The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-07

prohibits every game device chance in the nature Of
slo.tsry and declares II to be common and public
nusnoe or for writing printing an account OF any
lottery or ticket when the be drawn or where
the tickets may be purchased for Offering sale any
property dependent upon the drawing such lottery
IL PROMPTS the keeping OF registering Offices selling
any chances of ticket nsurng tickets in any lot
terry Il Vol. r. d 664
J. You will inquire into violations of the to pre
vent usury passed May 10TH ls47 which prohibits any
person directly or indirectly from receiving any greater
interest than is prescribed in the said title
You will inquire into all violations of the act emit
lied An act for the eYectual prevention of fires
1915 and the acts amending the store
or otner building erected contrary to the act deeme
s. You will inquire into any violations of the election
laws; whether there has been any false and corrupt
sxearing or affirming procuring others to swear
affirm falsely prescribed by bribery menace
or oth,r corrupt means device whatever either direct
or indirect attempt to influence any eector in Civ
ing his vote ballot or deter him fro giving the same
or disturb hinder him in the free exercise Of the right
OF rufrase.
You will inquire If any candidate for any elective
such candidate whether he has provided or furnish
ed entertainment at his expense to meeting of cleo
tors previous during the election at which be shall
be candidate whether any money other property
has been furnished for the purpose of being expended
procuring the attendance of voters at the polls any
engagement to effect the above object contribution
of money for other purpose intended to promote an
election any other particular person ticket except
for deayipg the of printing and the circu
ton of votes hand bills and other papers previous to
an election Vol r. 8. p l49, and act passed May s.
1899
g. There was also an other subject on which the
Court bound to give in charge the Grand Jury
TO inquire into all offences against the act to prevent
dueIling this duty is now dispensed with, but the law
remains in force making 1t murder in the principal
and second where death shall follow from such act If
the object of duslling Is punishment it Is absurd be-
it may fall upon the innocent we'll the guilty
IL is hard to perceive in what the Subtraction consists
or how it repairs the injury It is false estimate of
honor well of courage This relict of bsrbarous
age and reproach of civilization, It is hoped, has
opinion longer susans the practice of
duelling
The legislature, in imposing the duties specially
enumerated have indicated strongly their opinion of
the mischevous tendency of these offences The viola
ton ofthe law against lotteries frequent
numerous offices for the sale OF lottery tickets and
thousand of agents exi. in this cityt is gambling in
its worst form, conducted with secrecy pervadpg all
classesof socety-generally confined to the lowest,
producing idlenee drunkenness debauchery and theft
and often attended with sudden ruin.
The usury laws should be repesled Nothing can be
absurd for the legislature to prescribe rule
ton for the people, which they utterly disregard We
should not permit the law to remain upon the statute
book which is constantly violated with mpunity Pub.
lilo opinion not easily controlled by civil institutions
no one will prosecute grand juriss will not indict,
courts cannot punish. The constant exsmple of vio
lated law is more mischievous to the community than
all the evils it was intended to remedybscause pro-
foundation of q republican government The next i'm.
portant subject Enquiry the violation the election
that the elections should be free All undue influence
upon elections is prohibited. Violations of this act
strike at the foundation of government the will Of
the people, and poison the fountain of sovereignty
Your jurisdiction extends to all crimes committed with
in the county, against the person, against properly.
against the administration Of justice against public
peace and against public morals and any attempt to
commit offences prohibited by law. Whatever amounts
may be punished misdemeanor at common law, un.
less otherwise provided by statute Thus msprison and
all contempts al disturbances Of the peace expressions
of public and evil example, against the common law
be indicted Murder and robbery besides Jury
which cannot possibly exist when actions Of this sort
suffered to escape with impunity by these gross and
strocous injuries the private wrong is swallowed in
the public The right of Furnishing these crimes exists
in individuals in state Of nature but in civil society
1t is transferred from individuals to the sovereign
their own causes Whatever power individuals had of
Furnishing offences against the law Of nature is now
vested in the magistrates alone who bear the sword of
justice by the consent of the whole community.
The lawfulneM of pupishing criminals is founded
upon the principle that the law by which they suffer is
their own making, and has long contributed to their
safety The whole community therefore, should con-
rider an offence Of an individual q. directed against the
ing the offender to Justice Every citizen should notice
the violation of the law He should not rest satisfied
its infracops; this does not discharge the obligation
he to society component part Of the sovereign
whether they perform thsir duty faithfully and hopsstIv
it personally conceIns himself The law protects all
and all should contribute to Its support II he will not
duty he cannot expect long to enjoy its protection
When great CRIME is committed fully i'm
and punishment But the public mind is not sufficient
alive to the great amount Of petty crimes that prevail
in the offences are general preceded
by small ones the suppression of which Is easily
cted the of which, in part may be eradcated
by proper moral action combining the two principles
of education and employment.
From the pauser population most Of the criminals
ie obvious the children of the poor
brought up in ignorance are exposed TO vicious exam
MI iOtu han Ia will odv
gagged in crime they surrounded by circumstances
which they have no controls their evil propensties
have been taught and nurtured from the CRADLE it Is
in the power Of human nature to throw Il off more
than throw off the diseases Of the body in infected
salubrous location But if the parents vicious
how many from necessity, led from their humble
dwellings by their daily svocations leaving their chill
ren unprotected in the streets The boys very
throw of all CONTROL they form combinations assemble
in small bands steal from carts and wagons from the
wharves and yards cotton, wool and iron and every
and second hand dealers or dispose of at pswnbrokrs
they then ait down and divide the profits of their plum
der These juvenile offenders like their seniors believe
hazardous employ and life of danger, should be
paid by amusement They tho constant attendants
at low exhibitions; minor theatres generally the
frat of their entering into crime aud they often
steal to crafty Their dramatic propensities The in
fuence of the stage upon large body OF the people,
much in forming their character 1t 10 important
therefore, that theatrical should be of
that character TO just and vrtuous sentiments
to the people through their amusements that honesty
in man, and chastity in woman, the only paths to
ppiuess to show virtue In her form;n but not
those exhibitions that show the brigapd and pirate uu
circumstances of the most favorable view Impress
ing the mind of youth the notions of heroism
the desperate adventures of the robber the gallant
soldier who sheds hs blood In the Of his country
You will find hundreds Of boys constantly resortng to
these exhibitions 1t is question of great mportsnc.
how We shah deal with these juvenile offenders. They
increase rapidly Tho small boys are often nstru-
ments IL the hands of the larger their arrest trial.
and conviction is ordeal which instead Of purifying
often destroys The boy tried at the Special Sessions for
stealing some small article ie convicted in the General
Sessions sometime after fer burglary and one admitted
that reading sack sheppard first induced him TO rob
- and others who combined 10 break open ocksmiths
shop first formed acquaintance leaving the thea
tire together, under excited imagination proceeding
perhaps from tales Of eminent heroes Means should be
taken prevent Improper and low sixpenny
such as Black-eyed Susan" Dick Tur
pin,o Jack Sheppard " Jonathan Wild' and hun
dreds Of others Tho infatuaton of boys FOR these is
unbounded and the perversion Of mind in many instan
ces fatal The laws nave done much for the punish
Iuent of crime house Of refuge has been established
for juvenile delinquens they well fed educated and
supported after the commission of crime after the
prison doors have been closed upon them would IL