as he chooses."
I protest against such proceedings. But let the truth stand forth, just
as it is, that the wicked may really know upon what they must depend.

Why not put out the sentiment squarely that reform moves have no place
in the prison? Let us be truthful in this, too. Then dismiss the
chaplain and save that expense to the State, for he can be of no use.

It is made evident that the writers would banish from prison all reform
moves from this assertion, p. 13,--"We think, sometimes, the matter of
reform or sympathy for the prisoners is carried so far, in attempting to
reform, as to lead the prisoners to believe that they are injured
persons instead of transgressors, which is, in our opinion, wrong, and
has a bad tendency." Is not the writer here a little muddled? or would
he hold up these reformers as so absurd a set as to think of reforming
men by making them believe they are good already and really sinned
against? Indeed, would not the labors of such men of straw be bad? True,
the writer pretends to found his objections to the reform efforts on the
fact that they are carried too far, not perhaps, feeling exactly ready,
at this late day, to come out squarely against efforts to raise the
fallen, and to induce the erring to become good citizens. No, but it is
"carrying the matter too far." Just as though we could go too far in
efforts for saving the drowning man. Away with such a sham!

This indirect charge must have been aimed at the chaplain, for he was
the only prison officer, that year, who could rightly be accused of such
a crime as attempting reform moves.

We are again told that Mr. P. had brought the institution to where it
was "with firmness, but with kindness and a Christian spirit," which
unfolds the writer's views of "kindness" and the "Christian spirit." No
doubt the prisoners were just wicked enough to say, "Lord, deliver us
from all such 'Christian spirit.'"

We are further assured, that Mr. P. "has accomplished wonders in this
direction, for, in our view, there is now no better disciplined prison
in the N. E. states."

That is a very comfortable feeling, very much more so than the emotions
of some, who, going into others States, are made to blush at the taunts
thrown out about our prison management, that "such things will do for
you N. H. folks, for those so far on the background."

But let us turn to the financial part of the Report. Long before the
document made its appearance, it had been