New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-09

tempered person. with good nerves. be betrayed regrets
nor physical ar ung his trial nor at tho showscene Of
h,s execution. Mastt. AdopLe was evidently much and
admiIingy impressed with Phippe's plucky dignity
foHr4 &c AdOphe called ~ Is he finally mounted The scat
fold. Adopho quito proud on tho Strength OF his
having sea guiuotining. and haa aLea Y e4c.sS lo9
envy aud uchrabcnes in tho hearts OF his less favored
younger brother and Of several otncr cMil,en IN
the Same block. Judging fom tho reports puDShed IA
several Of he popular journals, tho pl0inanc1, ~ VIZ
Place do Ia ROquette favored 10 b the lldness OF
the and dry morning, must have Deeh great
success. There somewhere abcnt 5gOJV sPecsols
women and children. As they had % DO on me gou
long beforehand In order secure good places Ne uou
Of expectation pleasantly filed up with tes' ln1
song and smoking of bad cigars aud worse pipes anu
drinking Of black coffee and liquors OF which ven or
watchiui OF such OCCASIONS largely abound. TIE nero o
the morning. Philippe had doubtless been ~ his tme ~
amateur OF such Between the date OF his uist
proved murder and his last attempt at assassination that
ia 70 MS 1lle'' and tl, there were Ma eAecu'ols u
It seems inczpcabo that, the death penalty Being such
good moraizing institution, the Government does not
have i announced in advance and executed On the Place
dc In ConcoIde 90 noon Instead Keeping 10 ~ secret es
possible al the last moment Of tho preceding day, aud
tying to hide away, az \ were. tlc samne OF remote
place aud in The gray Of tho mo,nug THY is tho more
the pity, because II hanging guiloHlDy done
IN an easily accessible place and 10 convenient hour Tor
the better classes then the orthodox clergy and other rep
rosentiyo members Of The conservative classes Of sooiey
night enjoy the spectacle end doubtless be thereby pleas
autg confirmed IN their persuasion Of s admirable
azing effects tho entire sancins influence Of which
that these gentlemen have other opportunity q making
30 much az sight acquaintance with.
Talk Of Victor Hugos Derh,-f Jo-r G1R Condomhf, OF
Of Horace Groce;5 or Wendell Phipss written, printed,
and spoken arguments against the death penalty Az wen
enough in thorway you chOooe. But teilyog, Hyou
want squelch the conservative passon fer legal murder
right Of the ncTBfcdna the Rev. ZeIo Holborn
or he Hon. Wnul Holbach, coax him ont o. the bed
whore he lies bcl6ted mugged in the eoVerles OF the IN
stutions of ouT fathers and drag him ct 10 an untmey
execution in tho gray os tsc morning, in LONDON or in
Paris. Let him zee the Patca Illustration OF human
justice Iepreseu stve Of lie diylU article, satisfied;
let him. above all study tao quality Of his fellow spec
taors and guess what molzing influence the spectacle
seems like TO work thom let HIM circulate liitle IN
that crowd and judge then What yne Of restrictive fear
the visible cal0Es imposes on its most preHsing candl
dates.
Mol The irrcfsgabes' argument 5enst capital tnlll
frcn is the scafoM iseR Don't waste tiioe and money
and temper in writing and talking and printing IN VIA,
after all quite LEFT kaDdoi and abstract out Of the way
Apply your efforts aud funds yc who have discovered
the stupidity Of legal murder TO free front seats ana
the occupation of e sane by your leading reverend ald
other opponents ~ every next hanging bout etk Keen
and tho daung decspisted subject with The spec
taicssi ore immeesupby nore eloquent thaasp0seh.