The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-02

jcct of appeals, under the Liquor Law
usually, is not to secure justice, but to
gain time to get witnesses out of the way,
and by further unlawful traffic. while
justice delays. to secure the means to
meet penalties.
The right to search and arrest with
out warrant. at a cattle show, or other
public occasion, is complained Of aud
yet it is a right granted to the police for
other purposes, on all such days--and
in the cities granted every day in the
ycar-and always and without question
in case of smuggled goods
If such provisions in the Law recent
ly enacted are regarded as unconstitu-
tional and tyrannical, what will be said
Of the following. copied from the Laws
of the United States for 1884, Vol Q,
p. 1873
Sec. 20 And be it further enacted
That if any person shall sell, exchange
or give away, barter. or dispose of any
spirtuous liquors, or wine. to an Indian
in the Indian country, such person shall
forfeit and pay the sum Of $500. And
if any person shall introduce any spir-
ituous liquors or wine into the Indian
country, except sucE supplies as shall be
necessary for the United States troops,
such persons siall forfeit and pay "A sum
not exceeding $500
Sec. %. If any Superintendent Of
Indian Affairs, Indian Agent or sub-A
gent or Commandant Of a military post
has reason to suspect. or is informed
that any white person is about to intro
ducc, or has introduced. spirituous Ii
quors or wine into the Indian country
III violation of the provisions of this see
tion, it shall be lawful for such Supern
tcndcnt, Indian Agent, or sub-Agent OF
military officer. to cause the boats stores
packages and places of deposit of sucl
persons to be searched. And if any sucl
spirituous liquors or wine be found, tn,
goods, boats packages or pcltries of sucl
person. shall be seized and delivered t,
the PROPER officer and shall be proccedcl
against by libel in the proper Court, ant
forfeited, one half to the use of the in
former, and the other halfto the Unite,
States And it shall, moreover, be law
full for any person in the United States
service. or for any Indian or white per
SON to take and destroy any such liquor
or wine as they may find il the Indial
Territory, not used as supplies for tn
army"
Sec 30 treats of distilling in tn
Indian Territory, and makes it such
violation as ito incur the fine of $1,000
and any person may inform the Com
mandant of any military post, who's
duty it shall be to order out his troop
to destroy all such propcrty-cven t,
utter destruction of all the building
and implements used on such work o
distllihg"
Sustained by such authority, and b,
provisions which. for stringcncy, put th,
Law before US completely in the shade
we have 10 shadow of fear that it will b
found unconstitutional or oppressive
So long as the legislation Of the State
is found to transcend neither the lettc
nor the spirit of statutes framed by tn
General Government, little apprehension
Of the unconstitutionality Of the formc
need to he entertained II
In conclusion, the Committee inyit,
this Society to 90 heart and hand for tn
New Law. They hesitate not to say i
is a good Law, ought to he sustained
1t claims not perfection, there may b,
different views entertained by diif'eren
minds respecting some of its provisions
but as n whole, we believe it the bes
that has been enacted, and shall reioc
to see it 20 into effect at the earliest day
Never was it SO important that every
man should do his duty. The time !
short. The great mass are yet uninform
cd respecting the Law The opposition
was never more bold or active The re
suits of the trial in February are likel,
to be decisive for years to come Le
all our prayers, and counsels, and ener
gics. be concentrated upon triumphan
YES J. STEELE, Joy Com