The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-01-19

the aRRroosiOna of thu Deprived, NndbY 60
surfing the convictioa ID tie Ruilfy pet1to
as a. salutary exampte, and thus detsf 0tkess
from the preparation Of crime. Sctsts!y
confinement al hard labovs would have =
more powerful effect in preventing crime
than any other mode of punishneft. The
revisor has wisely rerom,nended, thai u,uF~
der, and arson, in the first degree, and trea.
son, alone, should be cspitYiiy punished,
and that executions should take place infhg
prison or prison ward. in the presence IF cor
tain officers. The horrid spectacle Of an
execution effects no good onstts contrary,
u usually excites the sympsfhies u the bel
holders, and in their eyes the felon becomes
"a martyr. II system of criminal iuris.
prudence was SO grada6ted, az clearly to
mark out the various degrees Of crime and
afiix the appropriate punishments conviction
would become almost certain, and the ma
jesty Of the law be yindicated-tbc code
proposes all these objects, and, in additions
it defines with great precision, every spe-
cies Of crime-designases the snaneer of
arresting the accused, and Of proceeding
in the trial. Il is unjust TO punish those
who cannot readily ascertain what i pro-
hibited. Under the existing system, It re- !
qnires learned lawyer, after consulting an
immense mass Of books, to find out the long
catalogue Of offences punishable by stat !
ute, and at common law.
To prevent, if possible, the lawIess acts
of violence which have SO long gone uu-
punished in the state, and to put down osg
harpics who are preying on the osut{sdlsity
and wrestling from our citizens their hard
earnings at the gaming table, recommend
to your consideration the propriety of Civ
ing compensation, in the shape of tax feess
to the District Attorneys. A certain SUM
should be taxed in the bill Of costs, come
| me1surate with the difficulty of procuring
i. conviction, to be collected out Of tn &c.
| PENDANT. A tax fee Of one hundredd
| for each conviction, would soon drive fey|
Faru Dealers from the purlieus of lhe Cspe
itol, and from the towns and villages which
they have been SO long robbing. No addi-
tionaI burihen would be thrownon the states
for the tax fees, now collected, seldom each
the state treasury. Further legislation 10
requisite in relation TO the criminal onurt
The District Attorney Of the first judicial
district is required to attend the sessions of
the criminal court in four counties, in addi-
/ ton to his duties in the crcnit Court. The
terms of the two courts conflict, and the Ia
bors required Of that officer are mach great
er than he can we'll perform. In the event
Of his absence from court he is required to
pay tie compensation allowed the peEson,
lappointed to fill his place--a greater conn
I pensation should be allowed than thnf now
fixed by law, or less labor should be requir.
{ ed. -
4 The report Of the joint committee Of the
Legislature on the books and papers Of thu
late Auditor, John H. Mallory, and the
state funds, is herewith transmitted. ltnp-
pears that he il; defaulter to the amloDf Of
fifty fur thousand and seventy-nine dollars
and nine-six cents--all Except @230,S9,)
on account Of town lots aud the thteo pel
! cent, Seminary and sinking funds. The
; existing law gives the Auditor exclusive
. control of the money arising from the sale
J toftown lots and the three per cent and
Seminary fund, and he is also one a the
, commissioners of the sinking fund Il VA,
. intended that the Auditor and Treasurer
should be checks OF each other; yet, BY
an oversight, more power has been vessoa
in the Auditor than, perhaps, was inteudeti
: The trust reppsed, has been sadly abused
and he has been enabled, thus loue, Ia con,
!. ceal his defaications, in consequence of Is
: ing most unMis5ly authorized u recsix,
: money which should have been epd,ted Al
5 paid into the state treasury IN the usual man
neE. Great loseness appears 20 hayN pro
= vailed in both the Auditors and Tmasux
: erss office during the years 1896 and 1887
! The late treasurer, C. G. Mayson, appean
,. Ito have been in the habit efreceiyjng mo
q ney of tax collectors, and others, Wifhoa
: 1.-The production Of the AUDITORS receipt wa
2 rant, as required by law. Iris nnaf q
Q Tempt the securities, on his bond, tom q
Ibility, but II will operate most opilso liv63I
. on the tax collectors, to be compellsa "a ~
the money again. The resnlution aprrs
Q we'd May 1lth, 1887, authorised stI,e III
treasurer 70 receive Of the seward 1ax "a
= Electors of this state, the notes q 6lI Iho elm
!, tered banking companies Of The 1tat6 I
z. Mississippi, IN payment end Discharge /
y Ill the warrants issued 81 d. Andlior !
s public accounts upon tho freangpser a. tli
y state; and the act approved Gky - n
s authorised him to receive the 1islfi
81 share Of thu surplus revenue Of The 3
'eI States, required 10 Be- deposlted =
9 STATE. No s0lhotity ~ eiivel So In
s cyiye Of she RoxeEnu1pnt CHS IT,
3 lany hing bul 50 "a silver q
81 rpecie Haying teu( ~, - n .
& ia Inv, ~ paSepefl4 -
g, lnF1 drn(14 81 ofl1ll 1ppfc cie1o1[ 66ffi =
Ell Xeficnl01enf hank e6onoF g nS1f