The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-10-16

ed, foreign consuls be driven from the |
country, and the subjects of foreign ma.
tons residing in our seaports, under ex.
press treaty stipulations. be mobbed and !
their property destroyed. That such
has beenlh case at New Orldans, with
in few weeks past we all know. There
the law, is trodden under foot, and that
is the head quarters to which our people !
are invited.
II is the imperious duty ofthe Federal
Count and the District Attorney repre-.
senting the United States in the several
districts to &C: and to suppress crimes
rising under the acts of 1918. If they
tail to perform this duty. as part Of the
Government, little can be done by the
Presidedt, as no power to punish rests
with him, Ed .... .-....i. ,.-. ,t.s,5
That the President has not been ena
bled to enforce the act of 1918, at New
Orleans up to our latest accounts from
there, is too manifest for contradiction.
The law stands unexecuted, and the
question for your consideration is, wheth-
or we here are to treat it as dead letter
also2 So far in the history of Tennessee,
a deservedly high character has been
maintained for the certainty and ease
with which we have administered and
executed the criminal laws, both in the
State and Federal Courts, and it is our
duty To act as we have always previously
done. and firmly punish as criminals all
those who have done acts that are made
criminal by the standing laws.
See who il is that has began or set on
foot or provided means, or prepared
the means for use or transportation when
provided, or who has transported men or
means for the enterprise Of invading Gu
ba, and indict them. The Attorney for
the United States will aid you in reduc
ing your presentments to tho technical
forms.
The providing of money. ofprovisions,
of clothes, Of arms, or munitions Of war.
aud the transportation of troops by steam
boats, or other vessels. are all indctable,
and punishable by fine of $4,000, and
by imprisonment in the common Jail for
three years. -s.t i.n'-
The law governing you as grand ju'
ry is that you may indict on the knowl'
edge and information of one of your own
body. Such is the iule in the State
, Courts, and your power and duties arc
!, the same. And it is your special. duties
to act on the indictments and evidence
to support them. sent up to you by the
, Attorney Of the United States, as on hin
the onerous DUTY Of causing the laws to be
. executed. -e E- ~"
Another circumstances will be brought
to your notice Witnesses may be sent to
you who will refuse to testify because
their evidence might tend To criminate
themselves, Against giving such evi'
'dence witness is protected; but he IL
6 bound IL. testify against all-others, fully
, aud fairly, regardless ofhis own opinions
or wishes on the subject; and, should Q
! witness refuse, you win report the fac
ofhi refusal, and the reason assigned fol
it, to the court through your foreman; SO
= that the court may decide to what exten
the witness is bound to answer, and how
far he is bound to answer, and how fal
he is protected. Under no circumstanc
es willyou disclose what is said or done
in the Jury room. Should a witness statt
. facts that implicate himself, disregardine
.consequences.it tisyourduty MOTTO disclose
;, the facts he may state, nor to use then
to his prejudice in any way.
! Il is proper to remark that, although
the idea Of invading Cuba may be dis
= couraged just now by the reported new
! that Lopez and his followers has bee'
. taken, and most Of them destroyed, still
this country has no security against re
: currence ofother attempts similar to tina
of Lopez aud his associates. if it is gen
. . orally believed that no power to punis|
: them exists in the President or courts q
Justice. Had this foreign adventure
= and his confederaes been .punishied a
. they deserved, for the first Invasion q
r Cuba, the late invasion and the unfortu
;. nate sacrifice of human life inflicted o
'. men, (most cruelty and basely deluded,
J. and the recent m0bs aud unlawful pre-
II. C6eulHbS WuuluuVt ldNO oOCullOu' A"S'
;. leading cause has been immunity ofpur
:, shment, and the consequent belief ths
, none could be inflicted Disregard alto
gelher, gentlemen. the present slnmbeI
ing condition Of the excitement, and IL
dict for crimes already committed, q
= you would If the excitement was i
full force. If you do not, we may 500
D. see our country agitated as it recent
l. has been and the laws further set at del
= ance. 2 f-s '1'-f'" 71 .Ia <''.'' ,.'',
y 70 Ours is government ofthe people; I"
~ is self government" On no otherpeopl
IN on the earth isthe duty so high to maiI
~ tain the laws as on the citizens OF the I
IL nited States. The government is inthe
% hands, and depends on them for satt
~ keeping; and, if the laws are not nPhel
20 it must fall, &c be remembered in history
3 signal failure, and be held up by kinG
go land emperors in future times, as conell
lis sive evidence that man is incapable q
IS. .selfpovernnent This iszno rnorbi
le dreaming, but an undeniable fact, r.
"a, quiring deep consideration at your hand
"a -. =. = - - ----- ---------- y =
,r. SINGULAR AND FATAL AccIDENT.--
70, young man living in Sufield. ofthe nan
to Of LighthaIl, went into stream on Sa
tn hurday evening. in company with one
Nv two friends to bathe. After diving SO
..I.:. = ~ -, o;o;no fur eor1e tin