The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1878-10-16
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WEDNESDAY ~. OCr. l6 1878
erOR eoSGREss E
JOSEPH J. DAVIS, '
cRIME-ITs IMMUNITY
OF FRANKLIN.

has rarely ever been before; filled with a
r... number Of prisoners representing MI gra.les
of capital offences to degree that discre-
dts the fair fame Of tae County, and m
spires terro: at the depravity Of morals AMI
the Insecurity Of life aud property b"dea
forth BY the fearful exhibition. Murder.
Il rape. arson. burglary, the Whole category
Of offeaces visited with the extreme pen Is
Of the las. blackenihe criminal docket for
g. the present term Of the Court, and stain the
T.. annals Of people Tor many years conSpie,,.
ots for foaeJience;o the law aud for their
exemption from hepoas guilt, r,,, ..,...,
The subject il one for the grave oehsiae-
4 "a ration Of the Christian, the Statesman and
the Jurist. '-~fHEad s.se H'~ giHf'nt @@e
''' The first is called upon to answer The
81. question. vhy il is, that with the ever wi
- dening circle Of re:igipus influences and the
largely increased miuistrations ofifthe Ges-
p'l. it comes to pass that the lessons in
SIS serinie are more aptiy learned thsnthe les
sons in morality and why il is that the bar.
.ilsisriers laboriously built against the advance
'7"' Of ciime. prove 50 feeble against tile as
saults Of human passions! y Tie religion
that is..taught one that appeals to the high
er principles Of submissive obedience to the
~, commands Of Ohe who has sharply defined
the distinctions between right and wrongs
.r-aor is it. a religion that only strikes pleasant
harmOnies upon tue strings Of huninn sym.
p. 81 pathiesss vibrating sweetly under TIE touch
isd Of The player. bat stilIipg ia,o Iisless mat
tiOn when The moving spirit Is withdrawn.
Most certainly. religion. as now understood
does net appear to have the power % cob
troll crime. rr..r... .r IN
~, The Statesmen must view the subject Us
.,@.' the grayest that can engage his thoughts |;
for it I. at once oBsioas that the we'll being
80 81 4 State cannot consist with undue preya.
lcnce of crime. Aud this is an automatic
= principle. recognized BY all nations bonded
together BY the Obligations Of sleiety; re-.
"a cogniEed indeed BY savage peoples, even If
with no higher motive than that Of self
.., preservation. lie must inquire Why it is.
that in a state Of peace. aud with no uau.
sual pressure Of necessities TO iupel to VIC.
lence or to dishonesty. there is more of botl
thaE is cfeditable to commoDwealihs having
Toluminous statutory code abundantly aud
iormidabIy guarding agsiust all violation Of
go. public or private right. 49, faa ilt. 81
- l,ut with basis Of seligion aPPareLtly
deep enough and strong enough 10 inspire
obedience 20 laws founded Oh Inherent priiI-
sss eiplesOf morality, aud with laws enosgb
On the statute book to meet all the eaigen-
eies aud varieties oferiipe, and .6.Ice enough
10 their threatened penalties to deter from
violations Of statute. may not the Jurist ask
ifLe Is not somswllat re. pon,ible Tor the esil
j Is. now 50 rampant in the landg lsths Pro.eeu.
TOR on the part Of the Staie not iVO leuis ut
in the discharge Of duties. uDpleasan, they
may be. butimposed upon him BY s,ciety +.
80 l5SkTng tlrOugi him to the punishment o.
offenders? i not the Judge. upon whom
! lie awful arbiirspent d, life or death, Of
freedom. or imprisonment IS charged, tOU u.
ten ipfasDee1 by "a tenderness which is hu.
man. but often inappropriate 70 function
of~hieb stern ipPartiaIity is the indi-Pep.
D. sabIe' prfncipIel Aid are not the Isst els.
the sds0cates u the criminal, nor 20 much
80 involved in The aequi,tsl u their clients IS
s~ tsTesOrt 10 the insrhsusib:s armary which
tbe long ptsc'ise of the criminal law Ia.
stored up. and. siihoat regard 10 the true
- suds o. justice. OF 70 the rights Or The we'll
s.. being Of society, in.erpess the plsa' %
powerful IN securing delay. aeqnitlsl. "r 8.
daI discharge BY the,diappssranse Of in'-
yOttsBt sItnesses. % By fluctuations IN pub
lie oniniot2a rss fHssa@@s~ so sf-A a
o., q. tie eh. Il tie sis,s. may there no,
tiaDd ~ epaulgeut Executive, who's uhe,I
the accused has fIilsi 70 brelk through ihe
mesles iptssglisg Lha AMI Is awarded tic
sentence doe 10 bis guilt. stands ready 10
remit the penalty aud Esssers the erimibsl
10 liberty d, The clamer u sympatbiEiog
frieDds o. irOm motives u State policy : ..
4, % certain tia, crime ionreasesi 10 quap.
ti,y and ~ spgrsssii@ Il dTress aud
euiefesi sinong tie causes ~eeopeeiFe to BE-
The uDcertsiniies 81 ne delays IL rial. the
sJaissies u light o. frivolous pleas. tie
easy good a,,sre Of Judges. % finally. tbe
ultinsts esyertsiiop Il executive e!e@e"eY.
lisa discndiiabIe sdmissioa Coz eiyiizs.
,ion 10 make. bot crime can only he re-