Then, again, he dislikes what he calls an hypothetical apology. He is startled by the _if_. He cannot say, "_If_ have uttered words which have justly given pain to my brother, I sincerely regret it." There is too much for him in that _if_. It is no better than _but yet_ in Shakespeare, which was "as a gaoler to bring forth Some monstrous malefactor." True to its vocation, this little word brings before the Treasurer a monstrous proposition, which he cannot receive. No,--he will have nothing to do with it. But his sudden sensitiveness with regard to the course of the Society should not prevent us from performing a simple duty. III. The third and last proposition involved in the Report and Resolutions is, that our Society, by its officers and individual members, ought to strive for increased usefulness; and it is particularly urged upon the Managers to enlist the coöperation of individual members. This, too, is opposed violently, as if it were not the duty of all to seek new opportunities of doing good. The Treasurer, of course, is ardent. He does not ask the coöperation of others. It is the policy of the Society, he says, to act by one mind only. Look at our grandiose organization. We have a President with forty Vice-Presidents,--or, borrowing an illustration from Turkey, "a pacha with forty tails." Then we have a large body of foreign correspondents, whose names we print in capitals,--"fancy men," as they have been called, because they are for show, I suppose, like our Vice-Presidents. Then there are scores of Directors, and a Board of Managers. Now I know full well, that, of these, very few interest themselves so much in our Society as to attend its sessions. At the meeting last year for the choice of officers there were _ten_ present. We _ten_ chose the whole array of Vice-Presidents and all. And then, too, the Secretary politely furnished us printed tickets bearing their names and his own. Certainly, Sir, something should be done to mend this matter. We must cease to have so many officers, or they must participate actively in the duties of the Society. Look now at our annual income. Notwithstanding the special pleading of the Treasurer, I must insist that this is upwards of $3,000, derived partly from interest on our capital stock of $7,000, and the remainder from subscriptions obtained through the solicitations of the Secretary. * * * * * Mr. DWIGHT. But this is not a permanent income. It is derived from the charity of Boston. * * * * * Mr. SUMNER. And is not the charity of Boston permanent? I have stated facts precisely as they are. Now it becomes a society so richly endowed to do much for the cause to which it professes devotion. It should make itself felt widely, not only in our own State, but wherever Prison Discipline claims attention.