New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-02

prisons lads of sixteen or eighteen who for really trivial
fault. upon their plea of guilty to an Indictment OF
some grave crime, have been sent to prison for
twenty years. Such boys are too often, although in
nccent led TO plead guilty to crimes they never commit
| ted nv the persasions Of ndoent unprin tiplcd
lawyers who having robbed them OF their money seek
Tins TO avoid the trouble Of trials Some cOnvics
are able TO bring their cases notice of the Execu
tive with proofs which Justify the OF ceency
hut the great majority drag OUT wrciehed IVES IN
n,av IT, seems mat sone sten, shd e ken 10 prevent
this Injustice. ard ask that you consider the matte! III
conneeSon WIN tne saigoc. W con,nle
lion and now contains about 40 conyicts The Lcgisla
ture, its last session. passed act living the board OF
managers wme HscIeuoh III we ue''nm ,,,,,ted
t oHS1 ,ir narae 'iy IT,dnr Wis ac IL WAS Hoped
| by those who had gwen much attention TO me
subject, the maximum OF moral ipilT9Neneit , IN
"a Of coprse an exncri,ncnt n has been often adyo
Gated but never before so thoroughly tried In TINS stale
~ ~ a. sonsss ~ ,he exnerment n sac
cess is possihle There have been expended upon the
buildings and grounds fittings and nIni'1re Oh ,c To
i "s ~ 81, t % an IN ,Je last Winner
O; SIO5 600 which Che managers estimate viii be suil
Gent 10 complete the budiug IL VIII men accolhuo
UNI pa S SVVie,s, anu ""! oiis '''' "
,,, o,> ,.,on
- oh"' ~ -, '~' ,...,,
Inv .o'V- " 80, ~ 49,, or,,s - IN
, >' 80. , ,,,, - 49, ,hro,,,
- -'-"- ~ :. $50" -. -, ~, .. ,- h ,,,t,
-. =. j.. :, :, - = -. ,..,'- .-,.o,,o ,,,n,
uu' i'a'' VI '"oh v"", ~ w" ',,, o.. ,,,
"n'o ~ !" ""o '""' io,'."''o" '"', w ~ III,
feiiei' u Is wen 10 Understand ce"rV INC c"es WIN"
have led to their distress In 1860 there was no CON-
nlaint of lsct of ep,ulovment or scant wages
r, 20 - 49,. -, .,oo,o nm ,anor.
Inc money VI 'ie ooun"s ""' 'P0oo VI p-TO'
convertible INTO IL at will The currency was subSta
tally steady and uniform AS was the condition all
-, 80 - $50, -. , ,, i,as ., ,a,or
branches OF trade ana INDUSTRY ana the prices VI ioor
and of the necessarics OF life The laws OF trade
49, - 49,, .a,1., e., ,o 80, ~, o,,r oo,,n,r,itv
Immediately amer 'ue e"mhehcehien' VI tnf o'i "'i
in SCI TIE General Government began imitation II
a. -,,. 49,, 81, ,ss,,, - ,,o,.r money T,,s soon
'"' .'ii ~ ~ ~. . " - r"r. " AL -
led 10 lhe SUSPENSION "i siecie p'yuehs' anu 'o"SV
uuenty the volume the currency demanded by trade
had no regulator Within t,ee or four years the volume
'.'' Nv ,''''Y'' va, ',, -, - .,r ,,,ia ~.
II our currency was s"oieh ~ liO'' 'ii'" "'u'0 -"
amount in 500 and 1861. The incviiabe result
folowed n ropid increase OF the price of an cormod
,"''"o" i.p.1 y, ,.,a o,'d ,,an,,,.o
,rs and necessary increase in The wages Of nechau-
49, -, 1870 ~, -,
io7' "'''S'nS anu "'''i9'
At the time another great evil was strongly DE-
veloned individuals and corporations engaged IN the
,ari,. ,r,pc,es ~ ,nannf,c,ure taxing advantage Of
various "I'no"' Vi '' ' "@ -
the necessities OF the Government, rnshed 10 congress
anu " e'ei, ''.,'I - o ot,aI ,oa,,o
us own p'noi'' '"o '''S - WA -,
duties under the false prctence OF raising revenue for
t"e Governments ou' IoiiH " '''"Io' ""'i' w pay
exorhtant prices LOT 'he Ia' '''f T'ies ' plo'ot''
Under tine wing and stimuli 80 ais so'alled protection,
- ti1s ,ro ,,n1.r, lon nay obd .xte,siy.
ho" 'n''i p-I',' , -, tt, ,-,
factories built: new aud needless rah""ys pro
iected and undertaken; and found
rios ono,od md armies OF luborers aIured by
hcb Irages 10 thrse enterprises from fields Of
a1initre ar other sober and rational enploymouts II
r. r 5 , ~ wnrnin raisrd oinst the GER
I'm M il Wild oyerac ION ere uuhreded
Exiravagance Of cxprnI ure the absence OF everything
i, f,n",itc ard rconuInV Obtained IN All d rccttofs
Tnc rmIir and decisive bubble inns raised could not
erIurn aud sIfb"u,h kent afnrt Ly the whole
n"wer o. the GoyCTnmcnt so long a. 1t was pos
siblc. it met at last the inevitable day of DOOM
Imne1nary fortunes vanished IN - moment. iLadylsed
railway schemes, mines. Ins aud factories were sss
innate iahorcrs were lrft without employment or the
means OF subsistence. Instead Of tie bish wages by
wilieh lii'y me- ~ eneiC,u tV no as at "
sifr In disrnyrr thc case OF ihs distress than 70
point the OF it, reiie There can be uui one
PerInhhent anu w IA lt,' - tf,,ry, ,b't a.,
SIZED before Inc road 20 rain was enter, up0n by means
q return to specie paymrhts, sound and snhie cur
rene! anu 'he i'ou'''"n " Ni' - -" ~ " '''' '
Under the influence Of these al branches 90
II dustFi VIII r. SUM thelT oiu ana u-'''u u =!
hlu success All ~ n 49, a, h, r,i 40 t,. ,,s,nrs
Vii ,rr,rf and mo nnrt,s can rgrc uii1i. If d sur
plus o. unemployed lboicrs stil rem l' there are or"
TO an ~ th.s sre'd Cou2 S"'.n r' ~" %
can Ice sure Of occurring ior ins,lf aad family 40
least comfortable subsistence one OF TIC gr""t-
t1 d.,rsi,s ,ru.,ra,.crs when h,yc been d.
PLAYED before them, they been induced Ia
leave the sae. peaceful ana INDEPENDENT Walks o ng
cutuIe 70 Cuit' ~i'c ~ No., - IA - ~ ~ L., NO.,
y,sid n iarrcr returns tau they could hope '0i ifou
the cultivation OF tLs coil. But, b. following fahuis
and earnestly road here indicated W uot he very
long before business tIaic VIII be restored to thor
natural channels, ana !abOrcis receive fuii cWpi W'1i
with far wages. Al efforts to delay TINS result
Will Go no gnOd, put hh"ll" h'IIl. I"' "piN
thing ttat coud possibly happen 10, pl'iH'S' III
70 ,1o" M"h,u W ,I 'y,rinns lrnndtin oG nm.
Which has 80 long pre-, allied: aud from wlcn SIC are
slowly cmriginS II can nave y" lor .ibr Ir1Hi, biu
a"'noI MIN GUY I,, si',nn ~ ~, - u,c,"ir, cd
nraciic,h for Tie protection of The J,bogng cias,.s
against frauds and wrong on the part ot ID" d'dna,
,I cor ~ n i ,,b ,,r 80, 81 L" %