Daily national Democrat., 1859-07-10
. ovvnt.ANp MAiL.-The "Constitution.

r,v OVERLAND MAIL.-The Constitution,
=. newspaper organ of Mr.. Buchanan at
Washington, is opposed to keeping up the
or.rlapd Mail system to California. Itsays
aofall the burdens which hasty and i'm
.,vident legislation has imposed upon the
.oortment, this is the most oppressive
y s;rw of the enormous outlay involy ed and
y nnnroductiveness of the route, the Post
ter General was anxious to reduce the
.n.rsnortation of mails under this contract to
weekly instead of semi weekly service"
uasty and improvident legislation Every
,tiOc that is done for California is, in the cs-
amation of the present Administration, some
hing thrown away. 1t is burden" to the
eoyernment to keep up communication be
,r,en the Pacific coast and the Atlantic sea-
lard 1t makes no difference as to what IRE
.,ot in California. OR business is to keep
mn the trade and commerce and general pros
,,rity Of the country, by furnishing the
sber States with monthly shipments of mil
lions ofdollars from our shores. 1t max es no
difference whether we receive any benefits
n return or rot, whether or not we are shut
off from anything like ready or convenient
nercourse with our friends at home; wheth-
q or not we are denied any of the pleasures
ofa speedy acquaintance, like our eastern
brethren, with any of the recent productions
othe arts, or of literature or of science
vhether or not we remain for weeks at a time
Ignorance of the great events which are
uanspiring in our own country and upon the
ether continent! Itis expected of us that we
shall dig out our gold and enrich the eastern
PORTION of the Union. without a single mur
nur of complaint at the treatment which we
receive. - .
10 the name Of God, when are we to have
DO Administration that will recognize the
aght Of California to receive any favors what
eG At the hands of the Federal Govern
pnt? If old Mr. Buchanan remained in the
hrcutive Chair till he was as old us Methu-
slab, we should never have any favors from
in He is nc friend of california;
CIVILIZED BAGBARrrY.-A correspondent
fthe New Haven Register thus writes to
that paper;
The administration of Justice in North
Carolina is much less mild than in many of
her sister States Having no estate Prison. ="
hs old punishments of the English common
hp are still inflicted; such as branding,
whipping, cropping ears, etc.
On a beautiful May morning strolled into
HE temple where the goddess of the sword
hnd scales and bandaged eyes is supposed to
preside. In one of tue passages | encoun-
bred the High Sheriff of the county. carry
ts hnker's furnace in one hand and what
scmed to me sordering iron in the other
Dniuq iring whose guide wife's" pans he
ss going to mend, lie informed mo that he
sss about to brand man who had Just been
s0yicted of bigamy A curiosity which l
yas ashamed of, but could not resist, led me
hio the Court room. | found it crowded
Ina few minutes the Judge entered, and.
bsing his seat u on the Bench with his hat
n Judges here sit covered,) ordered the crier
} open the Court. That important function
ry then stepped to a window, put out his
lad. 20 yes"-ed three times, and the "lIon-
rable, the superior Court" was opened in
be form. The prisoner was then brought in
h the sheriff aud an assistant-w wherrupon |
, counsel moved for new trial, Oh the |
bound that the defendant had been unable |
procure all his witnesses His honor in |
Flred Il lie could give the required security.
\ being answered in the negative "then,"
j his honor, "let the sentence of the Court |
g<eeuted forthwith" The Sheriff and |
Y dePuty then b!iudtolded the prisoner. !
Ed DIS hds, and bound his head firmly to
be bar.
Iaking the branding iron hot from the
Emce, the sheriff applied it, red hot, to the
sRek Of the biganist, burning plain letter
B an inch and a half long, and nearly half
n inch deep. The prisoner was then re-
|nudrd to Jail, where his head and hands |
|uere introduced into a pillory and forty
|liprs. save one" were applied to his bare
b., after which he was discharged
Every Jail in North Carolina is provided /
'rlha whipping post, stocks aud pilory. |
Hrder rape, arson. burglary, and all the
4 hghrr crimes and misdemeanors are punish
with death manslaughter by branding |
b. liter NJ in the right hand The conyict's |
h'dl> h"lud to the bar. and the branding |
Fu held upon the palm until he can say,
i ol save the state three time. Theft and !
Rnor offns by whipping, standing in the
Uowry, or sitting in the stocks.
A DEMURRER in the case of Dr. David
Ooster indicted for having committed per-