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Show Robespierre's Chance of Hesrt. Kobotplerret, of the Trench rovnlu Hon, tho man who was destined to deluge Franco with blood, was, not long beforo his frightful career ol jiower began, ono of the most strenu nut opponents of capital punishment While ho was still an obscure advocate at his native, Arras he throw up an np polntment because of his opposition to thlt f rm of penalty And Just when hit sti r was In the ascendant ho bold y bar uigued tho national assembly to provo that tho punishment of 'death Is ess otlally unjust, that It hns no ten dency to repress crimes, and that It multlijlns offenses much moro than It dlmlDjhc them" |