The Morning herald., 1877-06-15
WILMINGTON, June i5. ls7vs
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CONVICT D.AR<lR.

.Conyict Labor" The House of Correc
ton managers, especially President Dati
.rs evidently in favor Of selling the hls"
ef their prisoners to contractors. Mr.
Duff whom We know well, knows as muel
about the question he gave an opinion
apcn, ~ he docs abeu, Hebrew, or flux
ious,-ni,her Of which he never was sas'
pec,ed Of being up on.
On "Wednesday morning the committee
visited the Eastern reaiteatiasy, aud sx-
s.aiued Richard Naux, who has devoted
h's life to n practical study OF rsuelogy,
",rhe e,m,rsc, system of coRyiu labor"
said Mr.. Naux, sis an injustice to all hut
the contractor. The point 10 consider Is
whether crime causes criminals. II is as
snn.ed ,ha, crime is n cause within itself
The treatment OF criminals shonla be ar.
spnliny to the cause Of crime. and 10 lh,
cuuviet be returned To his social stand
iag,"
This sentence contains the entire philoso.
ply Of the question, l, mus, he borne in
mind, that the State has no rish, to iWure
or degrade man by her mode Of punish
ment. Snppcse ayosns lad Of snod pa,
rentsye, Of inherited integrity, aud truths
fuluess, also Of an inherited violent ten,-
perm moment OF passion commits u
violent asssuli-so aggravated as to amoun,
to n felony: would il no, be a Arisvoa>
wrong to put such u person alongside OF
y wlass criminal" who is stepped in wick,
cdness, and compel eampansonship tol
weeks months, and years with su,h all
ono. This would BE- punishment, asgrsds-
tion aud revenge. u riniw OF cnnstQ QuenceS
not contemplated by society, or the law,
The true Christian theory OF ,mpsison-
Men,, is 10 deter the wrong tsesr, aud to
Improve by discipline, and regularity Of
habits. the nature OF the prisoner, 81 ,ha'
he may atone for his crime by the penanre
I his imprisonment, and be nplifisi by
disc pine, sdmonilion aud example
Mr. Wax further shows, the radical dit,
ference between labor as iu,y--or lahar
for ctinoaliM-sGa labor inr hirs, and As
paniShmeni for crime /; is = Iaiv rss,,
Ing upon the conscience q: he governing
men ii >,sp>, 10 - regulate their pris,
eos shs, The un,apsat hands al prisoners,
shall hs sS.,sos.s; 10 n skSile. lahM. Wei
Know leading shoe maker in rhils3e.-
paia, Who learned his trade in a prison,
where he sesvc! sentence III 1880 ard
1854 iar rot Es A&,I &e,~pup q sy.aiss>!,
lnaaare3 hay never &c,aI',< $! 8 tr&ds
while trcsS laaisA atssN ,>srue y e.c. Re,
ing ,sssAi sAas making Ia gy.S>a, ii saved
han, ana he Is nov po1<pscS;.s aid rl.
srec3es, s-,ts hss af;ca sAi1 IL The s. si,s,
,hsi *$*+s*R N*%$7* wha tsush, b,u shoe
making, sas shs hes; friend Ne eve, had.
Ii this nssa had ks,oa obliged 10 sAsorh
The virus N ,G:H.s, irsm hardened sy,.,.
pani,a, farn,t>! rat ike himself 70 CON,
,raS,or-hs voaa rsvhsh'v row rank hish
sn hscsIss sna ftrses Mr.. Vsux
shows irem HaQWes.i@ses Statistics ,ha.
rcah, making isha, prisons are So rars~
IS to he exceptional,
Sang Sing ,rics," said Mr., Vsgx svo
rasks their ins',tG,iln ssat,,nsasins, ard
they have created tr,ms class IN Nss
Iork which is svsa worse than iAa; ..
London, rais Class Was ENr,&, hs the
sssNcis'e sv>senN N syssNl discipline in
Sing Ssns, The h9>>a! question ats>ss how
can ry1saaes ss punished while Sr<a,vxg~
ases, that he gasy cxpials .As crime .ss,
which he gass caav},,S>!N y
l, nassss strike any thanking man, ;sas
laaas Is no; necessity IN renssasasat. ,hss
j; is ewlv sn ireSsen,, iasas is = means
G; reformation, 8 ec1lns ap Al & ssisaet,.
sa;a hstSls> which will sssa. g. = A,ls4,s
sssIpss rccs>sSSy, sn2 ooose>,YgaT, ,s>.Ns,
,>n, waoa ne again Ss;~s The w>-,', u,
e'loss 'hoa ,hM yfs ia.>aS y a Irt.ssgs-,
shaSasa s< .s'<Iliseg,lv <.irvsssx', u :, him
10 earn living 81 Ms restoration. = res,9;
n 9oa aa,s-s graSSaA3s n she Ssaes. ,Asn The
SIS ssres aay Sire vaala -sxsS~s from ,
contractor ssr his work, In ere csss n,
Il, Ills The taassEoa,, asea Sasiss Il eli,
sap, ~Aeu free Incomes q isosa, in
he general ye.>s, AMI = uai; IN ;lss assrs,
4 s's power @ casaras'awes1A IA sas
sshec osse he c'nscs co., a ysissa, vl;A &
=, scs.Poas kae~ %eSsss ae2asrxa in iasl. ana
AS egoa ssSseSy--sSas ii 70 ,sss exys1ss
=, watching, ssass sss irss. aaa sxAla yars,
s>Airx Aasa, TAis ,axss bait q acase
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