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24
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November
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1845
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Irew the caps over their faces, and led n hem forward upon the drop. Tuking the ixe, he severed the rope at dne blow, and iown went the drop, letting tllern fnll a p jistance of four feet. But ndw I ed a scène most revö'lting to behold, and ti tncst horrible to describe. Tho middle e rope broke, letting Áarbn Long faljj 1 striking his back iipon the beam below, t nnd lying insensible from the sirangling c caused by the rcjpe before it broke. For p a moment nol a human Deing moved, all t vere horrified, nnd seetried riveted te their j place?; Soon, however, the officers c scended. nnd lifted him ifp, when he ( covered hissenses, and was again led upon the gallowsj sufleririg intensely, , ing his hands and crying' out; "the Lord i have mercy dn me! Tou are hanging an i innocent mati. And (poinling to his j brother,) there hangs roy poör brothor;" but alas! he heedèd him not. He Was already beyohd hls sympüthy - he was left alone lo endure the dreadful sight of his brother's last agonies, and once more ! to pass through the dreadful scène- the cope- the platform--the axe! Í shall nevcr forget the rtppearance of that man, as he sat upon the bench, a large bloody streelt aboüthis rieck, his body trenibling all over, while preparatiens weretnaking for his final fal!. Bul there was ánother act in this drama. As he was ascending the gallows, signs of an outbreak among the örowd, were evident. Some cried, l'Thats ehongh -let hun go;" while other gave expressions to their terror. Just ál this mo merit, some cry was raised ih n remote i part of the crowd, no one knew what it was - some were frightened- ofte wingof the guörd relrsated towards the gallows - the tumult increased- a südden pnnic seized the immenso crowd, and they all j fled precipitately from the place. If the earth under the galloivs had opêfied, and Pluto hinwelf had arisen from the iufer nal reg'ioñs, with his horses and chariot, it could not haVe causëd greatër consternation, or n more hasty flight. The guard were with diíficulty kept in their places; the crowd retiirned, and soon all was quiet, every one ashamed of himself for havingbeen frightfned at nolhing. Oue wagon was found upset, but it was supposed to be íhc effect, and not the cause of the panic. The wr'etched vicliffi of the law was at lehgth despaiched, ah'd the crowd dispersed. Thus endèd the first execu'ion that I ever witnessed, and God grint that it may be the last. W. Chances cíf Fortune. - We see so many iristanecsof changesof fortune in men, that all should be admonióhsd to attach nó valueto wealth alone. We have noticed a once rich msrcharii now a porter in the Alm's House, and we have hun dreds óf siich instances whic:'h áliould teach us humility. An individual iri 13uffalo who, in thegreate'.-ipanslon of business in 1336. stood next io Rathbun, with [ properfy valued at eleven millions, is now ( engnged in the humble, but honest em. ployment of Jriving a horse-cart and peÖdling sand about thestroetsof Buffalo, ] while his wifé supports herself tís a nurse. 3 -Balt. Rep. A sworm óf 6ees wbicb had taken possess5 ion of hc chimriey of 8 liousc ín Sf. Louis; haveexten'Jédtlieir hóogy to ihó depth of 20 fecf . The tenants of the bouse make no usa of ihb chimney, but gel bonej whenever tbey went it- vorr convenierrt.. '.j'.J...' ., : , , .t't ; - - - - - - ly. P.r ihe Signril if Liborty. ƒ "THE ÓTHER INTEIIE8TS." ra, "The Liberly party ought to carry out a ie principio of EqunI Righls. hy taking ■ ie Hght side of nll quesiions. tiint ññfsiA m ie welfnre 1%( conuuunity." - Wushlejw Liberty Convention. an Tliere aresornequestion.s that re ■ aiTect the welfare of community which tb ïve no right sidc. sh For insiance, sbnll we hnve n on ve, or ofily n revenue TarifT? The de higsare bellowing lüslily for in jn. The Demnchats croalt lwarsely af r "Free Trade" - that is, free for all a Jt us. Our ports oppn for iho producís SI f all countries, while their ports ore T losed ngainst oür pf-odilcts. A!l xvhich, w hen duly defined by National n ons, and stamped with authority from ead quarters, and invested wilh the it on of great names, means nothing more ol r less than "A TariiT for UcvenuO D ïrdiné iricidëntal protection!" While wlig clamor about Protection ultiraotely erges into the same charme!; viz: Adlate "incidental protection." jovefnment must bo supported - and i most important finnnoiul question bee commtinity is, in what way shall the ;ans for its support be drawii from the ' ,„■_,,. . . , fro opleí Shall governmeht be suslained ..:; direct or by indirect Tnxationi In ïor words, shall government Uevenues y deiived equally, according lo their Ui urces, from the Tax pnyers, or ba lally, in propbrtion to the air.ount they b iay consume? a This is a grove question; and öhe which r' lould be weil weighed by tHe wbole ' ïerican people, and espechlly by the iibsrty party; as itspolicy felalivethere) may be the hinge Upóh which y wiil turn. If the Libtrty party j, y adopt a course of policy in reference t 3 TorifFs, most cbnducive to the welfare n f commliniiy, it Vill be likely to have a l ermanent existence. While to to te whims, caprice, or prejudices of ihis c arty or the other party, will render its uratiori as transient as thé' summer dew, [ ir morning cloiid. A Protective TarifT n tself id f :d evil. It is tax ing a portioh óf , nunity for the private benefit df diiother , loriion. And if private property is not o be taken for public use without compehsation, (it3 injustice is so palpable.) what shall be áaid or thnught of a system which robs one class bf cilizens for the private benefit of another class; nnd thai without a shadoib of covvptnsation? This is the inevitable result of a Protective TarifL A revenue tariff with incidental protection Will be ibuhd, on onalysis, only n modification of the same iniquitous system. íts protection will be found on inspectiön tobe extremely partial, while a "discriminating tariff " will resulve ilself into discriminaron between the rich ai.d j the pnof, iti favor of the fórmer. Wit- ness the exceptions in the tnble of rales. ' How many nrticles nre exetnpted from duty on the sole gronnd 6? being Lüxuries? Who consumes tíiese lu.turies - ' the poor or the richi For whom, then, is i)h discrimination? ís it fíot directly calculaied nnd wisely adapter! to malee the rich richer and the poor poorer by [ by making the latter pay the taxes of the former? AÍ1 l"arifid re oppressivc. A horizontal tariff less so than any other - because its operation on the principie assumed is impartiol- but all tnrifHs areoppfessive, becaüáe they tend tö éxirravagant expetídituí-es, firorh a necessarily lax supervisión of their public servante, induced by the indirect mnnnor in which citizens are taxed, or in which thoy are exem'pted by the insidious operation of a tarifT. They ars oppressivè bécauss they greatly inórense trie national expenses and burdens by providing suppurt and payment to a host óf Feveriue oflicersotlierwise useiess. Thoy are óppfeásive bocause they are unjiisi - assuming consumption and not possessionaslhe bnsisof tnxation; whereas' ihe latter is the only equitable basis ot taxatio'n. By this mod, A, with a' foinily of eight persons rind an estatp; real and persona!, of S500, is swindled out of one-lialf or two-thirds R's just proportion, whose fatoïly consists d( (mr persons, j but whose estáte is fíve thousnnd doUnh; and C. who hns not a dolJnr of taxable property, bt works out by dny's work to maintai'h a large fomily is oMiged to pay into the uationnl coöeras much aseilhfr A. or B. of be xempted from so doing only by being deprived of the means, by a systein uhich adds the expenses of the írovernment to the price of the aftide. And finally, all Tariösaro o'ppressive, because they arè inifnical to Free Trade, tfhifch is the natural order, nnd upon whose healthful and unremicted operation dépend, in an esaential degre the comfort and eonrenience - ye?, more -II Free Trade, that priceless boon - ee with all nations thai will reciproe the frecdotti - non-intercourse wilh those who refuse lliis díctate of comh sehse nndcnmmon honesty. Let the Liberty Party nsstime as ona iele n its creed "Free Trade and DitTaxation," and it wil! not only také s riglit sidc, bnt the side which wül irtly b#come the most popular, and not y so, but the side most effectunl for the Jtruction of slavery. A host of genuï free trade men ong deluded and dïspointed by ihe professiens nnd actions of :orrupt party will bc with us; while averv, subjected to the ordeal of a ivelve Hundred Million Dollars tax lisf, 11 be wounded mortally in its most vul! rabie part. Who says a Tatiff system is riglit in elf - or at best any thing but a choico ' evils? Who say3 Free Trade and reet Taxation would be wrong and for bat rëasons? J. P. W. Kerit Coünty, Nov. lst, ÏS45. For the Sijnal of Libertj. THE FIRST VOTE. The 6r8t vole s, perhnps under ordinary 'curns'nticcs, the most important one that an ecior ever gives. It derives this irnportance :rn thefact tliat t goes far tovvards estbhing' him in his politieel principies. Nu ioner does he become ideniified with a party, f voting for its enndidates and tneasure?, tan the chaina are thrown oround him - thé adge of the pariy ia set upon him - and iC ecomoè, in a measnre, ihipossible for him to dopt a course of conduct at varmnce with lint wliic! id pürsued by those wilh whom hra8 oiien uioiigiiuessiy; nssociareo nimseii. e ainy, by pubsrquent stndy nml obíervation id that Fome of ihe principies of bis party e erronéoua; or, if ihe principies towhich ey hóld nre Corree', that their acts do riot irmonize with tliemrstill, tbough conscienca Ha him in plairi terms that he is wrongj he ay not poFsess sufficient moral courage to avé lus old a?3ocia!e.s, to arr.iy himseíf ira )positiotí to tl.ein, aríd be taunted as a tiuiat. Many tilinga Conspire lo keep a man in the irty to which he first unites himself. Tha ope of prefermentthe desire of pleasin ná fear of personal and political ends- thé prpjndices which he oftnn irhbibe. jainst política! opponentF- the fset thot thoari 'ho are alwrtya cbanging sides are ríót trust - d or respecten by any party - all conspire to revent his ail-pünj a coürse of conduct at nriarce with that of the ps'ty lo wbich hé èlong3. In view of tliese facts - for facts they sureV are- every young man should be very care"nl net to ádopt erroneou3 poütical principies, rtounite with a corrupt party. Wis own reputalion, and n a rrieasnre, the repülntiou ïud welfare of his couti'ry, depend npon hia iets. So far as he. by voUn:; or otherwise, ?xerts on influence mjnrious to nalioni'l honor and prosperity, so fur he tarnishcs his own Tame. And ao far ag he aid in giving to the natiort a chsracter eminent Tor wisdom, strerigth, and justice, he makxs a well-enrned iddition to hls own réptitatïón. But hcw hal I a younjr mnn arive 8t tha truth in regard to politicol affair5? I onawer by rcading, rtflcition, and observnlion. Tm is thotrui, and in tact the oly way to require knowledge of any kind. It must ba admiltert, hotvever, thnt to become ihoroiighly arquainted wiih the science of politics, requires a gr-ater amount of time and siudy thnn i usually devoted to it by (he luboring poriiou of coinmunily. There Ö so much to learn and so little time for learning, thatthe great ninss of mankind nre superficial in even tiiincr. Especially is this true in rppard to politica) science. Many deed an cnlargefl and exUnsive ncq.iaintnnce with its principies as of iriflmg impnrtance, nnd imngina that if they voleas iheir fathe.-s did, snstain the principies vvhich tliey etistnined, and alvys rriove in unisón with their party, they have discharred every dnty, nnd done uil the country requires at their hnntie. What an error ís this! As every man claims the protection of the law, so every man h uld be uble lo act intelligent ly fur the perfecting and siislaining of Iaw. Tliis cannot bc done wiiíi out ah acqmintancf) wilh Jhc principies of justice, nnd nlso with the condinuri of tho oonntry for wh'ich the lavv is intended. To arqniró. thio knuwledjjeí as Í h-ive before observéd, tnüch reading, observat'on, and refleclinn ure necCssary. Tliis acq-iMtión tliould be mode, too, a lar as practicable, befora thu young man votes even for the rirtt time. lie sbuuld endeavor to obiain clear am! dcfiiiite ideas of the object for which "g'-verntnenia are in.-tnited nmont; men;'' of ihe sonrce f rom which they derié "their just powera;" of tho exieñt lo wlnch Ithoy muy própèily carry their suthority; anI of the pos-itun which he susiaiía to liis own governmeoi, and, throngli that, to all other govtrrnuvn's. When he haa ecqnied an accurate knowlecJge of these ib'mgêi "d also of thè principies and acts (íf the portie, into' whir h tlio people of the n-utiori oro divided, he kill be fully qualified to j'id;ö of Uic absolute and iclmive ineri;s of ech party, ano to discharge Ifis political duíies in a marner credita'jle to himsclf nnd honorable to his country. Young Men, altend tothese thingí! Read- OhíPivc- Riflect-ihPii vote as conscience. nided by enlightrned Roaeon fhull d:cUU, aiítl you w II rever have occasion to be asbamed uf your Firtl Vote. D. W. C. L. Monly, Geneíee Cp.

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