Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-01-14

den Of their suppnrt is feasible aud within the COM
pass 0f the present representatives If the people
| There Is nO reason why their own industry should
not be made probable, By being directed in nechnn.
ical pursuits not conflicting with free labor, but
even be source Of ecOnnmy Ia the State in the
preparation VI materials aud erection of our psblic
| buildings,
For the c0nsumatinn of all these ideas thus fore.
'hAd0wrd. shull hold myself m readiness, OF all
times To- co"perare with the legislature, 10 whose
discretion and wisdom their execution must Of ne
cessitv be chiefly inlruSted
nc"nnecIon with this subject. desire to express
nv views upon the power III pardOhing cOnvicts, Us
| vested IN the Executive BY the Constitution.
During the past eight years. one hundred and
SIXTY seven cnn'icls hare received Executive elem.
| ency, being nearly one eleventh Of the entire num-
| Der Imprisoned independent Of escapes deaths Hnd
| discharges.
| Fon this statement it would appear that
| either the Courts have been influenced bv passion
ar ujuSHLle haste: or that the power Of reli, wing
criminals IT the Judgment &c the law has been IN
warrAntaLIy *, rcisrd. Which IS the case, il moi
for me even Ia sdriuIsr. But nm sure the fran
| ers "i 'Ir compact II gnvtrnuent never designed
| thui the puidpning power vested IN the Executive
VAS To- he used tn thwarI the Judgment the { urls.
Inc power 10 lhTGnn i mere incident Ia the exc
cutiun of the law Intended tn aid lis Interpretations
never To set II at defiance. When sentence IL
| once passed. the Courts become puwerlpsS; aud
though subsequently II may nppenr- during the
upeI uti0h Of the punish uent-bV newly discovered
|
"r new facts nHy show that Tue punishment is tH,
severe, u puNei exists ~ The CUuis t. re.vJv the
| "'"nt' lnc" "ho |'e" o"ty' me CONSTITUTION M
emu ""' 'he HHet".'e sn"I sep !" nhd Ar', 81 by
MS ue,ree IRE UNJUST fiYr Vi The Ian. Ia lhsic,
! >Fec'' he Is ou' Ps'l "i It's mAlusd POIIcy' nnd
" pursuance 81 n hoEl'"h al once necessary aud
nni'"nr' am a~nre that the Governor often bnds
himself IN very trying position, When he Is pic.
Nrhrd WIN lcli'I"ns SIEhcd ny the officers Oi tue
C"hrl ana The Jni! WI" iTird the criminal. rGcIh'
"'h"'hH EArtuNe tIeIhshI!' accompanied as The!
'''h ave ol 'ne Fd'Iu pa! els anu SOLICITATIONS Vi
o'"'S'cu anu almost e"it1r"h"n relatives una
/ ",""n-' A"csc Pe''"hs "ie "I"h SEhtu Without
i'hrt'H'"' hhd m"e To- AVOID MI "r'uhIIicN lluI'
nom real Lri'ti ilht HE r''u\lnt should IL freed
nom 'be thuIt' "I MS crime. Ahc reSPohsbilIi!
h'"|hH sr"l'rn The terrible iHsue oi lie or death.
u mus ruSlIH una "iirLiihes tLouHIessly cast up
q" the Executive
~ "Ii Id" - "c'e always certan "i cXecuiion how
seldom ""ulI Ie iirIr lnrdciIVn II ~ Iur state,
a.. ~ the' Older i'I'e"I communities. the 'olA''o
81 I'BhlS 81 me- Iibcili And property wrie promptly
! met " punishment, r"Kh dieSs II perS"i's, how
! m"cb hi'he N"'h'ih ""uII they Ge set at defiance
ili4i!s 4hd -IAIneIiseS I.inek NJ
hI "FeiI 'lc enforcement 81 The penalty INCURRED
NY dhli l; To- my ihinI Lain under lLr Cuushiu:
. ''h' Nhhh l. 'liS Jay have S""D TO obey And
"lil"'nsh my s'h'i"'h'cS aud feelings as an lndIvd
VA MA! "eh W"Inpt me t'cxercSc THIS power and
Het ne ciIi'i"I from Tie punishment HdJudKcd,
WIN h"'. WIN III! understanding vi my duty ~ an
III rr ~ We LAW pardon any Que unless Hin salts
he'd nom The indub!Iabie evldcDlr that tie Cunt
"Ikih"lt rendering the verdict would huN- dome
h'liec"I! ia" Ihet' reHchied me hGd been Getolr
1t lii"r I" us hnal dcti'i"n
The proposed Act granting \ franchise fur ;hc
c'iH'uVN'h 81 p'Ikitad ia The harb"r "i SLu
IRAN ''r"' "lil d"ub less Ge brought IT, Nour con.
~1"itll'i'. lhe tHH'Lilii!, and even necessity Ui
lilN lH' j"t. las atedd! Lten the subject I'll much
I.t. l.I Il