, 1873-01-09
fna.ay mr.eIy sol'sh b., reasons rrotor to- dol-
porsant public duica to others, md experience

has demonstrated lint, woiher tho ,ncrocnarios Who
undertake. tho protection Of tho public n.orosta
ncizo control Of public nar1 aro tho hired soldiers Of
standing army or tho traders In Office, WIN catolo
Jury duty trado, tho result Ii tho tho cgrnda-
ton or or tue m swa eontempt for public jatec ani IN
10 not feel at liberty to consume mich nraco In
tho discussion Of tho clange in tho Inv, sIatol upon
shall sutor death or DO punished BY confinement In lilo
nnl that may oxtonl to tho wlsoo OF hts fe, anu mako
to Judgment Of death tho absolute legal consequence
haye no ;1ouSt q tho right of Tho State to put per-
aons to dcah, who by thclr own deliberate criminal
ncis mako TINT corRe necessary Tor tho public afety
tho death penalty M punishment forcrlmo; hut um
quite Or decided in tlo covleon that TINT mode Of
coln,npa!on Of crime, anil That Tho other hand It Ia
worn out veH.igo Of barbarisn, TINT ardcps and de-
Dolberato homicide by public authority has much
greater iuuenco 10 weaken RESPECT for hnan lfo than
tho commission Of murder by lawless persons nn II
porion Of tho so-calio Religious md tho scsar prcas @
TINT demand tho more frequent nlction Of death by
when, impressed with Tie horrible aud do.
rrasing influence, Of public, executions, thoy
those from The spectacle who 10 DO instructed anil
impressed by tho example, It may be tr1o that thero
eIe oansos y Of persons wo can ony bs M
There may bo communities in whicl! tho example Of
tie inf1Iclon Of tho toah penalty would DO productive
crino ay soL,oimos DO found whoso determination is
ts aa9 to tss s ~oa s as Ct aw n
inaot o.th lut tho prorrioy oi tho e1ereso Of the
drawn from tho boly Of tic people. And It may 10
prsper for mo to make some alusion 10 tho rroable
Of D S ejfss s The the
laws:
rho Executive authority TO grant pardons, roprevcs,
1uto, md 10 10 exercised by him at bis tBcrotlo aud
like all discretionary powers conndea to public officers.
ayo casresea tha nar,lonnr mower in nronoron
to ho whoo number Of convictions In tho sta.e moro
isnei that llavo done 70 in improper cases, But
havo had tho satisfaction Of releasing por1ona from,
the pent.enttary After !hey hsd furnished 10 mo The
gaty. havo, iy pardon, shortened terms Of imra-
juries imposing them to bc excessive and havo In
than instance nererea for tho relief Of tho
designing pcraons. - -
o know that the blindness of legal jn.tico In but
fable aud that though tho laws, IN thoir letter md
fact tic wealthy and influential do disregard and
Violate them with measure of imruny not permitted
s!on Of crimes aud nro unable to furnish baii aro
e s ne1 se ey sds s dsSsa %
10 know Tint Instances arc not wansine in Which,
s 5s or a ss sons II a
the law aud disgrace the courts tlla tolorato he!r
presence, have deprived f1iendlcss priaouers
Of ail they noRscss. and have then Joli:eycd
thom over to u certain ccnyiction their
sentences Of iinrrlsrrment aggravated and
frpt robbed aud then betrayed them have paydonod
some Of this class of .nfortuuatoH upon tho ground
then, lis reparation oi forgiveness. sA'
No subject liz more worthy Of tho attention Of tho
sn et an snaoas e15ssn H. gsos
i9norantt tho lno1psroncea aud to trondera in tho
cttios and opuious counties Ut tho sle. Every ynar
the population Of tho Slate IL Increased by e1nigranta
Of he Union. who are Of ivory grade of character
and every degree Of intelligence. OF tho Thousands
that como into tho Betn, many arc ignorant
Of our language and our inws, and 1lany upon
aciyc np ia tcnnea nr nsxa ons and feon, th
doo,s nono arc iycn anny ~ tc.a t tna1nor
wa of ta irrsen'n aro nn' = - a'G @
non,,rt-ajo,i ~ crn,a -" oFta a .rn IL ~ S,, w
saa W.T. ySo s as J. ~ ass
ssuectsa n1 syhon nrrc.t th ~ icy aiT m n
bs and aa eamted to an an1 y nne 10 @ a
Ju1pc howavcr ,,nnne md consi1sraIo ia comno1fn3
n enrnst ti,c;r irfnnce IT, aon avvnr r.1t1o a,sJ
e ~ n,n.renca n a H. @
ud tna,ca or nore ee@ n,orn no one g aenan4
iho nr,citcs ~ dc7verivu tho i;,,nn o o1aa tuat
- ,,odr nrisonors H. tnont ei,,,i6t. for nou M
etriIotjon ,ro. i,.nnapaI a,I ss1st ~ .;i -
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