Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-07-01

" The Grand Jury for the County
OF Suffolk, Massachusetts, close the
sem-annual Report with the following
very sensible remarks.-
During their sessions The Grand Jury
have had many examinations into The
complaints made Ter violations OF the
, lars regulating The sale of Intoxicating
d,jnks. While they have been iully
Impressed that the existence Of the low
groggeries and tiprling shops have ad-
ded "grcally" TO the crime and pauper-
ism oi the community, they have also
seen that in commercial city, with a
constantly changing population, coming
with various habits oi lite, acquired in
other countries, to eradicate the use OF
such beverages is hartly possible. Pr :
hibiiory laws constantly violated tend
much TO dtrogatc from the moral r.. =
pect which the public owe TO all law
The Grand Jury therefore regard ju-
dicious and well guarded system Of Ii
censing, such as they believe has been
adopted by the present City Govern
ment, coupled with rigid enforcement
Of the law against all unlicensed deal
ers us the true and best policy.
GIVE copy the following article
from The Boston Journal -
TnE REcsNT CHANGE IN THE Police
OHGANIZATios.-W stated few days
since, in noticing the passage oi an ordi-
nance abolishing the Office ofCity Mar
shul that the object Of this movemen,
was 10 be to shit the responsibility oil
executing the new liquor law upon the
County and State. The Boston cor.
respondent Of the .NewLmypoH Uerdtd,
who is IA member Of the Common Coun-
Gil, thus succinctly states the reasons
which have led to the adoption Of this
course;
"rhe Liquor Law Of this State, is the
first statute which authorizes the Courts
to impose duties upon City Marshals
and Deputy Mnrsha s, foreign to the
special service they are appointed TO
perform for the municipal corporations
whose servants they are. These officers
have always been regarded merely as
city officers, and the act by which they
are liable TO be called upon TO enforce
the general laws Of the State, is deem
ed TO be highly Objectionable, as it VIII
take the police from their special duties,
at the very period when there will be
the most need oi their services TO keep
the peace Of the city, and protect the
persons and property of the citizens.
The object of placing tho police force
under the power Of the State Courts in
the liquor bill, was two fold. One was
TO obtain a body of efficient men to exc
cute the obnoxious law, and another OBJ
ject was to make the cities OF the Com
monwealth liable for the property des-
troyed by their own agents, even though
those agents were thus acting under the
thorty Of the State Courts.
After taking legal advice upon the
subject, and obtaining an opinion in re-
gard to the coAs!itulonality ofthe liquor
law, from a source entitled 10 the high
est consideration. our city government
have, with grca, unanimity, passed an
ordinance dLohShing the office Of City
Marshal and Deputy Marshal, so that
Boston will have no municipal officers
for the Courts TO issue prccep,s TO in Ii
quor cases; and will thus escape all pc
cuniary responsibility for the liquor des
,royed. Our new "Chief of Police"
with his deputies and assistants will
preserve the peace Of the city, enforce
the special laws of the State in relation
to Boston, and all by laws and ordinan-
ces Of the City Council
The forty y-our-constables, and the
Sheriff Of the county and his deputies,
will have to enforce the liquor law, and
thus assume all the responsibility of that
enactment of doubtful constitutionaily.
These officers all give bends for the
faithful dis, barge of their duties. They
are State officers. and there is a pecu-
liar fitness tha, they should execute the
general Laws Of the Commonwealth.
Some o these officers have taken lc-
gal advice in relation to their RESPONSE
biliy in enforcing the liquor law and it
viii be difficult To find officers willing 10
incur the hazards Of n decision against
the cOnstiiutionaliy Of that law, without
tl.ey have bond of indemnity against
loss Tor exec uting The law.
The position OF Boston in regard to
tue law, has not been taken hastily or
unad,iscdly, but because the interests
OF our city demanded the step, for the
reasons above set forth"
IMPORTANT TO NJ. D.'s.- John Grei-
ncr, Indian Agent in NewMexico has
letter in tie State Journal, from
which We make the following extract:
Another vacancy has occurred in the