The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-02-19

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adheIng 20 their enemies, giving them aid an;
comfort.
BY two acts OF Congrefs, the fri pafIed o,
the third day of March, 1891, ard the fecont
on the eighth day of May, 1899, duty wa
mn?oied on iprits diitilled within the Unitce
States, and on fills and various provilion,
were made for its collection.
In the yeart 1894, an infurecton took place
m tour OF the wefern counties OF Pennsylvania
win view OF reiitting and preventing by force
the execution of thefe two ftatutes ard at 2
circuit court OF the United States, held at Phia.
de'phia, FOR the di(rict of Pennsylvania, in the
MON OF April, in the year 1898, by William
f%teriou ETC. then one of the Allocate iufices
OF the iupreme court of the United States. and
me above mentioned Richard Peters. then diff
! f'lct judge OF the United States for The diqri9
/ OF PcnniYlvlpia, two pertons, who had been
concerned N the above named infurreStion.
nancy, Philip Vigoi aud John Mitchell, were
indicted Tor treaton, of leyying war againit the
CHiI1a States, By rehiting and preventing by
Z lorcc the execution OF the two laft mentioned
acts on Congress: and were, after full and
very io!eiHn tnai convicted on the indictments
| ana isHt.ncci e: death. They were afterwards
p3rI0Etd 10y George Warrington, then Pref
denJ OF Che y States.
IN Zoe iuG of t1efl trials, that of yicol, the
N-'vnce OF !ie PTIorer was conducted bv very
able cl11ie., one OF whom, WILLIAM Lewis, ETC
j t"l luc ptflon who appeared as council for
{eHi' ere SIN &c tr,ai now under confederation.
''titnci tt.a- armed gentleman, nor his abie.
~'i'e sue then thought proper to raife the
Iue';'aa oF law, whether rshitiuc and pre-
Y-a.mg by armed force. the execution of t,r-
fC+'af aW 81 The United StateS," sbe a l,yvins-
ot"ar ag2inf the United States ACCORDING to
i'e 'r3e 'uel-In% o. tne CoaitEution although
,4eclaOn o. This quc9iOn in the negative, nuif
nave acquitted the prfoncr. But in the next
( 'T7b that Of Mitchell, this oucltion was RATED
cog the part ojthe priioner, aud was very fully
md 7h'N dncn:ied b. his counf-i; and il was
i''emA!y determined by the court, both the
JUDGES concurrng, 4" that TO reiiG or prevent
CY armed '9rce' The execution of a particular
law or me United States, is 4 ievyinC ofwar A.
CAN'T the U. States, and conlequently is trea-
Ten, within the true meaning Of the couaitnti-
on. TIE dccihan,, according the ben Ella
ohihed principles Of our iGr;rpfddsrcc, be-
c''ne precedent Tor al courts vi equal or inf,.
n"f ju1'mct'on precedent Uhich, althoueh
not abio!Utc.y ob,iC tory, ought 70 be viewed
With very great rc.DcGt. Especially by the court
N WIGHT was made, and ought never TO be
departed from, but on the fueil and cieareit
Conviction Gifts incorettnefs.
On the OH of July 1903, an a6l of Conrrrf.
was PaGed, providing for valuation Of lands
'-al ~ -ir,,;ls.a, .tad or s.,umet.,1i,,a Of
flaves thronphou+ th- TTnifc5 c,,T... - "a
reciug The sDoo;ntr,,.nt ~ 80 ~,
afIciI5rs for c.rry;po il int, eecnt;,, a',1
tbs 9TH d2y Of INV in .f- :, ne ,,..r 80 -: ~.
tax was ia;d by ,rotL,r. -c C.sr..'5 80
date, on the lands. d,ysIj bo,,cs 40, ~ ~ t..-'
10 10 be valued and eau.uerste5 ''>''
In the months OF F.,,parv-and R5,,.l, 4 n
1893. al iniurrsGton took ris., IN tha 49,.
Of Bucks and lJortba;,r,eon. in ,-. a. e
P,anfyivania FOR The ,.,..g ,r;i;i,,e, ~,
preventing bv force. the -xecDf;op of IS. 49,,
lat mentioned acts Of Coa-r,r, All 80
CuIarly that for the ysIu5sion of Ianl,t 80
dweiline-haufes. Iohn Fries. fhe1arC.., ,,,.-
toned in the article Of imp,qcbmrnt o,,,',,,
der confederation, v,4s 7orr-b-nd45 and c1,,
mit'ci to >. iion, as one ortbs riu--lo,Iar, ~
This iulurrtt}ion and at a circuit com, rf a..
Quilted states, he'd az PHILADELPHIA. in ,r,{ f,-
the ditret of Pcnntvlvani,. in The month GA
pri;, 4. D. l739. he was brought 10 trial fa.
this offence, on an Indictment for treafon, h.,
ievY ius war agaiaf the United States. her,,ss
James ireden eta. then one ofthe sTociafe inf
tices of She rupseme court of the United Sets
who 1rciled in the f,id conrt, accrrd;ro ~
law, and tbe above mentioned Richard piers
then difra Judge of the Uoited States. for The
d;lr;ct Of Penofylvauia, vino Cat in the C,id cir.
cult court as afiftant Judge.
In tbs trial, which was conducted y,i4b great
foiemnijy. and occupied miro DAYS, the nrif,prr
vyasetiifed by william Lewis. aud AIrv,,der