Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-01-20


happiness
On fine October evening, about three months
since, Dora had been walking with her sister, and
illustrating some truths by observ ations on the
brilliant orbs that deck the brow of night As
she entered the room she perceived stranger; a
second glance was sufficient to tell her that the
seeming stranger no other than her former
playmate and friend, Henry. With the selfpos-
son and grace of a high-bred, elegant woman,
she welcomed him again to his native CITY,
though as she spoke, the bright blush Of surprize
and pleasure succeeded by as deadly pale
ness, when she reflected that snc was 20 him but
as the acquaintance of former DAYS and that, per-
haps, his vows and his heart were ia the posses
sion Of another. 1t was but the suspense of a mo
meDt, the cold and distant Cleveland, forgetting
his former restraint, now that he had returned if
not with wealth, at least with competence to Of
fer, that he had found not the nero votary
Of fashion, but the devoted sister and daughter,
forgot to address Miss Southgate, SO happy was
he to find his own fair Dora.
"And now Mary said Mrs. Bruce, "shall we
say that no good can result from evil, shall we
say that it is not good for the cup Of worldly sue
cess to be dashed from very lips, that it is not
well for '',hc tables Of the money changers some
times to be overthrown Shall we say that the
Failure may not be a fortunate event when such
is the result, when it can render the fashionable
belle a useful, intelligent, and pious woman,
save her from a hcartless union, and restore her
to the chosen object of her hearts best, earliest
Affection
From ,hs Ohio Political Register.
CAPITAL PUS1snMESrs.-Thc proposition to
substitute solitary confinement during life at hard
labor for capital punishment, being now under
onsi1craton in the Legislature of this State, the
statistical information contained in tho subiolncd
article will prove peculiarly interesting at this
moment:
CAPITAL PUNIsnMENTs.-For several years
past the public mind has undergone considerable
change upon this suiiect; the repugnancc to
the judicial shedding of blood has gone on
increasing from year to year; and II is under such
crcums tances of popular predisposition to enter
tain a que, ton with careful attention, that the
efforts of a pu,:,,ic writer the topic have the
49,, test effect. T., the present subject, if we
-, the majority. We believe that they arc
Close in our wake, and, that, rc long, all will be
Of our wav Of thinking. The arg men's on TINS,
IA on other questions. which will have me most
weight with men in general, are those affor,c'. 10
US by the lessons Of experience. we therefor
publish the following facts, with The conviction
that they must make a strong impression upon the
public mind:
In France, during the five years ending with
352 executions. Daring the five years cndin3
with 1881, there were ll12 accusations, anu
l3l executions. Thus the number of murders
was rather less, although the executions were re-
duccd more than one half.
In Prussia, from 1920 to 1924 inclusive, there
were 60 convi lotions of murder, with 81 execu-
tons; from 1925 to 1929. 80 convictions, with 33
executions: and from 1880 to 1884, 43 convic-
tons, with 10 executions. Here again find
the amber Of hsmcidcs decreasing with the re-
duction i'll executions.
In ReIcium we have n still STRONGER case: