Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-07-29

than what they derive from the freedom Of scrutiny
before we possessed this freedom. the influence
against which il is guard, hut too senshly leli
on almost all occasions when the Crown was party
7o ihRch ground Tor apprt hcnsion did there appear
~ me cho,oe "i me Crown TO Mr. BENruAM that
W ms work on Jndcial establishments he suggests
the rropre,y OF the peoples possessing the pnwer Of
dmot'on, taking due precautions At The same time 10
secure Judsc against every popular eust 4" FIJI or
u"ht' ne observes, " TO make tic choice in the first
instance the proprieiy of the peoule's uossess;ng the
p""'r oi amo,on VIII he equally irdsputablc. The
u""gcr Is much greater OF their a inc IN tire ripht of
c"oosng, hnn IN the exercise of the power of cor
/ Icing " oau choice he right they will have
exercise before trial the pnweT not tiIl after trial 4"
In The ser ond place. from the ,apupness and nm
certainty OF the English Law, and The unlimited dis
c'e"On WIN which Judge is vested under it, he
may give the fullest qualification 10 the u,os an.
"htc'I"ns without su'ec''ng himself 10 any punish
mem ana so"ld be have The inclina,inn the dread
OF scrutiny IS The only security To the pubiic opains,
'''' '"'"'g'"g IT, London ~ Chron.
TREATMENT To The POOR IL ENGLAND WHO CON-
g.. NIT SUICIDE
or INES hnck n'osh in the able speech on the
~ us" ''lmimai Law, which he delivered i'm the
uinNe oil COMMONS on The 18th MAY Inst, made The
lu'oWing Just and eloquent remarks on the the treat
nTa. 10 w,,ch me remnas Of the suicides Of r poorer
caSS, are exposed in England INIT Or.
" With regard to the outtarcs con,n,,,,ed nm III.
I"" v" cases OF suicide, have some doubt whether
! 10y are warranted 10y the law of this country |
'ooNeu MO All the iey, hooks this point aud
~ only on The law, bu on the pracIice Of his lime
n'r' T. no mention otit in Sir Matthew Hale Sir
I;n arr OK IN Sominrd, Firzhe,b r. or Brac.oa.
hey al speak Of tho Forfeiture hun saw M, mo 60
rs to the mode Of in,etment 1here !; M onrb"r;,y
Tor me legality Of nlcling these oufrages excsut
I"e Unsupported assertion of Blackstone. Thai
49,, ~ commentator refers, indeed Hawkins
""' iiH"H's supports him only n the fut friture and
= P.'ieC'ly silent on the subject of iuermpnt I,
night indeed, have hcen AN obscure practice of
h % ,,;ne' winch has gradually grown into Iaw
aaI% I". '1sti1n now -, Ca2ht !. -: -
Pe"eu wish 10 ask, in the f ST place how il can
! operate as punishment Il can only opersle as a
pu''s"me"t on the survivors, for there can he no
, ,II FPnn'-hment whore Urom The vcry nature of
| ,r ""'"c,j mere can he previous tTi1l or
"e!ence In the second place il oueratcs viii
shook'ng appearance of inequality, for il is
'"nlcied IN regard 10 persons belonging
10 me higher cllSses-it is onlv on tho -
the humble, and the afflicted do NAT ;,,"n,e' ~ ~;
'IneP"A"'y To parualiiy Of English iures becouse
:, ',e circumstances which sufficiently explain
i,cn '"". 80 ou'ons an impulatiOn. In the iirsl
P'"oe' persons IN the higher classes have beI,er
",f"hs OF producing evidence aTord,no iusi;frnt;on
VI ne'r deceased relatives and friends Than persons
!" humble life In the second place suicide is r,rclv
&C 49,, Vi '"e poor II is committed chiefly by per-
"I in"u'S'"g Tie IuIagination and giving way 10
"iI'uIH Hespondency, and seldom by men whom, the
80, VI u'ily Iibour remove from such lialjiies-
80 '"'Les are deferred from finding ver,lists
I'm I'm knowledge oil the shocking outraees 10 which
"sM 'eTHies WI expose The bodies of tie Deceased
VIZ ASK any hanoarabe gentleman. whatever NAV
" ~ Opinion as 10 ie moral turpitude of smicitIe
";gtnVf " Is ~ offence which can possibly come
M'"'' hanlhh cognisance' IL is an offence the
'tTy essence OF which is to remove tbe ,ar,v from
"' nHHi"h cOgnsance, and the law Of England is
nemeVe, the only law which attempts To suetch rs
alhnTUy beyond The bonds of humanity
LIE Nomdn law with regard TO this srl iert Is
very ien'ark"lle IL lnflics the punishment Of cor.
HS'c''o" ~ a cases OF suicide, committed 10 evade
o.'"sc"', on, winch would have been the conse-
quence oi conviction for oiier crimes mi. +; nor.
iectIy just, and il is OBJ erysbIe tlu, tho Rn, t
nov 'op'eh with silence this subject expressly
''S "iI o"ef cases OF suicide lIou any uDi,hment.
~ NV orSt ngr OF homhn Jurisprudence, there is
atssCTipi OF The Emperor Aulouinus in these words
OF gus iedio y'i@, vel inpniienta doIoris yiInm
n"I'efh successOrrm hlheIe Mcscrins;, Divua
AniohhnS Tie Roman law or Til, snbirct. of
; n. "'s 'tscI'p' Is ronirmaiory, may serve TO
uS,'1'e d scauuin passage of Vngh which has a
goou usai emhar dsSed The commentators in which
m uescrIneS lhni unfortunate class Of persons who
nave terminated their own existence
Pr0xima drinde tenent mn.su Iocs nm; siIi ls,,a,
1,.ND"S PeIpfrere manu-, lucemGue perosi
NJ 49, "nlnns. Vuani yelent Uihure in alto
NihC ~ pauperiem ct dHros perferrr Iabors,
I,a'a Distant trisique paus inamiiiiis onds
~, "ls'i' etnuFies Siyx intcriusa coerceLD
W. WI" NSO'feS has 30 much embarrassed soma oC
we Fonmen aOrs, that they have endeayourefl IN get
rId OF The difficulty by PROPOSING ,be gerry or,,oIi,c
e'Ne lue ordinary meaning OF that word boz there
can ne ilu dOnht that e. eai master Ctoet;c cf,,u
40 uelieacy aud proprieiy in The choice aud cam
'""."" w Voius were unrivalIed, hiss used this y
Pess"n win reference 10 the distinction reccg,izcd
ny 'be Roman law, betuesn criminals ,,Ia ,y.,s
En"l OF suicide, and TITO @ ~ ho were unt.;n,e,i bv
wy "'"'' oht"ce J scarcely know any thing which
ehus 50 m"ch dis lay the aer elnes oCtbe bun,au
n'ni 'hau ihe anxiety Of heapng honours upon tl,p
ue'u-nI attempting 10 besowli upon that in vbirl
we nanfai we IS gone ard know uf nothing which
thus 80 much 10 keep alive those aTectooa,e and
feelings rs 10 pay this respect 10 the remains
W t's uedo' II Is in iacf one Of ibe safe guards or
many dnd az such cannot be nferCetpd ,yuh
'' wv ne most dangerous consequences lie wio
.,u . Ieal lhe rem"ins Of lnmaniy with indiguity
~ ~ CouiG IMPROVE 81 is beirg done / can tepard
" w O'uet Hghi than ~ being guilty OF very close
.lWY'Ch IN canuibtl'sm The opposife If tb;e
'"'y 'ttHhg ~ The crime nf cannilalis,p which
y' w proportion o. affection seeks Ia rrolopo the
G"l 10" OF man, iasicns his decay Alive 10 ti,s
- W., "hich y perpetrlted only by man in the
~ 80 quo "'srs form of the savage state and when
In S' passions are reused, are those Gambia
@ LUIS upon That which cdnnut suffer IN is In
t'uSe 'Hcy are moi only Al variance with ALI fine
G" 'ee"9gs oi our nature, but because they nci
~ 90 pfpdu' nor produce any bpneGcal effect
@ S"y ihe remains OF this practice in the case Of
Wc'Son are 'mains Of harbaris and as such ral for
'n' u'aie reformation. " 10 condnre 10 humapit,
W. cnd Of ~ criminal law and MI nunthn,enf
l'u Tins he not ns usr, know MOI What 70 can he
,,u u tenderness for the remains Of the dead would
- l"f more happy effect thaa ail the unmeauifg
'ue''cs Which Gao lie Inflicted upon Them"
SHAMEFUL rUfPTUDE.
., ~ uhIeeling and notorious wretch, calling him
o''' ~ james Hamilton, l"r Hsmblo,onI introduc-
"a H"seH about year ago into respectable family
ln ''s Vcnily,as physician fion Montgomery coun-
y Iehh-} Nania Oh our Oi pleasure 10 Paterson