Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-07-15
Decision OF Judge corsvi,i on the Chic Il.
qucr Law


Decision Of Judge c5rsvEn on the ohio LII
qucT Law.
The Urbana Ctti=en & Ga=etfe gives tie fol-
lowing IS the decision Of JupaE CoRwik On this
law
Tie Judge, after promising few Fetnafks N
relation 10 that cassof legislation which rescribes
what a man shell eat and what he ahall drint
and y herewiihal he shall be clothed, proceeded
% SAY, that the Government has dischargea
~ functions when 1t provides for the nroiec-
lion a. the eitzen's personal liberty, uersonai
security and .pEiyate property.
Il has been Urged here, IN favor OF gustafniay
we law uliacr consolidation. that Judge WaFens
81 C0nmRass has caused 10 be publiahed an eiabo-
rate opinion, fully sussainilg the constlntionaly
oi the law; and that this opinion is fully corcl,f
red n by Judge Swan and John w. Andrews. Rem.
ol Columpns tis sufficient 10 sny OF this argus
neiit, That these gentlemen received lianssei,,e
Zee Tor the nsaFance OF THAT opinion aud a
know 20 prosecute for violation OF the law under
that opinion.
M's Constitution Of the State Of Ohio, section
ON Of the schedule, isasfoIIows:
tso 'tcenSe 70 Eathc Misunderstanding liquors shalt
DC hereafter gsanted an this Ssnte, but tue Generl
assembly may by law, provide against tile evils
resulting therefsom.
From ibis il is evident that the Cpnstitutiof, az
Tue state Of OHIO sanctions The traffic IN ssifoxi
cating liquors.. but lat the same time the General
Assembly, Is authorized provide against the evils
resatting lEoul the sale of Intoxicating liquors. =
!. however. stopping to consider wIesher
this IS pfoliibiiofy law, or law merely to provide
sgaitst The esiIs resulting from the lrxfic, The
Consttution fulther provides, art 2d SEQ st6 faf
every bill shali be fully and distinctly read on
three sepAtete days. unless, in case OF urgency,
thee toulths Of the House ia which it shall 81
pendlpgs shall dispense with the rule.
lhes journals OF The Sennte aud the House Of
Representatives ores By tdt0s public racordb md
contain the evidence Of the Legality ilegaty OF
Tie acts of tho Legislature. BY referring Ia .le
journals Of the Legislature which adopie, this lazy
II VAL be discovered that this pretended law was
not adopted in accordance with the requiteren;r
81 the Constitution, was read but once IN The
Senate.
The old Constitution contained no proxision
against The evils Of insiy legislation; and the re-
stIictiye measures embraced the new Conatitn.
ton are part Of the remedies which were designed
70 be corrected In the new Constitution This ia.v
ihen not having been passed IN accofaisco viii,
the requirements OF the Constitutions, Is not law
lf eiiher the Executive or legislative tepnrt-
ments OF the Government violate, disregagded OF
refuse % observe the requirements Of The COns,-
luton, Il bstongs 10 the iudic,nl department 70
Enforce their obseryance, and protect. by proper
I pfocs as very cilizei from their violation.
lie EsIa.ors must thetefefe be discharged.
II
The World ana ia Trials a Week 81 n5z
/ citement.
The world Is full of excitement. The busy
multitude are constantly rushing ON, md although
ever and anon compelled 10 pauss and Witness
soiilr culaS tne eftect II b+ moments
IaIy. Bach individual has some particular object
view, and absorbed in tits, he has scarcely time
\ 10 notice The disappearance Of lis neigibor.-.
Death TOO, may level his shafts, aud strike down
/ some one at our very doors. Bur what of that7--
Tie living object is the al-eng rcssing thcught.and
thus the movement is still onward ofien recklessy
and rpshly onward. The week that Inns just gone.
By, YVES one oil extraordinary excitement, especially
ian T philadelphia. In the first place, the weather
was exhatisllng md oppressive. At one time, on
the afternoon of "Wednesday last, the thernoEeter
stood OF 80 degtees in the shade. The same night
the city was visited by destructive hTe which de-
lstroyed property 10 the amount Of $780, 600. linz
sleaiateiy before, the public nina was horrifed
by the details Of an awful accident the Susqae~
Hanna rsiroad, by which from thirty 10 forty hn
man beings were hurried TO eternity The same
mail brought US the account Of collision at sea
between the ships Trade Wind and Olympus, by
Which twenty four lives were lost a.
The intelligence from Europe was also exceed
Eingy Important and announc=d an immense slnugl-
fer between the conlending Tusks and Russians.
stock defaication TO the extent of two millions
Of dollars took place IN New York, and tins was.
followed up by other disclosures of like chafac.
Ter, but not to 80 great an extent. ii church " az
destroyed by mob at Bath, Maine; Gre took
place OF Louisville, by which property TO the
amouni of ,0o0 was swept away; seven lives
were lost by an accident on the Great ii estern
aRsiHoad; two were lost on the Lightning Train
betwe cen Philadelphia and baltimore; ! schooner
was wrecked on Like Ontario and SIX Of the crew
petishei; fire took place at Carroiton. KY, and
burned down property TO the amount of hundred
ihousand dollars; four hundred ana seventy deaths
occurred at st. Louis withlna SINGLE week. and m
other fire took place in Philadelpha on Rriday
night, and did very considerable damage. Ia all
ditoH TO these events several frightfnl murders
were isrpetrated, while casuaIities Of minor
Character by dozens took place. And thisis ahrief
outline of the events of single week. But, az
already observed, il sli attiaot attention only fos
The moment. Mankind are to busiiy employedwitii
their ow afails, TO attend TO matters that do no.
intnsd ately afectthrm. And YET, how much Mig
cry has been caused by The sad events 10 whichwe
have referred. How much deaolation and despair
have been Produced, md at this moment how many
are suffering with anxiety end anguish - hid.
Inquire
E REv. y. H. CARdILE Kst.LkD sr Tirr ExpLos,o,,
OF 4 CAnnos.--We regret 10 state that the Rev
" II. Cargiil, Of the Methodist Church, who had
just been stationed ct Moniruse by the Conference
at is its recent session at Wayerly, was killed by
the discharge Of cannonson The 4th of July, AZ
Susquehanna, Pa. III had but a shogt time b.
fore come into the plnce to attend the ceebrnton.
There were two cannon. one larger, and one
smaller stationed nearly opposite 10 Zach other il,
frontof the Harmony Hotel, at the distoucf Of i S
rod CT two from the road The fnsIi III charge 81
the cannon had applied the match once or fa,ics,
intellectually 70 the larger che. and wss about ali.
plying it lgan. as the deceased. coming up the
road, aekoss hastily in fronL of IL r ~ n,