Crawfordsville Review, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 29 September 1855 — Page 2

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E E I E W

I K1NTKD A^D PA RR\

CHARLES II. BOWEN.

All kinds of JOB WORK done to order.

To Advertisers.

procure advertisements.

and wo^Vuhow^

done oil short notice, ana on reasonable terms. ..

NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET. For Representative, SILAS PETERSON.

For Clerk,

WILLIAM C. VANCE. For Auditor, JAMES GILKEY.

For Commissioner, SAMUEL GILLILAND. For Coroner TIIOMAS II. WINTON.

MEHTIXC OF THE TOWNSHIPS.

The you riff National Democrats of f'nnviordsv will present the "Tminv uni vor.se r..\in:.s" Wavnc witli a

BEAUTIFUL SILK BA XXh'R.

Turn out overv man, womtm and child.

Montgomery

grand Barbecue

Oil

it «:.a

That Gov. Willard villified the clergy in all his speeches. REMEMRl-R!

That. Gov. Willard, proclaimed that the Methodist Cliuivh would divide the Union if it was entrusted to her care.—Journal. ,REMEMBER!

That these charges arc unmitigated lies. REMEMBER! 'That the Abolition Know Nothing Ordir (nominates rVt'li'l*«€*•» for high and imjKirlaut wOices. -,e "REMEMBER

That the Abolition Know Nothing lead-

purposes. Having used every exertion in

their over to get up a respectable meeting

.at their call of "the po p\ in council".i.n I

every effort being likely to fail and fail sig- ,]icrc

of their oath bound dupes the lowest pas*

rious to relieve them somewliat of their

yet know too much of your habits to be thus

imposed upon and more thanllus the^o/V

are loo familiar with yon to be trampled

down by 'anv such cloven foot. Cotiline

your tricks lo your conciav, where they

impose upon and mislead the membersol the

Democratic party, they are freemen, they

ihiok for themselves and srrive at their own coneluiii a?. So pick your flint and try again gentlemen.

you»

3 no

anner now

inply. I I

There will be a jirand rally nf the National Dc- L, iin „n,l rjnrl mocracy of Wayne, Co.il »..d Rirloy, Townships jStantI'

-Sal

uI'day

C3 tO 2T

to which the cnliri! Democracy of'

the eHilh congressional District

•irp INVItori TIip Mrr'-ino^m-nU fnr PR,.V

speakers iVc., will be published in a few ilnys. Democratic papers in the District are requested to publish this, notice.

,lfIS

on.S«turday the ........ispeed the day when thousands will follow 29th OF SEPTEMBER. in his footsteps. 0. W. Corey and Jerry Daniel W. Voorhees and other eminent speakers ,, i.p will be in attendant and nddrc-s»h«- meeting'.—|,JcW

The meeting will be held in Wayne nerir the, Notary Public in out door matters, residence of John S. Crav. who will have every-j thing arranged in M.-ilc-r':'- f-r !h- r-.vnsSon. AlrJSeil duty was to administer the oaths,

nn'l

[Eor tbe Review.

UNION TOWNSHIP, Sept. 25tb, 1855.

t? Bl & W If 0 Jl' & t§ I 35 N organization, the progress, and the faith, it is pure, it is steadfast, founded up-W--,present strength and hopes of this party, 'on a rock eternal and unchangeable it can8ATURDAT MORXTNO, PEI'T. 20, 1S55.

... ...

The rrawforiTsTiUe~R«.vifw, fnrmst- 'guessing—no mere conjecture. I will state it is the same, it continues to teach the same ed to Subscribers at 8l,r,o in advance, or hat T, of mv own certain knowledge do noble precepts, and the same flaming sword If not pnid within the year. i-u .*

I A I O N know to be true, what 1 have seen with my which guarded Eden gates, is still outLAROI1R THAN ANY PAPER PUBLISHED IN

own

Crnwfordsville! own ears. I am impelled to this course by get my consent to abandon my religion, and AJvortiscrs call up and examine our li-»t of

pense

»T2T* SUBSCRIBERS. 'and leave the results to ray God and my .abandon your faith or abandon the order, country. It is true sir, that the writer of, with the l'elp of God I concluded to give this letter has been a Know Nothing, or up the Order. Every a.!rorti.«ernent handed in for publication,'rather a member of the order formerly do- I But to continue the history a little furfchould luivo writcn upon it tlic number ol the

nd vertisor wishf^i nscrtod. Ifnotsoptatfd.itwiU nominated "the Order of the btar Spangled ther. When I was introduced to the conbe inserted nntilordered out. and charjred accord-

1 am frtmi,iar with a11 the oaths

Evans1 Building. N. w. oornor of Third and Wul- administered, can recite them with facility,' Jield its meetings in the depot warehouse", nutStref-ts. Philadelphia, Pa. .t vr ii r1 S. II. PAHVIN. South East corner Columbia and an4 there is not a Know jNothing in any ot Our place of meeting being suspected, we Main Btreots, Cinrinnati, Ohio is our Agent to |j

ie counc

wi*h it distinctly nnd.n-stooJ. that, them almost ever since they hhve had anijner. We held meetings in the College have now tho BEST and the LARGEST assortment if j-ini P. NEW and vxnct .ToBTYHE«)vcr brought to this place, existence here, and it shall be my purpose chapel, and we held meetings in Mr. Moore's

In tlns ]ct,cr lo tc 1 ou

&c. We have pot them and no mistake. Work I know of the history of this dangerous and Jia(i

the second place it was said that an Ordered

sfrength of the party. It has no principles

e»s of the county are resorting to tlx? basest then is the basis of the party. Our fund knows, that a Bible was purchased at the sineans lo eairy the election. as I have often been informed was ex- expense of the Council with the cross upon FALSI-: Itrsi] 'pendedin paying Mr. McNeil for his time i(. kr the purpose of carrying out its de-

So desperately arc the I hugs driven to And services in organizinf councils in the termination..:.-.These are facts which are inIhe w.tll, that they hesitate not lo stoop to several precincts of the county. It will contestable. I hey will be denied, but that .the meniest resorts to accomplish their low por],apS bc

wc]]

t]l05C wc Wan'ed

Wc usuai]r asij0d

was*any such

wcre

gflmc

encjs

was

Montgomery county. I and the aid and support of such rile men, You have had various reports, which-you

jhave regarded only as Hying reports, touch- questionable. But I could not forsake my

which plans in secret, and which works in not swerve, it cannot vary. Men may en-

nighttime. What I will have to say deavor to prostrate it, this was attempted

'01®aii.:n the OKTCL, and troll

011 10r m0SL a,t liaXC llic

lie •, post of sentinels. 0. S. McNeil, at the jtime of my initiation, filled the place of No

tary scoret, corresponding with the office of!

COUIllV wjl give a

CIT

Mr.

and he cxccu'.ed iiis duty well, for tho ob-ilPiLP'- and self-respect.

A N A I E ligations of (he order were thrust upon us so! I think it is hardly necessary to go on in M, »T a IT-* /.rapidly that when we weve through, our any farther disclosures. The expose as has The National Democracy of

... .heads were in such a whirl, we were hard-1 been published is in the main correct the

sci(ras of lvhat wc had doM. TUc|oatlls

riM of ini|Ulion sevenl}, ccnls

cac1) for tl,p 1 lro

fund as stalC(I t0 mc Uvo

t,ie

„dmis.I

being accomplished by such mean?,

mv mind

MR. BOWEN:—I feel it to be my solemn tions, and I thought at once if the Chris-' duty to address you a letter on the great tiAn religion, the religion of my fathers, absorbing question of Know Nothingism in

evcry Know

fold'

first

10'of'

began to grow calm in itsreflec-

to be perpetuated by such vile resorts,

the virtues of that religion itself were

speculation—no uncertain a good many hundred years ago, but still

eyes, and what I have heard with my stretched in its defense. Then I emld not

of duty. I will speak the truth, as the question then stood in my mind,

called the American party, clave, the meetings were held in the room

something of what

Henry W. Ellsworth was here canvassing the cause of Temperance. The organisation was styled "the Chris. Miller Coun!cil," —W. S. Galey was chosen its presid--jing officer, and A. K. Wilson the vice presiding officer. These gentlemen officiated permanent])', the other offices were filled alternately by the other members, as they were needed. A. P. Watson was the incumbent of the Secretary's chair at the time of my initiation, and Major Calfee was afterwards chosen STr. Watson, I under-

arson

of that kind could not be maintained with-: elections. Every Know Nothing knows,

out a treasury, that it would serve as a that the thing was all carefulh planned and kitid of cementing bontl. I did not

sus-

pect anything of the kind at the time, but thing knows, that it would have been but now sec clearly, that that is the true

liule

li°ns

to perpetuate its life, and has therefore re- fluence than that exerted by the leaders of sorted lo MOSKY in the place of them. The

tlieir

it. is understood how the offices shall be dis- that they were ueft-nded and supported by fributed, and only tho-e who are thought men who stood around to do the fighting,

lo be smart enough to aspire are admitted, in case the thing should not happen to go

'bey are exceedingly few. MONKT

Order as' the Know

nally, they have resorted to the lowest Nothings and a few other such questions °l)iuion' and I also have the right to give and most contemptabie trickery their dis-

propounded to act as a kind of sound-,

"tempered fancy could invent, that they jn(T jea{] ]t we thought thev were sufil- American party are unscrupulous enough might thus be able to arouse in the hearts

c^nl|y

unsuspecting, wc then made some

nrra!lg(.nic.nt to mect

iastructing them not to come here hoping proposition*, and in this war secured ces from anv man or set of men that I am by such means to br ng an accusation against

the old line paity which might, operate in m^de other propositions to some, which my are the lights which lead me to do the act their favor. But this wont work gentleman, c(.n

mit mc 0

enumerate.

wag

belong, thsy wont \\\n in any attempt t'-1 .1(jverse

An 1 s[r msy ljs js thc vcrv nt

mv cvgs we( cpene WRS made

^ul

t{ie

nn(j

our noblo

threatening to what I deemed

{Q ({ie truc re]j„jonf an(]

I was regularly initiated in this county.— over the stand which Wilhite & Crane now

that. are!o=ci^

j] hereabouts, that does not know afterwards concluded that we would not

this to be true I have acted in concert with settle on any very permanent place of meet-

W00(

first, however, the Council

pasture south of town. I recollect we

~Y threatening order. and as the church members of the Order Democracy mill UlC III SOU Know Nothingism first began its opera-j said nothing against it, I must say it surRIGHT SIDE UP AND COMING! tions in Montgomery county while the Hon. prised me. The religion of the presiding

mcetino- there on the Sabbath day,

officer, and the professions of many others I had never questioned, and why they did not rebuke such ungodliness and profanity, was a matter of great wonder to me, and as I have before stated lead me to thinking.

In addition to the places I have mention

ed, we also had meetings in Mrs. William jhave no thoughts of religion. They spend Binford's new building down in the cellar, their Sabbath days in angry street discusThat excellent lady knew nothing of it, but isions and bar-room quarrels. And what as we supposed she never would know, they are unable to do by fair and open most of the members thought it honorable means, they essay to accomplish by foul enouffh. The Temperance Hal! was finally means. They lie publicly and they lie privately. They carry their hate and their secured and there the meetings have been conducted the residue of the time. You will not be surprised then my friend, that I could not find it in my heart to stay with

such a society—my judgment rebelled—my confront in open field, tliey fire at in amconscience grew sick and I resolved at ev-|bush. There is no language, there are no

hazard to get out of the thing, and I! epithets, that express the deep dye of their did get out of it, and thank God that I once infamy. Like the viper, they crawly and now breathe the fresh air of. self-govern- coil and hiss in the grass, the accursed of

reported n. tbe oaths which j""

sion (o the subordinate council and ten cents. ty has iaken. I miglitgo on and stale some pouring out their niad cursings upon

but [l is a,most

expense of those to be selected by never done anything else but dirty work.

the Council to travel about through the Every Know Nothing knows, that the drcouniv with electioneering purposes and in

c*cr's

unnecessary tliey

incident lately at the Louisville

systematically executed. Every Know No-

them if thev believed pcnc-nt part in its elementary construction,

oLiltr

cxPression

them at an appointed

tjme t]10 pre(onco 0{

euchre or poker, we made ganization? But I ask, I want no assuran-

rr00d many of our members And we right. My judgment and my conscience

delicacy and propriety will not prr- which I am now performing. I only wish my voice was as a trumpet in the mountain

to believe that the intention of the Order forever, farewell to Know Nolhingism

., ., ,, ,, 11 what I say, they would leVel Calvarv for a

^eve last season at our ownelec-

but for the interposition of a better in

Pfir()'-

Kve,T

great majority of the members don't know 'hat Messrs. McNeil and Horner were apthis, but there is a high degree which pointed in behalf of the Council to superonlv the leaders take and what is done there intend the polls, and see that all Irishmen the lvpc$ know nothing of. In this degree

Know

Nothing knows,

Catholics were sworn on the cross, and

l'"

desired. Every Know Nothing

enough for me to mention, niakes no matter, such has always been the

i)ad a certain way of approaching teachings of the Order. Truth is no por-

to secure as members.—

tior'

of Lho Know

^°tbing faith—not a com-

men I have a right to my

and 1

honcstly

believe the

any principle, to go to any and

evu.v exlreme- 0!1,)r

business. We ai- ^0lls

smarting chagrin and disappointment. And vravs endeavored to ascertain their peculiar Tben, sir, can you be surprised that I how have they done this! by writing an ta s' if we thought.they were not adverse have left such a debasing and corrupt or.anonym"us hrtu-r to'the Attica Brass '.r.d (0

ov,-r l^:e

they may be victo

National Democratic party,

tops, that everywhere, North and South,

words could be heard as I say, now and

Cnlholic religion, as And I have not only thought it right to re-

!nounce

this party, but I have also deemed

best interests of it to be my duty, a duty which I owe to

Republic. But when I cast about !my country and the cause of religion, to

I knew were connected with the various of whom 1 know are the most ungodlv of I

me and saw among my associates, men that expose the operations of a set of men, many *3? ilson excited -'•"Wl cndidfrhccomoboyB? I \.-N

churchcs, laughing and rejoicing nt these, thr godless, who desire and aim, under the hroath-Jim !t« old Jli-ko'-v."

cover and disgnisfc of the most shocking hypocrisy, to^advance their selfish purposes by deceiving, as they deceived me, the unsuspecting and the well meaning. Without regard for truth, without regard for themselves, setting at naught every moral principle which makes man respectable and trustworthy, they cheated me, they lied to me, and by means and pretences that are disgraceful lo the most deeply sunken of the abandoned, they took me into their conclave and there they imposed obligations upon me, which I regard to be the very essence of treason and which if I kept would be enough to blacken my character with disgrace forever. But here the thing shall end so far as I am concerned, ray mind is made up, my will is bent I know what a howl they will set up, I know how their revilings and their curses in a black stream like the breath of Satan will be poured out upon my head, but it matters nothing with me, I have a duty to perform and I have courage to execute it faithfully. Threats have already been made, but I spurn their threats and spit upon their promises to do me evil. What I have said they dare not controvert, they cannot controvert. In the first place what is their object? Really it is to ride into power, ostensibly, to build up the protestant religion. Now sir, who are the men that seek to do this? Are the majority of them God-fearing men? Men who really love the church of Christ?— Men who have long been known to foster its interests and its influences? Men who have expended their money and their energies in helping on foreign and domestic missionary enterprises? The facts in the case, facts which are known and familiar to every man in this county, stubbornly and truthfully with a full, round, honest voice, answer no, no, no! The leaders of the party, the front and foremost of their ranks,

discord as far as they can into the social circle. Him that has been unfortunate they would trample upon, and him they dare not

lLGod, and under the heel-of «all good, hon^st, high souled men. They seeking to advance the cause of religion. They seeking to protect the bright and glowing church of

Nothing in Montgomery conn-1 neisl'bors, on the apporated holy day of

degrees the object of this I of the dirty work the party has been guilty the rostrum. At the polls on election days

tave

really responsible for the butchery

1° social life slandering their

with their madness swelled by their savage war whoops, and with their butcher knives in hand dripping with the blood of those they have stabbed and murdered, they subserving the cause of Christ and the holy religion! I regret to say it, but I believe

place on which to celebrate their feasts, and hew to shavings the blood-stained cross itself with which to kindle the fires of their hate, their malice and theii furious, godless determination to overrun and trample down anything and everything that resists their progress. Now sir, I think I have done my duty. If what I have done is wrong it is an error in my judgment and I will be accountable to my God. I hold the Know Nothing party to be dangerous to social peace, dangerous to-the welfare of the church of Christ, and subversive of the Constitution of the United States, and entertaining sentiments like these, I could only regard myself as untrue to my own character and untrue to my country if I did not boldly and publicly declare it. Then what I have written I have written, and I sincerely hope that every candid man in Montgomery count)7, will carefully and seriously ponder upon the interesting facts which I have thus presented.

EX-KNOW NOTHING.

ANOTHER DIRTY TIIUG TRICK. The Know Nothings, in and about Darlington, being unable to seduce Mr. Hoover, the late Post Master into their den, concluded to petition the Postmaster General for his removal, and have a man of their own order, put in his place. Accordingly a secret petition was gotten up, and sent on, but the P. M. General, wrote to some friends here on the subject, and as Mr. Hoover did not suit the Thugs, they recommended a Democrat, who received the appointment and has taken charge of the office.

The Democracy were satisfied with Mr. Hoover, although he is an old line whig, but the Thugs were defeated in their attempt to get possession of the P. 0. at Darlington. But the dirtiest part of the whole business is that the K. N's. tried to charge their dirty work on the Democrats, who were entirely innocent of the whole matter.

JI„ „C She Deafened mc ten miles off. heats tho Democrat-

gun to dc&tu. Lore)" Fi:rpnfi-?d

••Take your

THE LIQUOR LAW—JUDGE BRYANT'S DECISION. Judge Bryant, delivering his opinion in the case of the State vs. Snyder and Sidel, further remarks that he thought Sec. 15 of I the act in conflict with Sec. 13, Art. 1, of the constitution. The constitution provides that, in criminal prosecutions, the accused shall have certain rights, viz the right to a public trial, by an impartial jury to be heard by himself and counsel to demand the nature and cause of his accusation, and to have a copy thereof and to meet the witnesses face to face. There is no doubt, he said, but that the proceeding under Sec. 15 of the act is at least in the nature of a criminal prosecution, and if so, it is within the meaning of the constitution. It must be obvious that, if the law allows thevisita-

notice of the charge, seizure, and time and

place of trial. This is prescribed in Sec. 15. The summons, which is defendant's notice, shall be served by reading, or by LEAVING A COPY at defendant's place of residence, IF HE RESIDE IN THE COUNTY^ and by POSTING A COPY on the premises where the

and posting another in the place of seizure,

not seen the copy thus left the justice may

his witnesses face to face. The notice un-

der the law, in such cases, is purely CON-

STRUCTIVE, while the constitution clearly in-

tends ACTUAL NOTICE. But this failure of

opportunity for defendant to exercise his

rights is still more Apparent in the second

ING OR KEEPING THE LIQUOR SEIZED IS UNKNOWN TO JUSTICE. In such cases it is all the saifte if he lives in New York, or Florida if his liquor is seized here, all the no.

lice the law requires to be given him is the

posting a copy on the premises where the

seizure occurred. It is no answer to this to

say that, as the owner is unknown, there-

tore he is not a defendant the liquor in all.

cases will have an owner and as the INTENT

goes against him, it is an accusation cer-

tainly to be followed will, the infliction of

the penalty. The OWKES.III. and tlie ..VTEN-T

pertain lo the PERSON not the PROPERTY in

to say that such eases are not likely to oc-

not ENDANGER men in the enjoyment of their rights whether of property or trial. Judge

Bryant thought this objection to the law

was clearly maintainable.. The Judge also remarked that the spirit

tion of a penalty upon a defendant, witlioiit formed or expressed. Citizens thus quali giving him an opportunity to avail himself, |fied

The offence under Sec. 15 of the act is qualifications for the juries who are to try the owning and keeping liquor, with an intent jt These qualifications as enumerated in to sell it in violatioji of law the penalty for gec £4 are, that the person shall not be at the offense is the confiscation and destruction

((]ie

of the liquor so owned or kept. In view of HqUOr, and that he shall not not hare been the exercise of the above rights on trial, it engaged in the unlawful manufacture and is important to inquire into the defendant

saie

rorg

seizure took place BUT IF DEFENDANT'S jn the prohibition. It was not for him to NAME BE UNKNOWN, the justice shall issue a comment upon the reasons that induced men NOTICE ONLY OF THE SEIZURE TO ALL CONCERN- to claim and insist upon the privilege of sitED, A COPY of which shall be posted up on .ting upon juries there are men entitled to the premises where the seizure happened, t}]e right in our communities who have nevnot less than three nor more than twenty I

days before the trial philosophy which rejected such a man from It must be apparent, said Judge Bryant, because he was addicted to the that there may arise two cases in which de-

fendant may be visited with the penalty, |Conflicted witli the spirit of justice which while totally ignorant of the accusation. ']ay

nevertheless pfoceed to confiscate his prop- jaw

erty. Under such circuiiistances, how is it

class of cases, r«: imwrowrom- rors

ii*

the offense at best was but a low grade of misdemeanors.

Again, said Judge Bryant, Sec. 22, Aft 4, of the constitution says peremptorily that the Legislature shall not pass local of SPECIAL laws for the punishment of crimet and misdemeanors regulating the practice in courts of justice summoning and em" panneling grand and petit juries. It was not necessary, he said, to notice particularly how this act was SPECIAL, and, therefore, within the prohibition agninst the Legislature in all the cases above enumerated.— An intelligent person at all acquainted with law could understand it upon reading. He took the case of cmpanneling juries for illustration. The ordinary and general qualification of petit juries were that they should be free holders and without an opinion

couW

upon the trial, of any or all the abo\c men- fe]onies or misdemeanors, under the code, tioned rights, it it must be pronounced un- the law under consideration first creates constitutional.

quoddmnum

of the act, as developed in the penalties set conflict! JUDGE BRYANT'S DECISION* out in Sections 13 and 15 was in with Sec. 18, Art. I. of the constitution, which prescribes that "the PESAL conE shall, aSamst JttdSe BRYANT'

be founded on the principles of reformation, jlnS'

and not of vindictive justice." Those pen- iaid

alties do not stop at the destruction of the

13, a man may be fined one hundred dollars, for every offense after the first conviction he shall be imprisoned UNTIL THE FINE AND COSTS ARE REPLEVIED. The Jud^e

thought it only necessary to ask a humane man, what proportion existed here between the offense and the penalty Say a poor, moneyless, friendless fellow was convicted for five violations against tbe Section the total of the fines would probably be four hundred dollars at all events, he would be compelled to lie FOUR MONTHS in prison, as part of his punishment and after they had expired, it might be years before some merciful soul would visit him in his confinement to restore him to liberty by the PAYMENT OF HIS FINES. This was justice of the most vindictive character, considering that jority. Hi-* condemnation is complete

by all mannerof cases, whether

special offense, and then prescribes special

time an habitual drinker of intoxicating

thereof, «fcc. The examination of jo-

touching their qualications is undoub^'

edly part of the empanneling, and it must be observed that the prohibition of the constitution is against special acts touching the empanneling grand and petit juries. It certainly could not be denied, he thought, that the law in this respect was special and with-

exercised it but he apprehended that the

use cjder 0r

any other liquor, certainly

at the basig of

The first where, though residing in the an impartial jury. What, he asltcountv, he is absent from home, in this would be thought, if the law had recase, the leaving a copy at his lesidence,

serve(i

nQ man

is a sufficient service of summons under iess he was a habitual drunkard Themorthe law. It matters not that defendant has

constitutional right to a

the qualification, and enacted that

be competent as juror tin-

al fce)ing of the who]e pub]|c would haTe

bcen outrage(j.

But the actual requirements

mere]y

ex|reme)

possible for defendant to avail himself of his p0]jtjca] contests

rights on trial He has had no opportuni- prohibition, to cmpannel juries as partial to ty fo?_\*i public trial, by an impartial jury,

COnviction

or to be heard by himself or counsel, or to jntcntion of the constitution as emphathave a copy of the accusation or to meet

tended to the opposite

and had the effect, in times of warm

over the very question of

as the other would be to acquittal,

5ca]ty expresse(lf was the tr alof anoffend.

erby {mpartial jury 8Q that any law

wbich

prescribed qualifications tending to

par(ial wag roidj and must be g0 dc

cjared

Hc admi((ed

tl,nl tho Legislature had tlio

p01tcrt0 prescHbe lhe

qualifications of ju-

butin cascs of granimi pelii juries

the qualifications must be general not special. It is no answer to this position to mention the instances of Coroner's juries, or juries in proceedings under a writ ad

(herc

ture

law by

respect t0

„0

«le

the owner FOR the destruction of his prop- N.

counseifor

ertv, So that known or unknown the owner •x' gentlemen excepted to his opinion, they is the defendant. Neither is it an answer ,.

tu.h jurie,

limilation npon the Lcgi!la.

for ,he reason that they are not pdit

r|c5 in (W] onJ

sense.

c0Dcludi his remarU

observed that there were other and sound

constituUona,

objections xrged again.t th.

the defendants, bnt it

notncccssary lomention

the prosecution. The proceeding is AGAINST ... .. .. __ ,.

wilh his

cur it is sufficient that they MAY occur.— ... __ citizens were The object of the constitution is to SECURE, ,. .. .. of higher importance in nts estimation than !_ it. i.

them. For the

reasons he had given, he had no doubt that

the law was unconstitutional and it was his

duty, therefore, to dismiss the appeal.

ITIf*

bjt he cou]d

sense of duty, withhold

the triumphs or fate of parties. He was elected, and was sworn to administer the

]gw (o the best of hb and he wM

do it while he retained his place, regardless of political policy or consequences.

The Lafayette Courier renews its fire

lhat the

Perei»to -T'

dcci8'on

sa3*8

property, but they extend to the person of jus*Dess decision, but to tbe fact that ft the defendant. For offending against Sec.! Circuit Judge should take the unauthorised

WM reodered

and comfort lo lhe old lioe

P»rty-

El"

that he does not object to the tin-

liberty of deciding upon tbe constitutionals ty of a law. "We feel sympathy for a community that has in its midst an ass for an editor. How could Judge Bryant, upon the the motion to dismiss the case upon the unconstitutionality of the law, avoid deciding? It is his duty, and he would be guilty of grave misconduct if he refused. Aslr any intelligent lawyer about the matte*, and show him the senseless article in the Courier and he will laugh at its absurdity. The opinion is reported by Mr. ^Tallace, not &Tr

McDonald. •".«!.

J5gr The fity of Portland. Maino. of »bi?b Ncal Dow id Mayor, and which was thd se*na 0{ tho disgraceful liquor riot, gave Wella thoDaniocratio candidate for Governor, 156 majority over Morrill. Dow was elected Mayor by a larg« mi-