, 1877-11-26
RESPONSIBILITY AND PUNISHMENT.
IN fhs EtEifor ~ The Tribune.

NIFTY " nna tu''Sh"esS' H's"e' t"o5 "'ou.. |
have riuht meanings attached to them, so TINT
49, .,sIt ~. trror t,i.,oo,1 ruh,ic ,,ouuht
enss e".s ~. 'o's'' ''''''sD>N p%@'"~ "sNe""
"',u sent,.,sn.' ',', nv. t.,,,., -, ~
latton In which there exists IN obligation, due
m Tho mart OF suborlinates or interiors 10 their
.,,nnr,nrs ~, author.v .nd wbtc1,. n MT mi.
f1sa, sive. the latter tho reht to inn'cs certain
"Punshlnents " uponNhe former ny way OF re-
talrnlion for their oilcnscs, and "a warning to
otbcrs. Or. a. tho Timer puts Il: "Responst-
pi'ty lmpne8 suoosuna''oa W po"st "v.a .,.., ~
compel tho rendering OF an aeconnst uaoe'
penalty" Thus It !ssaid that man il responsible
s,,t .,a, s,,,os" w th.,r KIM. That ci,,1rcn
1lulo W s"em ,a..' -. 49,, ~ ss.a ~
aso fcsponeoie 70 tnelt pas'uts; EN- ~. ....
deny nlf aneh examples, "nu a'l1fm tnas tue
exact opposite is true, that, " Responsibility ia
NJ, I'm si,1n or nover md abiltty,u Il Ia law
" t,,at ~ ,s,,woe,, two nower, ~ INV
OF na'u7e t'l"1 10 "sl"ceu wv pu"e.a ~, ~,
bc law that tho greater power Is the eontro1-
ling nowor. Il Ia also law thut tho controlling
n,sger +. t,,c rc.nnn.tble nowor for there I, no
pW tc*pon.lbiIitv connccl&I With that over which
~" inv" NJ, rnntrni. Hnncc. (iod In responsible
- - mnn. Enrnrnmcpt. In t},n inuiyhlloIs under |
~ tSe % to oowerf,i and Vic 10 tho weak ami
iruorant; pnrcnts to their children; ami, may
nid, iH Society to her criminals and for tiicir
tf11nd NJ Va
rhn ,,rcvai,,nv tica AZ punshmont was iudi-
cotc1 n r. liz aefnition Of rrspuasbllIty riycn
ahnvr. ~ says Tmn Tnipusg: HThe question
aHt nishnot ~ ~ i. ot ma nf Trcatsr or iuss
{.nn,ent fnr mur,nr. but OF n,nIshmcnt In
r,,n i]cgrec fnr ony kind oi crine.n ThotIs prc-
cisely vii Tic "a acs.ioi, wo do raise Society las not
msnt Il nrlItrnry. yiudIcttye. aud rctnllatory.
Ms.npo rnnws n"ithcr rnwnr,is ,,or n,,ufshncnts
Fsta1s 10 er laws sic @ @ provided
oniy eiIcets Or results ur.tlcr the namc d psaa!
inv, cntlsu: thny arc tngepurablc II thore 10
nttrnntcii Violation Of Naturoa laws, penalty Is
sura ~ Soilow. md no poycr on carth Gnu prc-
ywlc na,c IT, chi, ~ans III anyern,nemt' md was nroyid-
~ ~ x"t;.fg I'm Tavinr Of 1hc multitude for
~ Ior"n1c ~ Il IL nrhtrary. cruel In its nature,
and lbs been 80 long In vogue ~ to become q
vsn,iictisivc snirit IA manifested alike liz tho
masscs in tiu conluct OF individuals toward
cach other, and by tI,cir leaders Or representa-
cntsc,. esi :" The ' m,,rdcrcr crtes; IA wrong las
hon,, Iowa 'ne "nI snme,oiy mist s,l!Tcr for
IL, and Immediately siays tuo victim ws,o l,as
n1rcnIIcs lin. Society, With tho same CRY t,poN
ncr Ina catri.ca mi hates tho murderer; and,
| ti,onTi, .hC eiton hangs tic WrouR man, vet Il
&atfaslc. Tho multitude.
in tho if1ht Of truo PRINCIPLES, this IL all
| vrnrr a,,c5atv hns mt thn rjttl1t To xiii or
Maamg , peley t % aho ha. nnlv tle r.t
~ rc"tran and reforn, thoin' A. ali pcnaity il
r,nc';"1 ~ "n' for ti,c ponl ot ths offender. 10
Mi nnn,sl,mont, IL il t,o called by that t,ntnc
t',u ncn"G+ ~ I'm rsimInni. Thja r,1la wot1ii
exclude corporcai punishment OF MI Kinds.
A. rc1nr.Is rnnftai n1,nfsh,nont. eoccty acts
.ltstinct ciasscs or ktutis Of murtjcrors anu sho
! ms n c,,rioltn way Of deaInr with them. Ii the
crtminai is snnnosct to be so,ii,dIr constituted,
rcsnn1.i]ic. NH canable OF reform, III coursc,'
..v. tio ,ditor al Tia Tna.Iar Science tY1uiI|p.
ya,g ays iIS rea,n. IN hi T. stranSe him IL Is
tnnts that "a ahn .hnrt 'nethn,t eHcIetv
~cnr,aliy nrcfers. md which. wliio il appcascs
nuhi. inirnation. Il supposed to end ali dlijl-
pla, prnlty., % on The othcr hand, il tio cri,ninal Go
.Ii"docd insanc wholly incurablc. ,yOrthlrss
sn3 in,1den ] and manace 10 society 10 long as
% hc iivns' hs Il at oncc evt;trce, Or, being III.
story tustttutan M or W .snaTium.S there 70 10
t.o"t III and cnrsI far NJ nnhiir ornerse. All
this iiiustratcs tl,c Wisdom and pcrioctlou al
mr. systrm ri criminal illrispriltlrnce:
ao}etv ssonil lii a i,1ai dor nk sient. Rut
.ro ,rtIi ncr.nit mad man. whp ia twicn os dan.
acpo,s snp M rn At % iarea unt,l he Kill somcboy
an tl,cn. lilscly for tbo tjst time, ho il watvile
and cared for; or pcrhaps, after short trial, he
at liz haro tsstimony Of SONS REPRESENTATIVE Of
smc.1eai asd I nrofss.ion Sloso me1nbcrs DO uot
sn.i ,In n"yer liaye fuily agreed Upon single es.
lecat onn mcnt y ~ insa1,ity or tiiscaso. NA~
H. 10 iyn "a tho soeIai
.tot, i.e aorne tt ~ III fe npfAnr mt nj
so.stv shoni crnct1Itlonsiv crtcr.
Srim.tn x{thntt INV c-,nst,1rrnfion ~ ia sanity
~ ansunttv rrsnnm;i,tiitv or irrnsnnnsihllitv.Z
snrms -, ~ yho.c rnraninr wa havn no nnsi{ivo
nmnmto;ra "e' y As''Ds ~ "@'" -" 'S9's''"
~Tn ~ T." ..,n.l.,cnt tba TIM, .hon,f ,,rro Tint
ths. brsncn n sin h,,sincts bo A. onra sItcn,isl
~ the n,ahti, ,nsnnn asyInmn.' vhero .aifoids
.bn,,1a i,mmai1;ntsiv X .r"c,cG IN ord"r that
Hhis h.,,ama su~rcs},nr rtuht ~, tarriej ont II
~ ~ 1.at,smato rnnsn,lon. larttc nronortion
tn1 s g. tHusr .h;r ,nntm... 4, 1,rs Z,
~ ..a. !, ~ ne,a ,h,ci 4 sdnnnn.trstci
S e,eG sos ths nos.btv Of ,ovb. tut thoy Would
bo yu ym'ueh WI worso a a.,a moro dangerous in society
.am ino T. ,n rm nv an ~ ~ ,.a1 as
a,tG ertrs,n,na,a'' III snch in.l,v,uuis
pa,, sn,;cx., M ata,,s ~ nhnue onona,s ~ ~
Woulu tsoxs ~ Pt," awata ~ tho .,,nror, n9
ptssoas nuua ~ na.9i"a .s,, 0 nr.po,inr
tese S @ I"t sty.t v1n,, ~.