Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-05-12

selves. =how, strabscendan,ly diffclltitis TO.
settle what is be done with the annual
crop d. f.punished criminals, how to reunite
these deceased members to society; buttwe
know loo, that one of the measures 10 gel.
ridsof them-exiie-mus not be resorted
to-. Exile and death are the clumsiest
punishmenis, always used in periods of a
rude state of penal law, in preferences to
corrective means. Bunishment has long
been sligmatized BY modern penology, as
outof the question among civilized ma
tons, and here we have, an administration
which re adopts it as prevailing element
in an entire puni,ory scheme. Is this
return for the bread we sent, aud are send
ing to their famished people (! We trust
they will retrace their steps, and think:
better of it.-In the mean time, our gov
ernment must act, and not allow the lar
more exciting events in Mexico 10 with
draw its attention from this invading army
Of annually four thousand well-drilled
pick.locks, fighting under the banner Of
crime and infamy, against our persons and
property-ap army which invades like
fever, or stealth, ard de6es the sloulest
cuirass. COLUMBIENSIS.
From the Washington Union, 2Sth ult.
THE UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN.
1t affords US sincere pleasure TO give
publicity to The following despatch from
Lord Palmerston 10 Mr.. Pakenhum, { a
copy OF which was communicated by :he
latter 10 Mr.. Buchanan,) conveying the
thanks Of The British Government and The
British nation to the citizens Of The United
States for their liberal contributions to re-.
iieve the sufferings Of the Irish peoTle.
The sentiments contained in this despatch
do honor to his Iordship, and prove that he
possesses warm Irish hear.-They will,
in bis own emphatic language, "tend to
draw closer and to render stronger and
more lasting those lies Of friendship and
mutual esteem'' together; consumra-
ton calculated to promote the highest in
teres,s of both countries. and TO extend the
blessings of liberty and law over the whole
earth:
"FoRErsy OFFICE, March 81, 1877.
"Sir: have received your despatch,
No. 8, Of the l2,h ul,imo, stating that mea-
sures have been taken for the purpose OF
raising subscription in the United States
for the relief of the destitute Irish poor /;
aud have To instruct you TO take every
opportunity of saying now grateful her
Majesly's Government and the British
Nation al large feel for this kind and hon
orable manifestation Of sympathy by The
citizens of the United States for the suffer-
ings of the Irish people. 1t might, indeed,
have been expected that generous and
high minded uatiou would deeply commits
serate the suferings which an awful visi-
tation of Providence has inflicted upon so
large a population, descended from the
same ancestors as themselves.-But the
active and energetic assistance which the
people OF the United States are thus affor-
ding to the poor Irish, while il re fleets the
highest honor upor our TRANSATLANTIC bre.
lhren, mus, tend to draw closer aud 10
render stronger aud more lasting those ties
offriendship and mutual esIeem which her
Majesty's Government. trusts will long
continue 10 exist between the, Two. great
branches Of the nglo.Saxon family sep
arated, indeed from each other by geogra.
phical position but. united together by com
mon interests, TO which every succeeding
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