Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1853-01-26

of and yet it is right granted to police for other
purposes on all such days-and in the cities granted
every day in the year-and always and without cues
ton in case of Struggled goods.
II such provisions in the Law recently enacted are
regarded unconstitutional and yranical what VIII
be said of the following, copied from the Laws Of the
United States for 1894, Vol. 9, p. 1873
csc 90. And be it further enacted, That if any
person shall sell, exchange, give away barter, or
dispose of any sptuous liquors, wine, TO an Indian
in the Indian country such persons shall forfeit and
pay the sum Of $780, And if any person shall intro
duce any spirituous liquors wine into the Indian
country except such supplies as shall be necessary Tor
the United States troops, such persons shall forfeit and
pay a sum not exceeding $500.
SEC. 90. If any Superintendent of Indian Afairs,
Indian gent, or sub Agent, or Commardant OF Mil
tary post. has reason TO suspect is informed that
anv white person or Indian is about 10 introduce, or
has introduced, spiruous liquors wine into the In
dian country in violation Of the provisions of this sec
tim /, shall be lawful for such Superintendent, lndi-
an Agent or snbApent, Military officer, to cause
the boats, sores packages and places of deposit OF
such persons TO be searched And if any such spir-
ituons LIQUORS or wine be found the goods, boats,
packages or peries of such person, shall be seized
and delivered to the proper officer, and shall be pro-
ceeded against by libel in the proper Court, and Tor
feed half To the use OF the mlorlner, ana ne otn
err half TO the United States And it shall moreover
be lawful for any person in the United States service
or for any Indian white person. to take and destroy
anv such liquor or wine they may find in the lnd
an Territory not used as supplies for the army"
SEC o. treats of distilling in the Indian Territory
and makes it such violation as, 80 incur the fine
of $1,000, and any person may inform the Command
ant of any military post, whose duty shall be to or
der out his troops to destroy all such propertyeveI
to utter destruction of all the buildings and nipple
mens used on such work of distilng."
Sustained by such authority, and by provisions
which, for stringency, put the Law before us com
pletey in the shade, we have shadow of fear tina
it will be found unconstitutional oppressive. as
long as the Legislation of the State is found 10 trans
cend neither the letter the spirit Of statutes fran
ed by the General Government, little apprehension o
the unconstutonalty of the former need 10 be enter
talned'
In conclusion, the Committee invite this S Soaj esiYfa
not to say it is good Law, and ought to be sustain
ed. 1t claims not perfection there may be difleren
views entertained by different minds respecting som
of its provisions, but, a whole, we believe it tn
best that has been enacted, and shall rejoice to see
go into effect at the earliest day.
Never was it so important that every man should d.
his duty The time is short. The great mass ar
yet uniformed respecting the Law. The opposition
was never more bold or active. The results of th
trial in February likely TO he decisive for years II
come. Let all our prayers, and counsels, and ener
gies, be concentrated upon triumphant "YEs."
]. STEELE, For Committee.