New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-02-25

through tnn i,b nrofound attention After dwelling
briefly on one two other points nj . ent 70 con
sss,;on OF sone structures upon MS book Thoughts
IN the Death Penalty recently published By George &
Cheeyer He handled the Reverend gentleman argu-
rnents with great force and sk-rebuttDg their sPpa,
rent tendencies exposing their misrepresentation aAo
stripping them of their sophistres with most logical pre-
cision THIS part OF his remarks was listened 70 wiz
the keeues interest by the audience who frequently s
tiled their satisfaction.) -
Rev E h CHAPLIN after the TRANSACTION oil some yu
sipess of the Socety addressed the audience 10 oel
bat eloquent and fervd manner treating rap,e!y ~
clearly and strongly of the various nr conas SO
much crowded that II is totally Impossible TOT us 10 give
even brief summary of his remaTks'
Alabama-Banks and Finance-froapec' VI
Reputation, &C.
Correspondence Of The Tribune.
TuscAL oosA, Ala Feb. 18th, 1916
rAa WEAKEST BODY of assembled wisdom,
,hs, ever entered the portals of State Capitol ad-
;onrned and dispersed on the 18th, after indulsns
tempest in tea pot for ten weeks amio 'he
storms of which they passed three hundred ana
t,rentvthree Acts ;" some thirty JOINT Memorials
and Resolves, invaded the sanctuary OF vested
r;gb," guaranteed under the provisions OF Inc Iuh-
deroen,aI law Of the land and played divers other
:, fantastic tricks before high Heaven anc IN Tue
faro nj private right enormous enough TO MAKE me
lemons weep In reviewing the action OF THIS oooy
NJ men not single act be found inal WIZ re-
donnd TO the honor, dignity or cream OF 'ue ?'a.e
bn, ON the contrary, will result IN oPES rePuula'on
ond fn,nre debasement. IT'S true. they nave pu'
a al Iroggort professions TO make show 10
10 n.prld and 10 their auditors but galnsaid tne
s;ncerirv of them by their refusal 10 increase the
arenne of the State or provide the means OF hqu''
daring their debts. proposition was lnIooecsu "
receive the Bonds of the State IN payment OF oeo
due the bank this was desirable 10 Il iafse poi.'on
NopR yphO
,h, on arrangement could be made with the %
The sbpment annually OF stipulated amount o. col
N NeYork or Liverpool the proceeds 10 De Pao 70 Ie
pond boIders advantageous to all parres-out was
ninnod In the bud-because argued an Hon senator,
snch measure will bring our State bonos Vf !S 9
,her present deprecated vaue-thereiore II no ol
the interest Of the state to eoop ms nos.J ~ nav
the opnorunity could they have made the
RI ohrs;pinp more easy terms of payment ana at ln
e time 70 have maintained the honor and credit CT
the State br liquidating annually portion Oh INC P'
nal and interest of the States Indebtedness.
The Bill appointing three Commissioners 10 sett'e up
the final affairs Of the Banks. in the hanas Oh ,e me-,
,bom this trust has been committed It'll predicted VIII
esni, MOS, dsastrousy State and People IN private
life bev are all estimabe men, But neither oil then art
accused Of possessing any enlarged views upon Tue
Ter, of Finance or any very extended generosity GOV
Fitznatrick who will be the master spirit oil the cotns
sion owes what little celebrity he has 10 MS IN
cessant yels among the Loco pack on .ng suens
nj Jacksonism. He has no other notion oil FINANCES
in his head but that if man OWE money ne
must pay it. or suffer the consequence II oooo must
come from a stone it MUST come or the stone must De
ppovE, IN see if it Is there He commenced lie In
small wav-has always lived in small way-maoe MS
own hoe and hominy"-never has owed any body ;
made what little he has by 40 shilling feea az pney
woods Lawyer and ID so deeply luloueu WIN poio
ism that the sight Of bank note unless belongs
IN him) produces much the same effect upon hn thst
water does in Of hydrophobia Under MS al
mnistraton these Bank debtors can expect no mercy
The consequence will be. that they will mostly " en-"
CRATE" ., INV
tea bind the great majority OF ne peope 70 Tue ~;
nriyate interests Its system OF Property IS louhued
on an improper basis. Land, which sho@d constitute
and which in the Free States does constitute the ouna
tion of wealth has only adventurous value In the
slave States Hence you no improvements-no
decorations beautify adorn and endear man 10 MS
home even to bis patrimonial estate TO whlch ne al
taches apy value if he is IN dihculty-nor 10 Wnlcn
others attach any vaue-because OF the unstable cono
ton of society Slaves the only kind OF property
which are cared for which have any vaue-and fnis
results much from their being concenea species oi
nropertv as INV other inducenent They easily run
out of the way and may be managed 81 as 70 sa'e on
procrastinae delay rs best suits ones interest
Negro is singular kind OF cafet ana Wnen massu pe
in debt he has no earthly for Sheriff. Auctoneer or
Constable ~
Under the present embarrassed condition of the coun
try and the 6epressed price which the staple comma
div of the South bears in market dependant for all
consumes except the bare article OF Corn upon olels
without Currency with policy starine the people IN
tho that threatens want anu poverty
all attendant calamites and OF no eXraor
binary degree of respect for moral obligations or moral
virtue you may be assured that Alabama VIII HePuoi,
at--apd shall be much deceived. Il she is not the fdst
of the indebted States redeem her pgbed faith Ad-
voce.es of Reputation openly announce their Getef'
nation not submit TO taxaon-men oil that character
and standing too, who can wled an influence aoIs ne
voters of the State.
If left % themselves the People have native honesty
enourt 10 vote down Reputation. because by lar me
larger portion having little or no taxable properly Wcuo
ayfpp tbpyy
the Shyock the Bank gambler and the demagogue VINO
will rase the cry of mo Taxation And from the Pc
culiary namable and excitabe character oil the erea
of the working populations population You mus,
understand eseventh OF whom cannon reao anu
write and had the Marshas of the late Census been
required to have ascertaned the tact II would IN al
nrobabty have appeared that tpo.sevenths more are
Obliged to spell Ave words out OF Blk OF what they DO
read-it will be most easy task to carry the nass WIN
them. Of the voting population OF tnis stse, noI
more than one-fourth Shareholders, and more
than one.helf do hold other property that would
subiec, them TO in the least burdensome or that
will begin to compare with the burthens imposed oy
,bs rcn1 taxes Of our aborng population Nevertheless
euch the predominsting influence of the Savehodng
pterest and such the surveillance over BY the mass
owing to the want Of that independence which aeenera
system of elementary and mora! education incucates
that nothing Is easy for popular demagoeue han
To excite the preudices of some and tears OF others ano
the combination of both, carry his point Ihere Is no
one element Of popularity valuable so great or 40 ell
hcient as high standard Of public credit 1t has di
rect relation. only the business and interest OF
every man. but affects his character ana reputation ana
this Of Reputation t. the Southern and Western
States. has and will prove whitening and deadly
TO their interests than the poisonous blasts OF the 81
rocco.
Among other things enacted by the Legislature, Is
change Of the Constitution of the State, in direct viola
ton of its terms The Constitution by its provisions
located the seat OF Government al this place Persad-
nenty but they have changed it, 1t is unfortunate for
their people, however property has no more perma
nent here than the Of Government in the est
nation of the Legislature had permanency OF location
The People will be subjected TO much inconvenience
in emgratng and in the period Of year or so it viii
present the aspect of its predecessor Cahawba depopu
lated and dilapida,ed In accordance, however. with
Alabama custom windmill" has been started. and Ii
Yankee enterprise and Yankee capital can be induced TO
bring gris it may grind till their miers get broke
In concluding this already extended letter, it is but
justice TO say that Alabama has yet failed pay the
interest her Bondsand it is equally just to say that
she has done it by ilegitmse business transaction
BY robbing Peter pay Paul." By shaving her paper
of in the market at discount raise specie funds
Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars have been put
in the Mobile market this Fall and Winter raise par
funds to the July nstslment Of interest Who pays
the difference SENEA
THE HOWARD ArHES-EUM BuRYED.-Last even
ing about & quarter after eleven o'clock the Howard