, 1881-11-28

~ fhe Ei1or 11 The Ch!tdE0 1Tthttns.
CittcA0u, Nov. .N.-tt seosns to me TINT TitE
TH1HuSE In 1nto cdtorlHs nutc, lsRs cut
through goosl deal of mist and f'rZon the NlN'
jccs Of insanity, By suggesting ,l,nt tho meta
physics Ut that question be discussed llttio; or,
III othor words. thAt tho tnfllA Itself he consft|-
cred. and from It's constitution and laws or at-
tlun its condition unilcrnny gtyon circumstances
be determined. 90.
This will bring us 10 tho real isanc. fIereto-
fore It seems t,iat insanity, when used as ii nlcA
In court TO excuse or explain MI act olhorwtso
criminal, bus been mnde TO at the case ratl1ar
than discussed In accordnncc With tho laws Of
mind. 1t has hGhcc como to piss hnt grent
nnany kinds or insanity, such ms "emollonat,"
"paroxy smnl,"" "fymrnthottc" Ct III 0t'!lH n''.'lc
have been discovered. Usuully, too when tho
oAso Ia well nlaao Up the point Is carried, anu
vnrdlot OF Ac1u!ttal Ia rcn d erc1. This is well
nigh sur0 to bc thu caso when tho general
sympathy tcsts With tho ACCUSED. Thesn So
caea fortna or typos Of Insanity nro tho mcrest
trayesty OH Justice, Rnl rsMsinl one Of tua late
style or rertIscts Ito victims Ut tnnbs. "tio
fell down the court-houso steps and broko ILLS
neck" says oHc. "IIe ilioG OF dlapunsntton pf
Providence" says another. ''lfe hecaue en-
tangled III the nicshcs Of Il rope" says nnoihor.
1t Ia not strnngo that sobor-In'nled, Justices
loving uenplo nr0 bccotnlux Alarlncd. Fur uiider
what on tho ono hand illusy protnxts and worth.
less lcchncalltics arc dong In opon cuurt in tfo
| name Ut justicu 10 thwart tho ends Of Justice,
alll what NJ, tho other hand tnobs ARC doing nn-
der n lnistakon motive TINT thos vocnco corr
| rcuts the rrrnra Of tho oourts,w aru roAchlng
| condition OF society wheru almost any crirpe
may 10 committed With itnpunlty. II tho perpc.
| trutor can skiliful!y sIn,ututc insanity.
Under tho shadow Of the great sasFow which.
| like bird OF evil omcn still horers ovor u.s. It
| IL Il good l1nu to call u built. rctakg our bear-
! inus, md start anuw Oh thH GrAlse OF elluplo
| right aud equal juatIce for all, ant TO all. and
| from Nil,
! II Gultcau is realiy InAan0-or was really In
i snno whom no Tired TINT fAtal buict-hu deserves
tho cnnmlsscratiou VI mankind; for, possibly,
lu catainsty thla side Ut luss Of character. Ia 50
terrible as tho loss at tho right use Of tho mnd
While, IN such casu he deserves tu l'o pttted, ho
shouIl however bv kindly cared for wh1ro hc
Gun never fire anothor bullet. II, OH tho other
hani, tin knew whAt hu 'Sas doing within thu
propurlnls nf tho law uf ,ncntnl 4ctinn. b o dc.
] lo. uIsior spsoIai ] and irrelevant pSadiugs 10
| got Vt libcrty only TO Inspire uoo 70 mardor
h'n,s; so win, o., .ono,0,,y ,r,,,rstoo, nv al,
niet,tal philosophers Of culinence. Ia Mnl9 up of
tbrrc FACULTIES: TITO Intellect, tho sanslblItles,
T pssr ~ so ye 'Ss
lnnlcs OF intellectual actou. Tho prluclpni nt
tl,csp arr; Consciousness. perception. saNerp-
3lon, Under sellsIblttgs w0 havo All tho emo.
tiuns, whether iA4tructIvo oy rati0nal. all tho
affections, whether benevolent or maefnlet!ts
and alt tho lcalos. wteth0r eprlnxlilG from lho
| phvaical Or mantut constitution ot num-
| Tho Will is not susceptible OF division: 1t must
not ~ unit, pro or coil, upon all qtloatona sub
Nun socnls 10 bo q trinity In hs organization.
| TT this All ilnxuaKea known to NIT nKreg. NJ
n! contain three torEns to express the tula idea
| Of u htnH. 81.
Ii viii not bo uuphi.osophio therefore IT wo
tand that tnensal actiun ~ ss nnr1,al course ia
| also busG1 uD0ll n trlNitY, 'SuGel tH tho GuSff.
1hraG Blalnruts arc necessary tn cnnstltuto q
Responsible aut. They nro understanding. rea.
SOU, and wll-h olhur w0r1s, II nlan fs sanv, and
entirely responsible 3ur bis act, Wht, thAk 4ct Ia
an IntGllfgUnt.n u ratiOra. lr.h voluntary QUO,
Thus, II u Mun has intelligence enonHh ia
know ths character Ut an uct, II hO cut
gsasop. sHt,iesn.ty % ~, y .H 70 tW.a e, snpS
perform that act. therp arc ~ lnD nu known
iaws uf tho mlnA BY whlch such Il inan cAn ha
pronounced itltAne, wish nov to make Il slNtp.
iient, asatl wish tho raAaer to nutH 1t With Gun.
P4usts, III Il IL tho kBy to the who1 argument
i u this: III the aGnvc stationery of el0munl.
by which responsible ncttop u tcstol It Will be
nn!eA thas tao acnsibl5!ss mt 9ne ct ;ho trinity o!
reaaon 10th coI1sg undcr tho head OF thu intel
loot, aud tho will OF course nHd0r tho will
TAurc Gun therefore W no stloh thing IA ngmu
tl0ua Insanity ~" "sympathette Insanity "--bc
thnsn MI thG onotonx and passions belong II
the department Of tho sersEblitIes, md Aro Il
70 sense appeated u In order to detornno tht
chlraetgr " I'll nct. ThAt tho subdIyistona o.
tho seus1itles. such VI h0po nnl rvnr, love gl.t
lust, uon.e Into prominent play In oaEryiuG ou
! tho act IL yuty true: 50 do tho kutl0 nIld re
| VOlvur: but kNves and rctclvpts uro not helt
responsible for crltit, bocnnse they luck jug