The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-09


copt By It's wholesome influence and lasting
beneiii, to the old us well as the young. I
think ii Is to be regretted that towns 90 not
| avail Themselves OF the enabling act anthoriz-
| any fuiL uer ltglslulion on this subject Is adj
! vsable at this time submit Tor your deliberate
IreJJice TO see that the interest Of ngricul-
| ture, which has always been regarded us sec
ond to none In the state an interest intimate
and hIcn must, at iealst Tor a long time 70
come, be the business and employment OIL tne
greater portion OF our people, !. eniisung IN
ie people, but on the part VI tue Stature.
Our stale Is also rich IN min, raj wealth yet to
ABUNDANT T ,cllitles for nanufai turing purposes
noL yet uti zed, N Sc it .sts nave not
been, end s oui Of be overo Ike =. The nB Board
Gently estab s1el by the Legislature, It I, hoped,
Will do much by the application Of science "
promots aud Irielop these important Industrial
interests aud In this trust the b. ara VIII be
aided Sy all ust aud proper yt a lsss n 'H Trustees Of
| the Reform school, AMI u the port VI the
superintendent, Tor thc history and operations
form ton as t. It's present condition. 1t is EVIL
dent from those reports, and from other sources
OF lnJrStiio Tn u taS stno1, Is i ~ prosper
| m Management, 1t Is fully answering the purpose
| VI It's creation as rerOrniatOry Institution, ana
| as an eiectlV agency IN lhe ponce OF the state.
It Is stat d in tie report OF the trustees that,
since the e5tIUlis lment OF the school. sever
| Do,s II we zen sent tn, re convicted Of minor,
and often trinng oifense, tn 1t are so feeble,
| min ted and tliOtij us u VI, In their opinion-
incapable OF committing crime ana Incapable
| Of receiving benefit by conf iuiny there; ana
mat as tue e. Justices have no power u discharge.
except for thorough reformation, ana as there
can De 40 reform where no c'picty u 40 wrong
sxsts, they cannot discharge them. They ask
that tue w he so alne1del as u igive the trus-
tees and supeii itcnicnt power 10 discharge
Ia such cases. | submit whether such power
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sJ1ns other suitable provision for this class OF
miOrlu ate pcrsJns IL app al taat the le IS
aturc, ut It's last se5si III, authorized the truo-
ices - purchase certain prop rty named In III d
act, ,ot with building and machinery-in
Lteen thou mnd dollars. Tor the purpose of tne
manufacture Of cnilIs; that before any pur-
III ,su wis made, the but ding ana machinery
we're burueJ, an that appropriation OF $4,000
| icnla ms untouched III the treasury. AS u tne
III ;sti1n whether the purpose cohtemp ated IN
NE act upprOpriating Gnat sum should still be
Mrlitd UuL by the purch use OF certain other
property Of Ike description. refer you to the
.epJrt uf the trustees, and also 10 the report OF
he superintendent made 10 them. Inc pro-
lr.etv OF m king such purchase Is urged by the
superintendent upol grounds OF economy ana
| jrJfiL TO the st IT. Dy enabling the institution.
Jy the lab OF the boys; the inmates, 10 In anu.
uCture chairs cntire, i,.stead OF simply wedv-
,ng IN tn cane; md also upon me ground OF
Making &c school more efilc eat In ita reforma-
| DRY character, Dt Touching the inmates "a tr he
nat wi ford them means OF obtaining EN-
| jOyment, and gaining Il livelihood, q the crti-
ri p.r,o Of liner ives when tn ~ leave the in-
thu lon. am not suiiiciently infoi med to
warrant the expression OF an opinion on the
| subject, Iurth / than to recommend that 1t re-
GIVE your consideration, and such action as
your wisdom shall dictate.
The benni Il report OF the directors and SUI
| perintendent OF the state riSOn, US to Its con-
iition and management, show the fnanci | al
fairs of the prison In good condition and III
this respect there seems to be great improve
ment over that OF former years. At the last
session OF the legislature, on recommendtti n
OF the officers OF the prison, an act was passed
| apfi Hfrf al IN n
one Of the buildings, and make such alterations
ana repairs of the old prison as were neces 'ary
for the better accommodation of the female con.
vets therein confined and for these purpose
hey were authorized to appropriate so much q
he surplus earnings OF thi prisjn as was ne
;cSsury not exceeding $500. The reports SHOW
hat the chapel has been constructed accord
| tlgiy, Dad that the Otn repairs have not beef
n iv ON account of the inslfR aeiicy IF the up
JrIpratiOn. and those repais are again repre-
zen ed as being muth needed for the convene
nee and comfort OF the female prisoners con
lned there. / recommend that the necessary
appropriation be made for that purpose. cal
our attention TO the remarks OF the director,
IN their report In relation 20 "the improperly
enteuciHg cu.prtS for short terms on small Of
,euses to such an Institution as this TIT
.nlln purpose OF punishment is to prevent Grim,
nj Reform the criminal. In order to accom-
l. sh this purpose, criminal laws must be punt
Dry, but at tue same lime they ought to be re
orm tory as far as practi' able There ar,
amor Oifen SEES for which the punishment pre-
i'ifbed Is III the alternative,-fne, or impri5on
aenI IN the G 4 jan or in the state prison
l.lf u
'lr, umSances os the particular case In somt
these cases, the mil Ter pu lishment OF fine VI
nprs)nment in IL clunty jail, proper for tn,
)lrpJse, wUul be suifict mt, and answer all tn,
| IWpJSrS OF punishment ,and be much more ike
| y 10 reform the oifender. than the liking ON h n
h infamy mat attaches 10 state prison con
But our jails are places of detention of crlml
iuls VI all gr.d,S ana ella ses awaiting trial
mi usually affur ling no means OF separiti
prisUners the most abandoned and Ii I'D
ned criminals being turne! In with thos
| whose UuenSe Is OF the lowest grade-commit
cd, perhaps, more from weakness than de
)ruvlty-tluS exposing the latter to the de
b. ,rdving Influences OF such associations Sue
g generally the condition or our JailS that
eutence TO imprisonment In the u Is, prdct
ally u sentence to idleness In n school OF vice
II IL fine IS imp ,,ed, the consequence Is Oftt Il
! rom the poverty or the offender. the same, ii
tresu,t, Ia Imprisonment till released by Pal
| iJn This Same mischief also extends 10 case
Il onta lers imprisoned In the county jail 10
he most trfllng offences. our Jals are def c
y I've ai place vi punishment, in not aifortiu
my means vi Emp U, mtnt to the prise ers. III
cry tdleness ia which they are cUnhemnc
enis u vice ami crime while l ibor wouii b
'ciornatory In ~ Influence. II probably woul
reasonable expens to convert all on
,ounty Jails Into work.honses, but they shout
~ 50 CoLSlru tel al TO prevent ie iuScrim
iutc Intercourse or prlSJ anu criminals
very grad =.
But nave long been of the opinion that
vOrk-AOuse. To which PRISONERS from differel
arts OF the state, convicted OF certain mint
licences might under u limited discretion 1
| curtis or Just CO as 10 thc ace OF punishment
y | - Sentenced, wouli be OF pu Tic ,neht, an
upply an existing defect in The means VI th
x | Impression OF or me and the punishment All
'tfJrn Uf criminals Possibly The cOhv rsiU
4 some one ounty Jail Into such workshops
ngit subServe this purpose. | think the sui
.rcL Is wurthyOl your consideration
G. The other biennial reports, which have nj
- ad the opportunity Of examining, VIII be beroi
:. GU o. YOUR consideration.
a trust tnat In the performance OF the variot
idtieS dcvOvng On you, both In inveStiga In
nc pas. ami providing Tor the future, that TIT
nab It. economy will be observed which Meth,
o ran sends mr. fails to supply the iegltim II
/ ects sites OF the state, and which Will Inn
o he session to the me necessary TO do delDei
icy an well wha. III, puolc good req llres
jc uOn;.
ASAHEL PECK.
Executive Chamber,
| Nj Al. u, 1874 (