The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1824-07-06

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r-Fw,IraI FuFisnsnarncs WY anf cnHntft uaat N wv
rar MI WV raoa uncommon XII Ht oceHrsaetA
h,r " rHhie prosecution All lFHuAne NaNti atlHH4
tsiihaui nirunrt evidence s--aRa iH l4T AAHaer
80. there w Warh FrpHEnAHcr HHinHE mhH
s,1-. M rrt,tr yrrairt XVII euiity aEairsi the lr.
.rn.4A NV tg allow many offenders fn eaIsFvs aiu
an vrham uHpreiudlrrd public opinion C. M
fhr came time pronounced nn nhhraiiHtihF w.
,tH-1 WI condemnation tn many cases. Co.. W
w sufficiently notorious that BurAsa hHFf rHf.
niftHH cnlnriis. quilts ul h4In enuruiHita in WY.
cane their iasi punishment unaeF mistakes
or unraFrantihie apprehension ui ihs extent wv
construction they may eve tu ihF Frihripih ifat
they must br miiaaed ui fuit utt0nl feHAaH-
able doubt By such an indefinite iaiHune ui
fhey have sometimes hFuHKhl
.fb.r,aelvrs wv believe thai amy thing ia \ rBta
fi0nable shape. suggested Pm laHriiul rnuirt.
turr. Wy whimsical pervrrfinn ot rommpn sensH
nnd INV rules WI right Judgment might ~ sHA.
riert fn authorize Hn nrguillal ui Che mnsi hAEh.
pnrd offender Under all these rv.i and weA
kuown obstacles, M ihe trial. against iile cuurHe
WI nrblic instica Il would seem THAI no hnpea
nurht IN he held out t1r the anal escape "a M.
Tender. by NV application ior pardon.
The best writers nn criminal inrisprudenrt aFt
unanimous wv their opinions oi ihh rslearicws-
mess WI tbat punishment which wv rfnHln. Whist
inr the degree which mHy ~ necessary " grad
Mating the scale of crimes ard puuishmenis.
In the case, which has given RTE io these wv
marks. WY Apprehend there Ought tD have hrrh
the strongest possible objections against thF tN-
rrrisr orthaf nower which has for wise and henE-
Scent purposes, been lodged with the executive.
N w w favor W N felton, convicted after NY hn-
partial trial. wy an enemy ot his whole artf--
guilty nFi hc highest crime ia the dark cHiauEHE
Nen nHM Ar
every civilized nation have pronounced unWOF-
thv IN WE'VE are no advocates of sanEuuary
nlnishments. nor TN favor Nj an inexnrable dt-
termination to enforce every enactment, aE
though X were like the laws at thr Modes end
Persians which alter not, bot we wish 90 see ths
chief magistrate in N government whose laws afe
mild, equal and salutary IN their operation e.
hibit sufficient independence ~ character 40 per-
nit The sentence NJ an unbiased and upright
Judiciary "a take il effect instead ~ being ren-
dered uncertain and HuctuatinE, hy The feeble
ness ana indecision w him, to whom mEy tx
from time IN time entrusted n The last resort ths
power to suspend or prevent their execution.
WIZ have ~ desire that the garments 0i our Pres
ident, as he ~ gathering them up, 70 retire from
Office with dignity and dcccum, should DC stain
III with blood nor no we feel any disposition
to contemplate III him. nv his military friend has
held him np to our view, one who has n Phio-
s0phcal Indifference t0 human suffering and
can look with Comp0snre upOn scenes "a CaF-
na " but We a. sincerely hope that the Time
NAV come, when TO morbid seHsihihty KIP Co.
CoFvici, NAV take The place of just indiEnalonr
Oh recollection WI the suferinEs "a his uuinf-
tunate victims nor hold out to that depFartd
and abandoned part of mankind who may bs
STRUGGLING against the warnings of conscience
thu hone that il they should commit The worst
nf crimes and be convicted there may yet IKE a
chance Of escape by executive pardon.