The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-07-29

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little chidreu should be bu,t bv the crowd y
Well indeed may we bope. tbat when The corup,ibls
shall have put on interruption and he mortal ,nortaity
such shall attain to happy resurrection rough the
rnerits Of the Redeemsr.
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Case Of Prof. Webster--Dectsion or the
Execusive councif---Commumfca
rom rom ooV' nriSgs.
| ms cause came up before the Council on the
ioln: ne petitions, containing about LOO names,
praying ior Communication, were pTesentsd-one.
being from Sacramento, Cal, signed BY E. Cheev-
er, Atsorney General, and thirty-nine others, for
merry o. New England
| mr.. Aiien, OF salem, produced piece Of grape
VINE, with knots on II, with view of showing that
| ln the hands oi an ncensed man, it might cause
| deathby one blow. 1t was formidable looking
weapon;
| Mr.. Spear remarked on the influence Of capital
punishment IN the prevention OF crime, and argued
MAJ 1vs /. haa no snen inhuence.
/ a y lne ae was .nns engaged, ne was informed by
me Thurman tnat what ne had SAID would be IN or
aeI oeIcre me Legsature Tor the abolition OF cap
nal Puishhent' ogt thal y was not IN tne present
ihstAnce iof sne Oouncil mad nothing to DO but TO
cary OUT tne law as II exists;
l, oPear cenun1eq e y Ss1 ana spoke al some length
.. o tne clie % ~ n "eostef, ana con'enoed tnat
as,.ousn II eDsler NAG confessed the crime ior
Wnicn ne was convicted, Il dla not follow that he
=. anu svppo1.ee nls argument py case
winch ocSutteu y fe,tnoAs7 Wnste man confessed
q g anu ~ VI. sns Man who was supposed 20
"a ~ p.ss,' ne ~ s.so Is'es-
as ~ - - oni y ~ = o y oe sAee".sos anu con
c,sd;, \, ,sc ~ i .a1s .. ~ y
sse. y wnel s.,e confession was e4titieos arguing
n,a.h.s. ,as snso snS p'''ensf 70 o0'Ame1auoh .
Ore I,..,'e ~ 49,. ~.
dl.ars . ,,d-., .s S., w .tss - Jalilns 1t
Il favor Of he prisoner SONG 'e'' =
| ia. no,a,,,;,trrs -. 1- f..I
Conne 81 Mssssah,s..,. = .nS e
an ovsrnor Iohn RI -
m Tn,bs- v RsIl ss.,.se = II 8 NJ 49,. ~
Asvnm for The fssne H. S.sI - W. y
| CTrafton. Hon Jobn Tenn,, ~ Mssls,, - u. Z
1 Chsr NJ o. ~ sssyr, . us asu non
port IN the case 10 tbe Gavsrner and Connc
l made after tbe bearino. - was
The renort orens viii a .t.,arns,. of,ba r,,,.s.
the trial eonvction confsssor sss snJ ,,raass
as follows: 10 = - : f'osse''7
.,.
- seems e y4nl conssee tnaI me sentence N
COM, Ieen passeu oy me
I'll ~ f. III -...' :. - Ss n :. rSn
hr,sh, y h, eusa .lsn np
,;s-.ss ,siIs:n sie u anu ~. o1kniy IN
hssa f,lIs " sne Jp.y, anu hav,ng !.
i & .;.I .es.son - .ne
s.l's Iau X W iull court oa solemn
greunJ r., E.sc,, oe no
r r 4 - : .,.-. sAs1fe = may
II shis ,as M, II !.
.,s ha,has ~ - sesi's 40 ~
- .,e whch s,ie saio Weo,
~ IN q 1ne ana
t. =. 'ns noelce, IL g connfmea ny
tbsv or9bs y. Il :, as . pt1oaple mat
they justify the Executive in Communication Of the
punishment
10 these questions the minds Of the committee
taye been most carefully directed, and, as theyl
trust, with no unwilllngness on their part to come
to an affirmative conclusion, If they could do so
consistently with supreme regard to truth and
1astfes But after all the consideration which they
have been able to bestow upon this Confession aatl
under the light OF all the evidence and the COM
ments with which i has been accompanied and
supported, they feel constrained to say, that the
effect has not been such as 70 satisfy their minds,
that the position OF the case is materially changed
In other words, the palating facts and circum-
stances set forth IN the confession, have not been
confirmed by other evidence and circumstances, !
TO form proper and sufficient basis for executive
'n;Tt'slsnce Tn ,,;n e.s., -.
e'H'iuS'on tHe o0ili''ee ha'e
TIN ca.,, :y,,;,,a. ,,,s .ho..f..
,bs isPoa snss
their dutvs srecommsrd : commu,at;on II tba SEN |
tence in the case Of Jobn w Webster as urayed /
for in his petition.
Notb;no now remains far tbe commi,,ee in the |
discharge Of This nainful dutv but 10 advise your
excelencv in determining upon n time for the exe-
ton, and they name FRIDAY, THE THIRrIETH DAY
OF AuGusr NEXT as tbe dav. and recommend to |
your exeeIency 70 decide upon that day as the time
for the execution Of John w. Webster $50
JOHN REED, Chairman.
Council Chamber. Jnlv l9. 1850. FFT f6 |
A fter the conclusion Of the reading Of the report,
ms E1eelenoy' ooV' Dfggs' reaa 70 tne Oouneii
the following
70 one i10torGofe CoMncst--1 he Council having |
considered and acted on the case Of John W. Web
ster convict unde! sentence OF death, i becomes
my duty as the chlet executive magistrate Of the
commonwealth, to make hnal decision on
question involving the lfe oil the DrlSoner feel /