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Tur rCsrsHMESr or DEArH.-We acknowledge
n, receipt of Mr.. O'Sulllvsn's Report in favor
of the Abolition OF the Punishment of Death by
law, made TO the Legislature of the State CT New
York. April IA, ls4l." and learn with pleasure
that the author Will press the subject upon the at
,ention Of the Legislature seon to assemble It
we could add any thing to what We have already
urged in favor of sbolishiag this horria punish
ment, we should early and eagerly do 80; at an
rate we shall probably make ths effort. II
seems TO US clear that the taking Of life by Law can
not much longer prevail in 'hi- S'ate. The srsu-
ment was substantially given up when the act abol-
ishing Public Executions was passed. No wise law
ever sought dark ior its operation or carefully
fenced out the public from viewing the execution
of its penalties What IL the end OF punishment
Is il not the Reformation of the sufferer or the sd-
mention of othersl But hanging man does not
reform him, while hanging him in secret cannot
impress Others. Yet we persist in nfiictins death
because our fathers did before although care
full observatisD ha. long since demonstrated that
yndictive pvnishments reform no one, butchery
least OF all We commend the facts and argu-
roents OF Mr. O'Sulliyan to tac careful! considera-
ton Of Legislators.