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II A were 10 furnish B with deadly weapon.
being informed at the same lme that he de-
signed TO use il as the Instrument Of sell mur'
der. and when receiving il should commit sul-
eide in the presence Of. and wi'houtA's inter
ference. would not A be held accountable,
certainly in moral point OF view. and 10 our


mind as certainly in legal meaning Now.
did the individual or individuals know when


they furnished Hagery with rum-at his so.


ci,a,ion, that il was destroying his reason, and


rendering him daily more likely TO do crime ?


To give the vender of the maddening poison


all the advantage in the question. we will ad-
nit, (but only for the sake Of argumenD that
they did not at first think of the consequences.
II was their trade to sell. and the business Of
their customers 10 meet the consequences Of
drinking. But however available this plea
might be before their customers became drunk
ards, it affords them no pre,ert Of excuse af-
forwards. In the case under consideration,
those who furnished the poison have no plea
III abatement. Time after time. Hagerty had
beon arrested on charges Of violation Of the
peace-as often committed, and as often pun
ished In each and every case the cause was
rum. After the first outbreak against the law,
these venders continued 10 furnish Hagerty
with rundown through all his degradation,
and through all his rebellion against the laws
from step TO step, they furnished him the
maddening liquid. Will they dare justify them
selves by the assertion that they did not know
that rum did him harm7 Surely not! for they


knew better, yet knowing the consequence Of
former acts, they confined to put their bottle to
his mouth. They have seen him go from their
bars to the Watch house 10 The "Criminal
Sessions"-and thence to prison, ,--and for
what for criminal conduct induced by the
fiery liquids they sold him. This course Of
conduct they continued towards him, until the
sad deed we,have recorded, aroused terror
stricken neighborhood, and the majesty of the
law Withdrew their victim from society,"
When he committed the deed he was drunk !;
they made him so-he was insane--they made
him so-he became murderer-WHO made
him so7 They are well aware Of his insanity
they stood by--they furnished him with the
weapon-are they guiltless7 We Of course
know not either of the rum sellers in that city.
There is nothing personal in our remarks
Our duty is 10 speak freely and honestly, and
if in the discharge Of our duty we shall give
offence, we cannot help it. We believe that
the persons who gave Hagerty the liquor are
equally and alike guilty Of the murder, and
should be with him, held legally responsible
They are as much guilty of the blood that cries
for vengeance. as Hagerty and should he. as
he ought to, expiate his offence on the gallows,
and they go free. unwhipt. then, as in mani
fold other cases. the gallows will be robbed Of
its just due. We trust, that this, and similar
cases will arouse the public, and that public
opinion. if not the law, will designate each
and every vender Of intoxicating drinks as
