New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-12
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT Drv1YBLY COMMANDO


To ne Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR Being, and having been for years a reg
ular subscriber your paper aud thereby anordng
you proof Of highly appreciating it AS public Journal
and as you generally allow those differing from you on
moral well political questions to present the reasons
such difference. 10 be done IN respectful and not
too prolx manner feel emboldcned to give the chief
why with many others, differ with you regard
ms right 81 State 20 make capital punishment the
reward ~ wilfu murder This statement is called
by the article IN TIE WEEKLY TRIBUNE under date OF
July = fourth page headed Mitgated Penalties. Is in
other articles you do fairly state the chief reasons OF
your opponents Indeed, Ihaye them fairly
and fully stated In your paper do not say you mean
10 DO unfair You generally make the Jewish law our
chief II not our sole argument In TINS you greatly
err In the 9th chapter OF Genesis permission II given
To Noah and hs descendants 90 use every peas FOWL OF
nsh for food and forbdding the eating OF the blood and
blood OF your lives will require: at the hand OF
every beast will require IT., and at the
brother will / require the life OF man Whose shed
deh mans blood BY man SHAH his blood be shed LOT IN
the image Of God made he man; Here We have the law
from God himself 20 Noah and MS sons making te near
eat relative OF the slain the ayenger OF blood ana giving
one reason for the law the last clause OF the sixth
verse This law unless modified or repealed Dy the same
power that made H. remains IN toree so long as tere e
@ The R sas o. GSfS o s
tonaI welghty reason for which shall all honor our
Heavenly Father by thoroughly pondering Csee mum,
he
kS mo- Abstraction ior the hfe Of a murderer which is
guilty OF death; but lac shall be surrey put, 70
death And ye shall take no S"s,"cuph LOT ro, hg
mat he should come again 10 dwell IN The land uu the
death OF the priest. So shall not polute the tah3
cauIo be ceansed OF the blood MAJ IS ssd uneten H
On TIE blood Of him hat she'd a. ehie nor iDe,oioTs' o
Lord, dwell among the children OF Israel NOW; asa
vii God dwell among Us II We WHnly denle our iahu ny
allowing the wiful murderer TO liye Or Is Goa changgd
guity shedding OF blood rs ie once dh q" h0 men ~
plenty now upon earth that the guilt OF wiltuy taxing
human life so thereby lessencd that Tue penalty sou
not he ~ forced4 or has God repealed the law 10 al
these questions, and those who agree WIN me return a
emphatic Mo- ahd call upon our tht sb i "a re-
pcaed by Chrst's example ana inc plIlo' - 90
Gated This too general. And again; 9ey tat ,, nlS
teachmgs ever audo to civil laws OF the jewish n'o
or anv other as directing magistrate as sueh 70 en-
Srce them FOR lac refused 70 become the dv1er OF an
nheritapee between two brothers, saying VINO mp h
,ns a dvider among youf luke xii. ~ deny that
he any where laid down principles OF rulSs oi ' lid
Of oY lave on the gglAhcS S b enpSb and Tie state
were united under the theocracy and 50 iar as tle
s milton IN like position as We arc
be ,ncmber, of Chrss church arc positively loiDuo
10 co no law, befoFe the civil magistrate Cor W.
60 m mi were legal subjects of Christ, we cOnu nav
eCg l please do one Justice and those who agree
with me or publishing this bri9 slaemenI Oh sne anV
OF our regarding Camiai n "rniaulted by
.anc man and oblge constant reader Oh your H.
NV rye shall do Dir. West the justice" of not
onIv nripting bis letter, but forbeaTing to com
mani on il. We think he will feel better IL
40 Iet him say his say unquestioned, ana
I,uh;cb il the main consideration he will have
-, o,,cuse for coming again. We ask every
reader to give Mr. Vests essay all the weight
A which il is entitled-Ed,1