New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-03-20

mistaken and false humanity OF the anilCapita Punish
pnen advocates who sometimes creep Juries, that
even in the most unGoubted OF murder the wretch
however black heart and in skin Is as likely 10 escape
suffer the Just punishment oil his dreadful deeds Of
blood
From the Morning Telegraph.
The assassin person who had been IN STATE Pm
son for years and the first use he made OF his ber
" was to carry long cherished scheme OF revenge
against member OF the family which he had nearly de-
stroyed.
Now we ask what should be done in this Ia this
bloody and relentless end fl to vel Shall he again be
trusted TO the reforming process oil stare Fson CONNIE
nent which, his has proved to be worse than vain
Shall the people of New York be compelled TO feed cothe
and support this murderer BY the wholesale for the re-
maindeT of his iei Is il just that such villains shall be
told heuceforth they may commit murder with perfect
safety to their persons Will the long.cherishec
grudges which known to urk IN the hearts OF con
ycted offenders be sotened down by the proposed aoo
on of the death punishment. And finally, we ask
what Judges district attorneys what uries will ever
feel safe in convciing malefactor and sending him to
the State Prison for term OF years they fear as they
may after reading the account OF the murder OF the Van
Nest family Owasco that the convict when let loose
again prison sy with impuny plant his dagger in
their hearts !
The Argus is wrong-we fear wifuly so. Facts
abundan,ly prove that men with black SKINS can be
hung easily enough, however it may be with those
of black hearts We can recall several instances
in which black men have been hung for numbering
white ones we cannot remember one IN which the
papable author of such murder has escaped the
gallows. This negro obviously had no ground OF
hope 10 escape hanging if caught and very little
chance of escape.-We challenge the production OF
evidence that opponents of Capital Punishment
creep upon juries' TO acquit proved murderers;
we can cite the instances in which sworn Gdrocdtes
of Capital Punishment have so acquitted, under the
influence of doubt or sympathy. Where is the Ar
guss evidence for lis ass ertion
The Telegraph goes the whole hog What is the
Editors standard by which he determines who are
fit TO live" do not know; but his argument I'M
plies that all who are not fit TO live ought to be
put TO deaih-a rule which we apprehend would
lead 10 more general mortality than either be orwe
would like TO see. According TO his logic, every
man may now commit manslaughter, burglary for
gerry, &c. with impunity," for these are not now
pu nished with death, nor even with imprisonment
for life Surely, If he reasons well, we ought TO
punish every cuprii with imprisonment for lie at
the least, since there is danger Of their taking ven
yeance on those who aided 10 convict them
Now this case breaches 10 Us an exactly oppo-
site sermon from that which our contemporaries base
upon il. This murderer Freeman seems 10 have
been trained for the gallows, and 10 have proved an
ap, scholar Born OF an ou;cast and tranpled race
daily exposed from his cradle to unmerited insults
and indigai.ies, growing up 10 vice poor friend
less un,ausht orphan he is arrested IN boyhood on
charge horse s,ealing-the horse as ne alleges
having been given him by stranger to ride an er-
rand He is convicted-a poor negro boy caught on
stolen horse has poor chance OF acquiital-he Is
sen, to State Prison and there the STATE undertakes
his tuition Tor full term OF Ave years She received
him branded thief. though protesting bis inno-
cence she turned him out murderer, fully devei-
oped and waiting bu, his opportunity TO do deed
of horror he has Eel, the fall weight OF vindictve
perhaps mistaken justice, in years OF loyiess'
cramped, dashed. ll-fed unrewarded toll ne comes
out resolved to have revesge in turn. { Hath not
q Jew eyes F-ay, and Negro tool The STATE
graduate fully prepares himself and proceeds TO
butcher whole family; and, in order TO run OCT
the parallel perfectly between the Sta:es vengeance
and his own, he slaughters family which had done
him no harm, as the State had punished duped
boy instead OF subtle horsethief.