The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-10

opeaness to reasoning; and concluded with
ticc Of those clergy who maintain the doctrine changing
amidst some applause.
Mr. DELL of Kentucky, being called upon, said Ladies
and Gentlemen IL should be sorry.vcry sorry-f one
Of the remarks made by the gentleman who preceded
me were true and that is that the people losing
faith in christianity. don't believe it, There may be
individuals, and there may be societies who have lost
faith in the forms Of christianity but thcrc essen
tia principle and vital one in il which society
man gansay; that sclEevdent and polpsbc
that two and make four and among them is the
you recognize tho reputation Of capital punishment
Nothing sir in my visit to your city affords me greater
pleasure than my attendance at this meeting tonight No
subject appears to me clear and satisfactory than
the proposition that in the infection of capital punish.
mcnt we outrage all the instincts the sympathies tho
charities -four nature. Why, when first thought Of
the subject it flashed my mind like food Of light.
Everything charitable good and sympathetic in our ma
iss hs a
christianity, but because they have not allowed them
selves to think The world is SO occupied by its
pursuits that il will not allow itself time to think defy
any sensible honest man. to sit down and reflect half
hour the subject, without rising with the conviction
that capital punishment is wrong. My friends.
individual character Is formed the collective
characier II society has right to take life
80 have ru; !, nj; society has right to take life
the man who offends Now feel the thing perhaps
more than You living in Kentucky as d. where pistols
the students at Pennsylvania College, carry pistols quito
commonly. look upon as insult to this audience
capital punishment Is necessary for example. Example.
Go and get the Newgac Calendar, CLEAN it, and you will
lind that places OF public execution are those where
vice and crime most prevail There never was an exc
cution which not disgraceful to human nature
peat lit the aggregate character OF society that gives
the habits and customs to children these children grow
up and become men When they grow up to 20 or %
years, thinking themselves mcn ticy think also they
have right to carry pistol or bowie knife, aud use
them when insulted. Can any thing be palmer
than that those executions connvc at murder and asass
natons Who doubt that they do these and
other crmcs1 This is plain that it would he an of.
fence 10 the audience to rcason upon It. II society has
right TO take life, so have and nothing struck me with
more horror than the sentiments heard from pro-
Tossing Christians. Vengeance is mino saith the
Lord. In tho name Of truth, Mr.. Chairman what
more Is wanted than this II Is not worth
my while TO talk Of the effects of hanging. could not
begin to talk OF the harm done among those who left
behind the victim To fling from the gallows into cter.
nifty the erringvctim would suppose enough to end
this law, but the effects the poor wife and mothcress
children are sich as to battle description. What becomes
Of the wife, the manly sons the virous daughters %
him who goes to the galowsf Where can they ny Tor
refuge No Statc-no city--no foothold IN tho iand
will receive them and there ia not place on this earth
where they can find protection My friends Tor smcn
hnplcss outcass there Ia aid shame thoir portion
and this fact Is enough warrant the abolition Of hang
ing And nov sir will dctsin this audience further
than to say shall be happy 10 have my name entered a.