Similarresultshavefollowedfromrenderingpublicexecutionsmoreandmoreinfrequent，inTuscany，inPrussia，inFrance，inBelgium。
Wherevercapitalpunishmentsarediminishedintheirnumber，there，crimesdiminishintheirnumbertoo。
ButtheverysameadvocatesofthepunishmentofDeathwhocontend，intheteethofallfactsandfigures，thatitdoespreventcrime，contendinthesamebreathagainstitsabolitionbecauseitdoesnot！\"Therearesomanybadmurders，\"saythey，\"andtheyfollowinsuchquicksuccession，thatthePunishmentmustnotberepealed。\"
Why，isnotthisareason，amongothers，forrepealingit？Doesitnotgotoshowthatitisineffectiveasanexample;thatitfailstopreventcrime;andthatitiswhollyinefficienttostaythatimitation，orcontagion，callitwhatyouplease，whichbringsonemurderontheheelsofanother？
Oneforgerycamecrowdingonanother’sheelsinthesameway，whenthesamepunishmentattachedtothatcrime。Sinceithasbeenremoved，forgerieshavediminishedinamostremarkabledegree。Yetwithinfiveandthirtyyears，LordEldon，withtearfulsolemnity，imaginedintheHouseofLordsasapossibilityfortheirLordshipstoshudderat，thatthetimemightcomewhensomevisionaryandmorbidpersonmightevenproposetheabolitionofthepunishmentofDeathforforgery。Andwhenitwasproposed，LordsLyndhurst，Wynford，Tenterden，andEldon——allLawLords——opposedit。