The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1875-10-03


rising generation, society will perish by |
degererating inte barbarism.
In secondary educational institutions the
progress is not what it ought to be, chiefly
because of the scarcity of competent Pro-
feesors to carry it into the principal centres
of our population, az the Government would
desire it. think that in order to overcome
this evil, and for other reasons of manifest
propriety, you should establish freedom
of education, admitting, without distinc-
ton, to the degree of Bachelor of Arts, all.
who, after q course in any college during
the time specified by law, pay the costs OF
naturalization and of the examination they
must undergo, and are then approved after
the trial, according to the programme laid
down by the General Council OF Public In
struction.
Higher education in facultied universi-
ties, and especially in the Polytechnic
School, continues yearly to give satisfac-
tory results. The Faculty of Medicine,
which has notably improved, will be per
manently organized in a few days, and il
you order the erection of an adequate build
ing, without which its thorough arrange
No ent is impossible, it will reach that degree
of perfection which is expected of it by the
present advanced state of science.
THE ARMY.
The army continues to be the bulwark of
order, and to distinguish itself by its
morality aud discipline. For all this it is
entitled to the gratitude and respect of the
Republic. / recommend to you the re-
| formation of that part of the Penal Military
Code which will be submitted to you by the
Minister connected with the Supreme Court
| Martial. These are amendments demanded
| by Justice and coupselled by experience.
| OF no less Importance ia the law on the re-
organization of the army and of tho Ma
tional Guards, now that the use of i'm
proved arms. and the severe lessons of
| VI ms
necessary to effect new organization IN
keeping with the present system of modern
warfare.
INADEQUACY OF INFERIOR COURTS.
consider that on will hail with pleasure
| the notifications which, in accord with the
Council of State, and the highly respectable
opinion of the Judges of the Supreme Court,
have been made in the Organic Law Bill OF
the Judicial Power, which has been pending
since your former session. Many and frc-
euent are the complaints which are drawn
from the people by the inefficient admins
tration of justice, especially in Jurles on
criminal cases and in inferior courts; and
there are provinces like Leon, where the
laws, in the hands of iniquitous judges, be-
come the means of sacrificing justice, with
out the action of the tribuna1s, and the
solcitude of the Government being able to
reach or punish this disorder. Withou,
rectitude in the Judges there is no justice
and without justice society is impossible
For this reason 1 appeal to you for etiiea
cious means to put an end to prevarlcation
and as far as the jury is concerned, it would
be better to authorize the Executive Power tt
suspend this class of Judges, at the request
of the inhabitants and authorities OF the
canton, or of the corresponding trlbunai 8
When once the law authorizes the Gov
ernment to extend trial by juries' to suci
cantons as request it, it appears natHra
that it should also authorize it to suppress
it when it is asked for by those who hav,
most to fear from the impunity of evi
} doers.
THE PENAL CODE.
O6r Penal Code has taken no account o
the habitual repetition of certain refrac
. tions, such as intoxicatioD, no doubt be
cause you considered that such failing hat
better be cured than punished. The tlm'
has come for the adopting of this pruden
and humane course, by organizing a sort
hospital for this class of voluntary lunatics
such as there is for those who are involnr
tarily 80, and for the victims of elephant
r asis. 1t will be an easy matter to establish
it on the banks of the Toachi, or at SOM
other point along the Manabi road, wher
ircorrigible inebriates, sent there and sub
: mitted to a hygienIc treatment and &
agricultural labor, will be put in the way o
reformation, and of returning to God o
awakening from their stupefactioD.
= THE PENITENTIARY.
! Whilst speaking TO you on Public Works
J., 1 told you that the Penitentiary was tin
e ished. 1t has not been used for som
e months, 80 as to allow the building to dr.
= thoroughly, that it may not be unhealthy
f and on summing up the number of criminal
9 sentenced to this punishment, we find tha
the number to be incarcerated here Will no
n reach fifty. AS it will accommodate abou
f 300, in five different departments, and at
= on the other hand, the municipal bodie
} have not the means to build the houses G
> seclusion that ought to exist in ever
: rovince,-consider, in your wisdom, if j
: would not be advantageous and practicabI
that there be brought from all the province
j, to the Penitentiary, those persons sent t
+ hard labor aud imprisonment, according t
: the old Penal Code, and that those con
9 demned to seclusion follow the existing gar ar
Q rangement, so that, remaining entireI
Q senarated, they may serve out their re
: spective sentences, under the inspector ., o
the Supreme Court, and thus avoid tn
barbarous and corrupting municipal prison
in which they languish without reforming
SO long as they find no opportunity TO
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