New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-14

average proportion to q one ~ n
% fe in the fourth decade TO one in every
6 Of Formulation So That the number Of executions
diminished from one execute III oSoaOJ VI ~, "
one eecnIou IN G85 07G. comparison or these mum
% & The population Of Massachusetts would give, in
10 maintain the same and si ts Ies3
Ia ono a. No. bc ncople Of Massachusetts DO well
rplcIned and protected under system not more san.
culinary than hat inquired for the oppressed ana uneasy
pI1 y Of ua.achusctts has for many years csab
lished by statute the policy Of Communication OF capital
Iv his unconditional condemnation The
law il not that he shall suffer DEAF ucSS us ll'leht
is oommuted by the Executive on inc contrary no tihe
mcDt no warrant issued as matter OF course; nor Is
AZ? IN Ing is in fact explicitly declared in the law that
the sentence of death shall not DO SAfSated :uit
council" So that unlike the proceedings after conyc-
ton had I'm all other cases, te lhiCu1n oi tuo IvJ9
of death, az proceeding aIer coHanelO9, ~ caiaI
cases is made conditional upon nc aIratiye deterIn-
alton of The Governor ana ConnS IN Its d1TCr; aH o c
cuor and Council do mol IN suoi 49, sty " ~ o
cause Of vindctiye punitive justice 10 nave us way
uumpcded by mercy b they are ohged 10 Ie Up ana
Con or otherwise il stands s forever; the condemned
lives waiting prisoner VI hope the sc9old russ uil,
used and the great effort of modern civilization to AVOID
and diminish the aGLiiy n r iUn ~ orcy
AN Ills has been the unbrocn practical utcrprcta
,i ~ Tho roc az This Commonwealth by the Executive
Dcpa~tpent certainly In recent times nave oDailcu
from The Secretary list OF The records oI ~ ION
first ease in the administration Of Gov Brgg ana end
Ing with December lS5a term OF 70 year. me tec go
dscoscs during that period only 10 eNcconS ont OF ~
Observation-Disclosures is communications Thus nearly two
thirds Of the death sentences fol- 20 years nave Deoh COM
During thc administration Of Gov Briggs, out of 10
cases of conviction there issued bu four warrants
800 a,Gnr ,luJe particularly TO the administration
of that lamented and honOrcd magistrate because MS
example in this respect is conspicuous and Instructive
eonaGd and but exceeded by any Governor OF Mas
sae1nsetsa ana y %t Te pcfomSd hi public
dutjcs The purity Of his NE and the dHniercstedne OF
i"IcJ 10 Lrber spherr-s embam,d ia the history 81
Massachusetts and III the ahcctonate memory oi hoF
Gov. Andrew IN continuing his remarks mentioned
parallel ease under Tie ndrnstiau Oh Coy; bi,t
that Of the murderer uocih witn lWo 9l ine JIor'
who subsequently peuioned for communication oi s,n-
bv he Same considerations which had lmntuced Inc J
I0rs I'm the trial u Moran In that Gaze Gov III s5Ss
U r rpcd into their verdict In another in
stance the council advised eOmmuati"h OF dvath .H
others point OF ia" not oa6et! 10 the d''isoh o'
thc ~ a.. ..,,t.
was struck with inc vpresshc surprise than any twelve
men could be found, under the terms al the raiute 10
convict him Of murder In tho first degree The act was
certainly murder bccarsc 81 was nacious killing But
the stnte required that there should be prcmcdiation
and not only DG, bisaty u tc ] saying
that Dr. introduced the order Of inquiry into tie
dT ~ fbr rcfafi of bin from thc Judiciary Commit
tee by Gen Cushing ana s Subsequent enactment INTO
u W.
the illogical and iuluman character OF the ociWltluh
which had down 10 ~ from the time when the Nor
man cluuuctoIs imposed laws gu England TIC bru5bie
there had alHayE since been O. correct The Illogical cl.
actcr of definitions ana rules and TIE hearts ~ the
Jurors with The living. beating hearts 0f The accu cd De
f Them had ogcr been wiser than the heads az Patlit
mcnt lad sC defiance ~ satutcs IN IN ~ fiueEfH
for mitigation. In thc legislation OF Mnr5achuHct1
by dividing the crime OF murder INTO Two &c
gTacs, an effort Ind been made In the first DC
gree 10 carry into effect tle great spiritual idt That
metaphysical fact. expressed Ia ttC old FORM ol ilutt
mput which r,gjcd tat she asrufef, n The commission
~ the crime. was "moytd thereto ly Cine ln,i1uH al
the DEVIL Was tls young mlu so moved, Na' Itr We
consider 10 under unseen spiritual iul1n or Mlliu
p.rNgIee 0nd indignant pulpo,cf RrvieWi'- inc CIR
cumstanccs Of tho murder, the sPcakrr and go lc ,
aiit lion 81 AUrfn 4-l tr young fi UNIV W.
knowledge uf her cyll conduct, 90 Will hc Dad not Dc
fore known dreamed, when thcrt woke uiu enc btr ~
of The faithful AID aiicCtCnntc yOuac f.'ftr aA tH'
demon of thc man. His heart we broken, ms e'llon
dr., am of hone dssot cd h. frame weakened .hat'ttd
WIS driven TO his heart. Iin went ont IN" mhuar OF on
hour know not upon that Theories oi , ui L'pr' or
OF manhood that jury could have bl-rd tItF frni'
You could not have selected, from 200 cl o. taken IRON
part OF MysHoiu rti4. one who cJuid Dave Lpfh'
what th.t boy bore, without dCthrouomcut OF reason or
J being aroused 10 UucoutrUiI1hl. Jury.
Finally GOV Andrew observed, 100 again rrcurr ug 70
the disease OF the heart Will which Nuru 49,. vi.Di H.
health might MOI Or fprsisoa, and that Moran hfi q
moral, menta aud phy. zeal disease, with i"oltd b'i-
I row ptyiig AZ D., heart.
After Gov. andrew h1d replied 10 few questions pro
pounded by Counselor Dana, and o.. Charles ". STORMY
had made q few additional T,uatk-, The hearing was
short dclbc1itiou upon the uc ION - euhtu ihr pt-
ton FOR communication uf GUrlus bruitlce o. HIp".'-
mr,it lcr fr. 70 vote taken, which resulted WiHai-
m0usly Ia favor Of committing the sentence.