New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-10

whole. hold out mach hope Cor the reform Ia tha
/ State. II stated that daring the past four year
seven murders had been com mirted In the State o
4 Connecticut, Ia which eleven persons we're concern
ed, while in the State OF Michigan, where Capita
| Punishment was abolished three yeas agu' onis
three murders have been committed during IS many
wears, aud two OF the murderers were iron othei
/ States. He considered the contrast sigDihcaaI
WENDELL PHILLIPS Of Boston was the next
speaker, and he spoke ne he always does, bri-
| liant.y and 10 the point. We have not room i''
anything ike report. or even sketcn, 0t MS re
marks bot will only notice few points be stated
"a ssce the pub cutOn OF that poor imorute
negro, Washington Goods. 10 Boston, seven monin'
AGO twelve persons have been arrested IN that ciIy
and county for MURDER bsing greater number thsn
had been arrested for the same crime Tor thirtesh
wears previous 70 that execution. Dozmas' Nj.
Philips thinks, 20 more 10 prevent the puilos
down OF the gibbet in Massachusetts, than all other
causes combined some were surprised that the
churches do Lot take the lead ia this reform The
churches the parties the literature Of the coonty
represent the average sentiment or hardy come
Up 70 il. They will not take tue ieaa Ia any
Reforms are produced by the labor and Persever
nee of the few O'Connel produced Catnoi
Y nancioation. Cobden stirred up the masses IN
FoslsnJ till Parliament discovered that the repeal
Of t5e Corn Laws mast either pass through or over
,bst rssoec,sble body. So with West Indian
Eua1eIOatiDn-tndt was OIOd-Ht hO'ut TIC COA-
timed exertio OF q few energetic men
AR Phillips denied the rght either in the indi
viduAl or community to punish the trsnsgressor Of
the laws. He only may punish who can weigh
sin Man cannot DO II. Sin is made up Of tempt
alton and strength multiplied into each other
Man cannot make the calculation He only who
has watched the culpnt from the cradle upward,
who has seen and can estimate all the temptation
that has been get before him, ell the sDares that
bo- lad i'm nd ha sfa ha
able 70 mike to them, is competent 70 punish sin.
Man may prevent evil, but when he attempts TO
punish sln he impiOusly usurps the prerogativo OF
God. Murder is an evil which society may guar
against, but not by Staying the murderer. As
preventive, has not this remedy been weighed in
the balance and found wautng1 Formerly there
were 100 crimes punishable with death IN Eng
land, and in a single reign 10000 victims were
brought to the scatiod. The idea OF preventing
crime by severe penalties is absurd, says Brough-
bat single line from Genesis, OF questionable
meaning, is regarded as OF more consequence than
the statistics Of Rsntoul, the impregnable argu.
ments Of Livingston, or the experience and obser-
walton Of Broughsm.
Mr.. Spooner, Of Brooklyn offered the following
resolution. which was adopted
Rsslssd That Certainty Of punishment has always been
found more Elective than severity 10 detsrd0g from crime
aud that the almost universal revolt Of the pubic mind
Aganss capital CONVICTIONS and CAPT 81 pu1ishnens sdnos-
shes lawgvefs 10 substitute therefor Othsr penalty
which he reflected upon without dethrOning mems req
aud Inflicted without widespread CONFUSION
The following resolution, presented by Mr.. Gree
ley, was also adopted. Mr.. q made few remarks
presenting it,
ksolsed That the Executive Committee OF this Society
be instructed make sysematcsi arrangements previous
session Of Congress and The next session Of oar
State Legislature for the general crcu sOn IN every c0u1
~ o. his State Of petitions 10 favor Of the abolition OF Capt.
s Punishment and for the early presentation " tho same
20 our National and State legislatures.
The following is list OF the officers who were
elected for the eDsu NJ year:
President-HoV. WM I NcCOUN.
pice-Pye iiests-HOn JoBS Il ScOTT, BEsJAMIS ELLIS
JACOB HAssgS NJ y JANIS II THIS
Iregstu- FREEMAN Hunt.
FOre,ga Corresponding SecretGriss-J. L. OSULLIVAs,
Rev w BALcH.
D5mes,ic Corresponding Seerefayy-GEosGE z BAKER
Recording Secretlyies--yAsEs y. GIBsOSs HEsRY W.
SMITH
Cmmfttee-HOrsce Gree'ey Psrke God win A Spoon.
~, Knrs Co; Rev Bu' kngbsn. Oneida Co; JOSE ph
Post Queens Coz C y. Briggs Richmond Co; Rev J
u sy UnoDdsgs Co; John Coud, Columbia Co; ThOs
" cClintOck, Sen Abush ingraham, ID Lewis b
Hardcaste,F G. Hsveney-r; John Ferguson. User
Co; James b sikmsn, Wos,chsster Co; Rev j. NJ Aus
IN, Cayugs Co; Saul Parsons, Queens Coz Henry Hon.
ford, Ffalk In Co.
Chancellor McCoUS. President Of the Society,
came in before the close OF the meeting aud took
the Chair