The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

Capital Punishment

M. "Capital Punishment." Vanity Fair. (1860-4-7).
Electronic Source Available
Type
magazine
Genre
illustration
commentary
Abstract

Commentary rejecting the idea of abolishing hanging. The author realizes that the fat-cats have unique, political motivations for this act of "humanitarianism."