, 1874-03-31
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
Gard from Mr.. Isovco--'Tho Tcxt OF tho
Moport Nlnslc by the Committee iii tho
Nl1iMOtH 1nOusD OF lkcprcspltRtlve5s
CHICAGO, March 10, 1874.
40 tho Editor af The Chicago Tribune:
Bin, 1inoloao copy Of tho report Of tho
Boleot Committee OF tho House unanimously
recommending tho abolition Of capital p1lntsh-
ment. Con. Silica md number OF tho fraontls
Of this causo desire THE Tn1nuNE to print 1t.
Personally, I have no fault to find with THE
Tn1nuEs In what It has said OF INC or my work;
but there Ia ono thing that thc friends
OF abolition claim, and that ia, q
fair hearing for beth aldes. The Senate
Committee, with,ono disBontng voice. reported
a blIl to abolish tho death penalty. TiE 1nin-
uNE attached sufficient Importance to tho MINOR.
lily report Zone out Of yo) to print T. ~ tu nus
however, gave synopsis Of It.. TIE TRIBUNE
hua had columns Of eaitorial in favor OF tue gai-
lows,-nearly whole column on oatulahy 4Ast.
WIN you obiigo tic friends q tha [e1or,n n,ttoy oy
rnpptnously recommending tho abolition 81
hangins, which will not occupy more i, than
0ualter column OF THE TnInusE Wo eApceG
nothing decent from tho Tines nnt naTo rlga1
to cxpeos fair troatrnont from THE IA1nua@.
Yours very truly, MARVIN II. bovEE.
THE nEroAr.. .
rfc4pe vasos potons for ho abolition of capital
punishment respectfully report that on cNsein!
examination Of tho question o are mime Y Or Or
aboliahrd and lfc-imprlsonment substituted therefor:
ia support Of which opinion VIC submit tho following
not restore his victim 10 life, does blot out the
crime, tho remembrance OF IT, tlh OF no eiiees
- o n e non o. 1toy con-
cusyey TINT evory execution ony s1Ms e scou os hos
an abundnnt crop OF murders uo .e ~ "r,a'ty
crime S,s in the inaiviauaf man. how similar
usi the great State Of Illinois protesting high civil
yson 70 he oyel ot the murderer I ~ 70 a G,Eo
1T t Msa M Mus aG sass sse i PGRS no % @
ana PRISONS viii III The rcao,reea which civilization
1aa pacc as It's commando sloul! deliberately ake te
Ice, Us well AZ brutality. Indeed, Il seon,s ie 81 q
strange bner the part Of tho STATE when IT. y p, n,
strunaing ] 4 to death lis SCI criminal rrisonere.
Michigan abolished eapai Elnuh.gG1nt twGntyegn.
lty-ono yoars ago, and 1owa followed Wisconsin two
eara sinco and no ono Ct thoge siates ase eyer 70
Educcd iu tho Legislatures Of tho nhovenamed sates
to reatoru the deathpcnay hsa met With prompt 70,
cs DECLARE that they have need Of tie barba5o',s
law, why should not our own great State substitute
;tstes has proyeu fur mora cnlcacous In furnishing
land roprcesing crtmo than tho tenh-pcnaty ever dd
a 1t not IN isut to tao aa os
ITO reprcss the crime OF murder than our sistor-staca
,of Michigan, WISCONSIN, and Iowa7
sates above named showing that tue crime OF naur-
dor Is decreasing within their borders and In conso.
ifoiniprnonment nnd for tho further reason that, ,us
these states respect human life, tho good e1am-
not os tbs nso TG ngn ocs ao 70 nd
ablest statesmen, III recent letter to citizen OF our
own, speaks ns follows:
RoouDALE, Jan. ..
DEAR SIN; do not think tho punishment Of death
II necessary to ths security md webcing Of aocicty
and believe ls total abolition would not tend TO ln
'' eoas 70 s.Ss prevent Tha security and wsSeiasp Of
society do not depend the severity Of punishncna.
Il q % s lay s srs
becomo examples Of similar acts done contrary
70 tho x The Ieal security for human saa Life i i
lie law reg resardea IL Is inviolable, then
tho people would begin also to rcaardtt. docp
sand executions IN tho prevention q nurdsr an is
in fact tho great security for human lifc The Inv Of
1 4 c ta r. e
penalty any force my cass, dcor from
cme It Ia Of much force in csaening our chief
Parliament, judges, md jurics may detormlno When
and how mon my be put TO death by violence, and
oneo fer Sumun @ s put men to dosh tor crimes
-ci7i and polltical-ia 10, give proof Of weak
4aer nF an cas,n sn ssfah ana s a
6tatcs could get rid Of tho gallows, It would not stand
long hero one by one w "Ameficanize" our ins,l
be unwilling to follow you. nm, very truly yours.
Your Comn!ttee, believing that the moral standard
n,oro certaIay punished, aud tie woifaro and good
order Of socley greatly promoted by hs total abolt-
Of sapn 4hS sso5 q
the same T. Z. GRANGER, ChoirMAu.
JApEz Harvey