Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1853-06-30

uersO0 "a be infsrsned of the nature aud
cause III his accusation; 10 is like the Irish
JHry verdict Of msnslaughIer far tRIrse
stealing. Il conflicts with 2r"visUn OG !
the constitution that in case Ol search per-
INNS hAd things shall be described rs nearly
Ne msy be. The principal that no man
shall be compelled &c give evidence To- crim !
mate himself Is also violated, as in the
ssaOcIity Of contracts.
He Oppnsed the law also On the ground
df expeGIency. II is mot enforced in other
States and never can b.. For instance,
Rhode Island, where the people voted Ia
retain it, they elected Sherlffs pledged no,
to execute il. Il IS not executed in Maine
even, where il originated. Men will have
BtifnUAhe,, .ape kind, If they cannot get
liquor ~. wiz res0rt To opium Sc. France
and Spae+.: where wine is the commnn
drINk, are the most temperate countries ~
abe w0rld.l Bv such line Of argument the
gentleman IN very earnest, f'rc:hle sperc'
eRdeav Ored To show that no further Iegis> !
rlaliOn is needed 90 the subject or at leas
sEnne like that proposed in the report Of tie !
SminOriiv. |
Me-. Jennings Of SaybroOk said he migh' |
=as well cUle in with his arguments al this
stage Of the debate, so that the evil efiecl
of them might be enumerated by Others
argument that the law violated private
.riVhts,he asked " what were private rlgh':"
II YOU put a man off on some des0ale
island, he may have there the "prvsIe
right" 10 sell IiqrOr 10 the hyenas, foxes.
wild cats, &c., and mo nDe may ne able 10
interfere wil. IT,; but when lie comes into
socleiv, he has 40 private rights, they are
all social. He endea vOred 10 show that the
law under consideration WAS NOT uncOnsii-
atufi0nal. He was in favor Of il because il
was democratic, in accordance with the old
democratic creed, equal aud exact justice
to all men," the greatest good 10 the
"yreatesi number" II INJURIES nnbndy and
does gmd TO all. The prac,ices of old
times have been add"ced "j"sliiy drinking
rum. 1T was no, necessary ~ go back III
the days Of Oliver Cromwell; not more
than half century ago ministers used to
get IS iipsy rs politicians do now. He had
himself heard them preach when inspired
by spirits from The still. (Lsugh,er.)
He knew certain !" SISTERS" Of churches
who used To carry To meeting Their con-
ceale6 hOl!les, containing something good
TO 90 with the dinner. (Roars) He said
he was sorry for The p0t!Icla ns-lhey were
in a-bad 6x, they were in the cnndnion o
$685. the leper--lfs they go back, they will DIE, If
u
where they are they will certainly die. II
the dominan a pariypass the bill they will do
a Go,,d act, il riley do in,i they will commit
suCide-gOUd will result in either case.
WEDNESDAY, June %.
SENAFE.-Com. on Judiciary reported
adversely ON a bill relating to the collection
of taxes bill rejected.
The order Of the day, &the bill allowing
the fiwage Of land for mechanical pnrpos,
es, was taken up aud discussed. subs;-
TUE ior the original bill was offered, which
was debated at length.
Tie yeas and nays were ordered on the
question. The substitute was list by
vote ot 5 t0lS. Some amendments were
offered and rejected. Original bill passed,
us to 5.
Resolution authorizing Tie Treasurer to
wnHdrhw his suit against the ConnecsSn,
Life Insurance Company, was taken up
The substitute, passed by The House, was
agreed 10 by the Senate.
Senate insisted upon its former vote res
speeding the collection Of taxes.
Bill increasing The salaries of the judge
of the County Court, pass--'
Bill addiun ere number OF Judges oil
abe superior Court. The yeas and nays
were ordered. Bill passed. IS IL s.
Restitution resnscilaiiDg the Tarifvilie
company, passed.
Mason Cleveland elected Sch.ml Fund
Commissioner on The part of the Senate
TAbjah Calm 4.
Bill 10 set apart aporiion of the earnings
Of c1nvcis Tor the support dT their families,
discussed and passed, 9,os.
HousE.-Mr. MerriIls Of Barkhamsted,
presented bill for an act relating to Turn~
pike Roads in certain cases; referred 10
Judiciary committee.
hill for an act providing that no reporter.
editor, or proprietor, shal. he liable 10 any
action for report of any proceedings Or de.
bate. except apnn actual proof III malice IN
making such report, which shall IN no case
De implied from the iaci 0i publication
Hcame from the Senate referred 10 Judiciary
committee; HOhse cOncurred.
The consideration Of the bill for the sup.
fpressmn oi "Gppllng silsps'' was resumed.
Mr.. Ives OF New flsven gained the honr
'--he said his colleague had, pert APPS gwen
proof enough III, lt,e~necessiiy ri this law,
without anything further from him on the
rp0lni. II was settled matter that this
-abomnable traffic was The cause Of mos,
e"0f the crime which cursed society. In bis
s,owHc0uniy more than one half III all the
crimes that have been committed Within
the last SIX years. can he traced directly tO
this cause. A'Judye of the Supreme Court
lately told him thai Of the higher er,n,es
which had cume under his cOGnizance eieh,
teRlhs had been cansed by the use 1T these
drinks. He weuld refer the gentleman
from Sharon 10 The hOrrid murder no, long
ego perpetrated in his inlmed aie neighbour
b0"d.ihe murder ofOld White n C0ieb brock,
which was OHe'sl the fruits III ram. There
ere sOmescOld boaded ssssssins, who will
deliberately plOl mischief, but even these
mel, beE're they can d0 their deeds of hl"od
an intamy, are Obliged 10 screw their cOur>
age up 10 the sticking pnln,, by Ibis vile
stimulus. he proceeded ~ show that i,