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;,It under the;lvj?ad oflfory - that
"tjic sVeateit viiubiVofiii stands pVcuri
of Silences? commtte! 'undcr circum
stances which ilu Pot imply deep and
;'ihvceViiie-pnfliffacyjivan(t which might
lp nardoncd wmvmorc saletv than any
;utlnr. if it-were Ju'ot 'tieKessary;to keep
, alive a wholesome terror against crime
if such dangerous and ruinous tenden
cy. Bui our lawpwhTclf. punish Jt with
iniprrsofimentfur variaus periods. accpr.-
:diiir to if s 'enonnitv ive a chance -for
Jlie interposition oi mercy, jujiere inrre
-'. &iiia ve, bcetK jrjund sto ,;,exj en u a if crt h e
"ixuilt 'oiith erlmiriiU, ami when Jiis con-
.. liuct atronis a presumption uinr ne win
r. ever repeat the often eel We will
i ciie-aTew examples from the Massa
chusetts State -prison, Tio shew the ef
Kicctof a humane system.; A very. in-
" jnious Tn0clamc was convicted ofTiav
"X-i ipsr prepared some plaies to cou merfeit
borne
vfi repu tat? oh for honesty as v; ell as in
;i P u 1 f3r In committing the .plfcrice;
X ; thougli ; bejknew) he; was doing wrong
e teen
i v ilect ived in. jjart by " tiiose who" em
fftpye'dfhu, "and that 'lie had. beep en -
tTct indr fabereteiices to prepare
3? b(:"f.a fe'ss-i'fjf 'f if r beinj; Ji'. the prison a
, ;:':v'hfc'y'r r inpre, r and ay i ir ?h c Wa hi m -:
iej f tp". be". pen ftenRfrimi the -firs Ctn'o-
inenti he was pardoned . The man has
iver since JctMducted himself honestly
Vaffd.i)jceh''u;seiu
flayed. A Second case ' was that of a
convict who on being arrested by. ashe-
: ;;"Hir ifiVr!; i! ebl, a tu!,you t bef ng. tak en" fi-o in
'1us''fHtny-hri the des
pair of tlie inbment,- passed upon the
iacer a loreu note. tie nau aiway
rnipsive attd penitent ; at the end of
eighteen months he was pardoned j he
rettirhed to his family and has since con-
iucted himst'lfwei!. ,' A third case was
that of a mechanic in gnoj employ, and
))sessed of a small farm. Some coqn-
" terfei ters ba ni e to him and offered to bu y
' i j i s fa rip a L af I n g! i 'p rice, if he wou 1 d
fake his pay. in fal so" d o u hi oon s 5 they
final f y persu ad ed hi m 1 6 d o this, u nd e r
r th e id eat hi the mijh t god own to G as -tine,
then occupied by an enemy's force
and purchase goods with 'these doub
loons, and hot only "obtain a great pro-
fit from thpsergood$3but also do a ser
r vice in cheating the enemy; ' It was
1 1 k)ubtl ess potl avery ern lionesty 1 ha t
could be-seduced by ku h arguments as
t iiese, but 'there .was Cometh fng s peci u s
to lend hini on to self, his property fur
t great pricel However, he lost his
tarmr and jvicom mitt ed to the State
pnsoit for a long term or for life. " Af -
ter beb yipg wel I for twpor tfi rcc yea f?
1 ie was pardoned ' and has since beeri
industritms and honest. , Now in Kngi
ilamf each! pf ;these incn would : have
bpen exectl ted.;; ; Vje)uigh f 'adduce in a -jy
other ipstancegbtit; these will suf
iice to showthat'. humanity, is not al
yi. ys disadvantngeous. There are tod
many instances t where a pirdon has
been granted;; to those .who were un-i
v;orthy of it, .but certainly they are not
o many as to. discourage a discreet use
vS it. Out of fourteen hundred and
tieventy-onc Convicts : w lio have been
sent" to the: Massachusetts state prison
during. a period of sixteen years, iwo
hundred and forty -two have been par
doned, and twenty of these have after ;
vards been com nutted again. ; E
. "Ve often hear objections to the pern-
tepuury system, wnicn require some ue
gree of torceffrom beiiig frequently
-peated, though they- will not bear cm
ajniuation.! : A .very prevalent idea is,-
that State- prisons r.re.a very great ex
jense to the j community. Now there
, -Cj s : probabl , no coun S ry ' i h" tlie; world
.:.'f:iw here th e ,expe ri ses a 1 1 e ri d i ng t li e c r i m
: jnal jurisdjetifmare Wlow as they are
in most ot i the States in this Union.;
Jn New-Hampshire the State prison
last yearaid exyienjsesahd -left a
, :-.'sm'4l talace ;iii' its'. faydr;-vlh' Massa-;
thu setts, -thej State prison costs but six
thousand dollars a year to the treasury, j
- land thouuh in New v York, Pennsylva
nia and Virginia,' it demands a larger
sum in;proportup, Vet: -jn' pcf;instance;
isjtext b(fctntj or sulficient 40- weigh
against' ihje system of hard V J aborv puti
shnleiit& Spme persons say that the
: jVrisoners are ;tm well -fetl, and "that
they do fiijitl work hard -cnongh--ive
the;n pothin but biad apd water and?
- Itnake tlieiP do the "hardest labor. No.w:
to make men perfbrn4 excessive labor,
with no other food but a limited. por
tion of bread and f water,, is easier -to
suggest lhaii to realise. fhe fac t is,f
that 111 ail;:tli,ei prisons sye na ve examin
ed V th c resist" 1 m c f is id e rabl e e rrpr i n
"this respect j the' convjets :have a'uf-
licn cosideredap honest m he
i'4ntcnjCvd-5;o" three years' c(Tnfine
vft jj eiif hi si Hv e d e po ri men t was sub-
T ; . , .ftitieiijcTroi.Coarse -Dttt Jtyiipiesotie rooti,'
Jowed a certain quan j
tW'iKMiSl iljs. physitatiyHmpijbsible
'i'ttbatiey-'M.
s uxner persowst. recotiuneuti a system
. .. . . t : !
: .ifeabupdpp cun
enor iiiawr iiut lt?ere are mure
iouvmeciraijt(iv its adontuiti: v It
tpuidrdjfSlfali piftti&liaicars i
vm;?-' ir s 7' ot exctusi ve soutary c,onTniempnt,'Wuii 1
vuSe'V ep; hiayi ng MtonsiderviT: 'its effectsV
Jgr-;:; if this "ahJuhi;; bc;'ar
If rlgidW'Ctiforced,;UfluTdBiake an
subiected 4o it mAiiiacs ifit didtint
desroV'tKem i this is nht fa matter f
conjecture jonv-i 01 experience f
moqe oi correcting; tneconvjcts ;nn.uir
forcing the discipline of , the , prison, , it
is in harnPnyivitlt the system-a most
efnctiv means of coercion, and always
reduces the most obstinate ; to submis-
sion. irA "week ori ten days i generally
suiRcieut-ior tie purpose. ve are as-
suveti oy tne inspectors orane rniianei
phia and "Baltimore penitentiaries, that
in eacb of those prisons.- but- oneMn-
stance had 1 occurred of :its wfail?ng to
subdue the criminal. In each of those
cases after confinement of month.
a n tiTwlierT the pu lse" had , Jieen red u c
ed ;to!avcatnbric, Uirieal tbev criminal
was still obstinate, and they- were o
hliircd to release him. - to nrevent his
perishing under it. In the Massachu
setts prison there are means for mak
irig solitary chfinemeht:perfect.
There is s t i i i a n oth e r class. of 'per
sons who assert, that the State prisons
are not ai sufficient nunishment, that
eriminals do jiot dread being sent there,
and that many, commit crimes express
I v ; to eniov the com forts of beinir con -
:ned jn them. - It might be a sufficient
answer to say. that those who commit
a second, third, fourth or fifth crime.
do not dp it fom 1 any affection towards
the State prison, any more than those
culprits who under a dmercnt system,
are whipped repeatedly, pilloried and
branded, perpetrate their crimes from
any pa r t i v u lar relish for th ose in fl ic tiohs.
Nor.wilrthe miserable stupid "bravado
of some convicted felons, that "". they
were gl ad to ge t to the pe ni t e n t ia r y ,
(hat they had committed theft on pur
pose to be sent there,' have much weight
on thise who are to legislate on these
subjects, though it has sometimes been
brought forward in, the public prints;
and in argument, "as an unequivocal
proof that being condemned to the state
prison inspires no dread. In answer
to this it would oiiily be necessary to
mention, the desperate attempts in the
face of almost certafn destruction, that
have been made from time to time, in
different prisons, to effect an escape ;
and that in all these institutions, the
most "com. ant vigilance is necessary to
prevent these wretches from making
the mot desperate efforts to free them
selves from the supposed luxuries of
their situation. ;To eSVct. their escape
by open itdence is so nearly impossi
ble, i hat the at tenpts in this way are
comparatively rare. : bu t ft is well known
toall the gardians of these establish
ments, that the most skilful of the con
victs are always secretly employed in
devising some plan of escape, and are.
01 ten' employed lor.monms tojeiner, ai
every moment thev can catch, in pre-
iirepanng furivelv the most ingenious
methods to effect their nurnose. Tlut
there is a much stronger ground- than
all these arguments afHrd, that will
occur to evert man on a moment's re-
fiectiop.' Is it not contrary to all pur
knou lexlge of hiirhan character, is it not
a libel on mankind to suppose, that they
can ever willingly submit to imprison
ment, to coercive labor, to infamy, for
the s ike of mere food ? If the absurdi
ty, of the supposition is nof apparent to
every man, let him visit one of these
P
risons, and casting a glance at the fa
esof the convicts, observe the emotions
res
of rage, of shaoc or compunction that
the looks of a stranger will excite a
mongst these miserable criminals. , N
Many of the erroneous impressions
as to the effects of this system-of pun
ishment have arisen from too sanguine
ideas of reforming the convicts. 'A por-
re-10" of thcin may doubHess be made
to feel the vV error of their ways, a lar
ger number too than has'vet been bro'f
to this . result, whenever the govern
me n't s will provid e th ejquanti ty of room
that these establishments require to pro
duce the good effects of which they are
capable 1 at present we do not knoy of
r . r- 1 1 a.: . 1
any prison 01 which mis casi ue sum.
But generally, thy must be consider
ed as places rather for the confinement
of crimrrfals tba nh for their reform ; as
nlaces where they will, be kept lurio
detehtt on ou t of th e way of d oi ng m i s -chief,
as doing severe pepance for the
crimes they have committed, unci con
tributing ' by' th ei r labor to d efraV t he
expense of ou rt cri rninal jurisdiction. ?
A decent regulation i n the la ws of
Massachusetts, which it would proba
bl y- be good policfor the other States
tiradqpt;fwilf go very far to do away
one of the evils attributed to State pri
sons 5 that thos.vvho, were not reform
eri ;twer$lmaile j worsen byA them. Ae
sUdLnot in future hear of any convict
being sentenced a foui th time." 'Out of
the vvholen u mben one thousand fou r
hundredand ?seyenty-orie,i that Jiave
bee se n 1 1 p t h e State- pri sop -in. Charles -to
jtit 'on e 1 hu nd red - anilth i rty- threv
were fr a . second- time4 seventeen a
!hird tiine.f and eight a fourth time 'A
law wa s passed ; two- yea rs si rice; - pn
viding tfiat when any criminal sept to
tl e" prison way ju nd to have been tbere
,-before,,: t hat tlieattirney general should
proceedagkinst hup by iiilbrinationy arid
he should be sentenced - for a further
term riot "exceeding seven years, be
cause of his second conviction 2 vnrid if
a ci iminal should' come there: for' the
nr Utne, lie shou i u . oe ; pmcepu ed J a-
gainst m a simi ar manner, and s hnnld
I be -sentenced 'to confinement' fuc life.:
sv ronVIcisaVe .ioVitbereJ fui life
.,r,,ior- th now .iw4 .in tniSWav.aii r
; - r- k .t. w.i- . ' 11.1
those-wbo arc -incurable ml DC; taken
rrom preying on tl& public, andhay:
ing prvfcnist yj learPcd sonV5 rnde in.
the.prisonr can be. advantageopsly env
ployed. ' . ":' '
'It is not r.nrdmmon'to find men who
ore more ready Ao cdM for seventy in
tKe chastisement; of .culpritV abair to
consider the ubligaiion which nlleKare
under to, do every thing in their power
; th- ivnv nf nrerventiorn and how
III T : ' r m v . r m
uch Individuals arecalled- oh by all
e nriricinles of ' policy and humanity
m
th
in Tpmi their eftorts tOiSUppty tne. uen-
... ; ' . t t n.
ciencies of the law, and to do their Ht-
mbst to remedy those evils, to which
their fellow 'men are subjected frttn
negleqt of governments, or'from suffer
ing in their Irifaricy all the evils' that
can arise to destitute and friendless
children,' or to those who are exposed,
by the wickedness of their parents, to
ffie contamination of brutal and infa
mous examples. This article has al
ready grown so long, that we can do no
more than touch briefly on one topic in
the cnapter 01 prevention 2 out tnis we
cannot pass over silently, because it re
lates to an evil that is, of all others, the
most extensive and appalling.! Our
read e rs have al ready an ricipated that
we allude to the unrestricted manufac
ture and sale of ardent spirits. No-'
thing is more common "than the u se of
what was originally poetic language in
speaking on this subject. People talk
of swallowing distilled poison and mad
dening draughts 5 but these expressions
have ceased to be figurative. Though
we ore fully aware of" the mischief,
though we have seen it demonstrated
to be almost the sole cause of all the
suffering, the poverty, and the, crime
to be found in this country, x?e still
proceed without any attempt to lessen
or to assert if. AVe convert the exu
berance of our harvests, which the boun
ty of Providence has bestowed, into a
seductive poison, where ' the ingredi
ent is a devil.' There is not only no
restraint on th. production of the arti
cle, but every facility is afforded for its
distribution. Men who are too lazy
to work, are allowed, nearly without a
checkto entice others to lose their sens
es, their property, and their honesty in
thcse'infernal draughts' Formerly a
dram could only be obtained at a tav
ern, but now every store, in the coun
try, is turned into a dram shop : while
iirthe cities they spring up in every
street and at every corner. No farmer
can go to purchase necessaries for his
family wjthout being exposed to the
temptation 5 no laborer can get to his
home without passing a score of these
tinnling houses, but for which he would
have rone home sober to his family. If
he passes them at first, they are sure
to decoy him at last. Fatigued, thirs
ty,. & seeing them surrounded with his
companions, he may goby a few times,
but he begins to enter by degrees, the
practice soon becomes a habit, and he
finally consumes his earnings and' his
strength within their pestilent attrac
tion. Yet with all this acknowledged,
this immense, and we fear increasing
mischief, when a moderate tax would
be some check upon it 2 a . tax that
would supply all the deficiencies of the
treasurv, and be levied upon the most
noxious- of all luxuries, we find the le
gislators of this nation shrink from im
posing i t, in f ear for th ei r popui-i ri ty !
Surely they ought to look with; sortie
hit y -'on the wretch who has been drawn
into the commission or crime tnrouga
infoxieation, the cheapness and faci
lities for "which tbey have declined to
lessen. , , I
The chief requisite in the establish-
merit of these prisons is sufficient room j
for their'purposes and as this is an
expense that occurs but once, it is the
most niisei-able policy to incur it inad
equately : particularly as, it does not
require edifices of excessive dimensions.
The expenditure is for room & Strength,
not elegance ami necoration. 1 he rooms
in the Massachusetts State prison are
all of them . cells of different sizes.
Their sides, ;roof and floor, are blocks
of unhewn granite, with an iron door
and iron grate. They are, in fact,
small, artificial caverns ; their only fur
niuire is a i straw, matrass on a wooden
crib, with a bible and "some religious
tracts,' th e gi ft s of charitabl e socie ties.
They are constantly aired, being occu
pied only at night, anu are as clean as
frequent white-washing can make them.
Nothing is wanting to that prison, ex
cept a greater number oi these cells.
It is a mistake of some theorists to plan
a prison, so that every man shall be in
absolute solitude and seclusion. It is
only desirable that the greater? part of
the convicts, particularly the most atro
cious tand hardened ones, should be
.1- The excise in England on ardent spirits
was not lail solely tor fiscal purposes. 'Eve
ry person who hk seen the yrorks of Hogarth
will recoUect the dreailful scenes he! painted.
when .sign might be seenrin London .with
thesefwordsni Here ydu mmee driink for a
penny dead drunk, for twopence: and i clean
utv .v , wuiuidi imc crisis uere,
but without the advertisement, It is honor
able to our populationthat drunkenness is
not more common when Ijquors are so cheap.
What would be the 'state of the ijonulation'
in England with the present habits of their
working classes, if whiskey could be-had at
fifteen pence a; cutloo; artd if . any ordinarv
laborer could, with tne day's wages, obtain
the means f intoxication feca fortnight ? :
i
erl where, he perceives afepentaiit dsi
posumnj anq inac. -invj o'l.-oj
classi
ifica tion i ; and : separatimr ?are 1 he
obi e c t a to : be obt a i n ed raud ;th at;
firt ."-nbie
the greater p;frf ortlie disanpointirient
rfnd the principal; we mightj ajmogt say
the only causey of any bad results from
these prisons, have:- arisen i;fronr their
limits bein t'pb narrow for the number
of -criminals ;they hold in confinement.
The experiment loftbb Penitentiary
.leucannot oe saiu to Deineq, un,
the prisons shall be large etjouh to se
parate and class the con vicisi which is
not the case in any prison irilthe-Unit-
. - r- . . A - - j. i - L
teii istates. At present it is impossi-
oiecto prevent prisoners .or very cuner-
entgrees of guil t, from, Seeing
other and occasionally talking together.
and the mischief from .this source, tho'
counteracted as much as possible; by
those who haVe the charge of these in-:
si 1 tut ions, is entirely envious ,anu is
very extensive. These establishments,
to which criminals of all kirids are sent
promiscuously, could onlv- be narallel-
ed by a hospital that should' receive all
patients indiscriminately : where a suf
ferer with the rheumatism ivould catch
the small pox, and another with a frac-'
ture be infected with the plague sand
the , most virulent and con tagiou s d i sor-
ders would soon obtain a inastery over
the rest. Th e ad van t a ge, 1 ind eed , lo
the public would be in favor of the bos
pital since the evil , wou ld destroy "it-
sen oy exterminating tts vicmns. ;
.- Much depends on the sagacity of the
keeper i in discovepngrthosev whovare
capable: of reform, ip fixing5 the feeling
of repentance where it has taken root,
and in defecting the cunnipg and hy
pocrisy of those who arc feigning peni
tence, only to De at imeriy to wreaK
themselves on society for their punish
ment. The observations of such an of
ficer are worthy of attention It is of
great importance that the question of th:
Penitentiary System shoaldibe mature
ly considered in this country ; when
" - .1 . -.!-.
we consiuer,itnat tne anciept criminal
code, of sanguinary punishments, tor
ture and corporal inflictions, can never
be i nt rod uced. ; The perfection of the
ameliorated code can only be expected
when it3 pri nciples and practice are
weir understood. In those who wish
to investigate this branch of legislation
and the facts on which it should be found
ed, it is not necessary to mention the
works of JJeccana and Howard ; they
may be found in every library ; but to
these we, would add the j following,1
as containing much valuable matter :
Heidi's Principles of - penal lato. 1 vol.
Svo. 2d edit, in 1 77 1 : Bugg?8 crim i
tial laiv; .3 vols. tsvo. 2d edit m 1774 :
Sir G. OC Paul on the construction and
regulation of 'prisons, 2 vols. Svo. 1 818:
the ' opinions of different authors' 6n the
punishment of dealh selected Haul
Montague, 3 vols, in 181 3 : which wd 1
be found a particularly interesting and
valuable book : Jtoscoe1. Thoughts on
penal jurisprudence in 18 1 &.i and Jlh
inquiry into the systeiu of Jfrison dis
cipline, by 7 F. Bauxton ifi 181 8. f-i
COMMODORE PORTER.
We mentioned in our last
the citizens of Washington,
paper, that
liad iuvited
Commodore Porter to a public dinner,
and we now give his answer
to that in-
vitation (expressed thro' a cpmriiitteeO
in which he declines the honor, and in
a manner, that proves him,f in every
v , ... ,y-i'
situation a goou citizen ana a magna-
nimous man : .' , :' .'
" ' Meridian HiUt SeptJilst, 1825. V!,'
': Gentlkmbx . In reply to the invitation' you
have done me the honor Jo present on behalf
of the citizens of Washington, I hg leave to
make some explanations, which: I. flatter my-
self will meet their favorable reception;, and
satisfy them of the propriety of the course of
conduct I bave marked out for my self.5 ; .
It is not unknown to you, that I have been
tried, condemned, and am now kufTering pu
nishment by the sentence of a Court MartiaK
To be condemned to a statej of idleness,
umler the most favorable circumstances,
would be r painful to me, as one towhxh 1
have never been accustomed ; out, to be so
condemned, for the high crimes' and misde
meanors with which I have' been charged,
and the Court has ft und me GcitTr; however
disproportioned tlie duration arid the nature
of- my punishment," may be toj th e ofTences
clutrged (render it infinitely tnoe irksome.
It was my boundeti duty,; ah it! certainly
was my ardent desire, as my iwtolecoKluqt
through life will prove,' to .give the jinost -en-tir
e satisfaction to the government, in die ex
ecution of all the orders Wbich irhad ever
received but having imhappil failed to do
so in this instance, having," as it Appears, mis
understood and erroneously: interpretei, or
ders ; and instructions, which die, . court and
the public,' and I believe," also, .thj govern
ment, have only been able to h' comprehepd,
b the voluntary aidj "of him under whose Su
perintendence Lithey were frameo, and who,
in hi& pn jjustificatron,s diffi
cult task, wyimit "' haying thei prders, uhIer
which 1 acted before film, or a distinct fecol-
lectioh'of their contents,' of givinff" a solution.'
correspqnamg wiui xne xm&incm, aitnougn t
variance. with the letter . ind shaving, r in my
correspondence witlrhim,'. been unwillingly
betrayed by my feelings,? jpto the trptession
of certain sejUiments,.- which, .after ,what; has.
transpired,' I would: cheerUlly i recall' 4 aud
having- placed my entire, confidence "ia'one
1- -v--
thui sjtparafedTvBut in; many ?cases a
discreet ; superintend a rH wijl find it ad i
vautageous tth put iwn riir .tiiree;togeth-k
tli tze. apd con firm each qther i n su ch a
course " . - s k .
It cannot be' too offen;repeated, that-
.who has pryd fcqth Accuser B'a i
ness gaimtm andhose. itimony
..w..u,-Mptii1ni jut justice when I bkl
edit was withheld from
1 thonght I had a' right Xo K
peal r for to have remained 4 silent und
Krave accusat.ons, to have yielded j witW?
art effort to protect my 'honor Wuld Jiar
?t f3" to what T owed to rnvseff l
it Would have bwn repugnant Ui my leelin!
- ?o ve permitted the Cloud of censure
hang oyer me ; to have' permitted rny corl
duet to be fttltfJ oT)tt7mv' o.j. y
I rS 1 7 , v .. user, aiul
Iforgii m after degradation,; when I Relieved
ldcsV,n. rol, havtng one spark of honCr
or pride, m his ccunposition,' or any self rTJ
spect; couldi'or should submit to.! otiiln,
i ndeedi-short of my innocence 4 proved or of
my couvTciloq of feiilcotUd satisfy, or ou-hf
to have satisfieljne l -wished Jbr ustiic
and I asked Yiolhing im,re. ; I asked no favor
no indulgence. - -Iwas willing to meet the
accusatioirboldly-, I slirunk from no investi
gat on ef my roflicial life, however rigid, and
I have shown no disposition to avoid the ne.
naltyjf found" guilty r ;v w I
' Justice has at length, (and no doubt co
scientioiUJy) been awarded to me by rnv
peers; awl y. t tlerprlce of six mont hs susne.
si oti, fr the expiation of my gnilt,yjth an'
honorable acquittal; Of every moral offence.
I have now the proud satisfaction bfknoiviue'
that my wltole conduct in the transaction
which occasioned; my recal, as welt as my
official conduct during ami subseqeut to m'v
command will belaid before my fellowJciti,.
zens--an advantage to obtain which, life it
self would have been considered a trifling sa.
crifice, ; for death wou!d have been ! pre feral
ble to a sullied reputation ; and it will be as
much my; pride now, to showman example of
subordination and patience under myvpun
i.shment, ast ever, was my desire to do my
duty to myself, under what I believed unjust
accusations, or to my countrj', whenever my
services might prove useful to her. t
No man is free from hunian frailtiesand I
have my full share ; but among them is not
to be r.mked vindictive resentment;" or a d's
pysitiori to crush the already oppressed.
At 1 acks continue to b e nade on- m e t hrpuH
prints unci er official pt -onage, but experr-.
ehce lias convinced me,' tht it were safer at
least lo bear 'the " evil than complain.. The
Court has a warded the punishment for my
offence, and 1 am bound to4bide by its de
cision ; if others, by their complaints, wish
to induce the belief that it is not . sufficient
lr severe, or feel that their condurr tv-ninrv
w t v v
justification or apologjv "be theirs the Jabor
01juso1y1ng.11.; i evy mem npi tne task,
or the honor they 'will acquire by the per
formance. ' ' - -V V-:'. : ! :y: v
By submitting, patiehtly and prudently, U
my puniihmenl, the idea is not ehteitained
that I feel my self less worthy now than be
fore my sentence far from it.: . My conduct
in the, affair oiFoxardo" ha been said to have
origi nated in " an anxious "disposition to
maintain th honor a nd advance th e int ere sts
of the nation, and of the servicei'"' for which
it is impossi&te that I could be punished. My
liuhiicatiqn,- it has been fsa'd, prbceedeU
front no unworthy. motive,. and is, of course,
undeservinir of nunishment :; I diacfim. !m
have f evr disclaimed, . any " disrespe ct" to
any one s andadontirir' the rule which ha
been resorted to on the nart of th
on.. I should be the best Ind 'e of m v tJLrr 111.
tent ions. ; Jlfv assuranct-srthen. shnnM hr
bepn, and no doubt; were, Sufficient to. exo
nerate me from this charge. .Then,! where
in hve I offended ? And fbr what am I pim
ished ? I it for appealing to my ft llow-cit:-
yens iindr nrciisii' inn tavi frtllrtViril
ly, the example' of those ' exalted far above
me.' rIh the public decision 1 have sought
for a solace; for that justice :whiclrT believed
was wunnem irom me 1 ten myselt goaded
almost to 'desperation under jsu pposed wrongs, ,
and I sought to save ny honor at every risk.
i liuve saveu it, ana 1 am content, whatever
evil raay befall xvieXX: "Xf " :.' ;
'i Viewing the subiect in all its bearing, -in.1.
W ?
having: in view ulterior 'co'rtsequenceb 1 think
I cbidd not consistently and safely become a
participator, and join ih any1 festivity that
might, by the most forced construction, bft
attributed to u'n expressToh of opinion, oppo
sed to the course of the prosecution or the
sentence of t he'cowitiiA-".;'?.-;-'u ' ' I' " ;"'?
As an expression of the approbation of niy
fellow-citizens, I; shall ever highly apprepf
ate v)ur invitation, and the more sn. at com
ing from a community with which I have been
ssopiated forthe- lastentyiraTs, atjd" which;
wherever mdksfihymay led me.'will ever
be held in mvstrbnsrest -recollect ir.nf and in-'
terest.'-.: J.X .;X:'-- . XXXy-
" Kxetisp---fentl'mfn. : th 1
. r ----------! w . "o "syr 7
Tlv i "which became Tipe ssarv th pnahle me
to explalri;pdly my reasons .fbr declini.g the
, 1IIH.JIUV.U lltw I IU UBIU UIC Ull tut unij
hand jicrainst anvdoiniori nf self condemnati
on which should render me in my bwii'esti-
mation unwortny ; ana on theotler,- to avcia
any"charge; ..unnecessary fastidiousness. '
very obedient servant J f '
-:XXX: -TSW 1 X'Ptf; PORTE K.
Notice
ON the 20th inst. will, be offered for sale
hefore the, Hrrfip nf the MoteLI the per
ishable nronertv of: thi? late. William Kuffiji
deceased, consisti ng of Horses, Cattle, Hoga,
Vaggon and Gear, a field of Cotton & Corn,
togctner with other articles : :f Also, at
same time, wilt be offered for Tent until the.
10th dav of Jannarv nptt THE IIQTEL late-
j : J .-- r . .
ly .occupied by , the deceased,' together witu
tlie necessary furniture. belon ging thereto
At the same, time -will be- hired ten or jnore
necrroes. until the 1st dav of January' next-
Bonds wjth approved! security '-'will be re-
quireti ui jui cases, wnu luucrcsfc v
and payable six montbA. thereafter.i ' 1 ,
? BY THE HEIRS & LliUA cm-
Raleigh, Sept. 8th, 1825. , , f 89 $t
md Tthe Jail iniNashydle, N. XJ. on Thur
daylthe ;lst inst;.a Negro- woman
Runaway who savsiJie belongs to Joh.i Dob
bin of Fayettevilfo, N.. C' and had when fta-.
fcen up, a pass directeo 10 irr
the purpose of-. buytngrher.-d She t says . t
name is i2rarf ;aii-;iiiv,sniw w - -
he property otlr- James TovkTi ot rj-
iuh.-';a oVrti thirtv.fi nT f trtV )
old, masculine-appeara ice and; slow Vokei'
ti, a A.mffT. ; rriiesiterl to. come I forw aru,
prove , property, pay 'charge -anv. take i.cr
r- ...:n ' tAlf' ii-ItK nisi Ihe lw
away, or jiic-w -, ,-- " .
directs.J'v h - - s - r j .
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