New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-05-25
THE TRIBUNE.
C,r,,aI Punishment In England.


r-o,, the ,,rocecdings of large public meeting
at Exeter Hall on The 2sth uit. al winch NUMBER
So a;.,i,eui.hed men and many clergymen were
,,re.ent we take the following interesting extract
f,o,, speech of Mr. O'Connell;
n.y. .,r.svr,a moved That, In the opinion OF this
m Slllols tribunal should be entrusted with the
. ~ nacting irrevocablc punishment. That aw-
,tcstapcss OF the condemnation and execution OF nno-
cent men, convicted upon what appeared s the time the
,,.. sytdsuce prove The infaiby Of the best consu
.r.d courts and ths necessity Of adopting some punish
en. which may be recalled In the event OF subsequent
2roo Of irnoc.nce OF the supposed criminal In place OF
nuoshmeut which takes away that which man power
,s, 10 restore and consgns TO premature end helpless
tow being thus closing the gates OF mercy which God
would leave still open and shortening the time for repent
.n.e which he would still extend"
s submitted the resolution not in tho vain hope Of
fo,cnu any portion OF IL by anything IKE oratory. The
day OF oratory had almost gone by He had fallen into
the sere and yellow leaf" Of Me; and be could now
come forward moro the capacity Of witness than as
an arguer on any public qaeson In the present case ne
was competent witness; for curing thr,ynYe yeals Of
m career he had bee3 the advocate Of more
than any other baster that had ever addressed
nubIlc Court In the progress Of that career he had
.ee the working Of that system and he would not be hon
esthe would be able 10 account TO his Sod-oe'ore
vhom in the course Of few years at the utmost he must
sppear-if he did not give every facity-f he DID not
dive his support and every possible Intelligence he pcs
seasea-to put end 10 abominable Eystem, which
stained the adciaI eine with blood. and frequently COW
cred The scaold with innocent victims In Illustration
he mentioned number of instances In which the inno
cencs Of persons who had suffered the punishment OF
death had been established.
The following letter from Clergyman Of the Es-
talished Church will be read with great interest,"
furnishing as it does conclusive evidence that
large body OF the Ministers Of that Church are in
favor of the demolition of the Galows:
sIos COLLEGE March 81, 1896.
To he Editor of the MaSdstns Of Popular Information on
Capital and Secondary Puntshmens:
Ny DEAR SIR: Permit me to express my deep re-
sre at the tone of your review otherwise so kind on my
Pamphlet You are very much In error In supposng that
Inc Clergy ofthe English Church 10 general advocates
al Capital Punishment. will not take to say what
tina Clergy of the Scottish Establishment may hold
body but here about TO lay before you proofs that
Won have been mlsed have lately addressed Circu
lar 20 my Clerical BRETHREN and out OF hundreds and bun
6rsds which Ihave received In reply and
half be In favor of the absolute immediate and uncon
ditional Abolition Of Death Punishments.
send you few extracts from sone OF these letters
holding back of the and residences OF the
writer's could furnish you with hundreds OF the same
character and have much pleasure In saying that Of
those who do not entirely sgree with me- nlneenths ex
press their deep regret that they cannot do and
onsbaf think that the experiment might be safely tried
ern sure you will feel pleasure In removing stigma
which you have upon body Of men who, however
unwilling they engage In controversy or volunteer
opinions beyond the limits OF their own Parishes are
thoughtful jrdicious and humane.
/ remain, my dear Sir, yours very faithfully,
HENRY CHRISTMAS, NJ. n.