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R,s Ish msenss.

The uneertaiafy Of punishment is the worst
defect Of any criminal system.
This subject is very much debated IN the
British Pertinent, and very generally discussed
he the British Press The Government, indeed
are making great changes in consequence OIL 'iis
unccrtsintv, and adopting more and more Of
prepeniire policy-a policy that warns and de-
tiers, and reforms, as well as Furnishes Trans
por,a,ion is condemned: changes have been made
in the convict discipline and the idea, that NOR
ais NAV be advanced and the safety of the com
munity promoted, by good criminal system Is
now the ruling idea Of Leading British law
makers.
But nothing can be done here, Ut there, with
out certainty in the law. If Governors are
to pardon or juries TO WAIVER, or justices TO obey
feeling or interest,". wherever strong appeals, or
strong influences are brought to bear, why, there
can be no such thing. And there being no GER
tainty, there can be no safety, or sense oi
| security.
We ell know how we regard menaces of re-
pea,ed, but never executed by individuals They
are set down as bravaGo. Now, want Of certaian-
ty in the execution of the law produces precise
w this effect upon the community. II loses
thereby, its majesty The awe which ought to
belong TO il, is sacrificed. The public regard its
menaces without dread, and the criminal look'
upon its infections without fear. ltdoes not de-
fine what it requires, or if it does, IT fails to e1
| act il, and becomes, consequently, by-worc
with the crowd. and a matter Of Jest with th'
feon. 1t neither prevents. deters, reforms, oil
| alarms.
As a matter Of course, under these circum
stances, criminals increase; brave the commu
nity defiantly oftener; and then there follows
general generalization, and the indulgence of ba.
passions, and, with these, the commission, FIRE
| auently, of the worst of crimes. And how car
il be otherwise II the felon be allowed to es
cape because the law officers asleep. or IT, be
ing taken, he be suffered TO escape, because Jus
tees are remss, if there be no certainty. al,
no effort TO deter, reform, or punish-we mus
look for all these evil consequences They vii
follow as naturally cause and effect.
IL there be any such fault in Kentucky, il is
grievous one, and we should seek 70 remedy
speedily
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great ,neasurs,in which every Jsr-see'ng 'n-
s.uIss feeis dsspy interested. AZ ssssi s"'"n
eipslisn of ihe siaees; q mssssre frS"sM run =,
happis ess and rresiness TO ~ Old Do'n,..'.:
+" Nelhing VII stop this says, ou. ,ns
mechanics. "
-rnfoi,uns,efy, has the poor negro often 10
bs.r the brunt Of all this dificulty; bat ~ !
better feeling, and a more enlightened spirit
prevails in this latitude, both among slavcho'd
ers and white mechanics, We need not eniarg'
ON this point Is not this strange picture
Is it not singular in how many ways SLAVERY
hurts the South ., In IL not stranger ss'ii' ehs
60 little should be said or done to reach the EVIL
Let us watch these matters, and while bringing
on the cure. freedom, SO employ it rs to harmo
nize clashng interests, and modify or mou'
opposition seemingly hostile.
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We have received the following note, without
signature: but We have ascertained that the
facts stated in il are true.
GAIT House, Wednesday.
Sm,-I was delighted with your article on
Gospel in Kentucky" am a citizen Of the
far South, and native of a slave State. | am
o STAKEHOLDER. But 1 wish 10 get rid of the
evil, and pray heartily for your success. One
benefit, i see, will grow out Of the Examiner,
which. as d religious man, l rejoice in, and that
Is, that Won put religious men Of the slave
States in their right attitude before the North,
and the world. Your defence of the churches,
and Of religious men, in kentucky, will be re-
membered by them.
But / wanted TO mention 10 YOU fact. Some
wears ago, when Mr. Wattles-I think that was
his name-was trying to establish schools for
colored children, in Cincinnati, he was mobbed.
The people would not let him go Oh. lie went
TO Augusta, Ky. I happened to be there.
There was u coIored Sabbath school taught in
the place by shareholders. Mr.. Wattles was
present. and was invited 10 address 1t, and did So
And we mad quite an improving time-the spirit
came down, and blessed us, and We were all spi-
ritualy refreshed. Yours, JUSTICE.
Our correspondent is right. We shall defend
Kentucky, and her religious population, and all
her people, whenever wrongfully assaulted. The
truth is, the legal rights of coored men safer
a. a general rule, with shareholders than with
mixed population, in the free Staies.- The
STAKEHOLDER, even the most ultra, will DO justice
What the law guarantees TO the colored man
he viii defend as stoutly as his own rights
Hence, our courts, and juries, give truer yer
diets in behalf Of freedom, where that issue il
made, than the courts and Juries Of larger por
tons Of the free States. Once let Southern
men, Shareholders and all, determine, that eman
cipstion is night, and it will be carried, Ms W,
cay, like smoke; carried while thousands of poo
tipia looms, and cowardly followers of power
where slavery is not, would be wondering wheth
er they should hiss applaud.
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re New Foower. Hsrstcslsnral seetesies |
Mr.. LouGworth produced at the Horticultural
Society, Cincinnati, fortnight ago, Nymphe
alba; Psmsaderia eorda,a; Cereus multanguia'
ris; Tse,idia; Pdssisora. &c. Also, the plant
me ntioned In the mote addressed by Mr.. l.. to
the Society on Saturday last. The plant VAS
not known to any Of the members present, hut
il WIS supposed TO be member Of The family OF
| Cryptoeamia. IL was as dry and -lriveied us
he stated in the note, but, after being in water
Jew minutes. il began TO exhibit symptoms of
vitality, opening and spreading out lis leaves
gradually, beginning with those nearest the root
and unfolding the Others in succession. IL is
intended to make another exhibition of it at the
next weekly meeting
| Where is our Horticultural Society
| The cultivation Of a taste for flowers, il one
Of the best things people can do. No bad man,
il is said, can love the rose, or linger with de-
light upon the sweet look of cOwslip or daisy
Certainly, this taste has most humanizng in
fuence. Ii gives to children mental direc.
ton, and moral quickness of feeling, sure te
do good, and improves. while it gives resource
to every age and condition.
Then again il adds Immensely, where the taste
is general, TO the value of lands. Look at IN,
!, Horticulture around Boston item of he
wealth. Look at Cincinnati. Every nook an'
corner Of land. converted into gardens; the un
\ even places and the hill tops; gulleys and hill
sides-made profitable. Owners Of the soil ar
enriched thereby; the value Of town propert
increased markets made cheaper and better
We know of no comparatively secondary inter
. est. which is such quickener of good thing
- which leads SO soon to the improvement
: grounds, better style of architecture, prevail
ing increase Of the love Of the beautiful in ma
ture and art, Horticulture.
-. Let us see if we cannot have in Louisvill,
!. and our cities, earnest and fourshing Societie
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D'Israeli has started a new theory. Said
in speech delivered in England:
al can easily comprehend how there -
people who wish to govern a country BY =
eating to themselves the monopoly Of pasel
opinions, which they sdorn with a csPeiJ~
epiihet; but if | live only to relieve to-
try from the degrading and intolessbls
Liberal opinions | feel that shall -
lived in vain. a 'libersl opinion - u
of that man nAo scishes to be free 6uu
strainf and all regulation, from ~ e
and from oil duty. Instead Of ILL
IONS am a professor Of popular ~
the principles which acknowledge
happiness Of the multitude there -
strant and regulation upon the -
that there must be dependence, bec9
inevitable element Of social happ
there must be duty, because il is the
sable ful6lment Of social existence"
We suppose we understand the orz1s
his distinction is, or seems to Us, foe
A Liberal" if true, is no hunter AFTER
larity. He would oppose wrong popular Q
timent, as quickly as he would defend ri
popular action. He is content to do good,
the consequences what they may to him, p
sonally.
| But D'Israeli is for the popular. Just nov
he is candidate for Buckinghamshire -
finds all virtue residing in the yeOmen Of I
shire. He slashes away at Dukes and Mol
bravelv. We fear his course at Bucks, and
conduct at 81. Janes, would not tally. Yo'
England patronizes the poor; bot it would
tabish the old feudaI relation Of master and $
IL would save laborers from want; but the
should wear the mail, and the peasant brave
spear with his body Of flesh.
We like not this popular doctrine.
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spread blessings, under freedom we are happy
q. we are ; and We do not went. and We will not
have, any change, IL we can hslpit"
Now We know, ~ we believe, that no injury
would. or could be wrought against any one OF
these Glasses. There is nOta man in all kentucky
who would not scorn him who would seek TO strip
children, or women, or Old age, Of their support
We do no, here look at the question Of right; We
take the facts simply as they are by iaw.tiel
have a certain property in human flesh ; thst nut
man flesh tolls, and by that toll they live. We
would acknowledge and undo the wrong, sad
make free the slave by law ana then give To
owners, one and all, full and adequate comI'ensa-
ton. For liberty s sake. We could afford to be
generous. For the common good, large in ouI
bounty. Nor is there human being, that W.
are acquainted with, in favor Of emancipation
who would break up old habits, or bring ahou
great changes, without seeking, in every way
10 prevent evil, inconvenience, or difficulty 4
any portion Of the people in the State. w
know this, as do all our friends; but the partie
TO whom we refer, do not. and therefore the
thus feel and act.
What, now is the consequence Of oil thes
things-of this general dread--this anxiety abou
the change which emancipation proposes-thi
fear Of loss of position and property Why. tia
> good men, like our friend, whose letter We quo
ted, and to which we replied in No. 6, keep OF
Of rier ecery consideraf,on ereepf those rhit
erery body srould admit to be controlling, II I'll,
; could be proved. This is the secret of their a,
ton. They want slavery destroyed as much
we do. Their very course proves il. But the
argue thus -" II we say a word, or use an a
gument, for freedom, which does not 90 ut on,
II to show that its removal would make all class
e better of, pecuniarily and socially, we shall d
feat ourselves, create unnecessary alarm, and r
tard the progress of the cause" Hence tn,
n pass by considerations of higher characte
: not that they do not feel them, and would N
e act upon them but that the presentation of thel
lie in their view, would do harm.
T, We have stated the difficulties. Next in ord
. comes the question-How shall we remove then
\, Of this, in our next Meantime, We should Ii
5, to hear from our friend---to know candidy fro
him, whether, as regards himself, We are right
e wrong
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When Burke rising into notice, he met
with no favor from the powerful. and, often.
.corn from the titled and wealthy. IL seemed a
matter of course to trea, the Young man with
contempt.
And, after all, who is this Mr.. Burke" said
a distinguished Liverpool gentleman TO Lord
Crewe, s.that we should make such d fuss about
himl Why, he is nobody. He hasn't our
number of acres, my Lord" Indeed. Well,
all the parties have now their bed Of earth. And
where is this Liverpool gentleman Where
Edmund Burke
And yet this kind of inquiry is made every
day. "Who is her" Not whstgood has he in
him. Not what good is he endeavOring to do
but VIVA, is his name and family. Aud wors'
vet, there is the same conclusion drawn. "Why
he is nobody, because he has not the propert,
We have"
Away with all these tests. "Men's judg
ments are parcel of their fortunes" say
Shakespeare, more. their virtues are their chic
treasure; and by these, and these alone, shout
we ludge them,
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One thing We have dreaded ever since the
commencement of the Mexican war Indian
outbreak on our border.
We have concentrated all along our Western
line, tribes who hate us for what we have done,
or who fear us for wha. we will do. One class
we have driven from their homes, and the other
dread similar fate. A spirit like the prophet,
a Tecumseh or Philip, far-seeing, and bold. CIV
ing head to this hatred and fear, might pour
down upon the border, stream Of fire that
would DESTROY the property Of the frontier set
Elements, and sweep half the people there into
eternity. The thought of such a scene-hos-
le-whoops ringing in the air, and death-shrieks
rising above them-a savage war, sParing nei-
hate--a war, fed by membranes of years OF
buried wrong, and breaking forth to gut 1T in
one united effort--a war, for revenge, neither
asking, nor giving quarter, carried on by one
unitee effort-we say. the thought of such
scene US this is terrible. Yet we anticipate it
We are daily teaching the Indian, by acts o.
various kinds, to fight, and awakening afresf
his bloody instincts, and summoning him to dc
his work Of revenge; and happy, truly happy
shall We feel, if our frontier escapes the torch
lighted by his hand, or the death blow given by
his tomahawk.
We notice, South and North, lndian deprcda
tons and assaults, showing general, haf-war
like, uprising among them. This is a bad sign
1t is in that way, they begin. Indeed, on tn
Arkansas, at its head, and on the Plains. it is N,
longer safe for ordinary companies 10 90 forth
They must be strong and have at least fifty to
gether, well armed Heaven grant we may hea
L no ucors.. fidi mrs than now reach u.s.
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We have correspondent who will not be sat
isfied, and who declares he won't quit us until
small matter, beside being out Of the question.
All that he should require Of us, is, honesty; We
grant him that; but we claim the right he does
to make our say in our own fashion. He says
he shall have to quarrel with US! Very well
That he shan't do unless he adopts the wolf's
reasoning for devouring the lamb. at may be
true that you have not yet disturbed the stream
but know that YOU intend to disturb il. and
you may disturb it at some moment when il
may not suit the convenience of my tooth tc
devour YOU
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From Mexico we have notice of the appoint-
ment Of commissioner on our part, and let
ter of the Secretary Of State. urging his favora-
bic reception by the Mexican Government.
Mr.. Trist is the commissioner. This is the first
official notice we have had of his appointment
The correspondence &c, is published in the
Mexican papers.
Mr.. Buchanan. April 18th, acknowledges the
receipt Of the Mexican Ministers letter decli.
ming to treat until the blockade of the Mexican
ports is raised, and Mexican territory evacuated
by our troops. This position he combats. He
holds it neither demanded by national honor,
nor sanctioned by the practice Of nations. II
is "puerile" to ask one Power to give up a foot
hold, gained by a sacrifice of men and money, to
induce negotiation, and cites the war with
Great Britain to prove that such has been our
action. II this he the Mexican determination, he
declares. there can he no termination of HOSTILE
ties but an entire subjugation, and the President
will make no further overtures of Peace, unless
assured, that he will be met by the Mexican Gov
eminent, in different spirit. He continues:
"Nevertheiess, such IL the PRESIDENTS desire
for Peace, and that the evils Of the war should
not be prolonged, even one day solutely neces-
sary, he has sent In the quality Of Commission
err, to the head quarters Of the army in Mexico,
n. P. Trist, Chief Clerk of the State Depart
ment, with full power to conclude a defnitive
treaty Of peace with the United Mexican
States.
Mr.. Trist is recommended as possessing the
full confidence Of the President, and as worthy
of that of the Mexican government. In con-
clusion, Mr. Buchanan forbears commenting
upon the closing passage of the last letter from
the Mexican Minister, lest il should give to his
present note a less conciliatory character than
he desired for it.
He refers with pleasure to another passage in
the same letter, wherein is expressed the pain
with which the Mexican government has seen
altered the cordial friendship which II had cul-
tiyated with this republic, whose continued ad-
vancement il had always admired, and whose in
sttutions had served as n model of its own.
The President continues Mr. B., entertained
the strongest desire to see the United Mexican
States under such institutions ~ prevail with
US. They protect and secure liberty, and main.
tain an elevated position among other nations"
1t is pity, that Commissioner had not been
appointed at first 1t was this difficulty-our
Government insisting upon the reception of a
Minister, the Mexican, demanding Commits
sioner to treat-that broke off all negotiation
The latter declared they could not receive MIR
slidsll while their soil was trod by our soldiery
or their coasts blockaded by our fleets.
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.sTheir senseless threats shall not e1eI1O 49,
MigAfy wss Esgisnd e'sr she Ietf II beer. \
Let not spostacy our glory stain, AsArs
SHAKE OFF THE PRIESTS. WE'LL m ornsxlvl
That's right. Publish this stuff. 1t 10 n
vous, strong, keen, racy; but il will help The
whom you would hurt, build up the principe
you would defy, make firm the cause You Won
destroy. Temperance knows no creed nor 81
II will rally as soon under Father AsffAss. ,
under Doctor Bueher. and follow the leadenhl
Of Deacon Grant as quickly as Mr.. Deless'
..Fire away" The cause has broad shoulder
and will bear the heaviest load, brave hssl
and can resist the stormiest opposition
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Mr.. Louis Chitti, of Belgium, we learn from
the New York Tribune, proposes a Worlds
Convention for the partisans and opponents of
Free Trade. to be held at Brussels, Sept. 10th,
lS47. He has issued manifesto inviting the
'enlightcned citizens" Of this country to attend.
Doubtless the Convention will be, in the estima-
ton Of some, a panacea. We do not think,
however, many of Us will have the leisure to
accept Mr.. Chitti's invitation.
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We know not where we found this little song
Ii is certainly sweet and simple, ano we arc SUR
our readers will think 50. Would that ther,
were more of this watching beside the heart
repose.
In silence and in prayer.
We have not read a song, this many day
which we like better.
"They never lov'd as thou and /,
Who minister'd the moral,
That aught which deepens love can lie
In true loves lightest quarrel.
They never knew how kindness grows
A vigil and a care,
Nor watch'd beside the hearts repose
In silence and in prayer.
'Twere sweet to kiss thy tears away,
IL tears those eyes must know;
But sweeter still to hear thee saw
Thou never bad'st them fow'
There is no anguish like the hour,
Whatever else befal us,
When one the heart has raised TO poscer,
Asserts Il but to gall u.s."
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Shelley thought there could be no true poetry
without suffering. I'VE poets," says he,
.'are cradled into life by wrong,
We learn in suffering what We teach in song
True, in part only Shakespeare was no suf-
ferer. He died rich, and bought and farmed ON,
the poor rates in his parish-not much to his
credit either. Dsinierestedness, self. forgetful-
ness, accompanied with a true love of justice
and liberty, will make another Milton soar nigh
er than the first, and second Shakespeare ont
strip the Bard of Avon. We shall see true
poets vet
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In silence and in prayer.

STEAMBOAT SuNK.-The steamer Rio Grande
owned and formerly commanded by Capt. J. F
Irvine, and lately chartered by Capt. 8. s. Pax
on, was sunk at New Albany bar on Thursday'
evening last We understand that portion Of
the machinery and furniture will be saved, and
that the cargo Il q total loss. The boat ives In.
:arsd In this city to the amount of $1,000
LeUisuiue Journal
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An English paper says to mediate between a
lady of Billinsgate and her mate is only acting
the part Of constable II is all, too, a useless
effort. When made parties promise to do what
is right; they are sure to violate IL on the first
occasion. So with Portugal. There is a hol-
low show for a time, but
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a vojce from fiorida .

We have letter from the land of flowers .
1t is rudely penned, and roughly put together
but the head that conceived it is clear. and the
hand that wrote il, honest, and this is enough
for us. We give it with slight alterations and
omissions
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--vows made in pain
Ease will recant ms violent and void.

The mediator is always in trouble-always,
at expense, while the result will be, that we
burn our fingers, eApend shot and pains, and
neither pacify, nor liberate, Portugal.
Good reasoning English action towards
Portugal and the Porte prove English interfer-
ence to be poor thing. . 60
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BIOGRAPHY.

We take from Judge Burnet's Notes on a
Early Settlement Of tn, Norh-westera Territory
the biographical sketch Of GENERAL GEosel
ROGERS CLARK, one Of the MODEST names Of
Kentucky. II makes long extract, but We are
not disposed to abridge it. For we are willing
that our columns should contribute what they
can to keep alive and TO extend the fame Of tina,
gallant pioneer of the west; and the more especial
ly as this sketch comes from the pen Of one VIII
in civil capacity has riva,led the military Clam
in services TO d not too grateful country
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