New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-06-12

The Ne,c- York ErangeliH thinks we are neon
sis,eni in advocating the punishment OF Adu''e's
and Seduction ye, opposing Copital Punishment
We really can D, discover the inconsistency. We
,bi,k ,ba.-wbile men are educated and trained a.
,bsr no,, are q, snv raie-,here mus, be Legal pen
lilies for crimes and Of course for al crimes We
would have all punislmenis moderate. prompt anu
os-.qiu-no parions nor communications except where
fact. trauspire proving that the convict wa- innocent
or a, lea., far less guilty than was supposed
Rot the Evangelist thinks we have more bene'o
leuce than GOO in opposing Capital Punishment
OF course. the Editor knows that re- think very III
feren,lv We have never learned that the Evan
cells, advocates the sionine to death Of Aduiere7
or sabbath breakers yet we are very sur 'i'-' -
,er has M, more benevoleDce than Tod E
have not doub, that the true rendering OF 1en * D.
f,rBids the infction Of Capital PUNISHMENT or the
taking Of Human Life on any Preienoe' In1 reason
ovep bv the Inspired penman,-' for IN the image OF
ca r,ade he mar. seems most inappropriate and
-, : .,,,nexion with a command TO muiilaie
-, s,..ro,. ,ba, image. We believe a true reading
# ,h.. massage would give this idea Whose she'd
doth mans blood, thereby destroys the image Of
God. literally -heddeih His blood for IN the
image of God made He man II was TO impress on
our sinful race the awful -snc;ity Of Human Lie,
and the blasphernous impiety of taking II on any
pretence whatever that the passage was written =
and this reading gives pertinence and force to the
last clause 1t is fortified By the iorbearance exer
cised toward Cain, the thanksgiving sons OF jacob &c
If the Christian Clergy can only be induced 10 take
this view Of the matter and preach boldly earnestly
constantly against the sacrilege Of deiacing tod
image we shall speedily Danish War, and H. infinite
circle Of crimes agonies horrors from the face OF the
earth. But FIVE begin by training mp orr children
TO believe that Is right to take life under some CIR
cums,ances, we inevitably teach them that Human
Life il a matter Of convenience and circumstance
not of imperative and universal sacredness. Hence
War Dueling, deadly revenge for insult or INJURY
hanging for forgery robbery and 50 down 10 simple
stealing. for which thousands year for ages were
s,rsnpled in Christian land. wthou, a murrnur OF
characterization from its numerous and influential
Clergy. Probably not less than One Million human
beings have been legally buichered in England
alone for crimes Of less enormiiy than Murder and
to the fragrant deprivation of public morals and IN
crease Of crime yet the Church never 20 far as We
remember. lifted Its voice against this inhuman
slaughter May we not hope for better things IN
future
The Evangelist has had 20 much experience III
defending other great Reforms Of the day-ihe lem
perance Anti Slavery, Peace movement Sc.-
against the champions OF venerable error and SIN
,bo make the Bible their hiding place that II must
be aware that the waking spiri, Of Humanity Is not
TO be stifed by text however forcible and positive
that text may seem TO their opponents