The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-02-12
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Nn. EDfToR--Nr,
was pleased with B:oraria's is'-'', snd
believe. fnsi communication, (ior DO seems
now 10 have come 10 a close M AIS remstk',)
not 10 much oa sccounl of Us execution,
sh.sa was certainly we'll enougn, 10 the de-
sign. lie has done ,igh', sher giaociDg on
some points Of p'aciice, 10 eUdcavor, nope
successfully 10 explain The data and p'nci
lie ), 90 shica tna, wiIvie doctrine depends.
IL is no stranger, 6nd, 10 history or 'se
law oooks, but wi!i probably rx2snencc some
diilicoiiy in p.rsuacing ihose moe ies'"ea
sbso himself, or sssk.ng The peop'e' VINO s,o
ss<ess 10 pi iying ioto such ,ntricJei'', e'o'y
unde; stand. This has induced ne 10 one o.
nv hour. Of leIz prr, fom nv professionals
purseits, 10 endrsyor 70 torn tot Common a'e,
a short compendium ol lhe chez masins
Contained in his ,hfco essays, ces'co oi all eH'
ftiusic mater, wbic are as Io"o"s >, VIZ
ls', IL is 4I0t tho Nervousness of tue r'o'e'
.rgsipe or mo,jye, bu, the overt aci, prove"
and ssccrtained, 90, by constI uc'iVs, on' zoe
Dtosi po.iUyo e,ideGCe, tnst ~ Huiy pun'sha
bI. in the eye oi Mou,cips' Law, ~hich looks
20 the injury infic,od on Socieiy. ~, vi
IONS, oueoce, where tic sa'-y Of me Pubhc
, bersit,, as mild and lenient measures are To
be used towards the cii,Riad rs the nature
of ,hs'criu, perpclia,ed may aeow OF, c. n'i.
gie1sd IN all ,ts bearings. y, fuMshmens
should keep pace with the p'ogreSs oi c1v,s'
zaion, and whipping, cropping ADD b'and'ng'
jn tba, enlightened age, be dispensed WIN.
Fu, so 4 spp,eh.nd I'M, wrnsf 10 mean, and
wonder he mas ever been misrndo'siood, as
gavorreg INST mode Of cruelty. an, Fine and
jmprisonmcn, siogiy or conjoia,ly, afe' pro-
pcty pruporiionvd aod aPpiied, 'hc ps'' fe'
smsfks against delinquen'S, jn onr Pec'ii''
a.onli,ioS1 az q ststc, snd an'wef neatly every
b,'nin,bie purpose oE reio'n, or ut 'e'f"r' %
.n,he' evil doors. s n " "A iHepo 10 'oN''ce
ba also observed, IL w,aid vo .@PeGleAs ser
tho /. .,,Isatu,e 10 ma'k out the severll cIi'-
>ses of crimes, with their prnrc .iona'e pun
isbmcnts, and deposit in the Courts below
,iScIeiioL.ry power over 81 snomlloQs ~
-siaoccs--nseh, o. yhe same time acting IN r'
sccGstomei cbsracief, ~ GVa't oi appeal
and superior jurisdiction. ] ON mistaken, u
these are not all the material points insisted
go, and which compriz. IN fac', 'n'' state
inept Of the question thst was proposed.
four corespandcn, has e"eo s'ne beyond
!Ne question pp', and descaOted somewh,t at
Is'Ee, on the nature OF cti@cs cod punish
inens in peUers.. Ills ceosure ~ the civil
code is not tco severe, wneD We recoliect the \
snon,,,ous sutbo'iV of lite and deaIh, iather
bad in ancien, Rome, over his disobs dent
Ca,Idrep-and how a creditor, II he pleased,
could Cot his poor debtor inio inches. O"e
Z IhIOg, however, no mas oniued--the g'eat
chance, where penalties are made qua,e, OF the
Crimnpai's escspiog csu,ely, the netited a.
,oncmen, he owes mis- injured fellow conn.
,vmsn Nour readers, Mr.. SImDns,
hca'uy welcome To the gfatpnous pans
Aaye DpsD al, without Tee or rowa'd.
II Lamb o&lH l. iWyer.