A number of men were hanged
lattt week, by sentence of court for
murder, and at a number or the exe
cutions the disfrustinp: clerical cere
mony of assuring the condemned
men that all they need to reach he v-
en is to feel certain that they are
forgiven of the crime that they have
committed. In almost every case
where such doctrine was preached to
the outlaws they were emboldened to
declare that they felt that a pardon
had been extended to them by their
maker, and then of course followed
the usual speech of pardon to all
who took port in bringing them to
justice, just as if society in protect
ing itself against their murderous
work baa comnunea a sin.
