The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-06-17
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NUAit mNSlftuH ~ w lcAIli Uhf hif OF Neatn
of ID individual. i one . NJ mos, solumn and
interesting events that cano eecur 10 a commit.
ni;y aud sympathy shd eunosity eombine to
thtow excitement sbeu, ID Ia times Pas5
whsn The soalaiHiRg~ elsqueoce q wsbber
Poindexier aud Gildaft, moved - tear abe ju.
~, the bench and The audience, gray.haired
farmers would leave their plows and 81, for
hours wrapped ia the mos intense Interest, in
the pending suit.
TouS a prosecution for capital punishment
10 al eaee associated with horror aud Fepug-
nance. We look upon capital punishment as
a legacy bequealhed rs by a barbarous age
a. a system tina, ongft not to be loleratedb by an
enlightened people. Experience has fully de-
monhrated its ineficacy 10 prevent the com
e,i.-ioa Of elime The fear Of punishment, by
death, exercises bat Gile Or 20 influence over
the coHdnct oil lhc great mass Of mankind, and
the example, Of public execution, 50 far from
being salutaTy, is absolutely pernicious. Were
men to yield to fear Of cofbofalO or spiritual pun
ishment the dread Of He'll would make us all
Christians. The wotding of The Indictment Of
a Grand Jury Is extremely bafbarous and in a
great degree smacks OF the ridiculous verbe-
age Of w~itchcrafiry. "And the said Frederick
Cabler, not having the fear Of God before his
eyes, and being i~nstigated by the Devil, did"
&c. This could be changed without the slight
est detument to the State or the prisoner.
In But we are depressing, Our intention is to
speak more Of the trial o. young Cabler. The
State was represented by District Attorney 4.
II. Hicks, aud Cabler by Col. !. Saunders, G.
II. Gordon and MT. Matin, Esqrs, 1t was
proved in court, that some time in the month
Of August, last, a company of young men, a
mongst whom were Moore and Cablcr, meta {
a coffee house. in the city Of Natchezy and
there engaged in game Of eushrr, on the Sab.
bath day that in the course or the game, the
deceased, Moore, turned his head and spit -
that the spit went upon or near 10 the foot of
capIer; mat Moore spat m tins manner two
or three times; that Cabler requested him TO
spit upon him no more that Moore called Cab
Ter a did loaier and a id son.of-a.bitch
that some angry words ensued, when both 81.
simultaneously arose from their seats, Moore
slapping Cabler in the mouth with the back
of his hand that Moore remained with Ills
hand upon the back Of his chair; that imme-
diately on rising, Cabler retreated a few steps,
and presented a pistol and That in this position
latter occupying il a sufficient time to count
fifteen or twepiy--Cabler fred. Moore did
not feel the shock, but advanced upon Cabler
saying DIN you, you have not hurt me. Cab.
let retreated 10 the street. aud gathereda mis-
sile but II was discovered that Moore was
wounded He was conveyed to a room where
hc shortly died. The ball passed through lis
heart. G4.s.o *
The States Attorney in a few remarks, iii.
gested the evidence and set the ease plainly
before the jury, The legal bearing seemed to
set against the prisoner, and the result of the
trial was exceedingly doubtful The specta-
tors seemed equally divided in opinion.
Col. Saunders opened the defence. 1t wasa
mastery effort, appealing TO every p%ulsation
Of the human heart. When the prisoner com
mittrd the deed, he was of tender years. Ev.
cry witness testified TO his good character, for
industry and benevolence, He had been left
iatherless at q time when, a father was most
needed to bend his young mind in tho proper
way. lie lived i'll a city, where, to say the
least, there snot too muoh attention or respect
paid to the poor and lsboring youths by the
the community, Prompted by, the instincts ol
nature, he had gone forth on one Sabbath NOR.
ming to seek company--to seek the only com
pany which, perhaps in that goodly city q
poor working boy could find. He had me
Moore as a friend but a lew moments belor,
they were deadly enemies. Cabler, although
poor, had the impulses of a freeman, and th,
manly courage to resent, a personal indignity
That resentment, however, might have beer
asserted without shedding Moore's heart blood
had not Cabler have disgraced his person anc
desccratcd the Sabbath, by putting into his DO
som a deadly weapon. Moore was a man O
I mature years and should not have induce,
young Cabler into The game: but perhaps Al
all-wiso Providence hal marked him for a
example. +fr
How often do we look upon the originals G
suchpictures as Col Saunders presented to III
: Jury Even here in Woodville-with all he
churches and Christians--her Institutions an
| soeieties--her good men and lruc--let us asl
where is the society for the poor and laborin
youth ! Whero is he to seek his level! NJ
in the company otlthe families of our pastor
christians, and moral %citizensl Perhaps il u
! had not passed through tho ordeal, we woul
! not speak 50 plainly. II w are not no,
in a prisoners cell or a ~drankards grave, W
owe no thanks to the social system Of this con
munity for 1t. But we would not speak wors
of WoctsiIlc, than she merits. The same ca
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