Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-10-25

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and what it supposes to be the relation of that
opinion to the deed which consigned DR.. w. to
the gallows.
Professor Webster leaves his dying testimo-
ny in favor of Capital Punlshments. He appro-
we'd of the gallows when about to ascend it.
His punishment was Just. Society he solemnly
thought is right in taking life for life. His voice
was in favor of serving future assassins as he
would be served.
The gallows is peculiarly suited to satisfy the
consciences of assassins. 1t accords with their
perverted moral sense. The man who could
persuade himself it was right, for the sake of his
family, to kill creditor who menaced his social
condition, can easily, when found out and con-
demned to die for his deed, persuade himself of
the justice of the retaliation of which he is the
victim. There is no change in his convictions
there is only reversal of his circumstances ;
Instead of being the executioner, he is executed.
A more perverted conscience than that of Profess
sor Webster has not been displayed to the public
for many years. 1t was in exact accordance
with the doctrine of evil for evil He embodied
his notion in his action when he felled DR.. Park
man, and in his conversation when he gave his
moral appreciation of his own execution But,
if he had not entertained this notion, and if he
had held that it was right to return good for evil
DR.. Parkman would have continued alive--his
own life would not have been forfeited and So
clety would have been spared the malignant rev.
elry in horrors of an assassination and an exc
cution. The justice which the gallows teaches,
assassins execute, as the Americans say, 'supon
their own hook
DIR. Webster is singular illustration of the
variety Of forms in which temptation comes up
on men to their destruction His position in the
world was highly respectable. He filled reputa-
bly, professor of chemistry. The father of a
family of handsome and intelligent daughters, he
wished to marry them well. By building house,
and maintaining an establishment larger than his
means, be involved himselfin pecuniary embar-
easements. Pecuniary embarrassments! In 9th
er words, in dependence, servility, falsehood,
trickery, cheatery, multform baseness incurred
for the sake of external show and family ambition
DR.. Parkman had found out that Webster had
mortgaged his collection of minerals twice over
to himself and to his bro.her-in-law. He threa-
tened to expose the swindle What was the life
of old Parkman compared with the interests of
Websters family? With more or less of pre-
meditation he gave away to this consideration
1t is based the evil for which the gallows tea
ches and executes.
The highest average culture of this age did
not protect Professor Webster from this moral
pervers!on. Can we wonder at it The law
and practice of all nations philosophers, histor-
ans, and journalists, have been continually tea
ching it. The gallows is a teacher of murder,
and suitably receives the appreciation of assas-
SINS"
ENLISTED SoLDIERs.-A section of the law in
relation to the army, passed at the late session of
Congress, authorizes the Secretary of War to
order the discharge of any soldier of the army,
of Al.
age of twenty-one years, upon evidence being
produced that such enlistment was without the
consent OF his parent or guardian.
THE New VERSION OF THE BIBLE.-The
Anniversary of the American Bible Society
composed of the seceders from the old American
and Foreign Bible Socety-was held in New
York on Thursday, at the Baptist Tabernacle
Eleven thousand dollars had been received or
pledged in support of the objects of the Society.
The report made to the Society announces that
the work of revision will be prosecuted with the
utmost fidelity and despatch. A correspondence
will be opened with eminent scholars in the
countries of Europe, and their cooperation in
vied in this work. No expense will be spared
to obtain an accurate English version of the BIZ
be.-MiLscaukee Adu.
Oct. IA letter received from Fort Laramie,
dated August 26, says that the tide of emigration
has almost ceased.
The Mormon emigration for this year is esti-
mated at 5000.
The Register for the past season exhibits the
following as having crossed the plains:
Emigrants, $500 men; do $500 women; do.
600 children; horses $4,000; mules 5000; OK
en- $4,000; cows 1000; wagons, 5000.
The deaths en- route were 3l6, thought is es-
timated that full one-tifth of the emigrants did
not register their names.
The emigrants were suffering much for the
want of food and the loss of their animals.
Ore thousand names could not cover the
number of deaths between Missouri and the Sac
ramento valley.
The small pox broke out among the Sioux In
dams, and was prevailing to a considerable ex-
tent. tts
D1scovERY.--Dr Castle of New York, who
has devoted much time to the study of the hui
man voice and its ventriloqual powers. says that
Jenny Lind is vocal uentriloqmist, and that this
peculiar power is the great secret of her popular
ity.
NOVEL CoNs1GNMENT-The Chicago Demo
Graf notices a consignment to K. c. Bristol, of
that city, of 1000 bushels Rye and 500 bushels
Rye Malt, from Oswego, N. Y, destined for
distlery in Will county.
About thirty fugitive slaves arrived at Boston
from New York on the 9th inst. They say they
will go no further, but remain there, arm them
selves and abide the result.
The Messrs. Ward have launched their new
steamer at Newport, on the st. Clair. She is
$50 feet in length, and 80 feet beam.
THE LAST ADvERTIsEMENT.-AS Syracuse
paper has the following novelty:
s'The Fugitive Slave Law will be discussed
every evening this week, at the Tobacco store OF
Church & Burdie. Abundance free.
Mr. Brady, of New York, has just completed
the discovery of method of putting daguerre-
otype on ivory, with a most beautiful effect.
A Mr. Howes, of Boston, has discovered a
process by which daguerreotype of miniature
size may be magnifed to the size of life, or lar
ger, and reflected upon canvas, or any other fiat
prepared substance, so that an artist may seat,
himself before it, and paint it as 1t appears
A fugitive slave catcher in Detroit, says the
Advertiser, stopped highly-respectable COLOR
ed women in the street, and began asking ques-
tons about her freedom, when she abruptly clo-
sed the interview by drawing revolver and bid
ding him give way. Not liking the turn things
were taking, the sneak sloped