe 'nis cai naruy iap oi achieVmS
sIeas Iesul!s. II wiz oecome tne locus OF the
euucaeiona, eu interests OF tne State SO lar rs
o4ininon ~ scnools are concerned. ii the pupils
VI tnis Scnool succeed as teaeners, as we have
IeasSn 70 .D DeneVe Iney VIII, IL IS there that
eeaoners WIZ oe 1 sousnt: ms TACT WIZ attract
PuPns u u. Ane bringing toSether OF so
many many persons ms having common O5ject-the
tr.,nn 81 sn,;nd d ,1;.t ;1 VI ne at
IIit.oh " niihu WIN ln,n1, cannot iall 70 be
mususny pe1enc,al. VI the members II at
sehiS seuan.s a., u, oe.ooer an VINO proposed taking
sco''' 81 ''e pie'en' "ni'er ha'e oecn employ
eu1 nm
80. ..sss ,,' mn.h are "a graIulee rom
y1ai y'n. " yea, nse .ne oVernoW OF tne river,
s,,aJ TS1 u. leI1es tne valleys on Us margin, Will
msn,s o ovsn D1neuceEt @ ihnuence Oh ther acquire
foid al ,ha, ,ho, ILase' Ls.' reLurEing an hundred
do commend n,as, % cSaeos,,,, eos, n,e iteasury
trial of th;a sxnor;,oont r. a:, lair ana Iull
ba 10 cai,ad ~ sa, % .Ss n',i = sxPsrlment II may
" r. .i = nrossr " ..e :, PeSp.e y. sne ,, osa.e
anart az he ~ svnn"r. n yVt wa. tne iand set
was dulv advert ised Nv e ,he tna Tand oenool,
sor ale hn, f,iisJ ., .i .ae Lana agent
the nnss, "-s ,r;ca c'u A. ooo1n % anytnng Ike
snbsaa,sntly nna,la G.. "or suereior % was
ernor and Connc;, mro,s % wn,en 'ne Gov
t;on os ths nrer,,sc, IaS e sAanna-
them to aJy;sa The Lam saent 80 u 'yIng
ditiona Contract ofsaIe spbisc, ~ =, Se ,hs con-
tion ofthe Isg;sIatnrs sphis ~ S e Ja5 ia.ilea-
rests with Won 70 Confirm !, is n,'s e uit, anu IL
sideration of the matter Won sbatI a., I'm
tereetS of tn. Stata ,v;Ii Ro a.s sn - tne IN
IJnIess this is dime !, vii, ha penaasa .nere9y.
specific REORGANIZATION from the T.aso W MAKE S
sustain the school, A '''' ire'sury 10
The Trustees of the Colleoe fo- ,ba ,..
ton of Agricu,tnre and t5s Maobae2 o p'Vino- Juno
have not vet decided mon a,v 1ocstinn t afss, .
;ns,;,nt,oy IT, ,a,,d. .s @.s iVeaLton ior the
ment thereof have mndsr tha oS's. ,or sne endow-
~ASAAs sASASSit ho'o, uAANCk tuC aOflc6 OI eX-