Show THE IS RIGHT without any malice or ferocity or s anything of that kind tho the newa ventures to say for the great majority of the people of this territory that in refusing to commute the sentence otence ee of death passed upon enoch davis for the murder of his wife governor west yesterday saw his big duty aright and faithfully performed it of course there la is much repugnance to the idea of shedding the blood even of a wretched murderer but all the sympathy on band should not be bestowed upon tho the condemned a little deserves to be retained for his victim Bes besides idess the community itself has it a right to be rid of such char character aeten and the law plainly how they shall be removed ai AB we have examined it there was no legal whatever 4 pon which vo po W tse the SW recent request for executive clemency doubtless Doubt lees len many MADY who signer toe pe path tiow for such action were moved lew ion by sympathy with the unhappy damis or by knowledge of ef or interest in his case at all than by the sentiment against capital punishment under soy circumstances all such are invited to remember however that it to ie no part art of the governor li duty or privilege to got aside or annul a statute and that any request asking for the abolishment of the death penalty should be addressed not to the executive but to the legislative department of govero government ment |