The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-10-18

THE INCREASE OF CR1ME-For year past,
we think the most cursory observer must have
been struck with the multiplication throughout
the land ,-of the most horrible cases of crime
Murder, rape and arson, are every day occur
rences So often do accounts of them recur,
that news of the sort has actually stalled for the
public ear Unless circumstances OF pecunlary
mark the particular instance, the public hardly
stop to read the account. The moral sense,We
fear, is blunted, too, by the stereotyped rcltals
of what once would have created the utmost
interest and aroused whole communities to the
necessity of finding some remedy for so tre-
mendous an evil. '-.
1t may be asked why is crime thus on the in
crease every where? In our opinion, the an
swer is easy. We have progressed too fast
Our people have made great advances in ply
steal science, and the unrehecting crowd con-
slider, therefore, that the ethics OF the past like
it's mechanical contrivances, are useless lumber
Shall people, who travel by railroad and COM
muncate bytelegraph, be guided and restained
by the moral laws which suficed for their an
eestors who travelled so laboriously, and who,
Pin comparison with young America, were little
less than barbarians in all that relates to the
useful arts? A majority shout no! to so ab-
surd question. They forget that while Om-
Impotence left the field Of physical science free
for the exploration Of his intelligent creatures,
allowing them god-llke range of enquiry, be
himself calculated all the powers and passions
of the human soul and sent it forth, stamped
with his own stamp, and subject eternally to
laws which can never know change, because
they are the product of infinite wisdom and
power. @
1t is entirely true, that new tangled philan-
thropv is constantly placing itself in conflict
with the DEGREES of God The result is, the de-
moralization of society. When has it been, in
the history of our country, that crime was so
SO little respected? Years ago, those who did
murder and the like were hanged, and murders
land the like were unfrequent. Gods punish
ment proved itself effectual, and society was
protected. Now, all the aim of Legislators,
courts and every one else, to see thatth crimi-
nal comes to no harm, lest the ''n1neteenth cen
tury'' suffer in reputation. As a consequence
Streets are spattered with blood, women are
frequently violated, and the malicious bdrning
of houses excites no attention. Our philan'
thropy has spent its entire force upon those
charged with crime, the great mass Of society
: is left without any sufficient protection.
We must 60 back to the 'good old times
for relief, sooner or later. The question is only
one of time. The evil will eventually cure it.
SELF but it were far better that it should be cured
before that can come to pass. A re- enactment
of the laws which punished all the higher
H. +c
our society in the south west. Our ''progres-
sve system is most terribly inefficient-not hall
SO good in fact, as the extemporaneous, crude,
unwrtten compacts by which certain communl-
ties in California and elsewhere, out west have,
at times, adopted for their own protection
A FATHER KILLED BY HIS Own SoN.-Or
Saturday night last the 10Th inst, says the
Homesville Miss, Southron of the 21st, VIM
t Franklin Carr, of this county, shot down, II
, cold blood, his aged father, Mr.. VIM. Carr
J without the slightest provocatlon. The clrcum
stances, as VI learn chem from the examination
before the coroner, on the following day, ,are as
follows:
Young Carr, who is lately married, lived ir
the same house with his parents, at their resi-
dence near the head waters Of Magee's creek
in the northeastern portion Of this county
There had been methodist meeting in the
neighborhood during the day, which young
Carr attended, leaving his father at home
When he returned from the meeting, he was
accompanied bv three or four friends, to spend
the night with him. They noticed, upon theil
arrival there, that something was the matter be-
tween the son and his father. as the former
acted very coolly and even disrespectful]y to-
wards the old man. Nothing serious.occurred
however, untilahe faTily and their guests had
retired for the night to their various apartments
the old man, with bis aged wife, the mother
of young Carr, occrpying pallet on the floor
in the main body or room of the house. Shortly
after retiring, the aged couple was heard in low
conversation, apparently II a pleasant mood
whereupon young Carr rose from his bed, anc
went in where his parents, lay and commenced
kicking his father severely in the sde as he lay
there upon the floor. The Old nan arose to his
feet at the blows, to defend himself when young
Carr seized a chair and struck his father with II
several times over the head.
A scufie ensued, the nature of which could
not well be distinguished by the dim and expl
ring light on the hearth, but which resulted II
the old man s thrusting his son out Of the doos
which was open, into the yard. Young Carr
then returned to his own room, seized a rifle
gun which he kept there loaded land went roune
the h5use to where his father was yet standing
in the door. One Of the guests for the night
who had left his bed at the disturbance, ,endeav
ored to wrest the gun from young Carr, bu
! upon his threatening to shoot him also, he desis
I teL. Young Carr then approached his father
in the door threatening to kill him before day
light. The old man said Don't shoot me
Frank-you know would not hurt hair o
your head for thousand dollars, and that
would share with you the last dollar Ipossessed
in the word'' At that instant young Carr
presented the gun at his fathers, breast, and
fred@he ball passing into him a little belo"
the breast, and lodging in the back bone. Ihe
old man turned and fell, essclaiming to his wife
"Rhoda, I'm dead man., and instantly ex
/ nired Younu Carr then mounted horse anC