The New York herald., 1845-10-21
Meeting for the Urging the Abolition OF Capt.
tai Punishment.

The friends of the met last night at the Ly.
goody proportion Of them were ladies', and good deal
of enthusiasm was manifested on the occasion. The
business OF the meeting opened by Vice Chancellor
T. McCoun who stated the object Of their assemblage,
and said that OF the gentlemen present would offer
ssme remarks and also resolutions, which he hoped
would bring the mattert definite point with the
Legislatures of the different States.
committee Of three then appointed to select de-
legates to attend the National Convention ch
be held in Philadelphia on the 10Th proximo
Mr.. RopERIcK N. MORRISON then addressed the meet
ing and detailed the action Of the last Legislature (of
which he was member) on the subject under
sideration. He stated that number of petitions for the
Abolition Of Capital Punishment had been presented,
chiefly from the western part Of the State bill had
been and referred select committee of ve
of which he member, and that with but dissent.
ing voice they had recommended the adoption of tn
Bill He then read the report of the committee on this
subject which highly favorablsto it, and
much the same that this party always adduce
tended that that law had been repealed by the mild and
christanke tenets ncucated by Saviour. 1t also
prety of capital punishment, and concluded by recon-
mending the putting some restraint the pardoning
Mr. M stated that the report was heard by the House
with much interest and general favor but as
the close Of the session and there was prospect Of its
passed But he continued, general feeling had been
awakened and all that was necessary to keep the
subject before the peoples and spoke at some length
the necessity of agating the measure, and believed if it
pursued with earnestness, that it would succeed
Mr.. BALcH then Iofered the following resolutions,
(Which have condensed it is the firm and set
lied conviction Of the meeting that the punishment of
death is inconsistent with the benevolent spirit Of the
age and that it is the duty of to his endea
vors to put an end to it. That the time has arrived
which demands vigorous efforts of the friends of the
movement and that most efficient measures should be
forthwith taken to bring the subject before the people Uf
this by Of lectures discussions circulation
Of documents, SC, Sc Aso by means of petitions to
legislatures to take immediate early pos
ble That the circulation Of facts being essential that
the % S aS in S
ESQ., and other works advocating the same measures.
That funds necessary for carrying out this object
the friends of the cause are urgently requested to come
forward to the Executive Committee and give such
they maywsh to appropriate to this purpose for which
they shall have forwarded them equivalent these
documents price, and that these resolutions,
companed by circular from the Executive Committee
be printed and forwarded to ali the known active friends
reform in the State and that editors be requested
to publish the same.
These resolutions were seconded in somewhat
lengthy speech by Rev Mr. Thayer, who succeeded
by MIR Balch,who proposed taking up collection,
was done.
three who had named the following delegates to pha
dephia for tho National Convention 18th proximo.
W McCoun u Horace Greeley b Ellis J. Harson, Q.
Rov. s. May, w. A. Conant, s. Howard, Rev. s. B.
Thayer, Freeman Hunt, w. b. Burbank, +. c. Havemey-
HoRacr GRErLry, then addressed the meeting and
ad that the world apparently made for the strong
and cunning than for the feeble the poor sinful
and suffering by laws habits and ideas held to
be fair game for legislation and punishment The world
has spent more than two thirds that could be acked from
and they have gone Till Waterloo carnage was
the chief employment OF the minds Of the human race
poor wretch mankind say he good for nothing else,
hang him. II this the end of It, might say they
well out Of their misery let them go but expert
shows that the diseases Of crime become epidemic
and they rage. He to speak of the various in
stances people returning from witnessing executions
and judicial vengeance TO their homes, to have little
private vengeance on their own account He thought
the resolutions good but that IT would be better to
ask tho legislature to submit to the people early
calm judgment could be obtained on it. He also urged
the circulation of documents. Mr. McAdam and several
others followed Mr. Greeley when the meeting adjourn
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