New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-09
rhR ANNlvKRsARIEs.
TAe Negv.YorR state ssciety for the Ab"iinon
or Capital Punishment,


+ Held Fra Arriversry 81 frs ihs' e'c'l1s
q, ire Me-vl Ro5as Alage and respectable niis'e'
attended.
d. u.asrv v.-s President Of the Society was 'AH'd
.,tt.,t.-. Rs- Mr. FIVhr0sT oPtusi ths meeting
win prayer .-,...
ys.s-op-l.s -c-ilrss a. ic The OF .ei o. rs
s-r.rsr tss ss..ruar JAxfs Il. rIIrs ESQ read ils
sr-.l Es,.rt o. re Executive ConEILiee "alel WAS
Accepted aus srserei % be printed
-. coprrs shsa addressed tbs EsetinE' makirs a
- s r,,ssfai exposition of The history Ct tie reform
f..+,th rsnslly and co ihs P-irs which hs' gov
.s st, in rs various stages ~ icTso emsAi iIon
s, .svss. stare 70 the present era &c CIVILIZATION TIC
,rsph.sly depicted hat t-rbarou' ondiaon Of society
off5r-sr ages which was eharae,eril - brute iofes
- he traced the gradual changes which lad taken place
e. RI. Spirit s.eisty, and ne msoTstsus OF eiv aH
urter humane aua benevolent lrfasucss
NJ. GopvIs alluded 90 the many Distinguished men sf
Esfo,s sIi this soustry jlr'ss AID others, who hss
given tho.r issuzony against viHaci!V. penalties and
ertss hsr Essence IN strklsg the siooty snae sns Of
s.rb,r1u, asss from the St,isie Boots lie son,sndst
bt tie exersrc. Of nations had proved that crime ~
creased s DO proportion ts the severity Of the peBAs
against sn,uces sIi decreased IS hey were mtgsied
ST no referred 90 varsus countries 10 which Capital
Punishment hst entirely abolished and with tia best
rssa. oar aT he 50 a. are ths great teachers or ths
people. feir sprit IL cAusht 49, by society. TIE old
" r is-tae law Of revenge teaches ihe love cf
vesge aud victivs sentiments reused ant encouras
e. ~ tcTeTc and vrdctive snsctments
H. G0DwIx also referred % the facs that the penalty
O. Capital Punishment produced uncertainty In TIE exc
cuucn ofthelAw because man hesitate 20 convict fellow
creature when death Is tho penalty and eridpy
legged - an writer's law % be the most tGecus
q restraining crms. Tners might be great Injustice
mlt:et BY the escaps o. sad tho conviction CT
other Mistakes too, Nigh, ~ made and ths innocent
suffer mitsks in regard 70 any other penalty nav.
perhaps. b. repaired but the Death penalty IS as awful
as 10 cterusl.
WILLIAM H. CsASSrSG followed NJ. GopwIS In an ear
neat sni most eloquent address taking the subect up
hs len Il and Illustrating The humane and progress
sve Spirit which distinguishes the present times ard ad-
hi, and al other great snd benevolent reforms
spirit which he recognized coming from God and which
gives 10 10 sat reforms Of the the character Of
provdeuts movement the tendency q which Is The
tBor eisegrut OF tbs sV OF Universal brotherhood and
ihs ne ~ love which makes an ONE.
Mr. CLAIMING argued n favor Of thu abolition Of Capt.
Punishment on the Er0usf Il Justice the ground Of
Necessity ami on the ground of Scripture. lie was re-
Teatefy Interrupted by tho afpausls Of the audience
during the delivery Of his beautiful and convincing address
Horace GBETLEY ato addressed tie meeting. lie said /
that 10 was very common msAPprshcnsou 10 suppose
the oblec. Of this reform 20 banelt merely the
few u-foriurss Nre,ches who bscams smsnsble 10 the
penalties q the Law this. IL sad. great mistake
Ne cuaieudod that rhseyef henedt the criminal NAV re-
csvc the sb0shmsut OF the death penalty the great
advantages 20 society az large through an
OF the safety Of good ciuzsDs and their proee-
ton against outrage ard crime.
A collection was taken ~ and Committee spfoste1 /
for the selection Of oor Of the Society ioc the ensuing
year and The meeting a'j'urasi