Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-03-31

THE LIQuoR Law BEFORE THE SUPREME
COURT Robinson Powers, who had been
arrested and committed TO the Woodstock iaiL
by proceedings authorized BY the 22d seciion oil
the new liquor law, WIS brought before the ST.
prcme Court, IN Tuesday last, on a writ of
htbeas corpus. The leading question raised on
the hearing was based upnn the alleged uncon.
stltutionaIiiy of the said 22d srctnn, which. IT
was commended, conflicts with the ION and IIth
articles of the Vermont Bill of Rights. and also
with the 4Ih and 9th articles of Amendment IN
the Constitution of the United States The
case was ably and thoroughly argued b, w. G.
Freuch and Edwin Hutchinson. EsaYrs.. for the
state, and nv Cbas. 2. Marsh. ESD, and Hon.
Andrew rracv, for the prisoner. Mr.. Tracy's
argumen, ~ described to us as one Of the ables,
ever made by that very able Advocate.
We hope 10 be able, next week, to give the
particulars.
We will now simply state that the Court de-
cided that the llth article OF the Vernon Com
slitu'ionsor BILL Of Rights, and the correspond
ing provisions N the U. s. Constitution, had
nothing todo with the rocesdings IN questions.
aud sustained generally, the constirutionalisy of
the t'ceniy second section of the new Vermont
Liquor Law, The Court did not touch The poll
cy of the law. nor did 1t express an op,npon If
the law itself. generally Permoml journal.
THE NAME Law IN MArsE.-r hs Vsrmont
Journal says:-fhe following opinion Of Chiaf
Justice Shepiav, has been concurrcd in hv a iull
bench of the Snpremn Court Of Maine. L. GOV
ers he whole ground of the law -selzure, for
t",fuEe and destruction. SAYS a Maine paper,
from which We copy The opinion Ms fullows:-
"The State, nv its legislature pnactments,
operating prospectivclv, NAV determine that ar
tlc'es injurious to the public health or TO the
morals. shall net constitute properly, within its
'rlsdlctinn 1t NAV come to the conclusion
that sp,rltnohs liquors. when used as beverage.
are productive Of q great variety of ills to the
p-onle. both in heir individual and in their
social relations. Thatlhe least use Of them for
sncn a purpose IS %injurons. and suited TO produce
BY n greater nsa. seriotIs injury to the comfort.
morals, and health; and the common use of
them for such a Dnrnose. operates to diminish
the prndnctiveness Of labnr to irjnre the h alth !;
to Impose upon the people additional and un
necessary burdens TO proture waste Of time
and of property To induce disorder and dlsobe
dience to law to disturb the peace, and to mul
tiply crimes Of every grade. Such. conclusions
would Ne justified w the experimence and his.
torv of man. IF a Legislature declare that no
person shall acquire any property in them, for
such a purpose, there mouid be no OCCASION for any
complaint that It had violated any provision Of the
Constitution"
NEw HAMPsHlRE.-T!is is the result. in
brief: Congress-in the first district. Dr.. Kit
fridge has about l 700 majority: in the I'd. Mr.
Morrison has 1900 majority in the 81. Mr..
Hibhard has 400 maturity. Council The FIVE
members consist OF four Democrats and one Free
Soiler, DR.. Bach Her. Senate The Democrats
have elected ten members. and the Wings one.
In district no 3 there is m choice. Representa-
tiueS-Of 245 Representatives. 155 are Demo-
Gratis 66 Wings, and "a Free Drmocrats.-
About IL are to be heard from. a najnrtv of
whom viii be- bunker Demonstrating the
party n ma jority of 20.
Mr.. Kennedy rece ntly removed from the Office
OF Superintendent of the Customs was arrested
at Washington. on Thursday last, charged with
an abstraction Of public documents, in violation
of an act passed by Congress,
Dr.. Rem. the Arctic ~trapeler. has arrived in
London, to make preparation for his overland tx
pedltior in search of Sir John Franklin. DR..
Rea may soon be expected in New York.
The Empress Of France has dismissed from
the court several ladies' of high rank and qnes
tionable character, who formerly enjoyed SOM
influence there.
SERVED HIM RIaHr.-A fellow BY the name
Of Smith was treated to a ride on a RAIL, at To
ledo, on the 2ls,. for having sold his wife to a
person residing q short distance out Of town. for
A. -, Al - 6E H.. ,GtE,
who Is said to be quite good looking, did no, OBJ
ject to the : bargain AMI sale" but went home
with the buyer. Smith took the ride very cody,
but considered it altogether too rough treatment
for SO triAing an offence.
MATRIMONIAL SPECULATION IN Missouri
"A singular matrimonial bargain took place
not long since in Missouri, in the vicinity OF ST.
Joseph which in our memory has not q preced-
cot. Two married men who lived near each
other became, for reasons best known to them
selves. dissatisfied with their own wives, and
took a fancy each tor the others spouse. Mat
,ers helm. thus, their better-halves were con
suited as TO II change, and expressed themselves
wiling to acCtde to any measures that would
keep peace in The families. Each wife took her
nelghbnr's husband. and has since lived con
tent"dly in her new hom'.
CopYRIGHr.-Mr. G. P. Putnam. who is nov
in Washington on business, has addressed "A
communication TO the National mteitigencer. in
favor OF an Intentions copyright law. He states
in the course ot 1t. that ~n,nrteen out OF every
twenty OF the publishers 10 The United States
are in favor Of II, ncludng the leading publish
ers Of New York.
Seventeen States have passed Homestead
laws. OF The Southern States, Georgia except
twenty acres. moi exceeding in value S.}5D
Florida pxpmpts forty acres, not exceeding II
value S4OO Alabama, forty acres. or house AM
lot IN town, $500; Texas. two hundred acres
$500; CattTnia, lthe land Of gold $o0o
South Carolina, forty acres, $500. ta
Georgia and Charleston papers give d tails Il
incessant rains 10 the natDtalns. For thrt'
weeks the clouds have poured their fnods nPn
the fields, The whole surface Of the colntr
has been Inundated, and farming and plantn
operations have been seriously retarded. III
season for inating prepara'iot,- for the new Gro
has fully arrived, and unless a favorable chang
should take place N, an early day, The cnnst
auences will be severely tell by the Producln
classes.
The EUREKA DIaMoND.-We have receive
connun,catlon{say the San Francisco Herat
OF Febpary Ism descriptive ct this rematkab
stone. which was found within two miles
Columbia, in T~uolnmne County. Oar CORE
nondenl lnfor .hs MS that it has been carefully ar
scientifically tested by DR.. F. Banks, a gradua
of the Medical University Of Leu'siana, VT
pronouncesrit beyond all doubt, to be a diamo'
Of very rare purity. 1t is said 10 be larger lh'
the crown diamond Of England, Which Is value
At ten millions OF dollars. We are informed
a gentleman who has seen IT,, that It IL abn
the SIZE IF a Pigeons egg. but Is Of Course 81
in the rough. Shnuld Tins turn on to b" i'm
tia value will be eno mons, and Il new sour
ot boundIess wealth open Tor our miners, tor II
Of course cannot b the only stone IN the connf'
Diamond ulnes ale llist rs well defined as e.