New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-05-15
SPIRIT OF THE ANNIVERSARIES.
National. Society for the Abolition of Capita
Punishment,
A, u, I,,lLn enInn-. L4ldr.srnn Er,rlr
IN, Ap1lLo SoLoor. Nsdne.
Report Concluded

.Seport Concluded
Rev Ar BUCKINGHAM. Of Western Sew YORK. r-cvsd
the adoption O.! the resolutions and made sho!t speech
which he ably combaet The usual objections raised 10
the Abolition Of the Death Penalty
wiLLA.t LLOYD GARRISON called 70: and addressed
meeting follows he esteemed = high honor 70
have the privilege stand this platform and TESTIFY
against the GAlows lie regretted that be had not some
:Elng &c oting ref9yE-l.a: bs not populai
that possessed claim 20 ~ ranked among me prop
crty and Standing" that he might throw Il 81 mo The
scale Of tbs good bat hey mus. take hun as he WAS
c!soIgllixer aud fanatic tie popular estimation lie
this announced great movement ior
the Abolition Of he Gaovs The populace resardeGit as
puere Undertaking and declared that so weak vas the
wall had erected The foundation OF TINS reform
fox went up thereon would tumble down. Il WAS rne
were not nvGdnous 70 numbers, though boast
some honorable 'rcrv, yc, eak and de-
spised bu! In Gods estimation th. great
Every unpopular reform soofsd under osacyaiass and
al reform wss from necessity, unpopular. Yet II il were
rally reform, there advantages III It's favor.
He would state a few.
E;srnsl Truth and whatever stood such foundation.
The gates OF he'll could prevail against it, I'd 1t united
the good end true OF all secs and parties Ia ts support
and Enough differing widely other points IL The WORK
Of human elevation, like kindred drops they mingled
into they Ike three fold cord which was not
easily broken. Here have the Quaker the Baptist,
aud the lnfdel, II you please these were their three
fold cord-ior In good cause, he was willing TO aoor
with any and all OF men, lie advocated the demo-
iition Of the Galows first because he radical De-
He adopted that axiom much welt upon aud
30 Lutte believed contained 20 the Declaration thai life
inaenable. III, were inaenst.e, then had ~e no
authority 10 deprive fellow being Of H. 3D. The death
penalty irrernediab!e il came 10 him with over
whelnng force when he thought condennins 10 death
brother man and placing the brand oil murderer
aud eloD on his browthat be was In the grave aud he
could pot bring him up YET by the inpesecaon OF hu
testimony he may have been sent there an inno-
9TH Christianity, in It's beautiful and sublime
teaching against IL and that 10 him was law
above every law. 9Th. II vas unpopular 10 advocate
this cause and wherever humanity scofed a. lrod.
den down and dee pissed there he wished 10 stand 10 its
defence. Where then. should for defence OF the
G.llows, he asked. Shall we go TO tic Book Our enc
mics did dare 10 10 IL; they would ind II mill
sink their miserable system IN the depths oil the
OF nfamy. Shall VIC dispute about texts 3
That had been already done enough; Tor one,
independent Of all books, he GHeD. aud every
man knew that the instincts OF his nature and
reason alike cried out with united voice against the Gal
lows II stop wraDglc OF text, hum ami
~ would stil daDgle upon the GAows aud the question
would be decided In this world, or the world to
come But admOnished IN respect 10 the opln-
ions Of the defenders the allows for one be had no
rcspect for them Why because be believed they had no
confidence In the soundncss Of their own poston-they
stood convicted OF inconsistency prooi-beore the
Revolution il very common Tor the priesthood and
others to advocate the doctrine honor the King but
should they have mounted their pulpls aud advocated
honor 10 the King alter that they would have been
themselves houored Ia way uoi the most pleasant
possibly coat aud feathers Thus will il be 10 this
rcvolution-thcy will cry, Honor the GaOwsu IL toers
fall aud when they do more 10 its support,
will acquesc In tho rcsult Your Doctors Of Divinity
in favor OF the GallowsDr. Cheever and others are
in It's favor because IL popular TO advocate ire aoWs
lie here interrupted by Misses a1d applause Hecon
tinued riencs let them hiss they may add TO their
kisses IT they will prove that the men have named have
been found Departing their reputation IN bvor o an
unpopular reformation But these believe the Bible
be The popular voice declared IT 10 be. Mlu
sion had been made TO Michigan twas common for the
the East but II the sun had not risen III ihe
West could say Westward the star OF mercy leads the
way lie hiushed Massachusetts for the course
that had been taken in their Legislature OH this SUBJECT
atttVn 1a4F mud
ica,cd the bill II not always SO TO he, He relocet
that ~ this lie associated with The rire-mnded
the folgving- lovers of his Who were their
opponents and the friends OF the galcvs They were the
bleody -ninded-the revenge h-the wicked. He would
leave Dr.. Cheever explain the solemn fact that his
,lcty 10 nus f.i1lcaiu vas composed OF such lie
concluded by saying, when lie should depart hence he
hoped 90 monument would be erected his resting
place that slab stone would marx the spot hut
should parental Affection the prompnSs OF friendship
above his lie desired that no other ep
taph would be written upon than this here lies one
who advocated the abolition OF the Galows As all intrn-
cruelty and revenge and maintained the sacred
ness Of human liberty and llie.'
Rev Jons PlERPoNr OF Trey followed Mr. Garrison and
which Is hostile 10 general good eau ever loses
essential element of immortality We have ony 10 prove
that Hanging is hostile 10 human good 10 e:tabsh iat IL
contrary the will OF God. Can You lame the man.
woman or child who is made better, wiser, hunaner By
the galows? Who Is benefited by ii? Is II the VIC
tim Is II profitable 20 him that his period OF pro-
baton too short already, should be cut shorter Is
IL profitable 10 the spectators, WHO him dang
ling and StrAnglDg there DOCS u inake tncLi IyNC
LAW and hate inquiry Why here IN my own old State
man was hanged 81 Worcester last year, on doubtful
testimony where had been hung ior twenty years
In less than fortnight aer there was another murder
within sight OF the galows We could tire you ont with
facts character Jus, the degree that the laws
sanguinary, the character Of the People becomes So
AMER a collection In aid Of the Society had been taken
up CHAs C. BURLs Philadelphia tcoh the floor and
said know not may be the state OF mind OF this
assembly how thorough may be their acquaintance
with the aud arguments on which ths Reform Is
urged.
We assert that the GNlows ought 10 be abolished be-
cause productive good but orilnot required OF
uby any command OF Godnot calculated 10 promote the
welfare mankind If neither God nor Justice nor HUI
Good require this sacrifice but rather forbid H. then
II is duty unite In effort FOR ITS overthrow
Mercy the peculiar attribute OF Divinity. Are you not
continually reminded OF by The whole and spirit
beautiful religion, What is thai prayer which The
Saviour put up rs sher forgive us as we forgive
you put up that prayer and then clutch your nasers
in the throat OF yo brother and AS you choke the life Out
him. repeat Father, forgive As We forgive " Does not
that prayer become fearful imprecsiion OF vengeance
aud wraih upon our heads And yet these sinful worms
OF the dust tell that ntict Death because JUS
t!co demands Il. Consider that in the course OF Justice
. noRo should see salvation!
Bar human tribaas> never determine what Is the
absolute desert Of man They cannot even determine
with absolute certainty who committed the gross OUT
ward papAbie act \ llt.le while ago. Clergyman in
Indiana convicted Of crime which IS not there capl-
tai but Is many States and sent 10 the Stale Prison
months he Clearly proved innocent and the
victim OF conspiracy. lie was alive and set a. liberty
but had the penalty been capital ne could noi nave escaped
iTnmolat;cn.
Mr.. BUrleeh weut into able argument to show that
Il punish because deserve IL the Govern
cnt must punish every it deems immoral or pJuri
Gus whether IN act word or doctrine.
The meeting then adopted unanimously the Resolutions
Of Mr. Goodwin, and elected the following Officers Tor the
ensuing year:
ircSiieat-uon. GEO. NJ. DALLAS
Pss.deas-The Presidents Q! the different State
Socie,ies-Hcn. w. T. McCoua. Robert Ra&;oul. and
Others.
Ccrrrsponcizy SccrytasJceR Il. Tyson OF PhlsaePhia;
j f. SnodsySss, Baltimore; Charles SPSa Boston aoE'
ace Greeley. New-York
Ressr:6g Se-eslrlss- Henry Gibbous Maryland; J. L.
O'Sulvan. New ok.
TredSErer>-Jacob HaTSe-;.
Ereestire C,t,as4ee--Ny Nsalton o. Ohio; James Il.
Titus New-York w!nxr c. Bryant, DO; Hon. Benjamin
Porter Alabama; walter Claiming. NJ. u. Boston; Hon
JOAN 8. Scoi;, New-lo:k Ransom Cock, Clinton Co..
Rev +. ". Holland. Rochester, John Ashton. Phiadel-
phia; Icv. /. {. Uphalu, II. ID. Maine.
Geo e Baker, Asent-ot3cc lao Fuitoa-s.. Up stairs
American Home Missionary Society.
The Twentieth Anniversary OF this Society was
cssrs,si AT Tabernscie Wednesday evening Henry
,t in the >hs;--