Mr. Hangman Preston

Jan. ó, 1 C.Ï3, Mr. Prostou suid ib tlie U.S. Senatë, as reported in the Nacional Intelligencer: Mr. Yoüng, of Illinois, ''put tho case of one uboliiionist being unconstiiutionally punishcd in one of the tlavehükling States, and rifíked whelher the ptütectipn of this governuent ouglit not to be extended to bim. "Mr. Preston szid that if an Abolitionist should be capitally couvicred under 'lie laws of tilo slnvphoh'inof State, tkey would huns: hnn, LET TH1S GOVERNMENT INTËRFERB OR NOT, osit mihr." In December, 1839, Mr. Preston wrote a letter to John Davjs, of Mass., exctising tho matter, in wíiich he saj's: 'On the occasion referred to, I was speak inp of the vibltttiön of our laws by the dissemination from other States of incendiary matter throuh the post office; and asserted, thut if nny (no gmlty of this offence were subsequenlly arrestad witl.in the jurisdiction of South Carolina, lie would assuredly suffer the penalty of her laws.'' AU the reporters agree that he nsed the oíd Saxon word, hang. All that Col. Preston' deiiies is, that he said he would be lianged bif lynch law. But a recurrence to the course of the debate shows that he meant to be understood that they wonld hnng him in despite of all the protfcction of the Conetitlition nnd laws of the United States! A mighty differencc. This letter was published just before election. in Massachusetts, in November, 1842.