To the Friends OF Humanity.
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DEAR sR IL suggest whether, since the sentence Of
OConner and Van Seenburgh commuted the friends Of
humanity ought not to have meeting say in the great
city ofNew York; for the purpose Of appointing commit
tee duty shall be- from time to time to visit Sing
Sing in what manner those unfortunate ndivdu-
ais may be treated unfortunate, because it 10 evil
that nothing but the STERN strict letter Of the law
jusfes their punishment by confinement in prison
They guilty of murder, it is true they have been
legally convicted Of murder it il also trueof the muir
der OF ocer Of justice in the discharge Of the duties
of his office yet the spirit Of the age and Of our inst


utons" is evidently opposed to their punishment for
this offence, offence 1t may be called. Do they not
suffer in the great Of Freedom Is right that
these large landed estates should exist in this glorious
republic, whore every man should have rgnt 70 arg
in any feld-live in any house-drink as much rum
eat many onions, and chew as much tooacco ~ ne
pleases free from the payment OF any rent 70 any snd
lord PATRON who may choose to wear ciean snit,
drink glass Of wine live in marble house. Ssee
Ira Harris speech Of last wntsr)


would suggest Horace Greeley as one Oh the com.
mittee II should bc the duty OF the committee TO see
that the work OF these two martyrs a. light ana easy,
and pleasant and agreeable, as may be consistent with
their they have plenty OF roast beef


that they are daily informed by Of the phanthro
mic and otherwise Of the sympathy Of the
pxbc with them and their suferingsthat said commit
tee forthwith have Daguerreotypes Of the prisoners
sent to Mrs Stsee and the other To be


Yours, &c, JOHN SMITH.