This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subtitle: Comprised in Ten Lectures, Designed to Show the Origin, Nature, Tendency, and Alliances of the Present Popular Efforts for the Abolition of Capital Punishment; Original Published by: R. Carter in 1848 in 315 pages; Subjects: Capital punishment; Law / Criminal Law / General; Social Science / Criminology; Social Science / Penology;