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SAVANNAH. GA., Dec her 4,1886.
lowa’s weather prophet’s predic
tion of a terrible storm, must take
place between to-day mid the 17th
to aave him from being laid on the
•half with the great humbug
Wigging.
Col. Charles H. Hopkins, Sr.,
formerly of Savannah where he
was well known an Republican
politician eighteen years ago, died
at Darien on November 29th ol
paralysis.
Thb committee on privileges and
•lection of the Legislature reported
on the contested case from Glynn
county, in which James Bine ia
contertiiig the seat of Ira Smith.
The report favored the sitting
member Mr. Smith, and was adopt
ed unanimously.
Col. Henry Watterson add rent
ed the Colored Men’s Co-operative
Society at Louisville, Ky., a few
days since in which he advised the
Colored people t< colonize on west
ern lands, and to look to education
and country life to better their con
di lion.
Let the fight against immoral
teasers proceed all along the line.
Widun the next few years the
public schools should he freed from
these burdens and disgraces. im
moral teachers mean immoral
children and immoral children mean
immoral citizens. A dishonest
teacher is far too costly to the State.
—Southern Letter.
A Tuskegee, Alabama, paper has
the following:
"Buck Bi*trunlr, a colored Tartaar of thin
county, (hie yea.- made 165 dear, beaide*
enough corn, pan potato** and other pro
duce for hie family next ye«r. He had no
mule or horse but did hie plowing by drag
ging the plow himaelf with hie wife at the
Xandlee. There ia no diagrace for Buck in
•his.
It was the hardest of toil, but it was hon
est and enabled him to pay his debts. He
«an look upon this achievement with proud
aatmfaction, for it was a worthy effort and
well done.
THS GOVERNOR AND THE
CONVICT SYSTEM.
Governor Gordon sent an impor
tant message to the Legislature on
last Wednesday which will attract
a great deal of attention and discus*
•ion. The Governor in the outset
•ays that “both our penitentiary
system and agricultural interests de
mand consideration by the Legisla
tive and executive departments of
the State. He says there ia a de
tect in the law authorizing the
leasing of convicts of the State,
that there is no provision made for
lhe retention by tbe State of the
eonvicta should a lease be declared
forfieted; that tbe law seems to pro-
Tide that the convicts shall be relet
for a period not less than twenty
vears in such cases, and says that
if the present system is to be the
permanent policy of the State the
law may not be defective, but that
if tbe system is ever to be modified
or abandoned, the law should be so
amended ae to permit tbe State to
retain possession of such convicts as
may be recovered from tbe leases
through forfeiture or otherwise to
•liable the State to test tbe wisdom
and practicability of other systems.’’
The Governor calls attention to
the objections of the present dis
graceful and inhuman system which
is a foul blot on tbe Blate in the
Yellowing words:
It placet pecuniary interests in
conflict with humanity.
It makes possible the infliction of
greater punishment than the law
and tbe courts have imposed.
It renders impracticable the
improper care by the State of th«
health of its prisoners, or their re
-1 quisite separation according to
chisneH, sexes and conditions.
It reduces to the minimum the
chances for reformation.
It places convict labor in many
instances in direct competition with
the honest labor of the State.
These, briefly stated, are some of
the objections urged against the
present system. It will be general
ly ridraitied that they are of so
grave a character that the State will
not he justified in continuing the
system, provided it can be changed
legally and without the violation of
good faith; and provided also that a
better system should b« practicable.
After much reflection I venture
the opinion that another plan might
be adopted legally by the State, and
its practicability at least partially
tented at an early day without any
violation of good faith.
The Governor then states the
objections to the old system ol con
fining convicts within walls to be
the expense of maintenance which
would be a “burden npon the labor
and property of the people two
heavy to be incurred.’’ The propo
sition to use the convicts in build*
iug or improving public roads in
the State doea not meet with much
favor from him, both on account of
the expense of maintenance and the
inevitable contentions which would
ensue between different sections of
the State as to priority of construc
tion and the equitable distribution
of this labor supported as it would
be by general taxation.
He then calls attention to his
plan which i« to foster our agricult
ure by every ligitimate means. He
suggests the establishment of a
farm to be woiked upon by
the short term cor.victs as
they could be received frnn the
lessees through forfeiture. He enu
merates the following among the
beneficial results that would follow
the plan:
It would confine the convicts thn
employed to such labor as would
least compete with the bon st labor
of the State.
It would place the State in direct
and full control of its prisoners.
It wool# restore to the State the
full power to enforce the exact
punishment imposed by the courts.
It would place upon the State the
just responsibility for guarding the
health of the convicts and would
confine them to the most healthful
employments.
It would enable the State to
separate them at all limes accord
ing to clashes, conditions, sexes, and
fitness tor different kinds of labor,
and 10 institute methods tor reform
ation with greater promise of
success.
The Governor then gives what he
believes after careful investigation
to be the great benefits that would
accrue to our sgricultuae which are:
Tbe cost of a bnshel of grain or
bale of hay or of cotton, measured
by days or hours of labor, and pro
duced by different methods of culti
vation and manuring, could be defi
nitely determined and reported.
The relative expense and value of
deep and shallow plowing in various
soils, at different seasons and for
different crops, should be reliably
ascertained and made known to tbe
farmers of the State.
The comparative profits to be
realized in various localities, from
various crops, fruits and vegetables
con Id soon be kuown and made
public.
The best and most economical
fertilizers for different soils and
crops and seasons, and the proper
times and methods of their applica
tion could be reliably determed.
But experimental farming should
not be resorted to until the farm has
become self-sustaining.
The plans of the Governor seem
to be feasible and ere creditable to
him in every sense, and we trust
that tbe Legislature will see the
wisdom of co-operating with him ic
this important matter and give his
plans a fair and impartial trial.
Indeed every sense of justice and
humanity demands that they should
act upon the question without delay.
COERCION IN IRELAND.
The policy of the Tory Govern
ment of England, in regrad to Ire
land ia one that will soon relegate
its leaders into obscurity. The bold
Irish leaders such as O'Brien,
O’Kelly and others will not be in
timidated by tbe Tory menaces.
They |izvo and continue to address
large gatherings of their country-
men notwithstanding the efforts of
the large police force to prevent
them, and defy the authorities to
arrest them. With such hold fear
less leaders witli an enthusin'.tic and
determined people at their back,
and Parnell “the uncrowned king of
Ireland,” to direct their cause, coer
cion can but fail, and the day for
Home Rule is simply postponed
and taking the usual course of great
revolutions,
The effort of tbe Tory leaders tn
pack the juries by which the Irish
leaders shall be tried, caused just
indignation everywhere, and will
bring friends to the Irish cause in
all countries, among liberty loving
people. Unless the Tory Govern
ment abandon their coercion policy
bloodshed will follow which will
greatly hasten the independence of
Ireland.
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J. G. BUTLER,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
White Leads, Colors, Oils, Varnishes,
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SASHES, DOORS and BLINDS,
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No. 6 Whitaker St,, Savannah, Ga.
R. B. REPPARD. M. ALBERTSON.
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AT KROUSKOFF’S
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Remember This Is
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SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.
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