. The Americana; a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc., of the world. ll be the degree of pun-ishment to be assigned to a particular discretion must be, from its nature, justlya part of the legislative power, and to be exer-cised according to the actual state of may,— naj, it must,— be differently exer-cised in different ages and in different coun-tries ; for the same punishment which in one ageor country may be sufficient to suppress anoffense, or render it comparatively harmless,may,
. The Americana; a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc., of the world. ll be the degree of pun-ishment to be assigned to a particular discretion must be, from its nature, justlya part of the legislative power, and to be exer-cised according to the actual state of may,— naj, it must,— be differently exer-cised in different ages and in different coun-tries ; for the same punishment which in one ageor country may be sufficient to suppress anoffense, or render it comparatively harmless,may, in another age or country, wholly fail ofthe effect. If mild punishments fail of effect,more severe ones must be resorted to if theoffense be of a nature which affects society in itsvital principles, or safety, or interests. Thevery frequency of a crime must often furnisha very strong ground for severe punishment,not only as it furnishes proof that the presentpunishment is insufficient to deter men fromcommitting it, but from the increased necessityof protecting society against dangerous it is often said that life is the gift of God,.
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