Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-05-24
Extract from the Governors Me ssage

session
Tboro oro othor +on;os - ,rb;cb m;obt
.b;nL = nronor - 9;soa4 ,,",r attont;on
,voro tbore not two of noron,ornt ;mnor'
tanca unon which deem + NV dutv to
nrosont - Won ~ .o,oo Ionatb The views.
which 7 e,,ferta;n The orest;on whetber
a. H. a. IL of ;,tov;oo+;Do,
l;nrors M can oonst;t,t;ononU bo nossed and
wbetber # Il c,n i ;s tho host remedy for
tha ecInouloanad evils wb;cL resnlt from,
tbo colo If suob l;Hnors i errog;no the
ottont;on not onlv az nb;lortbron;ste bnt
of al olossos of c;f;von. IN his State and
olso-aboro ~ In souoo S,r' of tbo S.o+os tbo ov.
Loo - ~ ~ ~ -,
p0iilner' li"9 'Aioo' % - P~es-
go u susn : =" aa..os L. tbasa
No. - ,ao,
Wy p.p.'es ~ - sEessfF e : a+-aaal,-
-, 'n0 "e,sn - = s ~ oa.a4:.1t;sV tosV
.T4 la'vr u 'es is Iass Las boan ouost;onad -,
allsy Ue SuIn : 'aIonJ -" ,'oEt;oaI Stond;na
Ps4 en e. n,n .1saa,ah l a pUam;nat;on - M &c a.
l'uO al'0i q 'noIoSn 49, al:~h.al1 -
dusI.'o, ~ ~ 80 .'.. 4naooao.:4.t3;oI
49, U.l'. ou0n : -" 80
n'nao ~ uoeS U:4-4:o NV 80 po'r. - Mr:1
Sto.oa o - 'n af +h;s stata ond tbot i dos not
;s' ;nto~eouo " - E 49, 1oast 1r;tb onr 49, not,,roI
~ ~ .1h;ah NV ho oY,rnosod - ov;at 49,;
49, anono. - - ona nonst;tut;on % - n ,pr
" @nu 49, hnnd:nt1., ~ a. no-a9 49,. r.
- ~ peiienoo nIo 1o 9D - .hn po eL.,1 .haU
- n0.s - -: anJ oaa o@ootna1 .4an.a $50
~ ~ 1oa1!so 80 90" aoIa - - ps'
70 legdlize Ine saio u Splti0uouS liquors,
and then regulate and control It by hnes,
penaitles, OF other puniShmentS Tor VIOLA
tlon OF the rules prescrloeo, only aggravate
the evil, which II IS designed TO cure. Any
law TO De enectual' must necessarily con-
ler upon tne proper aulnorleles' 'I u Inc power
~ oel1c' Ionoe1ln auu ues'icy 1ne oneilu-
lug dl1lcleS. - NUS. auGnorize' unueI rea-
"'ie luleS 1 anu lesei,o'lonS Ii,: seaf1I lol
III ~ ~ ?.o1es :; res anu uweinng houses, wneIe
shom Sl,o, 49, - - 49, Iar - h"an ;oIotaS ~ -
slo" nt 'nII at ~ -" loo coon 'ioia.0u
dence when nosit;ve nroof cannot ba oh
tained. or however pena! it NAV be in 9TH
er respects. it will soon become a dead let
ter. The first enouirv is therefore wbetb-
er such law is or is not constitutional =
The clauses in the Constitution Of the Uni
ted States, which have been urged as an
puling such a law. are these the r;aht
Of the neonle to ha sncnro IN thor ror0ons
houses naners and affacts ono;nst ' unroa
sonahle Searches and se;1rros sbaIl not h.
violated ond ~ - III ILL., - ;aos,aS
hut unor III - 49, - atl'
or af5;rmat;on and nart;on1ar1y SIp Josc,;b;na on
lsoo t6 seassd, ana l the persons q
things to be seized > no person !" shall be
compelled in any criminal case. to be a wit
ness against himself. nor be deprived of life.
liberty or propertv. without due process Of
law: nor shall private propertv be taken
for public use. without lust condensation
These provisions have been decided to be
apnlicable onlv to laws of CONGRESS. and
, are of imnortance on this question onlv on
, account Of the light which thew NAV throw
OH similar provisions in the Constitution of
this State.
: Tbo e A. e a.:
s+oto oro 'eI etbo noa,io sL Iii n ~ - 'n.o
r tho;r, 49, poople 0n'l 1o oeoul: -
from T,nreosonablo sparohos ~ eo;1nras ,
! and No 1vorron+ sbou ;sa,,o - 49, aoauob 49,,
2 roraon ~ tl,;no,. - | -. .ta.,
poi"on y 'no0' "i'nouU ueS0iiulne Ine,i
canso :vnnor4o3 ~ ~ ~. oo.h "o o~ oGIppot;on poG
! sIn I'll or; p;na1 I o"tH ~ tho | noo,,~aa
t sball boU6 rrht - 10 ~
It his counsel. to demand the natnro and
It cause Of the accusation-be shall not be
comnelled to o;ve evidence ooainst himself
n nor he denrived Of life. liberty or nroner,
e tv hnt hv dna oonrsa of law tbae nror
y ertv Of no nprson shall he taken for ,,pbl;c
" use, without lust compensation tkerefor
e These. if not all. are the strongest exnres.
t. sions in the Constitution. It will be seen
is by comparison of them with those taken
from the Constitution of the Tinted States
e that thew are more explicit. The rights
e of citizens are in no State more effectnally
II guarded than in the State of Connecticut
e g Nothing, however, can be clearer than thai
, by these same provisions, it is assumed tina
- some searches and seizures are lawful, anc
! that man may, Tor some causes, be de
\ prived OF life, liberty and property. Boil
- - may be done, if done by due course of law
= If, therefore, the law prescribes particular
= ly where, and how. on probable cause, sup
- ported by oath or affirmation, searches ar
- to be made, and for what cause, and in wha
T. manner, property may be seized, and tn
= owner deprived of it, how can it be elaine,
a. a. that such acts are unconstitutional? Blu
laying aside the language of the Constitu
= ton, it is well settled principle of lay
!, - and ofcommon sense, that every rule shoul