The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-09-19
EDITORS coRREsPoNDENcE.
(From our regular correspondent
Nv Xopx September IL, 1915.

(From regular correspondent
| New YoRK, September IL, lS45.
| Il is seldom the subject Of convention has ever
been proposed in State that has excited so ttie al
tention and discussion among the people, as that
proposed in this State for the revision Of the constr
tuition. Beyond shot fred here and there by the
wing papers, and frequently at each other little Is
heard about il. The people move forward, busted
in their own concerns, as though nothing OF the
| kind were before them.
| This apathy on their part to an important meas
| ure is very remarkable To revise the Fundamental
laws of State is serious and weighty matter, and
ought 10 draw TO its consideration able men, endow-
ed with wise and cool heads, made practical by long
experience.
| II is 10 be feared that constitutional changes are
beginning TO be regarded with less interest than for
merly and that desire for modification or innova-
ton is becoming too frequent.
| II cannot be denied but apparent and serious de-
fecs in the constitution Of State, made more ga-
ring by the progressive advancement Of the country
ought to be dspassonately considered and RENE
died Constitutional errors and hardships should
POSSESS no exclusive exemption from careful examt
nation and rectcaon, but they should In all cases
be made manifest before an instrument Of such i'm
| portance be meddled with.
The growth of this State in population is most
extraordinary. From the partial returns made, an
increase of about % 600 has taken place within the
last five years. The Journal Of Commerce thinks,
if the increase has been equally great IN other parts
Of the State. the entire population will amount to
about 5000 900! In l640, il was 2, 42S,92l. II is
| possible the State of New York now contains pop
ulation equal to the whole of the old thirteen colo.
nies, or States, which achieved their independence
of Great Britain. This s, in truth, becoming an
"EMPIRE STATE"
| The subscription to the stock of the great Erie
railroad goes bravely on. Yesterday, 81 ,9OO,000
had been subscribed, leaving only balance OF
| IN he ak m
| You will see it stated, that the Emperor of Mo-
rocco has refused to receive Mr.. Carr as United
States consul. believe this gentleman became OBJ
noxious to the Emperor when formerly consul at
| that post.
Captain Britton, of the packet-ship Rochester, has
had a gold medal sent to him by the Royal Humane
Society of England, for his noble conduct in saving
the lives Of passengers Of the British ship Dorcbes-
ter. Such tributes are no uncommon things for our
noble-spirited ship-masters to receive The Queen,
herself, has degned to transmit to them tokens of
her thanks for their humane services in saving the
lives of her Majestys subjects on the watery deep,
under circumstances Of great peril to themselves.
Long may they live to enjoy such honors!
| The last speck of war has wholly vanished from
| the minds OF both bulls and bears in Wall street.
The abolition Of all capital punishment is strong
ly advocated by the Tribune of this city The doc
trine also has many able advocates in this city and
other places. | believe society or organization
exists in New York, to which many respectable and
intelligent men are attached, including members OF
the legal profession, well politicians, clergy
men, &C., opposed to capital punishment. Now,
1 it only requires the slightest examination to
show that the putting away capital punishment
| is wholly impracticable. The inclination of
kindred to destroy the murderer of their friends,
| is a natural impulse of the human heart-as
much an instinct of the human breast the love Of
offspring, or other natural feeling. 1t exists among
| all classes of mankind, savage and civilized II is
well known that, among all savages, when one man
kills another, the brother, next of kin to the de-
ceased holds it perfectly right to take the life of the
murderer. As man became more civilized, he
yielded up this inclination to the execution Of the
law; without doing, however, what he is incapable
of relinquishing desire to have the murder
of father, brother, wife, if found guilty, hung
up till dead Abolish capital punishment; let man
whose bosom relative has been barbarousy MUIR
dered without provocaton, be told that the blood
stained monsters life is TO be preserved and pro-
tected by the law however deep and clear his guilt;
and his natural impulse would drive him at once to
| clay the criminal with his own hand The law
| may, in form, abolish hanging, clearly authorized by
Scripture; yet human nature will never let il be abo
ished in fact Alltha stays the hand of revenge, or
retaliation, or capital punishment, the part Of
vivors the belief that the law will do its duty and
swing the if guilty. The criminal dies, because,
as Jeremy Benham says, che, in Staying his fellow
man. has attempted to set at bought the greatest hap
piness Of the create st number of the immunity, by
whose laws he is bound" Punishment being in
tended by its ierrors to prevent others from COM
| hitting similar crimes. In such cases, no reforma-
| ton of the murderer, repentance, no act on his
part were he to live to the end of the world, could
bring back the life he has destroyed, or restore his
victim to his friends
| Bentham's doctrine is, that, whatever measures
are necessary to secure Fthe greatest happiness OF
the greatest NUMBER whether it be servitude, lib
| erty, or death, ought to be enforced. Otherwise,
/ every soldier slain in bar,le is gross murder.
UTiLITY is his test of right legislation. We predict
this new crotchet of preserving the lives of guilty
murderers will pass away, with Fourierism, Nor
monism, and hundreds of other new-fangled and i'm
practicable notions.
| The Great Western sails tomorrow, having al
ready goodly number ofpassengers engaged, with
| considerable amount Of freight.
! Stocks are something better to-day Ohio rs
sold at 103 do 6's at 97t; Illinois specie bonds al
81; Pennsylvania 6's at from 76t to II.
Cotton is very dull, and will remain so till the
arrival Of the Boston steamer. Flour "a GO; for
Michigan and Ohio, some lots sell at IA 75-trade
dull.
/ cut the annexed statement from the CONNER.
cial of this date
/ Weather remains fine and pleasant.
remain yours, very respectfully,
MORGAN.
Flour AND wharf.-the quantity Of -four and
week in September, 1874 and 1845, is as follows
viz:
Flour, bbs. Wheat, bush.
| 1874. ,49l 81, 438
/ lS45. 1888 1895
Increase. $50. >. 1923 Decrease 22,6I3
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