The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-01
The History or Crime.

mai Inc prosecuting attorney had quite lost
sight Of the duty he wss appointed to perform, and de-
voted bis efforts entirely 70 the conviction OF the ormt
nal. urging the jury 70 that end Ia manner
eotirey unwanSuted BY the evidence. I have
but am happy TO say was In your lowest court
heard the most dspreportionse sentence ID
upon he miserable wresch sbo had sto trifng
sstlo 70 e'ufy his own nnnge or that Of starving t.
ny l have heard this with and sorrow aud
Witnessed with indignation the OF sns hardeasd
criminal who In passiog Otto twenty dollar counterfeit
Do,e ore night had attempted tbs lite Of q valued
ftpd, and left him living wel,trng In his blood. have
seen this when my reason has told me could only have
been dene oy pIicity vith the orr minAl aud be
heve such completely which has brought our CITY to
be ibe most insecure place for the safety of life on this
tnen To This complexion has brancn Of yodr
profession come In this cit. and 10 the ovtdsnce OF
God believe 1t neoes sry, No great refor has
ever ye, originated without necessity, rendered evident
BY long coutnusd and oppressive abuses. In England,
10 shame be said thai under royal jusaoe 10
pesssnf, 10 I'll matters involving human life at Toe
progress Of reform has received impetus
the most dstDg ushed OF her judiciary me lecturer
here entered upon pea'ng review dthe law reforms in
England, which for want of Obliged to omit
Dr. then pro CODED {, upon history
OF crime Toe lecturer IN n, After remarks tina
reasmen OF children constered the verify aud
food In their influence crime the organs OF the
nnuerced by the power OF the circulation and the
amount OF use 10 winch they puff the evil passions
thrive the qusu,i,y Of blood their
receive, then tnnb, lou will be obliged to admtn
verse OF this physiological truth that toe brain,
common with The other organ the body suffer
In consequepce OF detective and nsuf Went noudsh-
vey through his seness 70 these organs low aud
despsring examples AMI emotions, he will suffer
Soo On na' "noT %oT; and 1nyms. nature
be accustomed 70 eat rice and potst, he will physically
aud morally parake largely o. the nature rise aud po
tsoes he viii esam'lase readily ~th the earth and
easily be made contened vito and the earth for
floor and rods for walls TIL he becomes m,re troglo
90 INTO the public prisons ana poor houses Of This ,itS
snd looK ii their inmates, and then IN tn, face Of
Heaven that h docs not believe Il nurseries
n Ofth has nnv a main
raj atmosphere equally apps ent and the swollen atd
rbecmy eyes, the tbp and biz odless ps deormed noses
big ears buncbet shoulders and contracted OF
The children but the evidence OF the nens, darkness
that regps within anc reuuers them In great degree
irresponsible agents in oil the serious duties Of life
viii bow trace th inf ,epce OF suiden cna.ge iu die!
upon large the proeeuiiors Of these lildrrn;
and say again, that In selecting tue Irish am influences
by no Other consideration tnan ina they arc ths
chief occupspts Of puoic charities. Moreover my
remarks apply almost exclusively TO them, In COZ
Tue i'm mec late influence OF prosperity the exciAbls
1iisnwan s too oit.n SHOWN 10 mis- passion for drink.
take tor granted that my pro'ession thren
pretty convinced by practice ana observation that
varied, and especially IN animal diet essential to the
Of organic strength or capacity Of resistag
disease mans blood vseses BE- goaoed by ths sudden
and un limited use Of hquoF-w which aert ssed wsgss
bles him TO procure In qdsntes dreamed ofn his
widest ims gnipgs at homeland ne have body OF the
most powerful apparent mussu,Af proportions II those
proportions been developed by pctaoe or any
sst liquor OF fever ss we'll a. him VINO 10, diver
sihed diet hosever meatre his proportions ACRE s'en
sion Of the blood v,ses soon becomes dsorganza by
their bursting causing spoplexy or perm .Dent CHANGE
resulting In inssnity, n the result Now before OF
these unhappy people becomes . permaa.nt charge on
their drunken companions their wives to death
and have been sent TO prison or hung, because
they state Of temporary insanity fro much
money an ioerty, and no education. If they escape
heir children likely - resemble taem ply scslly and
morally and iu,nish e'c.d Of careers. .nisvs. .ud
and IN epnshtened republic, with optional free soaocs
90, end q The .pssncr. Of oygzsop the ias0!ersnos
state prsou ana the eslIows ., Che other o, mo-
think me ungenerous IN my remarks upon our Isisn
hepds because shall soon be obliged TO show you
sdsrk page In the bistosy OF our young mon wao are
br, In small towns throughout country, under the
Influences OF what Cannot bring myself TO think the
very ENLARGED and eleva,ing synem OF instruction and
exsmpIe hitherto found try school houses
,ny nothing OF the narrowing and SOU crippling conse
Is alwAys ready tor muroerpg row. Yecsived capt
a illustration Of this few ycara ago, that showed rort1
10 very udcrous light their grand s,uE the untortu
compelling occasionally 70 WISH, their aromatic aoodes
had been ofncs,irg on one Of tnosr wbicn
by ssep depressing assurance o, the
certain oss OF my fee fell sieep In CHAIR tae closet
,ha,s,s .one o. N od rske cabin in's,veans Dc
pements Footsteps were indistroly heard ., Intervals
Of my siumbcr, and the neghbors sccmed amicaoly
sekrg their domicis under varied amounts Of the in
nuepct OF the 'crAy thur" had rleyt tme whom
suddenly ~ oke at the sound OF several violent kicks
puinss. without solitary word N either side; sSs sn
sIcnes oohs 1aee VI pern. ,un oohsn volens o"D
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A. nna oo'n psIs~ rAeo smlaoy Out OF the aley 70
.se sros snop W., me osuss me q,arrei was
heNu hne v, sno - ok " oououu tney IVA (9rest
suSnul lee nsn' nsAsco ana I'm provident race very
nneV P.sehs ne meisncnon resou We witness
smossn .ne efman ia ,on-sne lsuer pafAke very
nuon 10 ten mummy, crime ana suicide OF ID sr IN
nspy nv Ionxlous sna o0ponoins hsersuro tue IN
luptaous poetry, music and p1tosopus Inc tov Ger
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