STATE PRISON.
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The Report of the Directors of the Connecticut State Prison, which we publish to-day, will be read with interest by every patriot and phIlanhropis-by every ono who regards in any degree the honor and dignity of the State. New Gate prison was long blot upon character as humane people, as well as an almost intolerable tax upon our treasury But the latter should not be ntioneG comparison with the former. The accounts which have been given of the cruelty and wretchedness 10 which the prisoners were subjected in the old estabshment sufficient to make the stoutest heart ache. We recently heard the Rev. Mr. Dw ght, agent of the Prs. Dis. Society, state few particulars relative to New Gate, which appeared almost wanton injustice against Legisla

 tors believe. When his agency in this state, he visited the prison--which indeed he found to be prison, representing rather the abode of internal be- ings than of rational accountable men, One evening, in company we believe with the Hon. Martin Welles he drew near the small grate in one of the rooms which contained 30 convicts, and which there was sufficient upon the bare floor for all to stretch themselves comfortably in sleep. Thelr horrd inn precautions against their prosecutors and against each other together with the deadly stench which issued from the small apperture, were almost sufficient to make even the walls literally cry out against such system of prison discipline. These men, rendered furious by their hardships, required the most rigid treatment to render them in any orderly while attending their daily task and the raw-hde and the lash were not applied sparngly. Many of them will carry to their graves scars evidences of the lacera- tons they received for conduct such as any spirited man would have been guilty of under like provoca-, tons. It appeared be forgotten that these convicts were men, subject to like passions other people, they treated not only outlaws, but as venom ous beasts which nothing but the cruel treatment could restrain. No wonder their work did not cover the expenses ofther keeping-that they annually run the state in debt from to l00OO dollars mo wonder that when their term of service expired, they were like tigers let loose upon society. thrstng for human blood. But for the honor of humanity the picture is Teversed-a new and entirely different system of dis cipline has been prisoners are treated like men-they taught to feel that their keepers