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made by him <add>the Reverend Doctor</add> is - that of a state of things in which<lb/> | made by him <add>the Reverend Doctor</add> is - that of a state of things in which<lb/> | ||
the execution of the laws would become more sanguinary<lb/> | the execution of the laws would become more sanguinary<lb/> | ||
than the public | than the public compassion would endure — which state<lb/> | ||
of things is no other than the present, with only this<lb/> | of things is no other than the present, with only this<lb/> | ||
difference viz. that the laws as enacted by the<lb/> | difference viz. that the laws as enacted by the<lb/> | ||
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instance.</p> | instance.</p> | ||
To me <add>In my view</add> I must confess <del>that</del> on the part of the<lb/> | |||
public compassion there can be <add>exists</add> no great danger, nor<lb/> | |||
any great hope, of any such want of endurance.<lb/> | |||
Capital punishments <unclear>denounced</unclear> in such abundance <add><unclear><sic>Denountiation</sic></unclear> of capital punishment to so vast an extent</add> is<lb/> | |||
<add><del><gap/></del></add> <del>the</del> in this <unclear>behalf</unclear> the state of things <del>they</del> the people at large,<lb/> | |||
including the very few who ever care or think about the<lb/> | |||
matter, were born under and are used to. With them<lb/> | |||
as with the reverend Doctor, <hi rend='superscript'>[+]</hi> | |||
<note><hi rend='superscript'>[+]</hi> <gap/> the <unclear>blast</unclear> of some momentary and casual interest <del> <gap/> or</del> passion or <gap/>,</note> | |||
<unclear>practice</unclear> is the <add>only proper or <gap/></add> standard of<lb/> | |||
right and wrong: with them as wit him <del>,</del> and Blackstone,<lb/> | |||
so long in <unclear>every</unclear> thing is as it is wont to be, every<lb/> | |||
thing is as it should be. | |||
29 Jany 1809.
Peines
With him every thing is as it should be
Another supposition still in the same indirect way
made by him the Reverend Doctor is - that of a state of things in which
the execution of the laws would become more sanguinary
than the public compassion would endure — which state
of things is no other than the present, with only this
difference viz. that the laws as enacted by the
legislature should, would in the state supposed, instead of being be defeated were dispensed with
disobeyed in more instances out of ten, be obeyed and executed in every
instance.
To me In my view I must confess that on the part of the
public compassion there can be exists no great danger, nor
any great hope, of any such want of endurance.
Capital punishments denounced in such abundance Denountiation of capital punishment to so vast an extent is
the in this behalf the state of things they the people at large,
including the very few who ever care or think about the
matter, were born under and are used to. With them
as with the reverend Doctor, [+]
[+] the blast of some momentary and casual interest or passion or ,
practice is the only proper or standard of
right and wrong: with them as wit him , and Blackstone,
so long in every thing is as it is wont to be, every
thing is as it should be.
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