Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-05-31


upon the Merchants hands, and say fall the y rust
grub worm, &c &C., ruined their crop, and they can't
pay their accounts till next year' No, no-advo them to
TOOK 10 II, and plant potatoes, they will be left without
excuse. Sunscn,nrp
The late of Mr. Randolph has turned attention TO
me power to arrest offenders against the laws the
United States, and examination has shown some curious
results The power is given by the SD section of the m
ulcai act oil Congress OF 1882 in tho following terms
For any crime offence against the United States the
offender by any Judge of the United States or Jus
tee OF the Peace, other Magistrate OF any of the Uni
ted States where he be found, agreeably 10 the usual
mode OF process against offenders such State and nj the
expense OF the United States be arrested and
en- or 0dcd as the case may be, for trial before such
Court Of The United States AS NY rttts Acr hos COO
nsdnce oil the offence The power to seems ne
cessay TO be limited by the purpose for which the ar
rest Is 10 be made, and only DC exercised where
the trial for the offence be had before some Court of
the United States, having, by virtue of that act the
cognizance OF the offence The Courts of the District of
Columbia were established long after the passage of that
Law, as also the Courts OF the other territories. Rhode
Island and North Carolina had then acccded 10 the
Federal Constitution, have the District Courts these
States, any of the Staes-cxccpt Kentucky-any
cognlzance by rrue Of that act OF any offences against
the United States. The power of arrestnc offenders
therefore, beyond the District where the offence was COM
mted seems TO be much diversified in the different pars
OF the Union. The distinc are worthy of At
lehoh especially on the part OF the Judicial officers
the States Their only authority arrest believed
derived from the clause OF the Law above referred to- and
II it should be exercised without any Jurisdiction TO war.
rant it under the Laws of the u ST. they NAV incur ser
Gus and heavy penalties and may expose officers acting
under their warrants, 10 hazard of life. A State
Justice or Judge, has been decided i'm the Genera
Court oil Virginia. not bound to exercise any judicial a
thoniy oil the U. States He may, if he pcases arrest
IN cases where he is empowered do by act of Con.
gres otherwise he has authority 10 arrest than
any other individual The law, which has cen eierrcd
10, conning the power TO where the trial
Is TO be had before Court, having jurisdiction under the
ACT oil l1S9, he cannot arrest il seems, for any crime
which is TO be tried in the District OF Columbia or anv
oil the other Territories, in any the States-except
hentucky-admitted into the Union since 1899. JUS
ce In one OF these States may arrest Tor an offence
Tor which the offender is 10 be tried in any other State
when under the act OF 1889, Court was established
having cognizance Of the Offences but he cannot for
an ofence committed in his State and TO be tried
there, before Court of the United States because such
Court had not cognZancc Of the offence under the act re.
| ierred TO-
This statement will probably account for tho little sue
cess which attended the efforts OF the Federal officers
arrest Mr. Randolph in Virginia. arena
The Cherokee IneIigencer the th inst says" An
indian named Secowy died in Cass county the Sd inst
from wounds Inflicted him the 18th u by 90 pah-
io.dah Rabbit Creek Indian, aud Indian woman named
Aii'yoi-sta He was awiuy mangled, that it was
matter oil great establishment TO all who him. that he
survived such length of time: his skull was fractured
anu he continued in state OF mental derangemen until
The time OF his death. The jury from the pre- con-
esson oil some OF the parties themselves found that he
beaten TO death with stones: and this abundanty ma.
infested from external evidence and the awiuy
state oil the body. The murderers took flight Immediate
~ alter hearing of the death of Secowy and is
mat they will 20 over 10 the Cherokee lands