New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-26

ing Of the State could not be better subssryed by md
er etatuiee.
Mr.. Van Horn examined at much length the argu
menis on the alleged Divine commands for sis wing the
murderer lie referred to the case of Csi who slew his
unoer circumstances o. great a,roejty "a the FIRST
mnrdsrar won we have any rsoord his case was de-
oided by the orss, "ne Lswgiver himself yet there
was no sentence of des.h oronounoed-no gallows
erected. Cain was charged VII the blood Of his
brother, and could not deny the crime; u was clear
case but instead of hanging him by the neGs until he
was dead, the great Judge put mark upon him and
sent him forth a vagsbond and a wanderer over the
earth. But the passage which the advocates OF the
death penalty puI their main reliance was that en-
braced ID the covenant with Noah, "Whoso sheddeth
=" mans blood, by man shall his blood be she'd" This
covenant, command, given to Noah for the govern
ment Of peculiar people and at peculiar time, the
friends of the gallows chung to with great tenaci-
~, insisting that 1t wac OF binding force at this
time and for all time. II they were correct
in their views the covenant with Noah would prove
altogether too much. If any portion of the command
binding ON the present generation, the whole must
he equally binding. The punishment for the shedding
of blood by no meaDs limited 20 wiiltnl murder,
but applied to the destruction of human ltfe whether
IL was premeditated murder, manslsughter, or even
the killing by accident There command to all
TO multiply and replenish the earth. What was to be
done with those who peTsistenty remained unmarried
and were thus not in condition to carry out Gods
command God commanded Noah and his descend
ants to eat every moving thing that iiveih What vas
refuse to turn CsnDibslsl There was also command
against the eating of blood Why not euac. a law
against blood pudoings There a command 70
XII every beast that kills man. Why lot enact q
law to carry out this command, and hang the horse
that kicks a to death? There was much more to
the same purport, aud he would leave the House 10
Judge whittier it would lssd the Safe, should the
Legislature undertake literally TO interpret and carry
out all the commands to Noah the advocstes of the
Death Penalty insist upon Interpreting the single
referring 10 the crime OF murder.
Mr.. Van Horn also show ed that some Of the greatest
scholars the world has produced put different con-
struction on tn passage, Whose sheddeth," &c.
he referred the code of Moses which IL frequently
quoted 70 sustain capital punishment; yet that code
contains less than thirty Ofenses punishable with
death. have not time, nor has The TRIBUNE room,
follow Mr.. Van Horn through his argument, which
was very thorough, and to the mind Ct your cor
respondent demonstrated by the Irresistible force Of
logic and the unquestoned facts Of history that the
death penalty does rot tend to diminish crime while
mder penalty does have such tendency, aud when
adopted mas produced such results
BANKRUPT LAW.
The following are the provisions Of TIE Bankrupt
bin passed by TIE Senate on Thu.s5sy:
sEcT1oS Provides for ths dchsrFe Of nsovsnt
making assignment Of a. his effects aud complying with
provisions heater specified
SIC Requires his application to be made 20 Justice Of the
City Of NewYcTk Judge OF the Common Pleas. but in
every officer residing IN the county ap
peah II tlre be capable OF acns. II Qee--
The COUNTY VheTe the applicant resides, aa in
teIeEttd OF eheNs VssVS sue may be r1eda
to such officer Of county. but the examination ast
held IN the county Of the sppncant'a then resdeaoe
o DEATH resignation removal frop any ofthe
officer before ~hom they may have been comu'tei , .
SKC T. Provides that the nsoven debtor >asl pe'to 70
one Of the officers before mentioned for leave as
and be oischa from debt setting forth me ID 'nd
residence Of the petitioner and to which he shs aonex
/ A full account IF all his creditors.
.BSw Ihf III, Pee 10 o. b. ssd AH0"n 10 n ''
g. The sun due each The and place when and where
ID iet gheut
= statement Of sHy existing Judgment mortgage OF COZ
inventory of all HIS es.ss real and persors in law
end equity OF the incunb thereon aud al book voucH
pescIbes he rn Of oath to be by the .Pp
SEC provides thst appears BY the petition that
thirds in Of al bis debts have due for
requiring oil the creditors show before him, certain
time and place why such assignment and discharge should not
SIC provides for publication of such order in the State
paper other the vicinity Of the residence oil the
sEc sTeoues the notice to be published six weeks all
any creditors reside than one hundred miles DIS
M ten weeks when any Of the creditors reside oGi Of the
Ued States such order Is required be served upon
dss snd + By mail forty days before the day
SIC Provides for the proof before the oc OF the
pubca service Of notice according to the provsion' Of
may file in writing his objections upon either OF the
That tie inventory petition Is just and
2 Thst the petitioner with of making the spplicson,
has disposed made for the benefit OF hs family some
portion of his estate
g. Ths made portion Of all his effects to
defisud his creditors.
That twOhrds in amount Of ali the debs unpaid had not
prior the dste Of the order TO show cause
SEC II the creditors opposing the discharge to have
e ess the Of the revised Jury
- Makes the verdict Of Jury when recorded by
the officer, conclusive in the prsmises 49,,
SIC 10 Allows but Jury trial esch case u the Jury
fail 10 sgree after reasonable time the officer to whom the ap
pcaton made tha hear and dete 2e he case a hO
jury bad been called
SEC ia Provides for the examination of the insoyent al the
Instance Of The creditors and also for the examination Of the
wife Of the nsovent the any other witness cuh
creditor contradict or impesch the testimony OF such nso
vent, OF his wife, by other witnesses .-r-...,..
SkC Is Provides when she insoyent has sny
d6 or made any sn o. R h pay oVsl
value Of the property transferred except such pats as shall
:sT .pro himself or family and no shall
granted under this act until such payment hs De MADE or
factory security sven that such payment 'nsu De made "n
10 Allows the creto to ae as further oolsetos 70
discharge egularity defect III the proceedings either Oy
sIc L. In case no creditor sppes the time and place
cited order and shall TO the officer h the scts
stated the petition ere tue and that TIE noisene s 60
pv1T determined in favor Of said the ON
Ger shall direct assignment Of the estate Of The ca
cspng thereom such articles are by law exempt rom sale
By officer residents the county with the
insoyen The assignee required give bends
apucsi IN OF the moneys which shs into his or Their
h6 hs spPonfd iaa 5s osun Tue
cEC 49, Upon ntoyent producing ceftihcate from
his IN CT the ohce or OF two
ne.ses proved by affidavit OF OF them stating That
he had the sevrrs o. nun he
pnsobn eIi. =. IL 80. al A.
cbree the ell debts obligations OF every de
cripon du. of the assignment contracted po
10 mat time subsequent the Of this act within
this Stale or executed within this state ana IL may y"
given in evidence in bar OF any seton tst may D
bot 20 recover upon any such contract obligation And
any property isoyent acquire ubsGuert TO ne
snt Of such discharge shall De exempt from sale under exc
cutop susd upon any jodgTen, upon asnt Or Eaa.e Of