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CAPITAL PUslsHMES1-Thenew work OF Messrs'
Cheever and Lewis is exciting good aeAi VI a..
,eniion BY the advocates OF the Desth feHa''5 .
is considered as perfectly conclusive aio III


nable. while the opponents OF the 0aiio"7 la =
:; INV which must at least convince the anihofs
,ha, ,hev will not be permitted to carry their case
bv default. The Ecentng Post has commenced
-e1ev of it which thus far evinces marked ability
and thorough acquaintance with the whole ques-
ton. The Courier and Enquirer has long article
evidently suggested BY the rev book OF course
hat journal goes the whole for hanging, the pEsc-
,ce being ernnenty congenal TO its tastes and opin
ions. It's main argument thus far is drawn from the
universally of the Death Penalty for murder IN al
nations and in every age OF the "orid. II s''iAes
US that this argument proves little too much' mas
much as death has, until comparatively modeFn
date. been the almost universal penalty, not Tor
murder only, but for other crimes


In our Judgment nothing more fortunate Tor the
cause of Reform could have happened at the present
time than the publication OF this work. II will
create wholesome agitation in every part OF the
country and on this subject is not OF so much con-
sequence what people say if they only keep talking



sion the arguments of its Editor during his dis
cussion three years ago with Mr.. Cheever:


Mr. o'SuIlvaAs part of the argument was never
suffered the light by the friends OF the other SIDE
OF the case. 1t oral and extemporaneous wtAe
written essays read on the other side LeaThing
that about be published report OF the
debate we asked and claimed the right OF adding IN
the volume least an appendix compressed
statement of side Of the argument, made up from
the notes of the occasion and the recollection then recent
This refused. We then demanded the Iight rom
the Epansi. newspaper which had published the same
essays, as report OF pretended debate The demand
was wi,hstood for time, but at last conceded on
our very strongly and Indignantly pressing it We ac-
cordnrly took the trouble to prepare the manuscript
very hurredy and at small trouble on the strength
of the promise to insert and handed it in erson 10 the
Editor OF that paper Excuses were then made for de-
lay of week after week until we gave The concern up IN
disgust and ef. the editors TO perform their prom
ise Al leisure 7hey aeoe did it, That they never re
turned the manuscript do not complain; they were
doubtless ashamed TO do it. This explanation will in'
form the Mirror both that is mistaken in the mpres
sion we have quoted from it, and the reason oft"