The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-12-03

- jury in this Parish, TO consent unde
!. any circumstances to hang man, an
i, conviction for Penitentiary otrenc
!. is Of rare occurrence. In the case o
Wilson the drummer, executed som
b time since, we have always though
that there wins some mistake about til.
= matter-tbe jury never intended thu
a man to be hung. We learn, that some
= OF them afterwards said so, and Others
: were not aware that they could bring
| in verdict of Guilty without capital
) punishment" However the case. oil
} Wilson was agrivated by bis own 40
ton aiterhe committed the deed. On
his arrest, and during his imprisonment
he gave no signs Of remorse- said that
" the fellow (bo killed. would have to
be taken to the grave without music
and wanted to beat the drum for him.
When the former life and character
of Wilson, is taken into consideration
it offers an apology for this behaviour.
lie had been in The Mexican war. and
done bis share Of the fighting, as well
as drum beating. There, he had kill
ed men-he never saw before, for the
consideration of eight dollars month
For when warfare il shorn Of all jts
conventional glories," and narrowed
down to The simple truth. it is nothing
less, unless hostile foe invades our
home, when fighting is alone justify
able. In killing Lines, Wilson stab.
bed one who was his enemy-one who
he fancied had abused a being dearer
to him than all the world beside-the
fond and affeotionate partner Of his
misfortunes the ministeripg angel,
who lighted up bis dark cell, with
daily ray of gladdening sunshine from
the heavens above. Coward Base.
and undeserving the name and dignity
of manhood, is he, who would not Law.
down his life in defence of such ono
But Wilson. was wrong -" he should
have had stronger provocation says the
man, who cody views the action. Let
us not enquire what he would do un- ,
Ter similar circumstances, who passes |
his judgment. ale should have given q
Lines, a chance for bis life. Yes, un- =,
ortunate Skillman, gave Byrd, a t
'hapce for his life, and in doing so, lost b
lis own; whilst Byrd lived to perpe- .
rate another hellish crime. Opposed /;
o capital punishment, yet we believe
hat where the laws of society arc out t.
aged the criminal should be dead for :, :,
yer after, to the pleasures Of liberty. ~
10 should be confined, where he can Il
ever ipjure the innocent again, with IL
'hom be has shown himself unfit to - u,
9.
We note with pleasure a verdict of Ia
Guilty. against the man "Wise," OF
our Court now in session because -
m
is apparent, that whilst Wise, was in
citing the part of the New England
hllapthropist. as a Liberator he in Nv
ndcd to sell the slaves, stolen by him. o.,
OF satisfied with stealing the negroes, tn
caused them to steal, and the very lie
oney with which they were to pur. IN
'ase their liberty, Of Mr.. Wise, was
ing used by him to get them off and It
i them again into servitude. As an I'M
,ample to such Pbilanthropists in s''
IS community, we hope to see the d. ii.
II niger of the law, delt out to him to
his sentence. lnt
m, sti
There is some sympathy for Mrs vo
ilson, on account of a large family inl
children dependent upon her, and to
g jury unable to agree upon verdict yo'