The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-04-04
TnE WHIPPING PosP.

TRE WHIPPING POSP.
Its Morits Discussed by o Virginia Writer.
MR. EDITOR: Perhaps but few of your
readers have the pleasure of reading q
series Of articles published In the Rel-
gious Herald, Richmond, Va, over the
nom de plume of "Civis." Hi, style of
composition is 60 unique, his thoughts 60
comprehensive, in abort, his subjects are
treated by him in such mastery man
ner, it would be we'll for every man who
wishes to know something about political
economy to read these articles. Letter
No. 6 contains many good hiis on thes
modern way of punishing crime. Friend
"Civis"' will prove public benefactor,
not only to his own State, but to the
country at large, when hia suggestion for
economizing State governments is put
into successful operation. AS it is very
probable there will be number of good
citizens asplfants for legislative hbnofs
in the coming political canvass, i take
great pleasure in commencing these ar-
ticles TO their careful study, Perhaps
ourfpolitical body can be cured of aorno
tho ills it seems to have fallen heir 10
within the last decade. The following is
letter no. 6 referred TO above.
(5) Let us now examine the expenses
incnrrel by{ the Commonwealth IN the
punishment of crime
Our criminal charges, for services rem
dered and expenses incurred in the arrest
of persons charged with offences under
the iaGs; including fees of coristables.
coroners and other officers, for jailers'
fees, expenses of prisoners in jails, in
cludiDg. clothing, subsistence, medical
attendance ahd medicines; allowances to
juries and witnesses
Reach the enormous sum Of. .$I77, ,941 10
Add penitantiary expenses,
less hire of convicta, &C.,. e8,S68.6O
For the puninhment of crime, $246, ,sOs.75
Our criminal expenses Increase year BIZ
year. The foregoing sum is the amount
actually paid out during the fiscal wear.
ending 30th September last. The ex.
penses for the present year, if uncheck-
ed, will exceed $3.50, ,000.. Hero ia room
for heavy retrenchment, the value of
which will be very inadequately display
ed by the amount of money saved to the
treasury. Our criminal code, az now
administered, taxes tls beyond endurance
for the support Of idleness and lilo en-.
couragement of crime. Out of this
amount we can save, and ought TO save,
$l5O,O0O. One hundred thousand dollars
per annum is certainly enough to appro-
pirate TO rogues aud burglars. We can
not support them, admit, in she sump-
tuous style which now obtains, nor SO
many as now crowd our prisons and PEN
itentiary.. The Commonwealth, allows
for the Inmates of our joils, besides
clothing and fuel, and blankets, and
medical attendance and. medicines. 40
cents:a Day Eoieach for the bald item of
foodt~ Forty cents day for food For
ty cents day It means rich aud
spmptuoug, fare, which not one in 800
ofouF PeQple5 can alloW.ato their own
families. 1t means turkey and oysters,
and Id ham, Gad venison, and celery
and chicken salad, and roast beef and
plum pudding, with at least hebdomadal
Pot4'Lous "a ohotty duu CuampaBue!
BY friend and neighbor, cultivated
beyond the ordinary lot, supports his
family, consisting of himself and wife,
eight children and three servants, on an
incoEae-aM tcld--.of $l,930.. And this
amount Ii" his maximum. He is liable
to get less ;, it is impossible for him to
get more. His food bill, at 10 centa a.
day to each, member. of his, family. would
amount to $1,898, leaving him two dol.
lars lin leap year nothing) for house
rent, fer pay OF servants, for clothing, for
church and charity, for medicines and
me',iral attendance, for blankets and fur
niture; for the implements Of his trade,
for State and county taxe6l With forty
ceuts day, he could live in high revelry,
all tie year round Every week he
might invite his friends, and make them
merry on hin generous cheer. That he
may furnish in lavish abundance the
costIie8t 6aiutie t,f the sssssec;ri &c -cgu>6
and scoundrels, who invade his premises
at night, steal his property and break his
repose, he. is compelled to limit his own
family to q tnreen Of soup thickened
with tusnips and potatoes, and dish of
peas, garnished and CREASED with mod
est piece of middling, % the staple of
thSFE EGInlSr.sAE - - s.sas5 - -
Does the hero Of q hen-ro,.st or Of
pig-pen need more food and better than
is suhieient - sustain thess0ldier on the
wears akfca, ,ok Scar the la6ofof through
the heat and burden of the day,2 Three
and half pounds Of bacon, worth %
cents, and one end o half pscks of meal,
worth 20 cents of les, Is the allowance
aad the largest allowsnce;-of the field
laborer per week. If? cents day Is
abglaanE dor tha ploymap; half that
afDpank ongit4 10 aoS> >elaany ywelf foTthS
rogue, whose appetite is dulled, and
whoss powers Of asaiw:latiou are dimin.
ished by his coveted inactivity. But his
food Must be prepared, it is said True,
butSin q style go recherche that the prep
aratiotf must coat twelve times as much
as the food itselfY Does, the State really
employ French cooks, to Serve up the
c9StlY fare OF khieVes7 2 The facs 10 thai
tlIe pFjeonerS SnS our .jails live on about
talfSs eeats IS day. = The State, however,
pays 40-cents. Some time since asked
ajailcr to tell me exactly how he man
eyed it. He answered that on one day
he gave them one fourth pound meat e
centai With 6 piece of bread. and the
next day bread, with plenty of butter,
milk which cost him nothing, or segeta-
bles, as cheap rs buttermilk; making per
week f2 lbs. meat IA cts and sths peck
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