Speeches on Social and Political Subjects: Military floggingRichard Griffin, 1857 - Great Britain |
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... of such , its legitimate objects , this inestimable blessing has been made subservient to the purposes of secret malice , perverted to the torture of private feel- CASE OF J. HUNT AND J. L. HUNT . 13 Case of J Hunt and J L Hunt,
... of such , its legitimate objects , this inestimable blessing has been made subservient to the purposes of secret malice , perverted to the torture of private feel- CASE OF J. HUNT AND J. L. HUNT . 13 Case of J Hunt and J L Hunt,
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... objects to protect and benefit the private soldier , to encourage the recruiting of the army , and to improve the character of those who compose it , by bettering the condition of the men themselves . In the prosecution of these grand ...
... objects to protect and benefit the private soldier , to encourage the recruiting of the army , and to improve the character of those who compose it , by bettering the condition of the men themselves . In the prosecution of these grand ...
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... object but the good of the service . " He says , that " Sir Ralph Abercromby was also an enemy to corporal punishments for light offences ; his noble and worthy successor , whose judgment must have great influence , Lord Moira , General ...
... object but the good of the service . " He says , that " Sir Ralph Abercromby was also an enemy to corporal punishments for light offences ; his noble and worthy successor , whose judgment must have great influence , Lord Moira , General ...
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... object in view is of greater magnitude than the accusation of individual malefactors . I shall not enter into particulars of that excess of punishment which has , in many instances , been attended with the most fatal consequences . I ...
... object in view is of greater magnitude than the accusation of individual malefactors . I shall not enter into particulars of that excess of punishment which has , in many instances , been attended with the most fatal consequences . I ...
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... object of their wishes . With such men every enter- prise was to be attempted , which could be executed by courage and devotion , and there was a satisfaction in commanding them which could never have been derived from a system of ...
... object of their wishes . With such men every enter- prise was to be attempted , which could be executed by courage and devotion , and there was a satisfaction in commanding them which could never have been derived from a system of ...
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