Mobile register and journal., 1845-12-15
fCorrespondence of the Register and Journal.l

TUSCALOOSA, Dec. 9th, lS4o
 MT. Porter brought forward bill days ago, 10 proyIde that the families of convcts in the Peni- tentiary should receive portion of the profits aris- ing from the labor of the conscts. There is some novelty in this It recommends itself to our sympa- ,hy-but the institution is dead expense, and we are inclined 10 lhlnk that this proposition will not receive sufficient favor to carry it into law Mr. P. may be chased as relormer, and is smart y in advance of the age. You will note that he has also brought forward bill to abolish the punish- ment oI death This is another sympathetic meas- ure, founded on morbid philanthropy and dictated by m,sdirectcd humanity. The punishment of death may be considered as already abolished in effect in thrs Slate for the mldness of law has placed the criminal in the hands of the jury for them to say, whether his crime is such as should require the re- tribntion of death or whether he should be confined in the Penitentiarv for life. All will admit that there are some crimes sufficiently aggravated in their cl,l acter to require the punishment of death; and in this age, sympathy so far gets the advantage of judgment, that this punishment will scarcely ever be inflicted except expate the most direful crimes Mr. Porer's bill prescbes ''sohary confnsment for ife," instead of death. The question is yet open for the solution of philnnlhropists-which is the most cruel punishment. "death, or "soiitary conins- ,neat for e." Mr. Austill is chairman of the com- mittee on the military: and from the number of re- ports which he presented yesterday, from his com mittee should think he acted upon the rule 'never nut of tlIl tomorrow that which can be done to- d,y" Some of the committees seem to act upon the more gentemanIy rue, of doing to-day thai ,chich De done tO-moroW. How full of faiacy are the axoms Of life. The old proverb above quo- ted is mol uniye, sally true. In intellectual matters, il is better delay, rumnaie, cogitate and ma ture; think those committees who expect 10 pre- sent their reports about the middle of January.
 The Hon. David Hubbard, member from Law renee, appeared in the House of Representatives this morning for the first time during the session
 Mir. Brown introduced bill to regulate the de- scent o ,ates of deceased persons, with reference to aliens, enacting that where lands would escheat, on accoun, of ihe nabiy of alien relation to in- herit real estate, the should not escheat, but descend to he next of kin who should not be alien
 The inauguration of the new Governor took place this day al I2 o'clock. There was A large number O. strangers and citizens present on the occason-- The Houses adloprned al II o'clock, and a pro- cession was formed in Ironf Of the Indian Queen Hotel. From thence tbe Governor was conducted o the Capitol Tbs imposing ceremony vas open ed by prayer from Dr. Masly Of the University. ater which tbe Governor elect delivered his speech Tue production Lad been esssfsIly prepared (being read by his ExceIisscy.J sad wss eaAarscsrised by the most conclls lory ioass, He fook occasion to refer to his democratic lzb asG sad, faosi enpbat- icay, that he never had cstaprotsjsed h. and that he never would, "csme what may"
 He referred, in very appropriate terms, 10 ths me- cessity of friendly co-opeIstos betrsea 1'e Exec utiye and the Legislature. f
 It should be remarked . truth, fist the formal preparations for this ipaugurstios were made D the Leg lslalure, (wilh respect to he democratic mem bers.) with great reluctance. There press,ls sa sv- ident inclination to show ihe new Governor th st he was not the choice of ihe majority party. large number of the democratic members fsfsssd to join n the procession. Nevertheless, tle eersnesy was imposing. and characterized ~ilh proper dseo. rum and solemnity.
 In yesterdays letter alluded to the deir'ts iS tte Senate the resolution providing for bienniai ses- sions. Your Senator, Jos. Seawell, Esq, parici. paed in the debate the resolution. He assumed the democratic doctrine the basis of his speech, that the representative should to the enforce ment of lhe public will fa.rIy expressed-ibat H proposition fairly carried before the people, should