The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-08-06

III ..oo are chased by the Apostles facts |
sh. mn .ne tnsngs TO be abstained from. With |
~. 5sa.s 5asnms before me. am free to say that |
.ne uesuuetlon Of the life of brufes i allowed
70 US only for purposes Of c.aa ~ ..S.s.,
We oaIe not wanionIy and cruelty Kill 3. in
Juts any living thing. But man "a faa.f,ii.
ana wonderfully formed. made r. sbs ;
I, LOU, We nave, least of all, a right To ae.,.n. "
ne only instances in which life NAV he ,.,a, |
Dy society, according TO the forms nrss..;ssd
oy law, are tne punishments Of those crimes
which tend to destroy sociefy- 4Nhn
sheddeth mans blood. by man shalt ii. hi.aS 1so 20
she'd" In other words. the very otiecs oS Ill III |
death penalties is to add greater sseurify 10
human life. ~
2 The providence of God has been rem.rkah,v
displayed in the detection of this awful crime The
murderer has often laid his plans with the utmost
care. He has covered himself with the darkness
OF midnight He has fancied himself entirely safe
from exposure. But Providence has thousand
ways to bring TO light the hidden things of dshon
esty. The ingenuity Of lawyers-the learning of
Juoges-the discrepancy OF witnesses-the concur
renee OF events-tne stings of Conference.-The col.
or OF the cheek-the expression of guilt in the
countenance-the very breathing of the culprit and
ns euorts at composure all these tend to bring
MN 10 the light Moreover, every bod. is trrina
to ind out the author Many chimes escane ann
lshment because few are interested In couyictina
the offender. But when q murderer in concealed
In our mldst the whole world is searchinp for him
Wc06tSr R0sfnn
ed DR.. Psrkman, his benefactor and friend. No
eye saw the deed. 1t was done within the cuis.ers
OF Medical Coilege-where all the facilities wer.
at nand to conceal the body-and by professor of
skill sufnclent to enable him to consume, by cor
rodlng agents the flesh and the bones of the deceas
ed But the dark deed came to the light of day
And-et it be said TO the credit oil the Boston iu
ry-th blood stained murderer expiated his crime
on the gallows. Some years ago, Eppes of Peters
burg committed similar crime In the Absence of
evidence h, cd 6
South. But by singular train OF incidents he vas
afterwards suspected. apprehended brought back,
tried, convicted and hanged. I could give other
examples, but it is needless So frequently has
this crime, when secretly committed, been diyulged
and traced to its true author that it has become
prOverb: "Knrder pili out" Let no one think for
moment, then that ne can stain his hands with
Innocent blood and then escape punishment.
3 The word of God stuoiousIy forbi6s whatever
leads 10 this terrible crime In this the re-
iigion of the Bible shows its suitabeness 10 our ma
ture and its superiority TO all other religions II
removes the causes OF eyil-it LAYS the axe at the
root OF the tree-it aims 10 requisite and strain
the outward conduct by correcting the heart
Hence 1t forbids c0ret0Hsaessi We all know that
strong desire to pc ssess :" hat others have might
under slight temptations urge us to put cut of the
way the righttui owner hat we may obtain the OBJ
j ct. Highway robbers ofien kill the incautious
traveller, not from i'll will TO him, but from desire
OF gain that blinds them To all of pity. Covet
BUSINESS tempts men To Ill honesty TO oppression to
falsehoOd and to mu,d r. God therefore says -
"Thou shalt not cove, thy neighbours house, thou
shalt not covet Thy neis oors wife, nor his man
servant nor his maid servant, nor his OK, nor bis
ass, nor nythng that is Thy neighbJi's" II your
neighbor lives in paare and you live in hovcl or
q cellar, be content Be thankful for yoar mercies
and envy not his to hirs,. God has assigned your
various positions aud tn repine is to rebel agsnst
Him. Covetousness is idolatry. |. forbids hatred
Whatever we hsbitual!u hste we would DESTROY, Ill
proper occasions should arise. Hence the Bible
says, Wbosoever hateth bis brother is murderer
and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life
abiding in him | 30 sincerely believe that no real
Christian can long cherish hatred to any person
earth. He may be angs ed for momeht-he may
be subject to ebuliroBs ot passion, he may be con
sclous of receiving unjust and cruel treatment
but all this will not inspire retain in his bosom
that torturing, long contn ued feeling called hatred
Such an emotion evHporaies from the soul under
the shining of the Sun of ks hieousness God 10
t0ce. His whole la~ Is comprehended in this single
word Lore The gospels q system Of l0ce. Christ
is the incarnation OF loo. The Church is the bro
therhood of love Heave n is emphstcally the world
OF lore.
1t forbids Yeuerge Whether our injuries ere
real or imaginary, positively forbidden to
cherish or 10 act Out the feeling of retaliation By
doing, trespass on the rights and claim the pre-
rogatives of the Divine Being. For it 10 written,
Vengeance is mine | will repay, saith the Lord
Even the murderer OF your bosom friend is not to
be made the object of your personal revenge He
is to be executed by the majesty of those laws
which eternal justce has enacted, and by the hands
Of the officer who Us the minister OF God-a re.
venger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil
It is worthy of notice when Cain, the first murder.
er, was cursed of God tor his crime, and said from
the promptings Of a guilty. conscience, "lt shall
come TO pass that every one that hEdeth me shall
slay me;" that the Lofd said unto him. There
fore, whosoever slayeih Cain, vengeance shall be
taken sn him seven fold. And the Lord set mark
on him, lest any finding him should kill him. Let
Us then ii We shall be treated unkindly follow the
exaEnpls of Him who, when he Was reyiled, re.
viied not again when ne suffered he threatened
not, but committed himself to HIM that Judgeth
riehteously"
4. Tne inf con of murder is the greatest possible
injury that do to our fellow man. Life Is u
bies.lug tina includes all Others and this blessing
Is taken away by the assassin. The t0Ue OF life 10
an instructive pIinciple-the most poweIfulimpulse
or our naiure-and this love ia thwarted by the
murderer. The right to lfUe is an original, divine
iy conferred hear-a-defended right, tnat nothing
but CRIME can ever foiielt and this right Il rudely
violated by the murderer He cuts short the period
of probation granted by the Judge OF al and sends
his victim without moments preparation to give
his final account The parish saint In the world
would shrink from going TO the judgment conse
Quent upon death, without sGme time to examine
himself and to beseech the divine ciemency This
brief time of prayer and peatence is denied to the
victim by his Ruthless destroyer. And though We
dare not limit the m-rcy OF God In such cases, yet
this does NOS in the least abate the cruelty OF the
deed. IL sewers Ties OF zlnolt0 dno Oh lflen0enip
in the most iendish manner. have stood al the
bedside of LOVING and beloved vile, and seen her
breathe her last / felt if the horizon of my life
were overcast with dark alouds; ali my schemes OF
happiness were blasted the word itself was a
blank And yet there was one ground of consolation
her death was from the hand OF God-He had
given, He had taken away. And was bound to
submit with silent reverence to His will But to
have seen her sacred person mangled, her mild
countenapce msrred by the strokes nf murderer's
aye, Oh this would hsve been terrific have had
once and again lovely :nild snaicbed BY death
from 1..y embrace, and from its mothers bosom
Sucr a scene breaks the heart OF the most insehst
bile. But then, Gods ways though unsearcnsoe
were felt to be wise ana just His VIII Mss msoe |
xnown TO me, and feit that poor nntui monai |
cvuii only put his hand ON his mouth ana pow 70 |
the decree OF Heaven. What II fnat cniio, wnhe |
nesting in It's mother bosom. and sieeplng Win
a re ,nnace, cs OF al angel. had been butchersd
nv ,hs yery being whom, It loved, mex: to It's pa
ms - no,f Of ali on earth The very thoushf |
:. me shudder with horror
.nd The iniary done o. the murderer 10 NOT con
i,.d ro fhe deceased or 10 the immediate circle u
r.s,;y~s IL iils the whole community with |
ssns. of danger 1t Destroys the confidence Of fam.
lies 10 the Ioemb-rs Of til sir own household II
,raws cloud OF srspi ion over the most innocent