The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-04-04
TIE nj WHIPPING n Posi-.
It's Merits Discussed by virginia Writer

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TIE WHIPPING POST.
Its Merits Discussed by . Virginia Writer.
MR. EDrTon: Perhaps but few Of your
readers have she pleasure Of reading a
series Of articles published in the Rsh-
giious Herald, Richmond, Va, over the
nom dc plume Of "Civis." His style of
composition is SO unique, his thoughts SO
comprehensive, in abort, his subjects are
treated by him in such mastery man
ner, it would be we'll fer every man who
wishes to know something about political
economy to read these articles. Letter
No. contains many good hits on the
modern wsy of Furnishing crime. Friend
''eesii;yiss will prove q public benefactor,
not erly to his own State, but to the
county at large, when his suggestion for
scononizing State governments is put
intoIuecsssful operation. AS 1t is very
probable there will be a number of good
citizens aspisants for legislasiyeI h6nois
in the conipgTpolitical canvass, Il take
greetfleasure in commencing these 81.
ticles to their careful study: Perhaps
ourpolitical bedy ean be cured OF some
the Ills it seems to have fallen heir to
..:,L:. AZ. ,,,t d.o.do Tho fo,,ov;no !,
. "u' tAss u "
slestef .No.Io helefrea l1 70 aooVe: n
l5l Let rs now examine tne expenses
incurred byStne, COMMONWEALTH IL the
; punishment Of crime
c)nr crimina; charges. for services rem
dered and exponses incnrred in the arrest
of nsrsnns CHARGED with offences under
Tho Is%ssf ,SslsdfS9 fees al ;constab,es,
.eoSnnern @ and Other osicers. for ;ailers'
fees. expenses of prisoners in jsils, in
cIuding clothing. subsistence, medical
astgndSnceS and med diciiss; allowancesto
: iuries and witnesses
Reach the enormous sum of. SIT, ,941.15
Add penitentiary expenses,
T2sless hire of conyicts. &C.. 6S,S6S.60
S:::s,': li l'l'i : - ;.''s'i. --- -
For the punisbm.nt of crime, ,$246, ,S09.75
5 ss>.rSsYsf,,ss }sgts.l.ss yNIsssE
tur cr!miIa expenses increase yeatoy
year Inc foregoing sum Is Ine amoen9
acsnauy H.s paio Sas slling ihe me. n'SSt t. ea'
\ enoius oo.h oepsemee ,a' nnoI.oS
"a uss1 ss;n ~. e-saed 80 % sSSn nm hsra S;s nom
S 1 sosSv oa.ves -a,-an. S- bment .he xalne n
,sb;eb M nil, ;n' K vsrv ;nadeopatsly disnlay.
"a a h1 ~. W.. anornt NJ nj of monev saved IN the
es.a:n.m e. W .no % nur cr;m;noI - % code de- 60 now @
sSs;a;s:o.oJ ~ s.svas =. ha,6nS a,dnra ncs
eSlirN - ;S,oe - w ,I,s 80
con,sgsr,spt ro1 sas ns Of crir,s % Ont of this
onsnrSt 20 =, = .ove ond onobt IN save
si5onno 0na bnnjred tbonsand dollars
S.ys,ySv, 80 goa.t.;nis annMsh 70 annro.
pps;sts -; - ~ -,sgnss ana Snrrlars We can.
,i,o. 1S si,sSorts n than ! admit in the suinp-
tnous styls which now obtains, nor SO
many as now crowd our prisons and pen.
;tentiarv .The Commonvealthr allows
fore-fSs r;nmates of oiir iails. besides
cIo,b;nr ard fnal and hlanfets and
: ns;s;css attendance and medicines. 40
CENTS DIV Ia olsaoS for fSs bald item of
food y FoStv cents : 5Iay foir: food / For.
tv cents n dayi IL means rich and
2,nmntuous fare which not one in 500
ofonF peoDjes Can SslloN, to- their own
famiIies Il means turkey and oysters,
and oId ham and venison and celery
and ch;ctsn salod and mast heef and
,i,r, nnJd;no With Of jsast hebdomadal
I,a,st;s,,s of ohsrrv end cbamnacnei
IT. fs;snd enS .ns;gbhoy 4 cnlE;yated
- esI,tianan @ fsvorsS IN those hard times
asS ~. s o,d;narv IL. So snnno-ts hi.
eey9nu suo os 10 FL ,,;fa
isn, :;S Syu.s. ~ 80 = nar.oa.s a Nv VIZ, an
sas ;asa, 18TH sluIsWtoid =. n T q eoo And - ,h;. M
- an,on,,t i ~ sb;s rnssy;Innn he IL liable
10 - 20. ....1;t,;. ;mnoss;hle for him tn
~. :S,ors - H;s foo5 hi at 40 cenis a
g. - - a.oh rnerhsrof h;s family would
eay ~ 49, d iSoe' T. .;assssI;rn ;n,o doI-
alnou.sy r 800, 'o a.h;nna W f,s wv Sonsa H
.snt 2 m ar ns ,eap fs s.von,s = fos c,n.b;ng nth % for
Isa., ioi pay ~ sStseu, ' .d;";nas , .nJ Nd
euu s;aa, I e..pJaaas h; ;oS -. h,anLa.s and fnr-
meacai ; sh nuf az h;s s' tr.Js
' e.. sts.s .os end .9 co,,ntS tsIes, With forty
,ss ~ SsasJ 80 Sno s oanIasI;1. IN b;ah revsIry
sTp.s .E : , ne ,oUuS I Enarv - V wsst h.
sa;.s..!.so M s.G ~. ~ ;of E;sads orJ nobe tbem
naa..,. @ AZ n'i lL;, Hu nsneror. ] ches, I That be
Z tsSt! .:L is..;.I ssnna,naa ,,iS
! !,:.s.5a;..;n s Ia - as .Sa sa..an - - -sor"es
eos,ieo ue ~. y. .ao nsSa &C., ~. ss
ana sSoantlsIs Mno nsdnsssu .nS rs braalb;s
AZ ngai, s:sa n.s prTSe. y i;, Hn A he on ns
ieR9ie, neSis csmpsnsa ). ssnn % ,b;nSansd niS U"d
Ns,h .a H;,s ~ .n5 e1n no.o.oss ~ s and J;sh of
n.ss ,s - Sarnysbs =. si a.. and grss .sd With mod.
pSes, H. n;scs soF of I,;Jdl;ns ss the stanle of
t5s;s ~ Pm 5iSSsr :. =. ~ fSSV
'ATs e. afhs hero Of q ben.roost or of a
n;s.nsn mead more food and better than
+ s ssnts;c;ens =, a,,ssa;n tbersoldier ON the
- ssors s TrSScs : ss Ssar the % Ia aScssrthronob
.ha. 49, .Ss..4.nd | bn,Ssn os the Javq ThFs.
snd g As bsiS sSS SnniinSs S ~ ~ bacon worth %
eu eants and n5 on. % and = half n nesks % of meal,
WoFsS @ 81 css,ts or or less Is the allowance
and the largest alloTanee-of the field.
Iaborer ner Wsek If cents q day is
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