Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-01-25
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MT II. observed thae ne would now
bring before the Senate some inform,.
ton as to the amount of the fine. cal
lected, and the expense Of the sollec.
ton.
New Hampshire collected three 6n.
Dl20. Expense of collection, pa3S S.
New jersey mover collected any mon.
ey for fines.
Nav York collected Dl5,7 81, and
the expense war the same.
Pennsylvania John Smith, late Mar.
shal without stating what he had re.
ceived, says he has paid Da,7l2 81 NOR.
than he received. Johp Conard the pre-.
sent Marshal, has collected D3,67l 50,
and paid, In expense of collection, d..
$50 Sc
Maryland. Thomas Ru!ter, the late
Marshal, states that he had commenced
suits, but found great difficulty in col.
lecting fines-some went to jail-others
brought suit after payment--he had re-
ceived but three fines, which he would
pay over if he were not called upon to
refund them. The present Marshal
never received any.
Virginia.--The collection Of the fines
in Virginia appears to have been arrest
ed by the decision of ChiefJus.ice Mar
shall, in the case of VIM. Meade. Meade
was detained in custody for the non.
payment of militia fine The ooligs
ton of the sentence of the court mar
tial was denied on three grounds lst
The court martial was not constituted
under the authority Of the U. States "a
The proceedings we're not conducted as
the state laws direct. Sd. The fine was
assessed without notice to- the individual
The Chief Justice, without deciding lp'
first point, Gas understand him. de-.
clared the sentence void on account Of
the two last.
Ohio The business was performed
by the state officers. No fines were col
l.cted by the MARSHAL; and the Dn'l'e J.
Attorney gave it as his opinion that 7"
was impracticable to collect them. ;,
East Tennessee.-Dl792 70 was cor
lected, but the Supreme Court Of 'en,
nessee decided that the courts mal''''
had not power to assess the fines
West Tennessee.-The Judge o. NV
District Court decided the proceeding
ofthe courts martial illegal.
1t appears, from letter o the hss.
ter of the Treasury, that from the ''a!s
of New York, D557 80 has beer P',.
into the treasury, which is the Wno'
amount received.
In the state of Pennsylvania, salo ~,
l.. the collection Of these fines has lU'!
been a subject of much interest Nv
courts martial were constituted unus'
the authority ofan act ofthe leglsls'ui;;.'
Objections were made to their Jurlsu' =
ton, and not until the Supreme Cours ~,
the United States passed upoa tho .. ,lJ
ject was the question finally sells -,
The case sent up for adjudlcst'opM ..
the following: Moore, the Deputy M
shall of Lancaster county, Pa. collos ii.
a fine from Houston, a Delinquent r ,h
tiaman, who, after the fine was co'', ,bs
ed, brought suit against Moore -
court of common pleas. His ooJe. IN.
was, that part of the state law wa ~ Tho
constitutional. The court sustalneau led
objection, and judgement was ren nut q
againssths deputy marshal. a ,s W." So.
error was Immediately taken 70 Wv deci.
preme Court Of the state. n H.. rails.
sion of the Court Of Common fle'; n tho
ed very considerable excitement 10. ak,
public mind. Ofwhat use' II W." n.triOt,
cd. are our laws-of what use y I.w arc
ism, if those who disobey inc .. homes,
protected. & those wholeft thel =, art are 70
for the defence Of their coun'"