New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-15


n, s,yso.s would leave with the Go7erpo,
alone the pov er to pardon before convictoo-that
is eouiveen, 10 directing mol pros. II the case
After conviction be would require the Gaze 10 De
submitted 10 toe Governor. aided by council 10 De
conpc.ed az in NeF.Engand. OF the heads OF dc
par.1oen,a. The Paldonirg Power was reducing
rigd Law 10 os,u-al equity. II it vas 10; vested in
the Governor jules would exercise il in their YER
diets.
Judge RuoaLEs said that pardons were very fire.
q1eutIy given without the knowledge OF those VINO
were interested in opposing hem and Ga mere e1
parle applications as the Governor sreport showed
He saw no objection TO allow The Legislature 10 re-
quire that notice OF application should be publicly
given 10 al cases not apita.
Mr.. LOOMS thong ht many abuses Of the pardoning
power were caused by the uud7e and unequal Sc
verify of our criminal code. Nj RHoADEs referred
10 bis former proposition TO elect Board OF com
missiouers who. with The Governor, migni grant
pardous Mr. NICHOLAS. while he admitted that
from humane motives, the power had been indls
creety exercised, opposed MIR. Rhosdess proposl
ton. He thought that the Governor might, oy The
Legislature, be required 10 notify The Judges In GER
tain cases before acting. Mr.. BaowS was opposed
to any reference TO the Legislature. Mr.. y CoSoR
and Mr.. SHEFARp appeared to desire ample pardon
ing powers TO be vested u the Executive. The la.
ter quoted and proposed the South Carolina rule
viz The Governor shall have power 10 grant re-
pr;eves and pardons AFTER conviction, exceptin cases
under such restrictions es he shall think proper
Mr.. CROKER referred TO Hathbuns case, where
the Governor Seward refused to pardon, when In
vi;ed 10 do by 5000 petitions and majority IN The
Legislature. Though: the poor had not equal
justice al present. Alluded 10 case in Chau,auqoe
Co in which The principal was only sent two years
10 iai while the man that drove his team sent
seven years TO State Prison.
Mr. SIMMONS considered the Peniien,ary system
an entire allure-iIs tendency was 10 break up the
very springs Of moral character. Stated the case
Of boy in his county Essex who had had bogus
so cent palmcd on him-he cheated another with
the same bad half dollar, and justice sent him 20 the
State Prison, destroyed his chance to be useful IN
society," ruined him tor life Hope itself was lost
A member whose name did not ascertain rose.
Just before the adjournment at ha!tpast two, 10 pro-
pose tina, II capital Punishment! should be abolished,
person sent to STATE Prison for life, for murder
should no, be psr5oned By the Governor, unless
with consen, of the Legislature. did not perceive
that ii was assen,ed TO- Does 1t not mix up the cu-
ties Of judges, Governor and Legislator too much
The delegates expressed great variety OF views
to day on the subject Of The reprieving aud pardon.
ing power, but the general feeling was strongly Ia
vorabic 10 tempering justice with mercy w
WILL SELL, DENY, or DfLAY JUSTICE TO 80 Man
is the pledge OF Magma Chsria, bat Is II tulh!led
Go into the Court OF Chancery-or INTO Inc Com
mon Law Court-look al your Attorneys bill oil
costs or at your Lawyers ices, Ell the appeals the
expense. the uncertainty, Tue PToSIdetiHo'
lion OF Judges District Attorneys Supreme Courts,
Courts of Errors aud other Courts and say II they
administer Justice Our Declaration Of lndepend-
ence was a protest against injustice, and Burke
the ables, advocate of our Revolution, truly atrms
the, Justice is itself the great standing policy OF
civil society," and any eminent departure from H.
under any circum stances lies under the suspicion
OF being 40 policy ct all" Thus, says Sir James
Macintosh, has Mr. Burke stated "the OBJECT, suo.
stance and the result Of ill morality, poiit'es and
icn"
Washington Irving's Summary Of Indian Life
West ofthe Rocky Mountains, taken from the mar
ralons Of Bonneville and others, shows that ma
tiona sense Of humanity exerts very liite nt1ence
on power when really irresponsible The wan'on
cruelies inflicted on innocent creatures by The
Mexicans from Monterey and the trappers from the
United States have had abundant examples In al!
ages IN their might, the powerful aristocracy OF
Franco forgot right-trnnpled their countrymen
under their horses feet crushed them under their
carriage wheels, in the Rue 81. Hono'e and other
Marrow Partisan streets Injustice had weakened Inc
monarchy. and the Base oiParis, the State Prison,
The SingSin OF France, was rszed 10 the ground,
fifty seven years and eighteen hours ago, and the
KEYS sent 10 Gen. WASHINGTON feeling IN
favor OF justice. in its best sense, peryaded the
minds of members Today, aud where there g Will
there s way. | have no doubt but that many
abuses, in awarding unequal punishments, In po-
litca or partisan pardons in delays OF Justice, In
the machinery Of trials and in The exercise qp,he
Governors pyerogatire, flor it will be retained In
the ancient British form. prior 10 1883 Will be pro-
vided Moral education, and Justice equally ad-
minstered 10 tll. are the best safeguards against
crime-but where one class in country is very
rich and another very poor and miserable, no penal
laws will stop the downward current of sensuality
and debauchery Mr.. Simmons spoke well and
wisely OF solitary Observation-Disclosures de-
scribes il as punishment which, 10 be judged OF,
must be endured" have looked into the causes
OF horrid crimes anxiously and SYSTEMATICALLY Tor
many years and believe that revenge against real
or supposed Injustice and Of that, The injustice oil
human tribunals by no means the least, stimulates
desperate nen 10 do dreadful deeds. One OF The
fires which consumed millions worth OF properly
in Southern city, some years since, was, think,
traced 10 an incendiary tho had got out OF one OF
our Baslies degraded and whipped for an offence
he had not committed. Cases innumerao!e might
be cited to prove that certain punishment should
follow crime, but that full inquiry should be made,
and Justice be administered in mercy.
Since the financial statement was sent IN by Comp
troller Flagg and ordered 10 be printed, have
heard nothing OF it, The printing OF the statements
from Courts and Clerks, as to their business, fees,
&c with the report OF the Committee OF five. still
lass behind. Other information OF importance is IN
arrear. Part Of that required from the Chancery
Department is come in, and part Is not MI Jor'
dams mpoI ,ant inquiry Of Comptroller Fagg SIS 10
ali moneys paid Contractors for violations and reels
been answered.
In Dr. Taylor's superintendent OF Senatorial DIS
t.icts BY popu alton, $4,000 nearly Is the average.
One Senator is allowed 10 Suffolk and Queens,
with ST. of population, and only one 10 Co
lumba and Duchess, with 9l,o62-diierence 81 io5.
The Argus says, that the largest excess over The
average is l4.5i7 (Csyuga and Wayne but this
is az error, for /! as5 taken from al,o6e leaves
1907.
Mr. PExslaAs, this morning, moved that II be,
a,d IL was resolved. that Commiuee No. should
inquire whether it would be expedent;o abolish me
office OF County Superintendent OF Common SCHOOLS
Mr.. MURPHY, with reference 10 The following re-
solution, which was adopted. remarked: Ina, there
were in The City OF New York, Associations having
over 80 millions of capital not dollar OF ~hich was
o,ned tbere-sbe enioyed the benefit of this capital,
and oush, 10 be satisfied with il without seekinso
TAX the personal property Of citizens OF Sher ci'es
he moved that IL be
P.otrsG Ths, the Comptroller be requested to cause
n os prepared statement showing the amount Of tne
capital stock actually paid in and secured 70 De pa H.
al The mopeye6 or STOCK corporations deriving an IN
come or p.oa from sheir capital or Otherwise neoG'n