I trust that the time is at hand, when Massachusetts, turning from the vindictive gallows, will provide a comprehensive system of punishment, which by just penalties and privations shall deter from guilt, and by just benevolence and care shall promote the reformation of its unhappy subjects.
Sumner expresses hope for Massachusetts to adopt a more humane system of punishment focused on reformation.
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