ing communitie3;" an assine.piion,
•he fabric of a vision, in any way
erpreted; whether as meaning
: i n d e pendence was achieved by
which were the pe
•das ery, or that it was achieved
nr influence winch came front
Aource. Sir. I speak here for a
dill of just renown, but 1 sneak
- lee n. !licit is more than any Cont
: even that which I represent; and
•w the Senator, with silver white
•••• :• set-edit either, Not by slavery, but
in I,'r. • was independence achieved.—
but no:witilstani!ing there were
• • si . lig communities," did triumph de
,,:p• o our arms. h was the spirit of Lib
tiled conducted IN through the
•, • 'hi , Revolution:as it had already
an . ' , I , declaration of Independence its
resounding through the
e remembered," sa n d the nation,
.)y the voice of Cominential
close of the war '• that it has ever
pride and boast of America, that
Cor which she has contended were
• or 'HUM IN NATURE! " lies, sir,
and by this sign. we conquered.
•:, .is my answer on this head to the
•• a South Carolina. If the work
lerimok has been done thoroughly,
• . blame me. Whatever I undertake,
a do thoroughly. But while thus
'he insinuations against Massachn
. the assumptions for shivery, I
tot unnecessarily touch the scusibili
•••• senator, or of the slate wfirich he
r. , • , 1 cannot . forget that, maid-a all
o r e p i e ic e l, we ere hound together
ie.-. of a common country—di...
ztomli C•iroina are sister states,
=I
MT
MEN
DE
BM
ME
=SI
:,.
•fti t'iat the concord of sisters ought tc)
::' 'if tween them: but 1 :nn coastr•titmif to
•, !are, that I hal e throughout ?hi; debate
•iati ht in vain any token of just spirit
within the sphere of it , influence, is
i'i• ' to promote the concord alike of
•t'• .••• •n , i individ•i its.
••• ! nml, for the present, I part with tb,e
1.• : senator from South Carolina, f.ra
r iinconsistences, and in exposing
ti.:itilgment„ 1 had almost forgotten his
..tit 'coder in the wanton and personal
to which I have been estpoied—l
.!, line veteran senator from Virginia; (31r.
1.(110 now directly in toy eye. With
: , 111,:!.111!, and in die style of Sir Forel
'•• that senator his undertaken to
r vestion my s!atement that the Fugi
ti. ,•v.e Bill denied the writ of //abuts tor
:! :a doing this. he has assumed a 50:,r•:.,,
:,r•:. ,,
•. himself which, permit Ino to tell
, w iii itoi4 prfe , enee, nothing in I:im COO
at. :;/ • Sir, 1 claim InCe for myse!f:
; ut no respect front any comp:tr.
Ilvtt senator, ‘t•ter..n though he be.
at has heel' me fortone
• i L ..Ci• been on this floor. I hat e t•uute
--mething of his conv,!rsdtion, rotor!:
._ ‘.l mainter,z, mnrw,ltimr,
nr ,omolitin g
,!r—ave, and of
/... " ostiom:; and; while I wood not'utt
,! t;,, tli4pars ,, e him in any of theFe
r,. ye. 1 f..!1:111 " tatI do not exalt myte.l
I do not claim too much for the
S -it 1 ho:d, or the name which
e-:•,', •••'ted. when I openly doetare that,
t.f Ifai:aehttiettt , and as a man,
at every paint in c:myttri.ou
a-sallant. And to this
• t.feertion that the Fotz;t'.ve Slave
•• batty lite habeas corpse, I oppose
m, as peremptory as his own, that
I leave that iptestion.,i:t
Mil
v f the sensinnity
- , atiir front Virginia displays at
Fu .tire slave in
r. Ile is the author of that
. _
en.:rucZy., I'r hi; brain came forth the
loan Ile is., therofore, its natural
girl - Flan. s..nator is, I believe, a lawyer.
An since 'tic has shown a disposition to
o!, ,hat offspring, he must not
s•op with the e's:ection founded on the denial
of the c:iriis. It is true, sir, if any
thine but tVf:e in dnestion, surh an
ivimia he fatal; but it is not to be
.up l ).l-441 ilrit the partiszms of an institution
fe , :lid,d on a denial of human rights, can ap
o-,..•::ite the proper efficacy of that writ of
frec•l‘un. Sir. I challenge the senator to de
fou l s rr e, 4 eny not by assertion, but by rect.
Le• Ihni rally all the ability, learning,
subt:ety, and underiako the impossible
i:s
L.- - him nwo.ver this objection.. The Coo
s:La:ion, he an amendment which Samuel
Adam.; !piled as a Rrotee!ion against the
ust , ;;,..timt of the National Government, and
wh:cli .le:ler ;on as.erted way our - foundation
center-tone," has solemnly declared that
`• t he powers not delega!ed to the United
"3-t es. are reserved to the states respeclivedy,
or to the peop!e." Stronger words could not
he employed to limit the po•.vers under the
Constiott.on, awl to protect the people front
a,! asmtuptions of the National Government,
p. - ..ticmlarle in derogation of freedom. By
the re:.:olutitm.3 of 17.9..;, which the
•m:toe i:teptvell to ncrep', this limitation of
po.vers of the National Government, is
~ ::lzedand enforced. The senator him
.. • -mder,:ood On a!l ipiestions not atiect
• t:e• claim.; of slavery, to accept this rule
Itmost strictness. Let him now indi-
;•.;;.g..; he can, any artic:c, chance, phrase, or
in the Cons;hution, which gives to
Celgsess any power to establish a uniform
img.- diving!' the L'uited States," on the sub,
l ot! of fugitive slaves. Let hint now show,
if he can, from the records of the Federal
enventmu, one jot of evidence inc:ining to
such power. Sir, nulling call conic out
.;i• nothing ; and the rugiti‘ c slave Bill is,
wi hint any source or origin in the
g rediut ion. It is an open and unmitigated
tz..impatior.
.Ind, sir, whon the veteran senator of Vir
g:aill au-avored ihia ob j et!;io»; when ho
,oti hten ahie to find in the ConAtitution a
...ower which is not to be found, and to 'make
see what di- net to be seen, then :et hint
a.acer another objection. The Consinition
iris secured the ineztimable right of trial by
jory in •• suits at common 'law," where tho
• 11110 in controversy VNce•eils twenty dollars.
if cour,e, freedom is no: susceptible of pecu
niary xaluation, therefore, there can be no
ii.itn , ion that the claim for a frigi.ive is with
m this condition. In determining what is
meant by nsuits at CO:111111W 1.1W,' recourse
1113. Ct be . had to the common law itself, pre
cis uh' we resort to law in order to deter
mine what is npiani by trial by jury. Let the
:gnator if he be a lawyer, now undertake to
ai,ow that a claim for a fugitive slave is not,
according to the early precedents and writs,
well known to the framers of the Constitu
tion, C.:, ocially to Charles CeteAworth Pinck
ney and John Rut e he, of south Carolina,
both of w horn had studied law at the Temple,
az a suit gt common lair, to .itch, under the
so:ionn gdarintee of the. Constitution, is at
tached the trial by jury as an inseparable in
cident., Let kt senator undertake to show
thit, if Wan.
Anil, sir, Ivhen the veteran senator has
found a power in the Constitution where none
elder, :mil has set
.aside the right of triel
jury in a wait at common law, then let hint
sus e: yet another objection. By the judge
:urn' of ilie supreme Court orate United
tates, a claim for a fugitive slave is declared
to hi, e C 3,0, i.nder 'he Canstitution, within
the judi •int.pawer; and this judgment of the
,- by common sense and
,he senior undertake to
ouch an Cialtrd rixereie
of judicial power can be confided to a single
petty magistrate, appointed not by the Presi
dent,, with the, advice add consent'of the men
ate, but by the Court; holding his °fide, not
during, goad behavior, but merely during the
will of the' Coon; and receiving not a regular
ereary, but fees according to each individual
case. Let the senator answer this objection,
if, iu any way, by any twist of learning, lonic, '
or law, he can.
Thus, sir, do I nresent the issue directly on
this 'outrageous enactment. Let:the author
of the Fugitive Slave Bill meet it. Ile will
find me ready to f,•:low hint in argument,
though I tru=t se% r 1.; be led, even by his
example, into any deperiure from those cour
tesies of debate which are essential to the
harmony ofevery legislative body.
Such, Mr. President, is •my response to all
that has been said in this debate, so far as it
concerns me. To the two associate cheitlains
in this •personal assault, the veteran. senator
from Virginia, and the smatter from South
Carolina, with the silver-white lochs, 1 have
replied completely. It is true that others
have joined in the cry, which these associates
first started; but I shail not be tempted fa
ther. Some per , mis are best answered by
by withholding the words which leap
impulsively to the lips.
And now, turning my back upon these
things, let me for one moment, before I close,
dwell on one aspect of this discussion which
will render it memorable. On former OQCII
- like this, the right of petition has been
vehemently assailed, or practically denied.
Only two years ago, memorials for the repeal
of the Fugitive save Bill, presented by me,
were laid on your table, Mr President, kith
out reference to any committee. All is now
changed. Senators have condemned the me
morial and sounded the cry of "treason," in
our ears; but thus fir, throughout this excited
debate, no person ha socompletely outraged
the spirit of our instil or forgotten him
self, as to persist in ob . ;ecting to the reception
of the memorial, and its proper reference. It
is true, the, remonstrants have been treated
indignity; lint the great right orpeti
tion—the sword and buckler of the citizen—
though discredited by bitch conduct, has nit(
been denied. Mae, sir, is a triumph/of
Freedom.
THE PEOPLE'S JOURNAL,
JNo. s..mANN.
EDITORS.
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Circulate 11.14 , _ Documents.
The inii , ortillice of the present Cont
r.: ~rt induce .. it.. tt, netke the follNving olrers,
I'hr the s al e of e:1. Cog the F./its in the hands
of ail tli t. per" . ..,.. \i e will furni , h ilifi l'eu
ide.'s J :ruin , f.u. i, - .'..e. reeks, Eoninitnicinz
Jell' :2., !l:: ihe fu1:0 , ...14 torn's: '
One
~:
Ih% e eoi,;e4, !,, one address, - . Lltil
t:levett i•opi•-. “ .e :2.ott
- il ,_i.t . .1.1. & Art nl, l'th'dishers.
• -- -
re' ee on the foirth page, the
prosi)extus fiir Kansas rieratd of
Frucdotn: All true nien . will be glad
to suAain this enterprise to the extent
of their
An article in relation to Corn,
on the fourth page, from the Welhorille
Free Press, will pay fur reading.
' A Treaty is nearly concluded
for the annexation of the Sandwich
Islands to the United States.
. •
rIP A friend in Harrison sends one
regular subscriber, and sixteen can.-
paign subscribers. .11 one or two
friends in each Township will follow
this example, it will be impossible for
hunker falshoods to make and•
; for We shall publibb such docu
ments and facts Xuring the campaign,
as will convince the judgment of every
candid man who reads them, that the
time has come . when freemen of all
parties should unite for the preserration
ficcdom, •
t:77' The llig?er leaders are doing
their utmost to prevent the circulation,
and injure the influence of this paper.
If the opponents of Slavery extension
are as quick sighted as we take them
to be, they NVkil see in these malignant
and unscrupulous efforts, strong rea
sons fur scattering fooadeast a paper
that is such a terror to evil doers.—
The people are disgusted with the
pro-slavery sympathies of the old line
democracy ; and a glorious opportu
nity is now offered to lay our princi
ples before all the people. Shall
this opportunity be improved ? We
send out now some 200 campaign sub
scribers. A little energy on the part
of our friends, and /w/fthe effort which
Our opponents have made to drum up
delegates for' their convention to-mor
row, would send us 200 more within
a week.
The trouble is, those who sustain a
bad cause are generally more active
andzealous, than those who sustain a
g )od - cause, which is a compliment
over the left to the friends of progress
and reform..
. !The man who is very humble
only because he is poor, would be ex
tremely haughty if_rich, such a man
is not entitled to respect whether rich
or poor, because he does not realize
what constitutes true manhood. Men
should he honored and respected be
cause they are generous hearted, truth . -
I;ind to those around them, and
..':ctie:,tf
The new buildings East of the
river:, are . going on finely; and give the
village in that direction a.. lively ap
pearance., There are no 'better build-
Lag lots in Coudersport, than those
laid ofr by the' Messrs. .hones in the
dircction of Lymansville, and we are
glad to see so many cemfortable and
tasteful rasideiwes gciing up there.--7
Blecker must take a fresh start, or East
BroildwaY, will carry off the Palui in
•
improvement.
We call the attention of 'these de
sirousof procuring a good article of
furniture to the card of Frank John
son, to be found in another column.
His work may be seen in various par
lors and offices about town; and who
ever sees it will say that he is per
fectly master of his trade.
0" The American Jeffries, IL C.
Grier, one of the Judges of the United
States Supreme Court, is likely to have
trouble. It is reported from Wash-
that serious charges have been
crefered against him.
tar The Post Office in this village
has,tieen moved to the building for
/erly occupied by A. ll:Butterworth,
N. W. Corner Public Square. Mr.
Judd, the P. M., has overhauled the
inside of this building, and given it
an air of comfort, and a bu.iiness ap
pearance. Although, as a whole, we
think the Post Office department never
was leorse managed, yet, we very cheer
fhlly bear testimony to the disposition
of Mr. Judd to discharge his duty
faithfully, and in a gentlemanly man
ner. He has committed some errors,
(win') has not but on the whole the
üblie have -reason to be thankful that
the appointment,came to so courteous
arid. accommodating a citizen.
C 7. The completion of the neat lit,
the church on the North of the public
square, adds greatly to the appearance
of our village. Its erection, finish,
and tasteful architecture, are credita
ble to tho builder, Mr. Rees. .
F r ? We are under obligations to
Hon. C. Sumner for a copy of hi s
Speech in relation to the fugitive Slave
bill, and the duty of the citizen in re
lation to fugitive slaves. We publish
the material part of one of these
speeches on the out side of this num
ber of the Journal. We feel confi
dent that every person who looks at
this speech will read it through, with
the glcatest interest. It is a masterly
production, which no slaveholder ivill
ever attempt to answer, and which
will strengthen every freeman in his
purpose to overthrow the hateful oli
garchy. I,bisd and circulate.
Rich men deal gifts, expect
ing in ',return, twenty fur one."
—" Alen's evil inanneri4 live in
brass, their virtues, we write in water."
—" How far .that - candle throws
his beams ! •
So shines a good deo in a naughty
World!"
11 32d3ORTED V7RITERS."
We find in.the- last Toga Eagle, a
fictitious correspondent, trying to make
capital against the Editor of the Agi
tator because he is a stranger, as the
Eagle sneeringly calls him, an " im
ported writer." • This term is used
three times in less'than half a column.
We should like to know how the old
liners of this ConMy like these sneer.:
ing allusions to "-imported writers."
Is it wrong to import writers f i dr Lo
p. county, and light to do the same
thing in Potter? Or, is it right for
old hunkers. to import their Editor
from a Slave State, and wrong fur in
dependent men to invite an Editor
from a neighboring County in their
own State. to take charge of their
paper ? We should
the
to have this
question settled, as the faithful in this
County, may have violated one of the
cat dinal principles of the party, .When
they imported and Editor to dictate
to them what they should do, and what
leave undone. Will the Eagle man
be good enough to tell us whether the,
same rules of propriety that it advo
cates should be applied to Potter Conn
.
ty ?
BEWARE - OP GREEN Piturr."—ln Al
bany, a boy in perfect bealfi, ate
some green apples and a pintf o•` cher
ries before dinner, drank plentifully
of milk at his dinner, and was buried
in the cemetery before dark of the
I wile day. •
.
"NATIONAL WHIGS:'..
This term which came into vogue
after Mr. Fillmor became President,
and undertook ti) bring the Whigs
intothe support of. Siarry. All those
who folloWed the lea'd of Fillmore, into
the service ofSlaverycalW themselves
" National Whigs.": They are those
who support the fugitive Slave 'bill;
aiul advise acquiescence in the re
peal of the Missouri . . - Compromlie.
The old line democracy expect this
class or whigs will unite with them,
and me expect it too. That is where
they belong, and we think 'they will
Soon go there. But we also expect
that the same reasons which induce
pro-slavery whigs to unite with the
ehrline democracy, will induce anti-
Nelra,ska democrats to leave it. And
.
we have abundant evidence that this
expectation will be gloriously fulfilled.
We. are greatly pleased that with all
the cunning and deception which Big- I
ler leaders of this County are using,
the exact truth is likely to get out.—
And this admission that the pro-slave
ry-fugitive-slave-bill part of the whip
party, are expected to unite with the
old-line-slavery-extension Bigler par. :
tv, is an admission that the later is
pro-slavery. So let it be proclaimed
that the leaders of the old line Democ
racy, knowing that theirs is the party
that put through the Douglas bill, in .
opposition to the will of the people, and
that their caucus Machinery, is the
chief obstacle to the union of the peo
ple for the overthrow .Of
.the Slave
Power,' very naturally expect all fu
gitive-slave-billwings to, unite in SUS-
I taining Bigler, Douglas, and President
Pierce. This is the only expectation
of our hunker. friends that will be,
fulfilled, and it is the only thing they
have done to facilitate &genuine free
dom partys But the assistance in 'this'
respect entitles them to' the thanks of
all good citizens. This invitation to
the National, that is, Fillmore, pro
slavery whigs, to join 'them, is a loud
call to all anti-Nebraska democrats to
leave them : And now we hope to
see parties formed in this county on
a true and natural basis. • That is,
with all the old hunkerS of both par-,
ties in one party, and all independent,
freedom-loving men itt the other.—
Such a party has been formed in Mi
chigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, Vet-.
moat, Maine, and COimecticut ; and
the people are, moving for the
formation of a like prty in New York,
Massachusetts, Illinois and Peunsyl-
OREM
The people of Potter have been so
mud) in the habit of doing - their awn
thinking and voting, that 'it• N5'1:1111d be'
folly to doubt, that they would be be
hind their brethren ia other sections.
Yes the hunker Whigs of Potter
will undoubtedly :unite with the
hunker democrats ; and then the friends
of freedom who are ()Hosed to any
further aggression •of ! - slavet'y, of 'all
parties will unite iu defenco of free
dom. The work. goes bravely on. In
spit of Southern arrogance, and the
recreancy of Northern politicians; the
principles of the. fathers, as •made
public in the Declaration oflndepend
once, will yet be vindicated.
THE INFLUENCE OF SLAVERY
The attentive observer of Passing
events, must have noticed a systemat
ic efilirt, on the part of those Northern
papers, that defend the Nebraska bill,
and those that arc pill uncleY its dis
grace, to make Slavery' api;elr more
favorable than Freedom, so as to pre
pare the way fur .indefinite exten
sion, and perpetuate its existence.—
Hence we find in : every old hunker
paper editorials and selected articles
Which aim to exalt. Slavery, and dis
parge Liberty. All 'right. The peo
ple will soon see who the allies and.
, .
supporters of Slavery are; and they
will also see that no defender of Slave
ry ever thinks of confining his state
ments to the truth, for Slavery can no
more.be defended - without falsehood,
than stealing can be justified without
crime. The latest :"attempt to exalt
Slavery that we'have seen, is the pub
lication in most of the Bigler papers
of this State, of a statement purport
ing ta• be taken from the census of
1850, showing the number of churches
and criminals in :the free and slave
States; This statement first appeared
in the Richmond Enquirer, .but was
eagerly copied into the pro-slavery
pipers of this and other free States.
We - do not see that the statement
would amount to much - if -true. But
it is not true. There are no such fig
ures in the census 'tables. The pa :
lication of this tablely is a. part of that
system
.of fraud and, deception by
which it .is hoped to'extend slivery n
over every foot on tijis.coiatinent; and:
to "crush out" the spirit of Liberty
from the hearts of the people. Does
anybody expect, that men who have
no•regard for the plighted faith of the
Nation, will • have • any for truth or
honOr7 WhoeverdoeS:will be worn',
ly deceived.
• Speaking of this table of c.ritne and
churches the National Era hays:
The Enquirer sets forth the above
.statement-as coming from the Report
of the Census of 15;50; hat tlw figures
purporting to give the number , ry' crim 7
inals are not to be found in tither tg
Abstract published by Mr. Kennedy,
or the full and elaborate .Report pub
lished by the present Superintiwdent,
Mr. De Bow. This fact is a most
unlucky commentary upon the En
gaiter's lioasted "philosophical inve
tigation." So, after ail the" flourish
of trumpets with which the-editor her
alds his invincible statistics, it turns
out that they have no authentic foun
dation. Where did he get them !
; Should he not have given u. 4 his au
thority I He very probably caught
them at random in some newspapvr.
without the slightest knowledge ;,1"
their paternity-:
But, fortunately, we are able to re
fer the philosophical investigator ti
the source of his information, and to
enlighten him as to its value. The
statement originally appeared in De
Bow's Review fir June, not however,
on the authority of the editor, Mr.
De Bow, who i the ;zuperimentlent
of the Census, but on that of a gentle
man who t: rite from Memphis, Ten
nessee! Mr. De Bow resides
in Vusli
ington, and his nucleic ii published in
New Orleans; a fact which will ex
empt hire} from any responsibility for
the tAateipents of di,larit correspond
ents, NVIIWSE contributions are prolcaltly
never seen by Lim until they appear
in his Journal.
But, to I,le u •r the ma tier bcyoml
WC called on 31c. De Boic, and o.:cer
tained that be _knoo•.c noti;;lL. , ; be
source tlfrbf , 4ratement, and Eliot no rr
port ffcrinzival Atatiale,; lazs Ver
made by the Census- Bureau with the
exception of the go - n
- oral statement
contained" in a short paragraph ;f the
Abstract.
The Old line dem)cracv of lids
county have lately been treated t o
quite a number of article , . in deiblue
of slavery. • We notice one particu
larly interesting from the N. Y. r
old. This paper is beautiful authority
to, quote to honest men. The /Pie/1
is notorioudy the nest uliprinciped
paper ever published in Aniekica. "It
is itnowicto everybody as the momii
piece of slavery, intempc,,,,ice, and
crime. It has secured a fortune to
the editOr by levying bitzrk
every man of Nvealth in Now York
who could be made to bleed.
Perhaps the democracy of Pc,tter
will give Imre heed to the amluirity
of sdeh a paper, than to the testimmy
of the venerated Jefferson. We shall
Tl;tlrniF, Jefierzinn was one t'nc
'Cjearest sighted men of his day. He
lived, in the' ruitkt of slavery. Ile
knew ! all abont it, and s;pell king t4 . .itb
influence on the whites he said :
The whole commerce between ma , -
ter and slave is a perpetual exercise
of the nm,t boisterous pa•;si , ms, the
most us rein it; ilrA i po‘,..c.ni on the one
part, and degrading on On the
other. Our children see and
learn to imitate it; for man is an imi
tative. animal. The parent storms, the
child looks on, Catches the lineaments
of wrath, puts an the sam: airs in th e
circle of smaller slave 3, fzircyporr
his worst pas.7ionx, and thus uun , ed,
educated, and daily: exculised r in Iy
rdnny, cannot but be stamp 11l by it
with odious peruliarities. Tin man
must be a prodigy who ca':',',i•etain
his manners and nmrals adob - pre red
by such circumstances."
. Does any one doubt the,•,;ruth of
this? Let them read the proreedings
of the present Congres , , and they will
dOutu no 'longer. See the whole slave
States repndiating a solemn compact,
which they said a few Y i pars ago,
should be binding forever. See their .
leaders come into the Senate,'.chamber
armed withrcvolvers and boilie knives
and attempt to shoot down Ahose who
will not submit to their odi'lits rule.
A single comparison will: ,show the
difference between' the liAnenee 'of
slavery "and that of freedom. Look
at the. conriction of Prefl'O's'OrWebster
in Massachusetts, and tiro 'qcquittal of
of Matt Ward in Kent,y, and you
will • sec at . a glance the,i.vhole influ
ence of slavery. ;:k•Gr•
Vt 7 e have already itiffde this a long
article, but as we do not intend to re
fer to the subject again, at leasifor the
present, we shall make'the matter as
=I
• It must he evident to any one that
any statement of the kind published
by tiro Eniptirer, must allude
.to the
number o f persons in prison on a
particular . day ; else there is no him&
ow of tbundation for the statement..
Now throughout • the South, men
summit crimes wifh impuiiitY that
would :end them to prison in any free
State. Then . a.large miinher or tim,e,
ciinvicted at theSontir,' are 'not fm
prisoned, but ult;pped. and lb-andok
What kind ofpunizlinient ii that, for
•
a civilized communivi
The following - extract from the
National Era- will satisfy every c:e:,
did mind, of the influence of slavery : .
We rolvise our hunker friends to try
Prohably they will next prove,
that all the eminent college; are at the
-South! that the Southern States h 3 v a
the best system of common schools!
and as an evidence of the general
state of education in the slave States.
they will doubtless show front rho
statb.tics of the" Post Office Depart.
that the South pays more than
her proportion of postage.. ,
d on ' t h e discouraged. (live the plan
of deceiving the peopie by fills,. :talc
ments itt reference to the census of
fair ilial. Your Case
rate:at dl eN'ents. The peoplec
after vet. and it is barely pos,ilde th;.t
a few of them can be deceived into
thither sit .p,nt of thc blightiaz
But we dig - res.. The Era drive.
home this attempt to justify slavery,
as follows:
In the plave, they
_have itn
State pri4on or Penitentiary in smile
of. tlio' Southern State , . * We
that there is no such instituth•li in
either North or South Carolina; iv;
are iinpresetl with thu belief: hat (,ther
Southern State , are in a sitiption
lu 11:4 , 1. States. the pritctic,•s
it ; ;;; . f . and 1,0; ! 72;lillg pievail. and art
;t, a suliAituto for a leait:ati27,-.
an.l lone; iniprisuanients.
la Virgi•du, and other 5,,-,,c ! ,• 1 „
s tatc.; , I) ti.) 0 1)110 4 CO3C, - (111HT
11.ibtion, ,it fOut:d inconvenient to
Selid 111C11 CI till.' P.:llior.ltiarV 461 . 1:.
liltNltl :rail 11 . 014ite ifiltrii•LS, to rellin;fl
t I): or twelve months. The e:,:po i s e ;,-,
such - casus c:...c,!eds the value of laho l
which tile criminal peribrrn , . To
a man froth Out"; of the wt_•-tcr:t Conn
tie, bordering ott (111 i i -, T,• ffi1e ,,,,,„
Richmond, to atone for a petit ial.,•
ny or breach - of the 14`;1i..0, by" a
or twelve nit probuti,ol
Penitentiary, would evide!,C,v
di,tance
practicably route. is from five t• , r \co
hundtoil milestand the criminal
necessarily require an escort of .
guards, WhOSe wages and ex!, os,
would amount to a round :ton. Tic
expeascinni inconveltiencu a
system would be tinhearahl.l le;
community; and hence the Leuislat
of Virginia has iirovidcd that when'
the punishment due to an 011;•ne
not (vial to two year.: imprisounieh;
in the Penitentiary, tho lash, and
brand, fines, and perhapi . shoa
prhionment in jail; shall bcsulLstitat, , d
We believe that a similar dispensati. , ;;
al:Rinidm-wilt id madc, in mo,t of
soutiwrn states where they
Ptuizentiarv.
The free Stute-;. who . 50 ct imina!, - :-
tistics the At emplii.4 gentleman
takes furnish, arc the most d
populous in the Union, and are evvi
where permeated by railroad.;. Tii
largeA of them, NC'NV York and Penn
ylvania, Inve each two or mar:. p.:n
itentiaiis, beid es workhouses, Y:
can Le reiwhed in a few hours
the remote-t districts. There -
therdina , , th:, S:1111a rea,on fyr
stricting their it Co to the higher grail:A
of tenures.
.The ule.:l;p:ng-po:e and th.;.• 7,rar , /
o - C 27'17T 1/Sl'd in thrpri. SI/iley. V
ry ofFenee is
meat in their N . ; el I-o rile re d penitentid
ries, wl.rli how:;.s, and common jril
OD the other hand, the .T
of corporal 'muslin-rent are universa
used in all the slaveho!ding at.:i
They rank ern! haticaliy arnongthu"p
culiar institutions" el the South; na:
their application is nut congaed t
the negro race. In most of the claw
States, whose statistics the Enyhir(i .
undertakes to fUrnish, the practice ct
whipping and branding white me::
prevail -i; while, slaves as well as
.free,
are rarel. punished in any other way,
except fur capital puni4nnent.
The refreshing rain of Saturday
last, fell gratefully on the parehol
earth, and purified the atmosphere
that one could breathe and live without
gasping. It rained gently but steadily
for about four hours, and was the
shower we had had in seven week •
Our farmers are suffering several;'•
The Hay crop is nothing. Oats lil4 lll .
bit corn looks well. We are not i
formed as to the Wheat crop. Peta ,
toes look well now, and we hope 11,r
a good crop
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