New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-11-15

The following are the Resolutions of the National
Society of opponents of Punishment by Death
adopted a, the meeting in Philadelphia on Wednes
dav evening-Hon GEo. NJ. DALLAS, Vice President
L. 5. in the Chair:
Resoired Tha, in assembling at this time TO concen
and inviGorate the eXertions OF the opponents OF
Capital Punishment generally we are cheered with the
indications afforded that this subject is taking deep
hold the public mind, and we confidently trust that
spirit of inquiry has been aroused which will not sleep
until that revolving engine Of cruelty. barbarsm and
vengeance the Cisows shall be ban!shed from coun
try and ultimately from OF the face OF the earth
ReSolced That the evils Of Capital Punishment, are
measured by the number of guilty and OF innocent
men who annually put death the gallows but
the contrary extend the living well the dead
to those whose sympahics shocked by the perpctrG
lion of Judicial homicide and those whose sensbilties
blunied by It's contemplaton-to those whose feel
ngs tortured by the agony and shame occasoned By
the death of relative friend on the gaows and those
who shudder the thought that Christian men and ma
gsrates are daily engaged in procuring victims for the
eXecutoner In short the shadow of the gallows falls
darky the whole face OF the land hardening the
hearts and nerving the OF the wronged, the des
pairing. the revengetu and pointing evil the
natural and proper recompense for evil TO be dealt out
by the individual, where the State has not provided for
its intiiction.
Resolved That demand the Abolition Of the Gallows
essential the security and sanciiiy of human life
subjected TO the double peril of the assassins
weapon and his perjured accusaon-,o the e!ons meta
rous plotting and the tangled web OF bsleful circum
sca;old without the aid Of single intended aIsehood
Never life be comparatively safe from human passion
or human error until il shall be established as the law o:
the land that He who gave can alone take II without
usurpation mistake or crime
Resolred, Thai recognize in the Galows one OF the
strongest supports OF DuelDg OF private Revenge and
of National Wars; and nationally hope for the
cessation of wholesale casual while the Law
lends its sanction the taxing OF human life, and Re
gon is successfully invoked 10 hsow the work OF the
hangnan.
PssoJr,S Thar ,hA instances continually occurring Of
murderers and other agrant criminals escaping conrc
ZION of their msdeeds through the increasing reluctance
of juries doom 10 death except on the most posi-
tive evidence merely OF the TACT but OF the unpa
sted a,rocity Of their guilt with the frequency of new
trials disagreemeIts OF ures &c are calculated 10 de-
the faith OF the community in the certainty OF pub
he justice and 10 strengthen In the hearts OF the aepTsT
ed the hope OF impunity for crime and We call for the
abolition Of the Gaows as the only means OF restoring
certainty. promptness and inaexibty TO the adnnlsa
lion of our criminal laws.
RGsolr:c That the general and growing AYERS 70 and
osconnuance OF public executions alter they had been
cherished and regarded sanitary for hundreds OF years
striking evidence OF the inuay and fniscnei o. GU
executions whatever; and we demand the substitution
for the Gaows OF penalties which awgvers and az
mnisrators shall not be afraid or ashamed 70 lei the
public enforced and executed.
Re.olred, That we eXhcrt every friend Of our cause 70
consider himself enlisted and specially commissioned to
aid the great work wherein engaged, BY taking
least cheap periodical series OF tracts devoted
the overthrow OF the Galous and keep az least
standard work advocating the same benehcsnt reform
and each write. II he has printed form
hand. petition Congress the Legislature OF his
State for the abolition Of Hanging circulate II for sigma
lures and transmit promptly to its proper destination
There were some other Resolutions-one ofthenl
asking every friend of the cause to procure the In
ser,ion in some public journals OF the whole or a
pa OF the dongs of this Convention or other matter
of similar tendency, which we do no, find reported
il the Philadelphia papers.l
BARON DE CyrREY.-This gentleman, whose po-
lie desasrsene, with ssnor Otero alluded to day
or two rnca haA left Mn1icn In hish dndenon