The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-04-28

iiaa ahrf5 ever plaza, tasiief-Ol last man.
30 ran cteH rad sod write mech mofe
b. who "a uHAbip ~ 10 ga. woald pat q
ilias ills l~eiaHiue means the beginning
Aad a. "a n.oAus NE end should ycu
feel a,lAssS sl,onl declaring irregular the
~ q . lB3ge 81 ibt supreme court yoa
hare iail poser = grant repriryc vithoai
telling him ~ the - any 0ae elae the rsa
sons therefor
hercuih Upoa tie h.ll fof his eammu.
l@iion hting refused thirl reading Ia the
Hous, changed MY vote FROM yea 20
may for the purpose ~ moving = feoon.
alteration Before the - hours bad ~.
pifed. prepared au amendment, uhich !
have reason % believe mlght have received
tha favorable consideration 81 the House
and. y bsu abou, 10 move the rucunsIdera-
iloh. learned from member 81 The Senate
that special Efforts 20 pass the tall which
had also heeH introduced there bad been
withheld in that body upon the ground
that the s,.ii,suc, Mas illegal and conld not
he executed, ! immediately had ~ later
y,cw with you, called your attention 10 the
statute, and asked for the construction
which YOU should place upon a. lou,
after careful consideration, declared your
unqualified belief that 8 reprieye mus,
necessarily he granted. | told you fully
how the matter stood, how little time vas
leit--uBly an bour or woand that, II
there Nas any doubt in the matter, de
sired 10 know il, in order that | might
make use Of the last opportunity 10 save
his life You declared that you entertained
no doubt whatever aud thereupon TO you
declared that should, Therefore, suspend
all further efforts How Il was interpreted
by me may also be- inferred from the fact
that ! Immediately assured both tie coun-
SCI for the ieicnce and brother members Of
the Assembly that
A EErEiEyE WAS BEYOND ALL QUESTION
OF doubt and all further efforts were,
therefore and thereupon, suspended 10y all
parties.
Up 10 the time Of the late hearing (which
/ looked upon as necessary simply pro
f,'Btal, | had Thought the matter, TO all
utents, settled, Had thought otherwise
| should have appeared before your excel
lency and held communication with the
counsel who, at the beginning Of the trial,
had been assigned the prisoner by the
state Myself so insignificant, yourself so
fully occupied in your time, these impor-
tant facts have slipped from your memory.
OF this much | feel assured, should your
excellency feel convinced that motion for
reconsideration was deferred by me las the
one TO whom was intrusted the conduct of
the bill in the Housed on reasonable
grounds, upon the strength Of the inter
view held with yon, you will not fail to
do your part TO render complete justice.
Upon this ground the question, you excel.
lency, rests entirely with my yeracity.
Should it be matter of doubt with you, |
can, with all reason, sir, insist that you
will so express yourself, in order that |
may have an opportunity to establish it,
and thus giving my words full weight, !
have
NO MAUDLIN SYMPATHY
for this criminal. | know that he is far
down in the scale of being. Yet he has the
form Of a brother man, and you and | aud
all Of us should try to see that impartial
justice is administered to him of low as
well as to those Of high estate. That he
lies hopeless and friendless is the motive
for my action. Against the execution upon
him of the sentence of death on Friday
next | enter this my solemn protest.
Respectfully yours,
MARsHAlL J. HAPGooD.
Boston, April Odd, 1851,