The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-08-07

',s efea' eonFOls6 IN and II iYr,r..t.5
my, '"a' poison who has never -. s#af=s
M e"''e9hat", cannot, whpn IN. i.'hefd
iemb'of, given. cntes at an mt 81, !" #
! "gs "' INN WHO has witnessed ONT, to-
"e''ly vague idea oi danger--ihela -
f"ss'ss'ph oil extreme terror aad disrns, e III
he excitement has in a great ,aess'..,
""' ,"' week or ten days after th. sj,,., ~
would see every night hundreds st,.,lha !, Jon
mats IN the squares, alameda md -" upon
open spnce could be found, al,nost af,.ii ", Al
'hrir eyes, and starting npnn their L.. ''ese
'eas' alarm TO repeat tier aycs :" he
many are seen sleeping atihc open doo,s NV
"heh 'he subject IS mentioned, cross ,bsn.., M
adding. perhaps. their common o,a,. '"stlffs
jesus Maria ~ .'"'napH
Al ailao the shock wa felt after the d..
was seen To rise from Lima. so ,h,t; ~.
seem that II proceeded from The noun,,;n "'''lf
sea. lose persons who were on board
IN the harbour, described the scuSali,, ., us
same IA whrn ship thumps viol.ntly me
'ne bottntn, and the nose like that ptodrcoa,
: twenty chain cables running throngb h
ser holes. h" water Vas very tnfb,d 81
4 considerable time after WARTS laree Al, ~,
/ came mp IN every direction. Several viii
ON the coast TO the norhward have been -,
noted. II was not experienced at the -.
ward but few mles have It,. ',A=
18th April from Arica, where 1t WI. no, -
all. -" =!
have almost filled my sheet with tbi. er,...
sing subject. There has hitherto Eeana
period tor the occurrence of these heavy sbo,I,,
aud people here feel very confident thai in tl.,,
lives such another will not happen. II iyss.,
that IN tusoo and AfeGuipa, there are SON.
symptoms Of revolt. but W. know Iltnr bo,alE
tine plots anu connterplors, aud think it sale N
make as few inquiries a. possible"
IiTh'h Administration Of Justice, -Tbo,.
are some things IN which We might take +. h.
son from the Turks, particularly in the ad,o;n;.
ifaiiDn Of lnHice. They de not waste tno,,I
ami years nr the litigation ofsuil,-the Ia,
prompt and decided in its movements: nor IL
they reco5 nze Ouf metaphysical disfinctio, ho
tween equity and justice. Proce,se, and 70
turns, declarations and pleas, with their ,.o
thon'and cf ceteraS, 90 moi put their band. int
The poor chents pocket IN the ,hapc cC in,e,
mnabe bills Of costs, uutii he falls into the arp,s
OF rum, IN the pa sui Of justice. In Turkev
every man Is his own baIhh and his own altoi
ney. When the parties come before the Judge
the planllll states his claim aud the drep{ant
makes his rejiy-- ltncS,es are cxamincd and
II decision is uiade AZ once. hele are mo- m.
=
cree IS pronounced it Is irr,ycIsIhi. Thor,
may p', faele mu,' be rcoaslnnal rone IL such
4 system Judges may he p,cwd'ted. pania
Il UNJUST; bn even p,o.apt injustice IS butter than
pfetta,led 'iiag'ion Besifs, thu mjur u par
~ ean aIwa's seek redress hY apprahae to The
SULTAN, anf tte history oi It's singular people
at"onds WIN instances OF punishment inflicted
on untghIeons Judges.
kohhc's an ,nur,lfrcrs are hauged-,raito-S
Are bercadrp. Criminals il smah way, are
bast,n 'doed, This p,actj.. Is condemned b,
the civilized world pert ps Justly but thefe
are many cases ia which eoa9o'a punishment
would answer better purpose than iinprson.
ment. II is possible ibat ~e have refined loo
much Oh the rudcness of nur loIeiaiheIs. AM
thai the pillo'y for knayes. and l,e ducles
stool or scolds, were not quite so inhuman as
we are 10" taught 10 consider them,
~ T. Courier