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Tennessee Legislature of this State con vened at Nashville on the 18th ut. In the Senate, Burchett Douglass was elected speaker and Will liam K. Hill reelected principal clerk Inthe House, Frederick W. Huling elected speaker and Thomas J. Campbell, principal clerk. Alter the or ganization of the two Houses, Gov. Carroll trans- mitted his message, which is short, (by the bye, good qualty) plain, business kind of document- The Governor strongly recommends the practca- bity of bringing the affairs of the State Bank to final close. He suggests the policy of speedily col lecting the funds of the Bank, and applying por- tion of them at least, to the construction of roads, and improving the navigation of water courses.- The largest portion of the message is devoted to the subject of the Penitentiary The building is nearly completed at much less expense than was expected. Nineteen convicts have already been received, whose labor has than defrayed their expenses. The Governor says:

 "For many years have advocated the Penitentary sys- tenn from full conviction that it afforded the best ony of graduating punishment according to the magnitude of crime, but also of reforming the guilty The eircum- stances which deyeope themselves the trial of nyd- ual charged with criminal offence, afforded opportunity of judging of his depravty and the time of his imprison ment can be etermined by the jury accordingly Not der the old law. The guilty, whether young and pliant offender od and hardened transgressor alike sub

 ec to the punishment of the whipping post and the brand ing iron Will such cruelty produce reformation? Is it much more reasonable expect that the unfortunate victim of the law feeling his degraded condton will go forth ed with spirit of revenge. determined commit rages upon that community by whose laws he has been dered namousR If reformation be produced it is reasonable expect under the influence of the Peniten tary system The vioator of the WIS ofhs country is shut ap within the walls of prson-secluded from knowledge of passing eyents obliged tabor throughout the day, with opportunity of holding converse with his fellow yies and when his daily labor over, locked cell, with no other companion than his bible and his Surely in his retirement he will reflect the oies of his past ispent life If reformation do follow, he will at

 least be making some atonement the community he has

 injured by aborng for his supports and however ungovtrna be and refractory his disposition may be- he will be pre- vented from the commission of crime during his confne- ment."