The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-03
TWO CENTS.

due administration Of public Justice Is often i'm Dc ied
criminal aud OF exercise Of the right
OF cnaiepge by the travsrser and BY the manner Of
conducting the trial and defence
Trials attended with any notoriety ara ant In vovs
great consumption OF time in the SCRUTINY Of the jury
weeks nave been consumed in this effort In q single
supreme Court that In trial before him n vards ~
lcur ana persons were examined in fruitless
misoners to revive the rules and practice OF the courts
wa, sapmt 70 your confederation proposition intend
In thr particular Not having had the opportuuitv t
Examine the alterations which they propose cannot
Jscs Is one OF importance and will, hope engage your
Dgr In the criminal couTts has the
OF alosing 70 ine prosecution limited number Of
| Of js'tice would thereby be advanced
The allowance OF bills of exec ptions Is believed to
In criminal cases, and Of the occasional failure
OF justice Prior to the adoption Of the Re-
vised Statues criminal trials were reviewed bv
tn courts res.rvng the point in dispute the con-
fiseraton OF the Supreme Court a case made:
when II the point did not affect the merits the
court was at liberty to disregard 1t Upon Bills Of tx
ception however, the whole ia net sent up but
only enough for proper understanding OF the single
point raneo; ana n the rupg that point be
neous however immaerial IL may be TO the ms oues-
dien OF guilt or Innocence new trial must be granted
The elect s, that the Judge On the trial unwilling to
embarrass the case by exceptions to give the sc
cufed the chance to avoid the consequences Of YER
diet OF guilty by exceptions points ateris
Is tempted To relax the rules evidence and to lot in
almost any testimony which may be offered
serious detect exists either in statutes relating
to summary convictions upon the charge OF vagrsncy
or IN the practice unser those statutes These pro-
ceedings involve wide departure from the prneiols
which pervades our whole jurisprudence and which
secures to every person accused Of offence trial
by jury they are therefore justly regarded with jea
Lousy, snd should be restrained by stringent rules tor
| the protection II p,rsonsl liberty.
While public policy undoubtedly indicates tho ne
cessy of placing under restraint and discipline those
who lead idle life without employ ment aud without
the visible means OF support IL also indicates with equal
1 hinh h.
tween them and the willfuliy corrupt Is
recognized by statues between different indyidu-
ale, whom n olasses under the general name of Va
grauts; some recognised proper bscs for ths
foor House, while others 60 bs committed the
tomnon jan But In practice tits believed that
y all The eommitms nts for vsgrapcy are the County
fi-tns; thus merging the distinction $50 essential
justice and to the moral elevation aud refJrmstiou
OF the vagrant well as to the effective punishment
OF the eriminal) between poverty aud crime aud
mipehng, In com mon disgrace and pun'shment tNofe
whtse chief fault Is dssitution perbsp disease with
those who have been convicted Of wfal trsnsyres-
zion Of the law
have been led To- these remarks by an Investigation
made duIiDg the past year ssd embodied In the present
ment u grand jury IN which IL is that Of
seven hundred and fmty.ax persons, at that time
nnsd In the penitenary OF the city Of New upon
the charge d vasrsucy uhose commitu uents had been
sShmihd a. Two hundred and twenty were confined for
matters Shch DO not constitute vagrsncy under any
desonption Of it, defined by statutes but bs-
cause the of, charged Is poverty sickness d.ti-
tntiop While, of the whole number OF hundred
snd ioTty'tx only three we're laSfully Imprisoned.
Such fact calls impefatvry for an examination of
the statutes under which such transactions have oe-
cured
while II is admittedly primary duty of tho L.xis-
lature 10 enact laws for the paHishmant Of viss It
u DO less its duty 60 remove the whish frs-
qusnily lead TO the commission Of crime rhs IN
pftstous made upon the youthful miud by the g-aiis
force a. paren al authority and example. and by
The a@ocistens OF the family circle sr- among the
nost active and en1urrg Of the in1usuces Whch
control the conduct of after life Much OF thu
wee that We are called upon TO deplare. may bs
traced 10 The early removal II subject from the
reach of that authority aud example rom thu in
nocert bot vboesoue associations - home ho sever
tstes 81 humanity demand the ~ the fam
iy circle aud the maiut~usnce Of tue tsuly home,
49, ehe"nt Dresehes Of vics aud surs aud p-rnapent
Ctors 10 ind.isual virtue ana sppines and TO
public property sud order
Ia tht view 10 becomes us 20 con iier whe' her the
causes ~ Witch thu. wholesina I'M isncs is oitel
bfofcn up may not b. removed q lcs.su-d
Iobbtssa the most frequent OF the dlsm
n"ht Of amu's is ion1d IA the ptcnaiafY uahIiy of
the pnrtbt o. usistain his hou ehali sstabli.nm-nt
TIT Lsmare aud wee potter OF the State u,tny ves-s
rIce. provided an exemption from eSecuion tr a"bt
q sGIdy artiea 30 favor u person h-'ug u0ash I'D
80. be lht Of articles thu' cHsmptei has tA1us
tms hfeu enlarged % al times Ia favor n psrsln-
lrirg toueenodefB uud - a. o. elhrHce trttlsf
sntis o. Tie rsntsuauce 81 the toussboli ssfspsh-
merit aud O. prevent he dfnieInbcrEent o. fAn,-,.
Aud yst The Nise Eocs e tn tails sf ob
jsct ana he housetcii u ai-patsra fur want ~
sbotr. ~htr'in the pisssur-s u sn undivided tpniy
uhy Aloi be Isft sWstten tue hours Of ziv.rsig
ana 90 cheer and stimulate re members iu thr eG
10 repair their misiogtUues While th~y rctan th.ir
Virtur
uist this consideration which intuces me q, sustc.t
afuther extension II ths pssaut ersmriba 90 a. {,
eAtmpt ir,m sals upon exprstion tha premises occu.
Tisd ns "a Homestead, 20 a iiniies value
The no tefsct oiaetyapcs OF he rlsh'i ~ property,
sld ~ tbe iusipAb'y 81 co1traets snould shafaster-
izf sli lfl ssfi'n in a civilized rorerunent An
fsrtsi iatue Therefore Of a. i.T iof ttis prrp,.e,
thtud b. caf'tol - fcrn5ul 'u avodt1os 81 ne
violation ~ 10y eKislirE lights The er~mDtiJH
fh'ud not srtsrd 90 contract, made hf ~ ths en.,t-
utft q he laE uut shouid hs pefte. in its
tatcu tud ttr i,tnsstsni thoali not De sEpaptffon
tstt Incurred flrita purcha
ltutult thrHn a. amoI t's EuAf@s which should A.
tsrd the eysupti,n' rsyirs h1srvrr. up'n ths wis-
~ % th~ Lsslhfure fhDulJ o. thius proper o
cider ths 'uJeoi Z. sugssst aud mature susn p-o-
tr sud guard astia,t the oonpi.ioa - fs a -aii.
hey usy eject much Ia the csu's r mani toward
TIE rr'fstt'u q wine TIE relief Of rerty and ths
suTrott sud sdursi.n q the v0unr asd tha 6,risas
he policy oi our governusut snd ~ o1r in-t tui ns
svt'y severe fo laFe- stsudas sfriss oar rsspcs
u Therefore uPon The ii - orzsniai .hd nsd In
acc rrancs vth he rrquirsmsufs q ne fsisrai
tiitufru and the svs g In rursuansa there.
q The cor it'Cn cf tlis flrrH vi hin our state 10
h7hlT fsiififctofy. Prior O. the satstesnt ~ ths
Law cf 1857 rth. RECOMMENDATION 90 ~. muirs me
fyftsN hsd t~cr ohnaxous a. s-rs nnubs-s t1 The
immunity, ard the militia service r1tt witn
diayer ssseft in ihs various uniformed ~. ~hieh
did ~ srtf g. great ektef out - ths cities aut
The isfa- town tnt the trsuinyf ~ the miia
"a b. rFsard'd a. an usslesy bur1sn 90 tns
~, cijsct q ue uni.i, ia-, ~ 1877 ard gs wisto
provide thuraugh eurauisut q sil pe-fcns 81 be
STATE hnhe q military futy-tp nfsr larger tnduce-
msuts Srt thsfeoy g. incrrase TIE nurBsr uf u1i-
fcfusd gcuraLss- a. advaac- their m @rrv anf ~
TIE zane tis a. lessn The etgsuse blth iu fie ald
mercy 20 vbich the mbers asrs snbiect AMI a. ~e-
i've TIE noes q the otiH1s from the burhe0s q tie
VfFfltus laW
Iie crssnigation urdsr these ues iass prorrewes
but flovlt ltEe every nsu fyftefn thls he's its de-
iccs vhch vrrs NJ ras"-n a. the tae 81 j.. enact
msut bet uh'ch 70 g. b. ped csB D. reasditi ~ tho
Iesifisture g. they sfe dTvflrnef ta rrci.s scme
q itsfs os''ct sill ~ roiat-d oat ~. th- rgmsdy
rl b. sugrss 81 in he rep ~ ot tAs A8uant Sess-
RAJ o. vhlrh snli~if Nrur early stfcn'f91
l'ss,ius sfst that there near slou'o Der,on'in
ths STATE uatie 60 military DUTY sni yst 'he nue,bsr
eufoll ft' fres.nt ytsr v rsfufn-d oniY AZ sos.
Thtse tsirrus arr 'gry inpeitc,t Fh~y enrrsne but
scut cusfhf1 90 'be state 10 g. psrficrisftv i'm
pottant thst vnu dMfet Nour attruiinn 10 snch ~
Hmst1wsrt - t'e lswf ~ wul enfurv fnl aa1 ased-
r.te rsturf atd ap early oiFaui1stln "a n tbs entire
brfv 1f fhr r.ilt.ia
Noivti stan siUg ere feia-s and fif1euiiiss which
lave su.farfsfspu nfw Hfafrm. llf uuffnrn ranl-
farffa have t.sn orlauigrd uId.r the iasa aris IN
fIfutr cflers utrviuu ~ IN eristaara thHs ura-
fsbtrc sftrrr srtipnt snd rtl 4h- force c1ltt1tY
rcfsstitr rsadt 900 viirg a. aiu lave n ths
state sHd O. fuitl the dalss Imposed up1u them by
l thr ~rut'itutiou - the uitaf sfetss
Th. report 20 tle cCmuis.as, General yiU frreni %