, 1874-03-02

iofgiYon. Gah 6oo'et'' ny '"A''s nle' so"ou "b
DIFFERING PENALTIES.
How litt1o calm md BeriouH thought llns boon
given to questions discussed In this paror by tho
f,osplo Of our own Ssnto or ut 1oaat how ittlo ill
ia phown by tho tlt1letont -pulsishments impoHod
u,ulor our State Iaws for different grales of
homotlo. It III difficult to conceive w,oron tho
consequences arc losa disaatron,a, or tho moral
stov sy fakes lin o of a lSus IN o
upon what Inns heen strangely called tho "tlold
Of honor," tfnn lo who, 1nadaoned by pAAsion
and bud whisky, sheds human lifo-blood i,l Il
drnling-Buloon. Yot, under tho ]awa Of Illinois
M They Blhnd To-day. tho former cnn bo guilty
only Of "high nlisdomcanor," tho oxtromo
punfslmcnt for which calnot oxceed five ycara'
imprisonment; while, for tho latter criino, tho
offender inay bo, III tho Language Of tho law,
"iunE by tho neck until death ens,los."
now MUCH LONGER
will this t1omana for blood continue III Illinois,
iu tho fRcD Of tho liumnnb examples Of Michigan
md Wisconsin tn tholr abolition of the doatl,-
penalty, the wiatom Of Which has boon con-
irtncd hy MI experience Of moro ttnn twenty
yoara? Hero, in d State aeeond to mono in tho
Intelligence. tho Industry, mud yirtuo OF itH poo-
plo-; with tts institutions Of loarning, chnrity,
md religion !; itB courts fully organ'zed, pro-
eiae eyer ,; by Jnages rnlmpoa,oled md qnlln-
OF correction. ftH 5aits and penitenttarios
shall wo continue tho brutal a prac-
tfco Of killing hunan beings undor tue
ryotost, that tho satoty, OF society requires 1t
lion of some OF tho members of tho Froncli AS
Hombly Of 17pt7 sRid one: "Docs not society,
which makos itself q logal moderator, teaoli
ns,rslor?" Said another:
Tho nova hayinH 1oci. brought 70 Athens TINT some
citlzcuH ut Argoa Ind been doomed to eah tho people
t5o Arsysa from asea trss and f,ttiEs thoasta am
| vf S ssa o o.o awS %S
sar TO- s1eo heo sEc@ GEN. ths cody q e rEsnsh
and witch feelings ond tno Constitution alo
rebel, w.. M Prove u hpst to punishment OF eeatn 10
esssntay 5 %}ns t as has ~ ensnsy 10 r9re1s m
cfmes, ullu iANt u ltlp1ies onehsca moro tnan "
asnes i' t9c4'. nGioss soeety II ioImca nua INV
enao!ssnst H., @ I'm a.tasReH ~ roGecr or az asaas-
izvd 1oio ley wneFe a Tue pP o a ~ g
aBanRs one aione, VIII. Principe. G.1ner o. justice OF
@ Sm .s @ ~ te m o ea
3ess.y sgmaazea, nI co., Us naronr'an H.
q glo"n ihn WIN mafaors chila wao'n ho can als-
arm sn p4hs tn ss i AZ ascao o1
leu than yan9ns.ss,a nn nnwosress onemy Lie IL
n G a. cyos o ~ s 9 S 9%h
death sceies whch aso got up Win 60 mch socfnnity
are nothing issa tan oaso assasSinntons, SOLEMN
crimes, cohiM!tc not " lnulsiIuas, hit py entire
natiois ana Of Which evJs individual must bear tho
responBlnnty' 4ne uun.spmGht ot ueatH u IGees- @
a s -" narn "a1 " o no aannnsc ac
rity against crime, WHO tolls you so2
Ilavo you really estimated the springs which
move tho human heart7 Learn to how nAny things
docs the catalogue oah4ma %ocs tel yom taat dcata
rst IhG oyo 81 io yies TO- Pride M tue ost
n fa H. "nsa a enp m
loyer. thu bnnSrup aud tic drunkard., Tilo nlnIsh
mcnt which il roaliy overwhelming IL oprrobrium !;
sceka rs refuge from tue ills Of fc When tho cg!s.
lator can strife t4o guilty IN 90 many ways mcscii
ea cn @ ~ - ,o wny 10
''Ti Tia 1rvsntor Win - ,ircfcrs dcSth To fin
milder ehaatlscmcns within his power
ont1agcH oyory feeling nnl brntalIzcs tho
minds Of tho people. sucli Legislator resembles tho
cruel prceopor, who by tho frequent nAe Of pns!l-
nisa, M aa u ss,, s,, s posao a" u ~
tnnt humsn o ,n"mcna nro ,'aver rar.in enoMn fo
socpty 10 conlcn,n man to death ttose who con-
donil him bong men mud liabo to error If you hal
inag1ncd tho must perfect system Of ludcial proceed
urc, If yon Lad found Judges the most honest and tho
most soe,e Wo s si eSa5s a remain
Go Ell ,os " , ~" ~ WV @ LOT
n ra ~ be rssirs so ~
Sour victim '' '' - WV '''0'''~ N~''4' -
They the saa witnesses Of tho 1a1barous ternory
arts 81 yIrtas thus pussiy to eoss anins lin III
Tsrn yras s !; 70 asr hia'
is in lny cyes the most horrible rcilncnleus oi
Cruelty. 81 ~ '''' '"' 'r'S' ''0'&'''' &N' y
:, MORE ADVANCED NATIONS.
| Let us than to a more o1nDbliug, aud, If poBsl.
bio. TO more cheerful ASPECT Of tho question,
| tIha death-nepnlty In nbolSaaol in nugss. truY-
s 49,, =, "n,,aai i ~ ti,n Te,ta,,o ~ s,,;tn. t
eah}' na III eofo.Hi VI wv % unu.ono - ontt1Gl
| ltnt!, anu III our OWL cuAntr3 IL Nuouo
| Island, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Iowa
| AuQ prnOtcAily also ir Maine
| In tho latter State no execution oyor tnkoE
| u.oec unt,l nne vonr has oxuirr1 nftor conyic
t;nn Vital, ,.;son .i,n ,r;n,mo1 +;r,n fnr ~
uou, "ucn sixes s luz ,na,,1 esa!lal I.9e .ol ~ ie
rontahco anu 1or t19 appearance OF any nov
! evlucnce II Ae bAould laVo pech uu1udtly con
demnod. A. the oSplfation OF thas tune, whel
publio aentiinent asninst INC criminal nag necoM'
!o7s oAo'tua. ~ 10 ~ pptiona h11n H., tup
TO oruGr Afm oAccutco or uetAlA ntln III priaoh
| according NJ Ills v!owa OF tue Eooa anu sa1ety
tho BtAte may require. During thirty year
unt1os this law" eayB Prof, UDlanl, Of DoWQojl
f,nllern onlv one ;,rinonor lina bcan exec,tni
j Ia nd naal ~ lis fornor crime ti,n Kiln,
WY ~ Wa ~ ~ in eA4'le Wv At4'os
Oh the "afaeli o1 .4e prison.. ,:,a
GOV. nLA1l, Of MICHIGAN,
writing to the grcat Euglslmnn, John Bright, Il
1864, ahyY:
The tmtt, ueun1tv wan nhplisbca In this Etato II
1871 Life ia not co!nirred lcss hccuro thnn Deforr
Murders nre probably less fruuueut In proportion
the population, Thirty years ago the lp1nlAtiop