New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-10

become cruel. for we know that the incpient ex-
ercise Of the passions tends TO inlsme them-the
first ale Of blood arouses fierce desire fCrnOre-
the FIRST blow inflicted wakes up every fendish
quality Of our nature. What then, is the effect OF
/ such impulses on tyrant Take too, the baeful
I influence Of rum; odd % the inflammation OF the
passions the inflammation Of this liquid fire. ard
/ what q dangerous flame you kindle Is this
pow er that may be safely trusted IN the hands Of
/ one mani By the law, commander may punish
at discretion from one 70 twelve lashes bat what
/ cruelty may be inflicted by even one blow Of the
} Get given with the whole force Of man upon
/ fellow mans bare back.
/ am also opposed TO the system because such
punishment is calculated todegrade the dignity OF
/ man. and no man has right to nHict upon another
punishment which degrades tne recipient This
hoggiDg degrades man 10 the level OF the brute,
and you have no right 10 treat man like a brute.
\ Brutes, did j say 2 Treated worse than brute.
/ II man were 10 iniict such punishment on
brute, he would be liable 10 indictment for cruelty;
an action would lie ct common law, and he would
| be mulcttd in a severe penalty No, sir; man
would not dare % treat brute 10 ouch q manner
no man would DO It. Now, what is the effect Of
/ such a punishment upon a mani Does be not feel
that his nature has been trsmped upon, bis dig
nifty iusultod his spirit crushed, that be feels as
/ though he were 30 longer man! The service
| you get from bin thenceiorwaTd IS the service Of
/ a criminal and not the honest effort Of a meu
! What consequences shal we look for from such
treatment what fruit from such bitter seed
when our duty was TO elevate and improve the
man, instead of degrading and insulting hin Bat
In this country 1t is peculiarly important that this
system should be abolished. We live in country
OF free institutions, where man ought to have
every opportunity for improvement and elevation
that he might soar as high as the institutions under
which he lives would permit. Is the Navy Of such
country the place to practice cruel and releas-
ing punishment. which is heard of nowhere else in
the land except in State Prison, in Of refrac
tory felons Is this the way 10 bring up free
American citizens ITO sdorn our Navy, and make
it the pride and glory of our nationl There can
be but one response % such propositions-one en-
phatic No Yet it is contended that logging is
Unnecessary" | deny it. Unless man is found,
after repeated experiments, to have no moral
sense, you have 10 night to tieat him like brute,
not until on find that he is absolutely not human
being, should you treat him otherwise than a
man.
Now, where is the soul Of this evil, and what is
the remedy In the first place, we want proper
officers; we want officers who will respect them.
selves, and II they do that they will respect the
men under them Look at our schools and in other
places where subordination is necessary and yon
lind that the man who respects himself and treats
others with proper dignity will have no ditcultyin
getting along without resorting 10 corporeal pun
| ishment l assert, then, that the commander Of
vessel who shows himself worthy of respect from
bis men will be sure TO inspire it and when that
respect is reciprocal there viii be need of blows
But it is said, if we throw the Lash overheard,
we must have substitute. What shall it be- |
would say system Of admoniton. Let the men
be treated like men; stimulate good behavior by
reward promotion; or if this failed induce it by
the penalty OF forfeited pay, physical conine-
ment. There are few suen and obstinate
as 10 resist well directed appeal to their better
natures-few indeed who could refuse obedience
under such appeals would as penalties deprive
offender in sh0 /
substitute such system Of discipline as would
treat man as moral being, instead Of treating
him, IN the very outset as wild and dangerous
brute. Do you think such system would bring
about the present degrading resultsl
My object in coming here to show openly
my sympathy with the movement OF Mr.. Haynes,
and esteem it privilege to do SOTO aid, as far
as can, in this reforms for look upon the Jogging
system as hideous relic of barbarism and a dis
grace TO our country. We are blOtting out old bar
barisms; even the day is going by when the lord Of
the land-the landlord-shal exercise the petty
privileges which he may have inherited or gained.
| When Civilization and Christianity shall, hand in
| hand raise the whole human race to Just stand
ard ofpurity and faith, nation shall stand on tho
| highest pinnacle of true renown.
Mr.. TAPPAS-The last remark of Judge Green
| wood has reminded me of significant fact which
have lately received in letter from the Sandwich
Islands The King of those Islands, by the advice
and consent OF his mobiles, has swept away all feu-
dal tenures in bis Kingdom. AS to whipping in
| public, will state that when | was boy il was
still the practice. At Northampton, Mass Courts
were then held for the present area of three Coun-
/ tes At these Courts all the Justices of the Dis
trict were assembled and sat IN Court in a Sc mi.
| circle before the Chief Judge. When a man was
sentenced to be logged the Judge would ask each
Justice how many blows he would give. Answers
would be "ten," fifteen" "fve," twenty five"
and so on, as they thought right. AL these an.
swers were taken down by the Clerk, the sums add.
ed together, and the productdvided by the number
Of Justces-the quotient being the numbered blows
| which the culprit was to receive The gallows
and whipping post stood infront OF the schoohouse
and all the culpnts sentenced during the week
whipped on Saturday afternoon, Just as the school
was dismissed; in fact, it was a branch of educa-
tion to witness this punishment. have scores
of men and one woman whipped there-others had
their ears cropped, were branded &c. The effect
Of this exhibition upon children | know was bad
As soon as the affair was over the boys would 90
behind the school house, and, with much gravity re
enact the performance or smaller scale.
Judge DYcKMAs, being called upon said he did
not feel equal 20 the task OF speaking being very
much indisposed. Nor from his position in life did
he deem himself altogether capable to speak ofthe
subject under consideration. My life, said he, has
not been with the hardy tsrs of the ocean, nor have
/ ever been at sea. But have heard and read OF
| the subject before you and am prepared to ex
| press my opinion My mind has been exercised to-
| night in one respec, which did not count upon;
in contemplating the fact, now first Communicated
| TO me. that this excitement and attention to the
system of hogging in the Navy was originated by
one who has had experience in the matter-tbat
public attention has been worked up to a consider
alton Of the brutal practice by operations of the ten
der sympsthes Of one of the tars OF the ocean; and
the subject 10, therefore, entitled TO greater con,d
GRAFTON when it is presented to us by one who has
seen and known the evils he asks us to redress
| This beautiful complimentary allusion TO Mr..
Haynes was received with applausel Judge
| Dyckman heartily subscribed to the axiom that a
despotism is the best form of gov but there
was only enc Being capable Of ruling He who is
! too wise to err and too good to be unjust-He who
ia above us all-none but Ged himself ought to rsle
supreme over men,
| 1t predicated that whipping in the Navy ought
| to be abolished and if So good reasons should be