The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-11-21
To S. A. c., Boston, Mass.


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You wilsce by looking over the New York paper. Of
this morning, that was sentenced yesterday. This
necessary before my could be up the Court
of Errors had been my intention this occasion to
make some remarks 10 the Court Of very different mean
ing TO those you reported But supposed should
not be sentenced till the last Gays sitting Of the Oyer and
Termner, and consequently had kept my mind much
occupied could in other matters that might Ar far
as possible forget my troubles
did not know TIL late the day before that was to
be sentenced SO and the remarks you printed
which handed to the Court TO read, written under
intense feeling The object of writing them avoid
the customary remarks Of the judge that usually
pany such sentences. nothing in the remarks
that the Court read for that think should have been
altered excepting the word "trample used in three con-
secutve sentences 1t would have been 10 have
used the word "mistookp
The word trsmple," there used, seems harsh al-
though not intended to be But you know how il is
when desires to do any thing exactly right when not
prepared nine times out OF ten it Is done exactly wrong
suppose wrote twenty different the night
before Tor up and down all night and in too much
distress to sleep ] should have read the paper
SELF instead Of handing IL TO the Court had not felt at
the time unnerved and weak have rendered me in
capable OF getting through with 1t.
Theudge unfortunately for will perceive took
the statement in high dudgeon He ms,ook entirely the
meaning OF the statement ITSELF well the purity of
as he struck the paper upon the desk in manner OF pro-
badly unconscious violence Had the Court received nv
statement with kindness believe should have sunk
ely down. But the twas rcceiv cd thrilled through
and ghened me breath prot oxyd Of nitrogen
and consequently in addition to the Court had had
the whole City Hall upon my back, should irresisbly
have shaken Off Push any man. under any and every
circumstance beyond certain point either by miscon
structon otherwise and rresistbly he you
by every Of inward feeling he ncesey de-
sre to avoid all differences between himself and ms lei
low men. iA"
BY reading my explanation, you will see reported
you will perceive that spoke from an involuntary IN
pulse as my language entirely unguerdea one ex-
preston that used is particularly unor,una,e IN ny pre-
sent situation. was this as sad-"I never commtted
in my life that would not have done again under
similar crcumstancesr This is not an uncommon ex-
preston for the best of TO make But to render tn
telgible 10 many readers requires metaphysical con-
struction be meaning is simply this =" In all my acts
OF life so far within my own control have endeavored
IN do what conscientiously thought right at the
time acted construe such sentiment used by any
so as to appear that he never amened mis-
Judgment would net profit from experience is to make
hin, out no less than a mailman fool.
we all know, from the experience taught by many OF
in life, that should act very, very differently,
had go them again from the fact that the same
Influences operating upon the mind produce Mt
different times different efecsat another sfrom Phyncai
mental disability at all times the heart pure,
and the intent do what suppose to be right at the
time act. .
Why is the question asked why sentence ofdeath should
not be pronounced ifthe prisoner not privileged 70
make repy1 And fany reply Ia made, be ever 90 ey
ceponable, should not, under such extreme crcum