Litchfield enquirer., 1842-06-16
Afternoon.

his bill provides that every man who performs q
tary duty ten years shall be forever tneIe:a;o, 1t
xemned from POLL tax. There is also provision r.
lat when any company refuses to choose ofhceFs az
\ a certain notice, the commanding oince5s OF t1e
sgiment with the approval OF the COMMANDING ON
pr of the brigade may fill all vacancies IN comns-
oned oncers and the officers appointed shall De II
by the governor; , .LL;u
Mr. I G. Smith warmly and ably supported the Dill &
eclarino that our militia needed but little encour-
cement, and it was better to give that little than TO
import a standing army Mr. ). euloglse9 tne i"1 IN
ia Of old Connecticut highly, and was followed oy
Mr. WOODWARD, who advocated the same side; Dill
passed. ,p,,
Bill repeating the charter Of the Mechanics Bank s
Of New Haven unless said Bank pays Its share OF the
expenses of the Bank Commissioners
Mr. WOODWARD said he had no oblecuons 10 me
passage of the BILL as legislation had gone on mere
1t was lust of piece with some other bills latey
passed.. But in this case, as IN the oners .hJ o ou
prcme Court would teach the Leglsamaet aav
was one power which it had not yet oVert e p,
Mr. MCCuRpY said that by the chatter OF tre Da.iN,
there was no power in the Legislature to can on me
Bank to pay any part OF the expresses Di 'o ontract
Commissioners The Bank had made contract
VIII t.lc State which the State Gould not Mpla'G:
-, G. proceeded at some length against the BILL
showing the un,stness and LEGALITY of the course
Nr. WrrTrrs made some emarks, OF which the
reporter is able to give no adequate idea. M. p,,
Mr.. PALMER supported ne BILL when ;5 Mr. MI f tbcK
e %a4s dlo4 9s ySSaf p anS FYT y ss
~, hl oran act in relation to State paupers; passed
This bill provides that when any person, believed to
be State panper, shall become chargeable, the Sc
lecnen shall send notice to the comptroller, with
notice that they believe him to be so.
Committee on Judiciary reported bill providing
that the sherffs of this State receive salary of $5a
year Hr distributing laws and public documents bill
Resolution passed fixing the final adjournment of
the House on Thursday next Adj
I =, Wednesdny Morning, June 8.
VII. Minor offered resolution that committee
De appointed to district the State into and dis
'rle T to meet any ratio that Congress may fix
:. Mr MINOR said If we attended to this matter now,
II would probably save the State some thousands of
dollars expense passed.
BIZ for public act altering the organization of
G P1 County Courts providing there shall be one
Mr.. Seymour explained and advocated the bill.
mr. PERKINS replied to Mr. Seymour urging many
ana strong reasons against the BILL and showing that
less expense and the greatest inconvenience.
After an Intellectual attempt to lay the bill on the
table 1t was passed 90 to g..
The Speaker announced the order of the day, be-
ing the bill for the adjustment of Capital Punish
ment.
DR.; DOUGLASS said, as chairman of the committee
ne ielt compelled to defend the report of the COM
mittee in favor Of the abolition OF capital punish
ment. The bill if passed would act powerfully for
good or tor evil Its object was to wipe off the last
remaining drop of blood from the statute book Blood
moral, but crime has not been banished from the
world and in our own country, of late years it has
greatly, increased. The experiment of mercy has
productive of evil reason without any foundation for
their assertions. And is not the experiment of
mercy, in this country of experiments when our 60
vennment, our laws our system Of society, are all
experiments, worthy OF a trial? Have we not sue
ceeded gloriously? Have not the people grown
wiser, better, and more happy under our other ex-
perments ?-and shall we then start back at this the
most humane and enlightened of all? The Jewish
system was system of blood-blood flowed around
the altar-bood stained the threshold and the hearth
stone-blood was written in all the laws. Hence
we find that the people were cruel and bloodhirsty
hence their sangunary instructions and their ex-
terminating wars Bloody wars make savage peo-
pie. And Rome too, her cruel laws and exterminat-
ing ravages may have had their origin in their gladi-
atorial combats and their bloody CODE In modern
times the bloody bull fights of Spain and the sang
ulnary laws of England have been productive Of the
same results. The misery OF Mexico and the blood
stained fields of India show the character of nations
who have been accustomed to sights of blood.
Dr. u. then read an extract from the report, re-
ferrlng to the scriptural argument the subject
Sir, proceeded Or. d., when God gave this law from
Mount Sinai, When amidst thunderings and light
nlngs his voice spoke out from the rolling clouds,
tiH command d ne then gave was Thou shalt not
OF divine law-"Avenge not yourselves" -" Ven.
geance is mine saith the Lord.'' And where do you
find one line of blood in the doctrines of the New
Testament? No, the law there taught is law of
benevolence, forgiveness brotherly kindness, and
love. And when our Saviour in the midst of his
agony exclaimed, Father, forgive them," what
lesson ana ne teach what an example he set for the
imitation OF mankind. It is most difficult to find ju-
rors who are willing to find verdict of guilty when
that verdict dooms q fellow creature to DEATH
Through the cruelty of your laws the guilty escape.
And who is there that can fathom the depths Of the
human mind? Who knows its compass SO we'll that |
he can tell when string is broken when they vi
brate in harmonious unison No sir It's impossible.
The records of the medical show that disease
comes in so many shapes-,insanity appears in SO
many disguises that it eludes the sharpest eye, and
many man is condemned as murderer to the scat.
fold, when he should be sent to the hospital as
lunatic.
Mr.. J; c. SMITH said he rose to discuss the ques-
ton with feelings OF the greatest responsibility
he regretted that he was compelled to disagree with
those minds he honored and whose kindness and be-
nevolence he admired. But he had duty to per-
form, duty which his conscience demanded and his
reason approved Mr.. s. said that people had arisen
in the modern times who thought the Bible, which
was the guide of our foreathers their refuge in dam
ger and their consolation in distress, sadly de-
they contrive by translations and distorted quo
tations, to force a meaning which they think would
improve it. For my part, however may waver from
the political faith OF my tathers-their religion shall
be my religion, my guide in life and my consolation
in death. Mr.. S. said he was no Biblical critic, but
there point in the scrptural argument which
he could not but notice. 1t is said that God sent out
Cain an exile and wanderer, that God did not kill
But sir, if this proves anything it proves too much
shall we send our murderers forth to be wanderers
on the face of the earth-besides Cain felt that he
deserved DEATH he felt that his crime could only be
ever finds me will slay me- Mr. S. read the law
as given to Noah and showed the inefciency of the
distorted version of Mr.. O'Suvan. The New Tes-
lament does not reflte the law. By precept and ex-
ample it sanctions the punishment OF death. " Ne
who takes the sword shall perish by the sword says
Christ Ananas and Sapphire died at the word OF
the Apostle.
But, sir on the ground of expediency, do you ex-
tha