Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-01-15

iHtc ptSeSdt ituCs <aba tutTS II NO |
subject likely To attract your attcn- !
tion during your session OF greater /
importance, so tar ns the iniefest of
the state and the cause Of humanity |
ara Involved. Markell changes have
0 currcd-iHtieed | may say nii cntirc /
revolution has taken place Though
Q q tho civilized world In the man
agem mt of prisons, aud prison, rs |!
during tie present century. Former |
ly 1t seems the puuishmca. Of the !
WAS the only object of the !
law; and thpse who were charged !
with the custody of prisoners, after !
had often before, seemed
TO have vicl with each other in tho |
discovery of arta ar,l appliance. by /
tho use of which the greatest torture |
could be Inflicted u.nm ard The last
vcsiigc of houur and :,iall.oul most
speedily crushed out o: The life OF the !
prisoner. No fouicr blot upon .,.r
practices CT former ages can be fVlI.:a
than that connected with the treat
nicnt Ut t!ic inmates of criminal i.Ist:a
tutions, aud l am sarc that Christian
civilization can boas. o: iso brighter,
or lovelicr, or hotter :c.iive,ncnis
than those Won IN efforts o amriioratc
the condition aud elevate and refur:n
this unfortunate class os o,,r cu,uu,uu
huinau;t-. Now. cyrrywi,crr Tim IN.
ieu,iou of the law in pu,,;sh;ny rtr
Grim. is ns u,ucl, thu rcf,r,n,t,,,,, o:.
the crimiuui M ,ha rrotn,tiou cf
srr;rfv. I'm tEo m,n,r,n,cn, nj cur
oan tcnt;nrv Tho rnf.,,,,,. 80, nr 10.
,,t.s ,ha nr,.vo,,i;,.,, -, ,,.;,, -
III. pr,,crIiun nj Tho s,,,n nn,;,,"t
,,.c,,,,;.,r,. ,,ss ,I',,,IJ T., NV.
i'm, ius,:cncr. Th.. s,.sta,,, ,'.l,:,I,
viii mos, crr,,;nir ,',,,,,,,',;", ,i.'-n
ruLs shau,d be- n,ion,e,, md ,.ur,;,.i
out. IL woul,I bc innaS.;,,o r,r,,,,,s
I, proyiJe n, drI.,I la. l,,y r,,trs
T,r III. u,u.,,,rn,,, .,,J ,..,,,,.,I or
,hc ;us,i,u,;nn ~, ,r,'m,i ,"'..,f,,,r
he hes, for tLr rnt,,r,n,,;,n, ,,c H. H..
mates and ,lu pr,.iurri,u nr rcv,ru.
totl,o st.,t. Those p,.,.,rs u,,,s, %
necessity be left. TO II .rre,t cxtcnt. IN
the couirui ot ;ho.r ,rhn h.y,. ,.;,,,,,.
n, lis n,,p,rrn,nu. M. ,,o,,,,s.:,,.
Lo,v.r.. o,;,,i,,,.o "o,,.. ,,i
I'm, j. ,h. ,,i,r;,,y of ;,S ,.n,,roi -" :"
the r,n.t ;u,I;rirm. louis st.n ~
n,i.,,nr,, ,,,.,... Sc - T..
-, 49,, nt ",.. '..'
~ snnn,d n.,.an, !, nnI s,..i, .i, &C.,
,io,, car, n,.,t,,;, ,,,., !, nn,.i,t ,n
lac 'u9,u,.,v ,scIc.Srs,.,iu;,., ;ns,;,u-
tim. aud =, r.,,,,.l..,I,j. rn,. ;,s ,,c,,,.
niurv success MS for its whn,r.ornr
,Isriuli,c. .;incn ,L. urpi,nr.ti,,ry nt
Missouri WAS established IL h,s cost
The .;.;c over and above its iucu,.c
upwards Of ome ruil'inn dollars. This
rr>uit is conclusive. 10 say the least
o: il, af iuiutiIcinuS lnaiasrurrn,. and
demands, in INV Indictment. 4 r.,lir.l
change.
Ry the second section OF tho act
nruvidinm tor TIC nauanerurni Of the
pcnirchliary T="nr:'s Statutes. s.!
v"!um!c. pa%c JSl-I, is rrovid;:i that
the treasurer. "uf:;:or, attorney gene-
raj shall be cr-DJ Jici4 inspectors of the
peniicnii:try. etc.: and by the fou;il.
! section OF The same act II is proridod
that Tie c"nrcn -afiuu Of eac!, INSPECT
or si.ai! he 500 per an.iuin, in fui!
! compensation Iur G:l services rcH-
,'crcd rs Inspector. The following
srutiO:is impose high, various and re-
spomsioic cutia- un". these officers
I-'!utieS, which am informed, are
seldom, perhaps ncver. 1uIly dis
charged. In truth, th. inspectors oi
tn h,.I,ryn - r",iH'.nsi a., .,, L am '..u
t;,r sri,i,rt low ;,'.. a .t,a.', 49,, - "p u,
10 do Win, ,ts c,,,,,ro, 49,, ,,s,,,'.S,'
,neut. nud n, ,,,,r. ,h,, .,,. II,
tIr,o o;,,l,;, ~