The Punishment of Treason a Discourse Preached April 23d 1865 in the South P
The Punishment of Treason a Discourse Preached April 23d 1865 in the South P
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Treason involves the people in war, and sacrifices human life on a vast scale. Treason is the spirit of disorder and hell. It is hence justly regarded as the highest offence which a man can commit against the majesty of law. All governments arm themselves with penal thunder, against traitors. They must do so. . "'/^ .^--m ■ . -. 1*11 . -.
And now, my friends, if you will ' riot punisli *traitoi"S, tell me, if you please, what class of criminals you will punish. . Will you punish theft, arson, a...nd murder, and let traitors go with a gentle exhortation ? Will you hang a plain common man who in a fit of passion kills his neighbor, and leave such a gentleman as Jefferson Davis or General Lee, whose offense consists in trying to kill the State, unscathed by the righteous penalty of lawj Will you hang the foul wretch who shot the President, and leave that dark, broad back-ground of treason whence he came, and in concert with whose spirit he committed 'the crime; untouched' by the hand of public justice'?
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Treason involves the people in war, and sacrifices human life on a vast scale. Treason is the spirit of disorder and hell. It is hence justly regarded as the highest offence which a man can commit against the majesty of law. All governments arm themselves with penal thunder, against traitors. They must do so. . "'/^ .^--m ■ . -. 1*11 . -.
And now, my friends, if you will ' riot punisli *traitoi"S, tell me, if you please, what class of criminals you will punish. . Will you punish theft, arson, a...nd murder, and let traitors go with a gentle exhortation ? Will you hang a plain common man who in a fit of passion kills his neighbor, and leave such a gentleman as Jefferson Davis or General Lee, whose offense consists in trying to kill the State, unscathed by the righteous penalty of lawj Will you hang the foul wretch who shot the President, and leave that dark, broad back-ground of treason whence he came, and in concert with whose spirit he committed 'the crime; untouched' by the hand of public justice'?
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