The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-09

b And were the law relative
G defective in no other particuiSo This m
e incumbent on the State nc ;eas w.
d demand full and sufficient s ,o9 least h
d 1t is asserted that bv re99eeeeTGrite,
L the reputation of the StaPPo llhgM
l.. good, will be still further in;nh ot M,
s peal of unwise and unconstitJ'unfed
0 the interest OF the whole Trtiohal b
t harmony with the preyionSl,p people
: OF the State, must be far M pllgbt5 1
: than it would be to LEI sTo{ tohs I.
e pregnant, as they are, with law,
: consequences. % na,
| | also call your attention 70,
, Vlcksburg and Ship Island rs siis ca'eg
, road received, over two years sro
7, construction OF eleven miles, a ~, la
of $4,000. The road Heglecte95i ale q
interest que on TINS sum as reoni. Fa :
law; Little, if any, progress a'I 1
made on the road since the com oS aas
, first eleven miles. Because Of p,euol
from its charter, the payment ~ " %; J.
) subsidies has been suspended. ana an aals
ton practically, as to such paw nav Ias
fore the courts. A compromise LEN lie
Quested by the road, but as q Ios l& Z
OF money is involved, have d dagH q i
ton, preferring to submit the T naS
Legislature, which alone NAV b$
legislation, TO save the people fco. ". :
ditional taxation the further nav S- Y h
subsidy may impose, or to obf3in 4
beyond question.
EDUCATION.
Neither arguments nor statis,io.
essary to make known the rreat 's q Y
illiteracv which exists i'm the Sfo,.9 t d
much the duty OF the State, a. ~ II
to It's advantage, to effect a sppadr y
this particular. Much has been y.
ready, but the State is more eanah,l
/ time, since the amendment of tb ~0te
/ ton, to extend its aid and fosto,i hu
/ By that amendment, moneys Will hhl
! otherwise have been locked I'm gS "a.
ual fund, can now be applied 10 ela &.
purposes, year by year, as they are E,
This will permit of the building rs
! tlOlaI school-hOuSeS, the emnl61r,
the best class of teachers. aud tbnsre -
OF the periods of instruction. 81
The prosperous condition Of tho =
of the State is such that, with tbe =
effort, school facilities can be py,oaf IT.
every child. But, unfortunatelv. igs
with its lack of appreciation. too an II,
fuses to take advantage OF the e1r'
opportunities which are present. fT.
overcome this obstacle, laws shou3 Is.
acted and enforced requiring lbe II &
ance of every child for limited na,, =.
time each year. Money and labor esr !
be more beneticially expended in he Il
est of education than now. mcl
PENITENTIARY. e
The total number of convictS in fla nj
itentiary, as shown by the register Hi
The average number within the walk
the Observation-Disclosures.
The number leased Out...............
The number received in 1874...... 3,
The number received in lS75.... 1 i.
Deaths in 1875........................ IL
The number of serviceable cells. nm
While it is admitted that the only L
place for convicts is within the prisr n
necessity has compelled the adopt, !,
policy which takes the larger pOrtim ~
out the walls. 1t will be observed that ain ain
the total number Of convicts is jg
number of seryiceable cells is l75. n
keeping of this number of prisoner
contracted quarters, could not be a IN
bic with humane treatment. Furbgf
no sufficient means has been pous
the useful employment of so larE 10.
Der within the walls. lWi
The cost of keeping so many idle D..
ers would aggregate, during the yea 4,
of dollars. -
This want of accommodations gde
nent forced the leasing out Of hunlrF
the convicts, whereby the State hs
relieved of the expense of their g
and guarding, and received 81
a small compensation for Ia hA,.
vices. The convict however, who i oral
ng on IeYeeS, railroads, or cult bRatl
cotton, receives a much less severe Geo.
nent than the law intended he ,h |,
,elve when it consigned him to the =
limits of the prison. That the Cd nm
nay be retained within the walls -,
uture, the number of cells Should aa !
;reased and suitable machinery pGl In; Ills n \,
before the expiration of the present 81
our years hence. At the present til uN
he labor saving machinery, in us 4. !;
PRISON or owned by the State, de- Tpi ,
Xceed in value $500. Last wears Id bp
nd substantial building was erected User
well adapted for a cotton iactg sessi
hould be filled with MACHINERY. kict, a
rease the accommodations for m bhean
he foundations of an addition to ta Il n
ontiary has been laid. / rcccomma N
preparations be made for the pur hEoaGI
iachlnery, and also for materials pl 90 3
of the new building Ds Ell, 4;
INSANE, BLIND, AND DEAF Ayo ~ eon
AS hCA7' ebruar
The management of the Insane says.
no Deaf and Dumb Asylums ha, b ea'as'
lently successful during the past y cHaN,
10 increase the capacity Of The n.
sylum, and meet the numer0u, nv ~
T admission there by the unfort5l ss.t U
preparation of S25, 900 was mad. kprsl = =
st Legislature. and expended dufEa 3
EAR In the erection of an additions pa Tie II
le Asylum, The appropriation So ant
and economically expH ~ Ra
eater part of the labor being peroa
nVlcts from the Penitentiary.
recommend a liberal apprOPnl
e continuance Of this work; and, as Ap y.
latlons to relieve both the Blinds NJ "
ID Dumb Asylums of debts Wild Il Il 1
lparrassed those institutions for VT. r.,
CENTENNIAL. Ar y.