New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-29
LETTERS FROM CHAS. LANE.
Corre.por dencs Of The Tribune

Corre.por dercs Of The Tribune.
No. LosDoS, Nov. %, 1879.
DEAR FREsD GkEELEr We are again in al
era # commercial prosperity. Money is allowed
to be very plentiful; Il csn be hired AZ allow rate ,
tls p, .ces VI the fluids or National Debts arc
rising and IL is possible that the prices Of some
commodities may rise also bread, however, con-
tiaues cheap, and the manufacturers Wheels re-
volve necessarily. The mouey-orGs seem 10 reign
supreme: they snould be called dukes. tr they
arc the real sSdsrs the cotton-.orss the msnu
f.cture. arc now the bsgols aad the land lords An
take only the rank Of esquiros. think Fourier
would call this and truly, the age of mercantile
f.adsliy. But If we are passing on the one HAND
on, of the regioT OF agricultural supremscy We
are undoubtedly entering the sPhere of moral
legislation. Between these two opposite priuci
pies C Numerical intelligence holds Temporarily the
National sceptre. Every act Ia Legislature,
1aurch and Administration is reduced to the ques-
zion Of How much 7" parent wall educate his
son Tor tho bar the bat; ehed, the caufch or tRe
counting house, according to the response to the
question How much r. This principle - no,
wholly erroneous, sincs bread mrIt be bad, snd
society leaves every one to scramble. Bat II
must some day yield - moral principle, sast Is
pleasant to watch the dawn Of this day. Among
rs ind s;ions is tho serious question, continually
forced ON the coss der s.icn q The ruling powers,
What 10 10 bs done with car convicted odsudars'
We have hal ged, until We educate the p scts.o
rt, recAlessness; We have transported u-til ire
clouisls rebel against further supplies We clss-
sify Ia prisons, yet tho conylcts teach one al
o.her every crime we try solitary confinement,
: q nisdness 10 tie result. Education. o. employ
mcut, or snythins else as & PreveHiise, ~ have
1T uisd.
Old Enxlsud is a SOW coach, bat when Il d Is
move the effect Is oorrespondingy Impressive.
rne public are a; lcrgth moved 10y the iodiy'lus.
efforts 10 put an end = the vile system OF bang
ms Our executions have been diminishing iJT n
ss, thirty wears, aud We, the sscorisy OF life and
e-.aa,t, il rather decreased than diminished fue
,er.rin alton Of this bsibario system viii have
beneficial consxQueIces that are not general.
fre,een L. viii not only tend 70 the elevation
Of those minds who moss need II, and q the pa-
6cation. iha engenthng, tt may make word
the humsuizing Of Sgmsaity. bot Il ma.t onnS "
for universal discussion the further guest mar
10 10 be done with the ev-doersN Battho again
will not conclude the business, for all are evil
coers, all are sinners. The subject then, 4" qaise
anlverss, and glorious will be tbs dsy when It
must come before Is.
There was psriod In the history Of oar Saxon
ancestors when q n an might murder any fellow
creature with no other consequences than paying
az amoant in money according % the rank Of tie
accused. The worst aspect OF Shis system ssii
Jules IN your Save States. But, murder bel 40
loaser deemed 4 private sfsir. society took toe
syeDgemsnt into its own hands. This WAS =
crest Improvement. ard may have bssa suited -
ina times: but this sge demands : method more
et6cacious. more humane, more toPetu. sns the
sre pill hsvsu Yours &C u LaNh'