Excerpt from Letters From Edward Livingston, Esq., To Roberts Vaux on the Advantages of the Pennsylvania System of Prison Discipline: For the Application of Which the New Penitentiary Has Been Constructed Near Philadelphia, &C., &C Yoo' are one of the very few, my good friend, to whom, at'this period of general'excitement, I could venture, to speak with the hope of being listened to, 'on any other topic than those of the election or the tariff. Whatever may. Be Our Opinions and preferences on these subjects, yet there are others Which have so much engrossed our thoughts, and interested our feelings, that we have never found time to settle between us the great concerns of the nat1on and have conversed more frequently on reforms in penal law and pri son'discipline, than on those required in the government of the 'country. Leaving; then, the majority of the people, under the direction of that wise Providence, Which' Speaks through their voice, to determine between the candidates for their favour, let'me endeavour, by this letter, to supply some observations I was prevented from offering to you, verbally, by my sudden departure when last in your city. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.