Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-12-31
Arrival Of Specie.

NEw YoRK. Dec 81.
Tho brig Neunthar, from Vera Cruz, brings
$500 IN specie on consignment
THE MINNESOTA NAME LIQUOR Law De-
CLARED VoD.-A proceeding under the lth
section Of the Maine Liquor Law, so called,
was instituted before Justice of the Peace
whereby a search warrant was issued against
Alexis Coutier, of ST. Anthony, and guam
tity Of liquor in his possession was seized, and
ordered by the Justice to be destroyed, ard the
defendant fined $25. An appeal was made
from that decision. to the District Court of the
lst Judicial District, for Ramsey county.
motion was thcreupon made before Hon.
II. Il. llayaer, Chief Justice of the Territory,
to quash the proceedings, on the gtcund hat
the law was unconstitutional and invalid. The
case was argued with great ability by the
counsel on both sides at the Court House in
this city on the 23d and oath ult.
Judge lIayu2r announced his decision on
Saturday last in which he thoroughly reviewed
and investigated every point Involved in the
case. The following is a brief abstract Of the
points decided -
!. That the legislative power being vested
by the Organic Act in the Legislative Assem-
bly, and Governor, they had no right or authors
ty to delegate it to any body or persons-not
even to the people of the Territory.
2. That in the enactment in question. the
Legislature in effect attempted to transfer this
power to the people.
3. That in so doing they acted beyond hcir
authority and conferred no. power upon the
people, and consequently their acts we5e void.
4. That the people Of the Territory could
n OF in their eminent domiron reserve and cx-
ercise the dover, inasmuch as the territories
belong to the people of the whole Union, aad
uader the Constitution Of tie United States,
the ultimate sovereignty is granted TO Con-
gress. II it could he reserved it wonld have to
be done by Congress, and not by the people of
the Territory, who therefore derived no right
from this source TO pass this enactment, and
therefore it never became a law, and cannot
be enforced as such.-.Nirlcsota Dsa., n
Dee. l.
O. IowA.-'iov. Ilcmpslend sent his annu-
al message to the Iowa Legislature on the Gtl!
inst. lie $ vs. 'hrt under the pt"scn' license
s;stem. the traffic in intoxicating drinks h"s
extended without control, aul he recommends
that ludlCiOuS license system be placed I'M
der the control of the local authorities. He is
strongly opposed 10 paper currency. anl urr-
cs the General Assembly to prohibit the circu-
Il'ion of all dcn0mjnpuonS undor ten do lars
The receipts into the Treasury during the year
have been Sl39 tiS:} disbursements yl3O.G3l.
The funded debt of the State amounts to S-l.-
1nJ 1j--of which amount @2619J a. are pay
able at the option OF the State. In closinr the
Governor spys:-, Rosion Jomnni
"'rhc State of Iowa il in n prosperous con>
di,ion-ramdiy Increasing in populaton-ow-
lnG probably the smallest debt OF any State in
the Union all industrial cmploymentS lindnr
encouragement un!er the regular adininstra-
tlon of the laws, and the exercise of he .lthy
competition. that is made free to all bv the
principles of her Constitution - and warm in
her attachment to the Union AMI 10 the just
rights Of each State composing IT,
ToRTvEEs OF THE SET. 4 writer IN CHAM
ier'S EdWjWIh j0UH1i thus details them
" About hundred years ago lady went ab0u
with shoes that raised her heels three inche!
above the floor and threw her wh0c pcrsor
ont of proper balance; occasionally Of course
n severe straid upon certain muscles, ATTENDED
/ by constant pain. 4 liu,e later, a tower o
hair, p0ma'um, flour, pins and pinners Ina,
been reared on the head such as an inqusito
might have considered himself very ingeniou.
in devsinc In more recent times we have
seen the entire sex submitting 10 torture in lht
waist, with an equal degree of magnanim,v
Or, taking The form OF Il monsrrous prolon
CATION Of skirts, the fair martyrs act As scaven
gers upon every street in which they pro
laeuade. In form of bonnet for summer wear
the front comes only to about an u.h rchin,
the forehead, so as to leave the face fully cx
posed to the attacks of the sun. A area
number fad it absolutely indispensable 10 ado
to this abbrev;ation of bonnet sort of sup
plement Of silk, called ian ugly.' A coupl,
of inches added 10 tho LOnnct .tsnlr v,onl,