New Orleans Republican., 1873-03-18
WHOLE NUMBER 1872.
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80, new Il. special tax l24a: South Csroliuay
ID; new s., April and October 20
Nothing new in money Cal! ioans
ranged from gold 20 I-32 Exchange de-
cldedly hrmer, closed at sis a Sl.. Gold
opener at / 10, sold up to ll5l1 and closed
at ll5as a ll5l9. Loans WEI. from q ~
Tor carving. Government. steady: ON sec.
ohd can not so firm; closed stron9; pricea
sightly above opening.
Details OF tOrgeries in the s,oct of .hA
" aoash and Fort Wayne comDauips renre,
sent that the utmost of the forgeries is 500
sharfs Wabash, POO Fort Wayne Toss OF
the continental Bank viii be al,out SI5 OOo
wabash certificates were onls hypotha.
Gated for loans
The United Order of american Carne,o
ters ana Jolners and the Amalgamated
Gnioh are quite sanguine that the En-.
PloYers' Association committee. yhorn they
are to meet tomorrow, Will agree to the
e'ght hour syStem-that there will be no
trouble this year with men of that branch,
ne cuban antl-slavery committee of this
city publish an address reviewing the Snan.
ish question. and express the belief thaE
the Spanish government is not acting in
g"on 1alth on the abolition question. An
appeal has been made for the yecoynitiop,
OF the belhgerency of Cuba.
The pioneer party of the Oriental ropoo
graphical corps sailed for Liverpool Satuso
day, en- route to Egypt, Palestine and Asia
Minor, for scientific observations and pho
tographs of all points OF interca: in the
Bible lands, and 10 make arrangements fo@
great expedition next autumn under the
personal direction of Professor James
Strong and the counsel of Professors Upham
and tonant, DR.. Duryea. and other noted
scholars
Governor Dix has written letter 20 tho
Kew. Dr. lying. declining to interpose ths
executive authority in the ease of Foster.
under sentence of death for the murder OF
avery ~. putnam nearly two years agOs
and stating the circumstances and consider.
atlons on which the decision is founded. A
large part of the letter is devoted to a re.
view of the history of tho murder, tho
trial and efforts made to obtain from higner
courts. including that of last resort, re.
versal of the decision of the lower court.
and then the Governor SAYS:
The question presented 70 me is whether
shall interpOse the executive authority OF
the State and commute the penalty of
death which the law awards TO murder, fos
imprisonment for lite. In support of tho
application il is urged that the verdict was
accompanied with a recommendation to,
mercy, and that 1t Is the duty of the execuo
tive 20 consider the one as part OF fhs
other.
This verdict and the accompan%inc scs
was presented, togethep
with the statements and atfidavits of q Iarpa
majority of the jurors, declaring that some
of their number did not believe Foster in.
tended TO kill Putnam, that they thoughs
imprisonment for life as great a punishment
as he deserved, and thet they would not
h ave agreed 20 render verdict of murierirg
the first degree II they had not been assured
by enc of their associates, who pr0fesssi to
have knowledge of law. that the verdict,
coupled with the recommendation. would
insure communication of the sentence. The
Governor states that it has been th,. ssurca
OF great anxiety 60 him. in coming to
right decision, but adds:
The precedent Of admitting evidence
after tie revelations of the secret consuiua.
tl0ns OF the jury room. for tn. purpose Of
verdicts rcndC:.! as truth iInder
the solennity Of an oath, would be perilous
n any condition Of society, and in the
present defiant reign OF crime, such pres
cedent would be frought with infinite dan.
ger TO public order. With the firm eonyie.
ton that there was no error in the ruling Of
the Judge at the trial. and that the evidence
fully warranted the jury in rendering n
verdict OF guilty of Iaurder in the first de.
gree. there is nothing in the case which
;an justly commend il 10 executive elems
ancy. and he can not inteIpOse TO mitigat0
punishment. II he did disregard the eyi.
IIs
,vitable effect would be TO impair the forcO
't judicial decisions and break down she
)arriers which the law has Sc. up fOg the
protection of human life.
80 far as depends on me, the supremacy
# the law will be infexbly maintained.
very man who strikes murderous blow
L the life of one OF hs fellow creatures
must be made to fee! that his own j. in ceys
ain peril.
''If We can not by firmness Of purpose ate
ain this end we may soon be forced to ace
the disheartening truth that
here Is nothing so cheap or 20 ilI-protectels
IS human life
DR.. Deems authorizes the announcement
hat Commodore Vanderbilt has given
500, 600 to Bishop McTyre OF the Southern
iethodist Church, to establish q university
n Tennessee.
Arrived Steamer Wilmington, from Ia.
ana. via Savannah. Also. British steam.
hip California. from Jamaica to Liverpool,
I distress, having lost hex steering gear on
he sixth in gale.
Arrived outEuropa. Si!esia and idaho.