The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-11

+; 1t In true tho jury and the judge
heard all the evidence and were sworn
to render a verdict in accordance
. with the evidence. It is true that the
Judge gave careful study Of the case.
1t Is true that Clerk Goad did not
select these wytheville 1uries. and no
.feud" can be held responsible. But
what do these things count as against
the opinions of men and women who
have never been In Carroll county,
who were not present At the trial,
| who have not been sworn to sup
port the laws Of Virginia. but who
have become hysterical, because the
wholesale slaughter by the Aliens Ii
to be punished in a wholesale way.
II these people are right, the clerk
OF the court ought to be electrocuted.
He is responsible for the death Of the
other members OF the court The
Aliens are a noble abiding set Of
men. Who would not do what they
did % protect each other2 The clerk If
| the court Is the william, so send him
I, to the CHART
| Wei, why not send the preacher
and the congregation tn the chair for
conf aiming about the disturbance
caused by the noble nephews OF
Floyd? why not electrocute the con-
stable for arresting the boys? Why
not execute the jury for condemning
the big-hearted Floyd for rescufng his
noble nephews? why not execute
! Judge Massie for not putting aside
the verdict? What shall be done with
Judge Staples and the juries at
i wytheviile? Are all of these to go
| free Of condemnation and the whole
series of events with which the AL
Tens have been connected to be at
tributed to one mantle clerk OF the
court Of Carroll county?
| How absurd It all Is, To what
lengths will hysterical sentimentaiity
cary men and women Clerk Goad
j deserves praise for his vigilance end
| his courage in his efforts to protect
/ the honor and dignity of Virginia from
the assaults OF ana chistic outlaws
| The writer Is neither bloodthirsty,
| nor an unmerciful men. He IL truly
sorry for the families Of fhe Allen out
laws, and for the outlaws themselves
He should be glad to hear of their
contrite ,penitence for their crimes. In
stead Of their attempts to hiame
others. and he shall be as sorry II they
die impenitent. as he would be sorry
for any other sinners. But he be-
| lieves in being merciful to society as
we'll as to the Aliens. II would be
| an infamous crime against society to
| fail to mete out the full punishment
| for such an outra geous crime. Human
| life is already held very lightly, ana
murder is perpetrated daily. because
men believe that before they are con-
vlcted and executed people will forget
| their horror at the crime, and VIII
ielamor for their pardon. These peo-
pie who clamor for the pardon Of
| criminals, and governors who pardon
| them, are largely responsible Tor the
numerous murders among u.s. ere
| the hysterical appeals OF these people
headed and the law suspended In the
ic sc of the Aliens, 1t w3n'd bs n warn
ling to every Judge and jury in VIZ
iCinia, that they will administer JUS
/ tiee at the risk Of their own lives TO
| any criminal who has reputation or
being an outlaw. Virginia Is to De
congratulated that at this juncture she
has a Governor who cannot be sway
ed IRON his duty to the whole people
OF the State by the appeals of those
who allow a sudden tide OF personal
feeling to sweep away all obligations
IA defend the social order and TO pre-
serve the lives of the people OF the
! State. !.
| ~ ,bere be those who are opposed
| To any capital punishment, and oppose
| il as contrary to the spirit OF CHRIS
| tianity, II is to be replied that their
objections will lie with equal force
against any form of self defence. Is II
wrong for d man to shoot down q
! t,,,r,1&-1- beast wAe attempts to assault
{ n woman? Is ii wrong for man
/ To shoot the burglar who la trying
To force an entrance into his home
and is firing at him in order to ef-
| feet the robbery? Is 1t wrong TOT
/ men and women to defend their lives
nor persons from attacks OF murdsrous
persons, Certainly not. But IL II Is
/ not ,y,ong for the individual. - PRO
! tect himself. is II wrong for sociesy,
composed of many individuals, to pro-
| tect itself? Certainly not
| God gave the Code of Laws TO one
nation. That Code has been the oas's
| of the best governments this worio
has var known. He implanted in that
| code the law of protection OF the IN
diyiduai. and OF society. from theft
ava murder. He was the Merciful Goo
! thar as He is today. The more nearly
| tho great principles of the Mosaic
Rrode outside of the purely iocai APP
} ,,icstton are carried out, the more
nermanent. prosperous and peaceiui
will no the government. That Cooe
declared that the life OF the mnroerer
must be given for the protection Oh
society. The more closely that primer
r1a ts followed the fewer murders
there wifi be. ,,t,,
| The Aliens should suffer the penaity
Sor their anarchy. fer their assauit
mon society. and then Virginia VIII
declare to the world that she VIII con-
Time to administer justice and safe-
guard the lives OF her people aga'ns.
the murderous assaults of outlaws and
the hystericai ciamor of maudlin SEN
timentality.