The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-07-21

Ann Mnhannah, Thos. BroXton,
4. Mahlnnah.
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From the r5gua Cil3n s, Gaz'tts
TEHpEi;ASCI law DECISION.
Since the date Of our last publication, we
have had several nsw casrs under the Liquor
Lt%,. and some strange proceedings on the
subject. Chief Justice Corwin, Of the Su-
prone Court, beng in town on Saturday last .
two pur:Jus confined il our Jail for selling
liquor contrary to Law, were brought before
lis Honor on habeas corpus, aud discharged
from custody. Tho decision Of the Chief I,
Justice, on this occasion, was probably one
Of the most remarkable aud extraordinary
ever delivered by any Judge, high or low in
this or any other country. ln,giying his de-
csion, he lost sight OF the dignity Of BIS
station ana descended to the low and vulgar
gascouadc Of bur.room politician.
We were not in attendance Rt this interest.
Ing sion OF the SuprepG Court, but all yc
have heard speak vi it agree in the opinion
that the conduct Of the Judge was anything
bd, manly Or digniiied, ana that he certainly
must have been a good deal "how-come-yOu
8O.' a gentleman who was present aud
took nyfos or the sorin,-s and Joing. n, Ilis
Honor. L,. G,,uj,b,i fl, with m. G,ll,,v;,.,
sta,omept, which J., nlly corroL,rotod bv
others. and ,,,v ,e r,l.,d uoor ma h, ina, srL.
,tanii,lly co-rrr,.
Having heard, on Saturday last, that Chief
JurNCC CorAIu Was hearing a case brought
before him by writ ot habcos corpus, | en-.
tered the court room aud behold there was
lI.s Honor in the Judicial seot nj, C,cs
.b,u,. 81, ;th r,,.,,,I Lr.lIionc, l,,Lio,, ill.,,
i,, ss,,.r,, ...,,. yh,n ,b,, p,.,,cr,,.l,,i r,l
an! lp.y,rinr. IT., cvf,rpd , cr,,t in,I or
rpslI.s.n.... y.,,i.r the voprr.r Mr. Cnry,i,,
y.,, or,aiin., IN. r,s, far ,hc @;,ro ;,,orru,t.
iur Lj,, l,..,uru,I, md .rryipo, the dot,nJ ,n,,
,,,5,,ilun, in the r,n,,.itv or ,ojJo,y, md -,
other lipc, in In, r.oor;,v of oJ,o,oI
u,r.i snr b,y..,.r tI,t III, br,,ho. c,;,l,
L,,t min, in ,I,,.. ..r.r,,,..,t md .L,,.,,J ,L,,
tl. .i.,p,,ur,, or The Snc,l,ors Of IN, ,,y,
House, iuibc OH, Loci, ,Io,uro ,bo ccr,i,ir,,,
OF the Secretary Of state, aod the puhlico.
lion of tln Inv Nv auib,ritv Of Sn,n ,a,.J.
ed better evidence of the recuiar pa.s,re of
the law, than couJ be brouoLt agnina il
The court hsLjfel that he had examined tho
Journals of the Icoisloturr. md Ipo, ,h,,
the law wa. not passed in the manner rre.
scribcd bv the Constitution: and tbi, WINS
the ground on which he DISCHARGED the pr.
soncra In nivinr the decision he stn,eJ that
hc wishcd to he rrnor,rd cnrrectlv
The court hated all such lrpisln,ion IN his
heart # was denoroIilipr in i,s tnnl,ncv
The LEGISLATURE had as much RIGHT to ennrt
laws REGULATING the use Of beel.,,c,k opd
onions ns they had to lrrisot, abou, the use
or whisky. The court hpll th,t ro judicial
officer shonId withhold the riyht or b,hcus
corpos. tbo, thi, woe ,he bnluml, or ,ur
Nbrr,v. ond should meyer be denied ,o - s,c.
C,rir,, rnr,v. that he hnd naver rand ,ho L,,,
and Tint he pcvsr wou,d road /, n, dosnis.
cd the law, aud he dcspiscd the men who had
ppssaI il, TINT they pcvcr i,,arJaI tho, i,
should he Inv: that ot the scot or rovrrr.
mont and the l,rre cities n, o,,a,,i", ,rn,
paid to H.; that it was only in SmaR plnccs,
"h'r' mean men ''Ved' VINO could not bear
who would get "P excitement on such qnes'
uons, which should be put down aud he
would "' "h"otiAy OF MS place. 1t ho did
not meet ana "h,lHr 'hr case
ne court '''' 'hP' t"' Legislature mad nu-
'n'.ly 10 pass Il law u prevent the evils
"''''ht 't"'" ,h' 'a'e o' intoxicating drinks
'h"l ''e II" ~ Pu'"'l"h was just shch law.