New-York daily tribune., 1844-02-12
Libertinisln q Crime.

Mr.. ALLEN, from the Committee on the judi
cisry, has reported to the Assembly of this State
bill to punish Adultery and Seduction as felo-
NOUS offences against the State-as deadly
crimes against the peace order and happiness of
the community. The bill, we hear, is accompa-
MED by long and able Report, fully vindicating
the expediency and necessity of such enactment,
of which the House has ordered the printing of
ten times the usual number.-So far, well but
the Legislature has gone as fer as this several
times before. Public Opinion is ripe now, as it
probably has not been hitherto for the enactment
of such laws as the Committee here propose, and
we trust the session will not be suffered to glide
away in their absence. We venture to assure
Mr. Allen that the People will look to him to
press the matter he has reported as the most i'm
.portant measure of the Session. and that, should
he fail to do so, promptly and steadily, there are
many thousands who will regret his course, and
viii not stop at regretting it. We do hope he
vii! see the propriety OF energetic action in the
premises, and that the Committee and the House
will second his exertions. All we ask is re-
cord of the Yeas and Nays on this measure; and
if it is not carried this Session we are confident
it will be at the next.
The following arc the proceedings in the AS
sembly on the introduction of this bill, as report
ed in the Argus:
Mr.. ALLEN from the Judiciary Committee, to
which were referred tho numerous petitions for the
punishment OF seduction and adultery reported a
bill to Prevent Licentiousness.
The bill was accompanied by report in writing,
the printing OF i've times the usual number Of which
yaN hNy Atr llINv,, l..
TALLY the bill OF las, year, and inaicng penalties of
fine and imprisonment for the offences named in the
petitions
The report was read, when
Mr. PALMER moved the printing of ten times the
usual number OF the report-saying that it was a
document thaswould not perhaps find its way gener-
ally into the newspapers OF the day; and ii was
very desirable that il should have general circula
ton.
MIR. HUNTINGTON accorded in opinion with the
gentleman last up, that the community would be
sminentiy benefited by general circulation of this
document; and that ii it was 10 have such circula-
ton, ii must De mainly through the official pubGca-
tons ordered by the House. There was q morbid
sensibility on the part Of The communty-a sort of
sham modesty--that operated SO far upon the press
as 10 keep every thing of this sort out of the papers
There was perhaps deeper cause for this, which
he need not remark upon. 1t was enough TO know
that the document would not hnd its way into the
papers, to make an exception 10 It's general rule and
print u larger number than usual II this case, He
seconded lhe motion for ten times.
Mr.. HULsURD assented TO THAI modification OF his
rnotion, and
Ten times the usual number were ordered.
- Bosroy is full of life and business Houses
are going up rapidly, especially in the neighborhood
of the Worcester Depot and the noble United States
Hotel, which were but recently in the Southern
suburb Of the town bnt ara now in the heart of bu-
siness, the centre Of growing wilderness of brick
and mortar. We expect to see the Exchange and
Post Office located in tina, vicinity vet il land
enough can be found or made for them.
OHIo-The Senate Of Ohio have refused 70 pass
the Retrenchnent Bill as amended by the House.
% The account given few days since of some
white men being murdered near Pensacola by come
Indians, proves untrue.