New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-02-13
THE SOUTHERN MAIL.

ARAr or THE KNUcHLEs OF THE PREsiDEN-
m, AsrrIANTs.Tbe Washington Union talks after a
f,heriy fashion TO the LocoFcco Presidential candi-
dses, thus;
For one at least 10 be distinctly understood
Thi. press is bound 10 ciioue-commted 10 no can
dIdate il originally avo~ec and means 10 adhere
ARMY the purposes which II has publicly and plAnlF
sroued L. does not mean 10 play tail any ian :
Kite We 10 mans man We know no more thah
the unborn nan; hoEi shall support 10 leio TOT me
succession. We Go 70 commit ourselves upon
tie question. ~ DO 10 discuss IL we DO not
int nd to dream Of II, il we avoid 1t we are 700
preud and every independent, American TO think
any one of queuce enough sacrifice the union OF
the party OF the Administrator the advance
meat OF our principles for any man breathing.
We free ray. too. that 1t will operate against
rather than favor Of any whose rlenos should
presturely and necessarily prscpitste him upon me
country ~ their favorie candidate IL cannot be loo
earnestly distinctly impressed upon every man tina;
i; i. OF advantage any 10 be brought forward
at this cheme for his electorate shape rn-s-
cures Tor rs tisraihsr as.ous disadvantAse
to any aspirsuts. 1t "ll disgust the people II VIII
raise rival interests up against him Az IN the spo'7
the turf let shy ahead At ars an me o'ne' ',O
ses will against him euc Try 10 run MN ooH'
no man. then pretend suspect us OF aones'on' % pc
ference 10 any one-ot even dreainin9 VI any n '
election We would grsvey rpurn such supposnoa
If IL not almost TOO RIDICULOUS 'o' ''t''H' ''
or a moments consideration
SLAVE Laws OF kE>TUCHY. The Louisville
Journal says - The bill punishing seditous puonca
lions calculated excite slaves 10 rebellion &C. mas
na.sed the Kentucky Senate The fret section repee's
= former act relating the subject anc mases an
attempt TO persuade any slave from ms owner PUNISH
able By confinement in the Peniten,iary from one 10 hve
vesrs The second section provides that IL any person
.bnn excite slaves insurrccuon or reoe!ilpn. ne
anal De punished by imprisonment III the Pcniten
r;srv NOT lees than five more Tran twenty years
The third section makes attempt - excite lnsurrec
ION BY oral discourse By Disseminating printed or
written documents among the slaves, punishable By
sne o from $500 $1,000 and confinement in jail unit
fpe and costs paid. The fourth section makes AID
np hsrboring concealine, assisting any slave To es
cape punishable by imprisonment in the penltentlary
rom one 70 five year, The fifth section subjects Tree
negro or mulato guilty of any OF the above mentioned
offences 10 confinement in the pe;itenary OF from hve
10 twenty years The sish section makes It the duty OF
the circuit judges see the law fully executed.
IL We learn from the Lexington Mo- Ieie-
graph that Mai Harvic Superintendent OF Indian Affairs
has succeeded in negotiating treaty with the Kansas
Indians for the purchase OF the territory now occupied
by them The purchased is stated at two NIL
lions Of acres and includes OF the most desirable
territory in the valley OF the Missouri. portion OF the
territory is intended for the location OF the Poaa"ato-
,nies The Kansas move still further West.
~ James Hamilton. who murdered John Hoi-
ton constable OF Brookve. in this State had his trial
al called term of the Brscken Circuit Cour, last week
He was sentenced to four years imprisonment In the
penienaary lLouisN"e 'ou'n NV