Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-01-22
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PROGRAMME OF DIVINE SERVICE
In this place for the ensuiug year will he ~.
follows: Preaching LIST Sunday In every
month, BY Rev. 4. \. Moore, Cumberland
Presbyterian; snd Sunday, by one ofthc fol-
lowing: Rev. Clancy. Quarles or Lea .. 8.
Presbytcriih. srd sunday Elder G. Plat.
tenburg. Christian. 4th Sunday, Rev. W.
r.. Baker, u. Z. church South.
The following
rLExfNGroNIANs
wero m q town one day last week. Tiltcn
Davis, ESQ. Col. John Reid and W. A.
Chanslor. The first on professional business
in Judge" Ferrci's court. The two latter
once citizens Of this place; to see their
genial faces amongst US reminds US OF old
times"
We see from reports Id various places the
dogs have again commenced
SLAUGHTER AMONG THE sHEEf.
They killed or alt In this vicinity last winter
The farmers here have found, though too
late TO be Of any profit, an Invaluable remedy
against loss by sheep-killing dogs; It might
be well for every faruier TO try 1t as In no In.
stance has y loss occtrrcd where it was
adopted. Try II, viz: have no sheep for the
dogs to kill.
wE0 IS RIGHT?
"L!fayet:e Couaiy .fydia SligAtti."
The Missouri Republican in publishing the
Ilouse committees puts Slr. Collins down On
the committee On Criminal Jurisprudence,
White one Of your city papers says .'Lufay.
cite county is again sliglfted." and say.
further 1.-THE Representatives, name appear.
not onlynot as = chairman. but not even rs ,
tail-cnd member OF any Of them" Now which
is corrcct!
JUsr THE THING WE WANT: -
Thc following article from the Missouri
Republican, of January 18th; is fun Of mos
excellent argument in favor of the bill II
.question, aud the passage CT the SAME, IN.
the editorial remarks are endorsed by nearl,
everybody here, and is just the thin. W,
want, aud have much needed in days past il
our country:
"ruE PLEA OF INSANITY.
"Nr. Peers of Warren has introduced int,
the iiOtlse u bill which, II enacted into q law
would rid society of those romantic person
who take other persons lives under the IRE
| sisiole pru,nptin,s OF emotional insanity
I . u pht khS RtNS VI LSahtEI u
criminal cases, and provides that when
jury acquit a prisoner ON the ground of in
sanity. ur for other r a on II on tie plea o
insanity. the court shall NJ once order tn,
prisoner to be confined In the insane asylum
This is similar 10 the Indiana bill. and 4
one also proposed in New York. The New
York bill directs that il the prisoner be &C
quilted on the plea OF insanity. it shall be -
stated in the verdict. and he shall then ID
ordered to confinement in the insane asy iuu
for twenty Years; If found guilty OF man
Slaughter lie shall be sentenced To the sta
prison for life. Mr.. Peers bill was REFER,
t., the committee on judiciary, OF which til
author Is n member. 1t will probably b
iarurably reported on. 1t may b.. said in II
favor that il forces ~..'iusanc'i murdrrers t
1cc- pr the res sonsibiiities aud disabilities q
thcir plea. If they are not insane. thu
ought 10 DE found guilty OF MURDER; if the
art, they ougt 10 be subjected tn the disriplin
provided for Insane persons, lest their insar
itr make another outbreak aui lead to al
other murier. If our criminal jurispru
/ dence l. to be taken as a guide on the SUI.
jet. insanity is not only becoming aiarn
ingis prevalent, but has becnme one or til
worst foes 10 society; 1t Is the author {
one-ifalf the murders that are
: II we cannot punish murder, we ought;
least attempt to treat the cause of il; "
ought to cure insanity. 4 man subject
uncomfortable paroXy>ms of mania, Will
z penciant for using deadly weapons In h
j frenzy. Is u dangerous toe'nbcr OF socict,
Whom society for its own protection. has
right to cot!Giie in = barred room, where b
fury will cad no victims TO wreak itself u
II lunacy really las taken the place of mu
, der, then the asylum ought To take the pia'
; OF the gailows.