The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-05-27
Hanging Rly,t.s,,y Considered.


taassoans lslDsles,,v Considered.
To ja.lify any aud every ba'ba'cu'
custom, which hns Avs,sd dawn n Vi
liom The estly day resort IA made ID
Neses, who bsirg ths Atst Inv siyer I.
NJ this reason alone considered III
best.
Il has been said, that the devil him.
mlf may quote scripture for iass swn
purposes, but this Insertion would NJ,
have credit. unless Il was every day.
proven, In common life. Il il Nm uu-
deoistls fact. A good argument may
BE- used me way ~ tbe other; viii |,
gces To sho's assuming Uncie Moses,
10 have boon an iOfHllibls Inv writer
that even In retprcnes u truth, about
which no difference u opirivn ough,
tn exist, yet there ia u difference ~
This II no doubt. because nov, w see
through n glass d"'k,y; and the day
may--ay. tmast evme. when such will
not he the fact.
We give the Argument Of our au-
thor, without comment. Il would
please t,s 10 .ee The same texts referred
10 by him, differently Interpreted
We make NJ domia, that there are
those IN town who can, II they will
Do II, aud do 1t we'll.
tssMsMssmaeateA.
Many honestly think The bible sustain.
the law for Hanging For the ccnsilsta.
ton Of such, desire 10 submit few re-
marks. 55.4-
The ltngnage mostly relied MI IL found
Genesis ., 9, Nv hc.o ehsdjth rsn's blo,s,
by ma" shall bio blood be shed.o We
must I've very brief
Let the Bible explain the bible and all
will be found consistent with the Gospel
and With the character ot God II Love.
When the Jews would have quoted the
law Of Moses fet putting away their wives
Jesus kindly explains 10 tbemi Matb. 10.
8. Moses, eerause u The Kindness Of YOU,
hearts suffered YOU 10 put away your wives,
but from the beginning It wse not .o."a
See also Mark 10. . Tten may not vi,
with much tfcttiesy ut this time, euquit. j;
II the rtecept Gen, .. q be not IT hi.
character, fest'ainihg and controlling wis
could not, under the circumstance. BE-
wholly prevented, and also, II II wa. 80
from II, bez,wnirg''
W.,en the self.eondetnned Cain, stood
before his Maker. arranged for the mot,,er
Of his brother under the rfemp,iag II the
most hateful passions, In gmil'ipess end
feat he exclsins, Every one that i,n, n
shall slsy me" Genesis 4. IA 10; And the
Lord said unto him, "theref,.e. whatsoever
ID, eth Cain, vengean.e shalt he taken on
him seven iold." Here il the declaration If
IN eternal law, which II 'h.,e IL truth In
The word Of God. shows that we can neye,
sxtsrpste murder; but rather perpetrste
II, BY hanging. See also Aath. 90. %. 10
The same fleet.
That this was the law Of God, and man
or many generations after Cam. there can
b. M doubt; for We find f.smeeh. fifth il
descent from Cain, and supposed IA have
ived 1000 wears after the ereation, CRYING
ut in the anguish Of his soul. Il have slain
man to my wo"n''ing, ard young man
/" my hut" II Cain shall be avenged
even told tamech. seventy and seven
we not then examine Gen.si.
g. with some cate before we make II
he basis Of important conclusions thus
I given As one # th,sr fixed eternal prin.
ipals which should guile man in all times
md under oil circur stances, or merely IL
sw Of expediency, adapted to the exigcn-
les n particular age, md condition If
mar; 70 conttol for a seoson GU, ,uore tur.
utent passions. tin the law the schoolmas.
rr as Paul calls IL, should bring u 10
,hrist and make ~ obcd,ent 10 the Cos.
cl : or, is il not after all, rather predic.
ion than law A foretel'.ng OF what
evengefu' man will do, than a pointing out
an imperious duty That he must perform !