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or liberty, or that is the least injurious td 

 his trade or calling, so far as he acts with 

 honest principles ; and so soon as a man 

 acts dishonestly, it is better for himself and 

 all around him, that he should have proper 

 correction for his offence* As to felony, 

 it will admit of no excuse, and the sooner 

 the offender is punished the better ; for if 

 the crime be of such a nature that the 

 wisdom of the legislator thought it deserv- 

 ing death, in all probability if this man 

 should escape justice, he would in a little 

 time bring another man as a companion to 

 the gallows with him. To this purport 

 was my argument. My antagonist con- 

 tended that it was wrong to put any man 

 to death ; and when he had read of our 

 adopting solitary confinement as a punish- 

 ment, he observed, " Now you see, Mr. 

 Parkinson, your countrymen for whom 

 you argue so much are going to be less 

 severe ; instead of hanging offenders, they 

 will put them into those lonely cells." I, 

 in answer, said " No, I do not understand 



