Daily gazette and comet., 1860-05-31
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The Certainty of Punishment.

Eraffe Lpmiaayy.--I notice that you say
much about the laws delay, with lis chan
ces blanks and prizes its warped opin-
ions, its quiddets and its quibbIes and
am almost ready to agree with you that
better way TO arrive at guilt or innocenso
could be the Jurisprudence of two hun
dred years ago, under which witches were
tried by water. There must be degree
of uncertainty and doubt in all evidence
depending on human testimony hence
with You, do not believe in hanging. So
ciety should not expect more or demand
less, than that the violator of laws and
ordinances Of human making, shall be re-
moved TO prison walls, where IL Is impos-
sible for him to again abuse his pre-
rogative as free agent. The punishment
which follows tho criminal to his cell, Is
not more certain or more terrible than that
which haunta the guilty mind, who walks
ut large and carries the secret OF his guilt,
within the unseen chambers Of his own
heart. This IL the most certain result Of
wickedness-it is the effect following the
cause as trucly as the night the day. 1t
In this, that makes him,
"Thrice armed who hath his quarrel just,
And him but naked, though locked mp in steel,
whose cencience with injustice Is corrupted"
Were there no other evidence Of power
above and beyond our narrow vision, this
should suffice for the rational being. I.is
pleasant to do right-to act honestly and
truely; not merely for the opinion Of 9TH
srs but for the higher and nobler senti-
ment which directs tho mind, when gov
erned by the priciples of truth and justice.
This, Co'net, is round about way to ar
rive at the point and make the landing
designed at the outset Of this paper. Look
now sir, at the terrible retribution-the
visiting of that vengence, which is the
Lords on the heads Of our friends, who
politically untrue TO themselves rs we'll rs
the country, bore away gold headed canes,
and pinch back snuff boxes, "for the able
defence of the rights of adopted citizens"
several seasons ago. What Is their con-
dition now 7 Why there is general wool
pulling among them-thcy are at daggers-
points personally as well rs politically.
Did we not predict this-did we not tell
our fellow-citizens who were misled by
them, that thcir charges against the
Americans were rs false, as their own
hearts Did we not, bluntly and honestly
point TO the evils, besettipg the govern
ment from without, and endeavour to
show the people that our country has n
character ofnstiopality TO preserve, with
out which the Constitution and tho Ia ws
are as blank paper.i Did not our friends
with their gold headed sticks parade about
rs lions and roar at us, as having first for
our object, the subversion Of the Catholic
Religion secondly the prescription of all
foreigners from Office, and thirdly their
seizue and sale on the block, without even
blacking their faces Now sir that adop-
ted citizens have the time and tho patience
to look into the motives Of the Great
American Party" and become acquainted
with its aim and object, before deHled and
polluted with political hacks and place
holders, they are in favor ofi,s principles
II mean, such as have been in the coun-
try long enough to look about them and not
fall into the regular made traps Of politi-
cal mountebanks who bate them with that !
meaningless and prostituted word "den-
ooacy." for ono sir, believe them nearer
the truth now than they have been for
season-now that they are respectfully |
calling each other, bolters and traitors.
SAMUEL.