The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-04-18
THE DEATH PENALTY.

murder by public hands. The theory
OF the law of punishments is 'haslt IS
s-eru example to evil doors. The IN
ves,igation of the history OF crime'
criminals and punishments, proves THIS
theory, in large measure. ia'1sc'ous
The hard law of the Old Testament
which demands an eye fer an eye ana
:, ,ooth for a tooth is ignored in the
New. The Christian Era began under
such ministerings as ought TO shape the
p-oaress CT the present age. Lawful
revenge is simply judicial murder ii
,hcu. executions upon the gallows are,
like the idea of He'll, as Burns has 1t,
81 hargman's whip to hold the wretch
in order" how much corrective goou
have they done? Leaving out OF con-
alteration the hanging statistics OF
California land We reckon they Would
average dozen to each county IN mat
State lei US cousICei Wv
example of Millains case. That
vretched creature perpetrated a revolt
Jag, cold blooded murder, for gam
Everybody knows the story OF his ar
~as, trial and conviction. His case is
regarded as perfectly hopeless. Much
- tho borror experienced over the
details of his crime is transferred
20 the contemplation OF his own awful
condition of agony, suspense ana
dread. Every man with crop OF
n.ally sympathy in his heart plties the
,,oc-. frierd!ess. doomed wretch ; and
..err man, however hardened, has had
the dreadful " example - to think OF
ia. the past six months or more. 80
fir rs the force of example can 60 then,
It has gone already. The awful demon
Of Death which haunrs this man ;
mind night AMI day is the rea! PUNISH
,..eut of the death penalty. hanging
MI instantaneous end his woes. And
:, is this maddening waiting for the
dav OF doom that is feared by men upon
whom this example has any effect. But,
1T MS ask. what effect hos it had? Has
murder ceased to be crime IN the
ueishborhood, where MILAN is held a
prisoner? Has the apparent certainty
that this friendless Frenchman is 10
90 to the gallow5 restrained otDer
men from killing? how long ago was
!. that u policeman at Cold Hi
murdered a poor, harmless, drunken
wood chopper? How many days is 1t
since Calestro California deliberately
took the life of one Of his fellow Next
cans? How recently was it that
: ,s!war. murderer drove his knife
through the heart Of Il one armed, help
;.ss creature at Silver City? Have not
nj these dreadful occurrences taken
MACE since the verdict of jury and
The sentence Of judge rendered j!
Amos, certain that MILAN would he
hanged ? What becomes Of your re-
staining example then We claim
that the example is Of no avail, no
adequate avail, at any rate. Bands OF
proving desperadoes and hostile In
dams must be met with force and put
% death, for safety's sake but muir
de,er who is so far in the hands of the
law as to he tie subject Of trial an d
c.uyiction can certainly be restrained
f~o,n ;Ie commission Of further killing
Whit is gained by taking his life then
The Chinese cut off their maletactor' :
heads for economy's sake but Christ
IAN people cannot afford 10 take life
upon any such plea.
No. The death penalty is a horrible
f.Gacy. lis infection is A INDUSTRIOUS
begin. of the questions involved in
the treatment of crime. 1t shocks the
senses Of the refined and benumhs the
faculties of such of the depraved as
are not thereby given fresh appetite
far blood. 1t should be abolished lror,
Of our statute books and Imprisonment