Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-12-10

F, also for purchasing the CALIFORNIA; OF Mex-
) leo. Her hold is exceeding weak on that
State, and she must rcnquish it to Eng.
land. Would not our people do well 10
take California with its fine harbots and
fertile lands, while they can be got for a
few millions, instead Of marching an ar
my across the Rocky mountains to con.
quor from the British some wild and WORTH
less lands on tho Pacific north Of Colum-
bin riverl This ~ the time 10 settle this
HaItcr Cors, Of NE Chas. Courier.
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MARMED--NoT nUNe.--- A novel occur
renee took place on Wednesday last, IN
capital trinl pending before the Judges Of
the Supreme Court al Salem. Jas. Pow
ers, who was indicted for rape on Hannah
! Welsh, was to have been tried f1r his life,
and the jurors summoned, aud the court
ready, having assigned day specially for
the trial In this stage Of tho case, tho
prosecuting attorney announced 10 tho
court that he bad suddenly boen deprived
Of the most material witness Tor the prose-
cutlon, without whose testimony he could
not hope for convictions; that this wit
moss was tho girl upon whom the offence
| had been committed, and TINT he had lost
her testimony by her going to the Jail and
marrying The prisoner that morning, and
now being his wife, she coald not testify
against himl
And there0pon the Court looked becom-
ingIy grave, and the prosecuting officer en-
tered noIc prosoqui, mud Mr.. Powers IL
a gay bridegroom at large, enjoying his
honeymoon, instead OF being n prisoner
in the dock on his trial. with tho prospect
Of a hempen haller
Singular as this occurrence may seem,
there is no doubt Of the honesty and vir.
tue of the girl, and ofihe truth Of her
charge against the prisoner, who had moro
over confessed his guilt. The parties are
both Irish, and the young mnn, decent in
other respects, aad the girl faithful do.
nestle. Under all the circumstances, Il
may turn out a happier match dian many
which were more willing in their origin.
This incident seems to revive Yery
old custom. BY the Jewish law, Deut.,
CHI. %, y. 25, this crime was punished with
death, IN case the damsel outraged WINS be.
irothed TO another man; but If she was sim
gle and not bolrolbed, then heavy fine
Of fifty shokles was to be paid to The dam
sells father, and the rayishcr was compel
led TO marry her, and she was 10 be his
wife all the days Of his life, without the
power of divorce, which the Mosaic law
gave to the husband.
BY the civil law and the old Saxon law
this crime was punished with death
In the reign Of Edward Sd, the offence
was reduced 10 respass merely, and pun
ished with Two years. Imprisonment only,
and fine; hut this enily, il is said, led to
such terrible consequences that il was
soon abolished, and capital punishment
restored
Sir Matthew Hale mentions a punish
ment cited from Bracton, an old British
law writer, which was the emusculaiion Of
the offender, and putting out bis eyes; but
then, though The offender was coyiclcd, the
woman that vas injured, If single, might,
il she pleased, redeem him from execution,
if She elected him FOR berher husband, and
the offender consented thereto
Boston Poet.
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4 STAGE LINE 70 OREGow. This is
INC thing new under The sun. A line of
stages to Oreponl Aye, and Mr.. Whitucy's
70 the Pacifcl .--nnd better than
hat, the Electric Telegraph. Just think
II an Executive order issued from WASH
ngton, received aud obeycd IN a few Sc
'onds on tho banks Of the CoIomba, orthe
op Of the Rocky Mgun,ains! Mr. Calhoun
certainly intended 10 perperalo bull,
ghen he spoke Of the "wse and mastery
aactiriyn which was 10 pluskHhe Oregon
'oef for us, when il was fairly ripe--the
Of 5000 miles passage before
man could say Z" Jack Robinson.r But
. this stage line
A proposition will shortly be submit
ed to the Post Master General, 10 run
inc Of stages to Oregon. Some slight al-
uslon 10 this fact has already been made ia
he papers, but with no idea tint il wall
mount to anything. have very good
eason % belicye--beihg well acquainted
With the mail contractor, who contempatos
lnbarking ia the enterprise, and knowing
i'm 10 be a man Of capital aud energy
hat Il acW amount 10 something; that be-
ore long VIC shil have a regular line Of
0 Oregon, and pos,houses Al intervals Of
en- or dozen mites all along lie route.
pretend tokaow a thing or two about this
natter, ami you may rest assured il is
% visionary speculation. 10 cery fen
ears, n mr. 70 Oregon will be but plea
ant little summer excursion
Corr. NJ. Y. Mirror.
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There isa woman living within fifteen
piles Of Mobile, Ala. (Alrs. CO who
Weighs four hundred and sixty pounds, boz
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