Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-15
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's,sc Deatll Penalty.

la az sllic!e which appeared recently 10 the
Gaz:,;c in relation to this suEi:cs, os prac!iced
upoo an ;dicidual recently 10 Csmdcp, \. j.,
] !.iocd bfi fly at the genersi sui ct ct the
heod CT this article, to which decided obj:clion
Wls uaic ~ 80 ulkaoSo correspondent, but
who sigtoi a. his ulrle fictitious one. The
wficr seemed 10 be under the Gispebsatiun Of
the Law OF Moses, as be quoted him, ard Giso
Spanish proverb. aud it there is au uncn-
Eis:lLgued c2uotry Oh tie lace 0! The earth ii IS
Spain. AS regards the lss Of Moses, which
is the cnl3 authority 10 the Scriptures for lee
pai;z3d murder while the Apostle John says
e The Law was given by'Mcses, but Grace and
Truth cane by Jesus Christ, which is a plain
Inference that Grace aud rIu:h is not 10 the
Lag that wss given by Moses. Deither was
aware that Christians we're to be il DIR the Law
given by Moses. 1t do belopg, as SEATED 10
the communication alluded to, 10 The ''SenIi
mcrlaiizts O! he trautc.pdenal school," | sm
very vel! satisfied With my company, for Christ
and al! Of his followers @ere OF the ssme school,
for :hn whole CT the Christian ccde is relorma.
iioD. but not destruction OF tn, person. who has
done any wroDg. as 10 the css, Of the w0Gen
taken in adultery. TIE Sc.i5es and the Phsri.
secs ssd unto Jesus Master, this woman was
taken 10 adultery, 10 the very act now Moses
10 The Law commanded U.s. that suoh should be
stoned, TO dasth;) but what sayest Thou This
they said, tempiiog Him. that they might have
to accuse Him. = He sud unto them he
that Is without aln among you. let him cas-. the
frs: stone st Der, and they which heard it,
being c10plcled by heir oYn c0nscienc., went
cut o1e By one. When all were gone, Jesus
said, woman where are thcs) thine aceuscrs
hath re man condemned thee ? Neither do |
c0cdemn thee; 20 and sin no more. Is it Eot
strange that the Lord, who IS the same yester.
dag, to-day aad forever, who changes not,
should DOW pu. it iGlo tie hearts Of the people
to abolish The law Of lcgalZed murder from tho
sta'utc books Ct The States of Michigan since
lS47 Rhode Island 10 1852; Wisconsin 10
1853 Iowa in 1872; Maine 10 1876 Ilinoi9,
tennessee AID Tuscany, 10 Italy, 1880; Russia,
with very lie" exceptions, for political crimes
AID some Of the Warit Gases Of murder, but
practically has been abolished for over cen
Jury Holland no executions siIco 1850; Swift.
z:riaui, none SIEGE 1874 Portugal none tisce
1876; Roumsnia sire, 1864; Belgium mono
since 1863 SaXonY none stree 1868; OIden.
burg Nsssaw, Wcimar, Wurtemburg aid
Baden, discontinued sioce 1870; Prussia p,ac.
tlcalEy discontinued Eaco 1870; Venezuela, s.
A., abolished -; Austria, almost discontinued
i0diiaa sud Oregon, U. s., almost wholly dis.
Continued. 10 almost every case The dlscou
tl1uanco CT the death penalty has decreased the
c!!ue Of nurler ty i;dLViduaIs 10 Belgium
the aEuuai average Of murders fer the decade |
with capita! punishment. was 90; without it
only ~. Holland furnishes similar result. |
10 The British House CT Commons Dir. Pesse
moved, and said that /: ls cXpedient to abolish |
the pela.y OF death, 1nd to substitute for that
peosIty, 10 case Of murder, penal servtnde for
lie. The penalty OF death, said Lord Russell, |
had gradually been less and less exercised, and |
tho community had been es safe, AID even salsr
IL proportion es the right had not been exer.
csed. In the reign 0! Henry VIII no less than
- 600 parsons were hung, and Lord Hale had
Il entiored that thirteen men we're huag fer |
a;soolating With Gyrsiee.
Aocotink, W.. G. GILLINGuAu, I