Litchfield enquirer., 1854-05-11

saSy y hi' own suspiciOus shd unlawful
 Is has bosh ssid bs . hish dIsh,,atS in e neishboving Slate, that man's .honas is bic castle, thul it canh6f legally bs ssarchsd. al. thougb tho occupant is charged with treason or mu TdeE, and that the on N deviationn from this principle 1" is in eases of searcheu for stolen property. which are allowed mon the ground, that they are dssiened 10 ussio,o it Co its lawful owners.n know o( no srch Eule ia any sgsiem of iurispfuAence. Itis contrary io the whole split ofsthe eemnIofs law. A dwelling house is . east le to peace able law-abiding ciiizens not citadel fos enemies of the State. Such . ,doeifineaaa that contended for would enable man io make llia house an asylum for felcns, and q depot fdr the toolsOf c0nuterfeilers and hur- glars, Any malicious villain could, by all- Ing his place of of residence in populonS city with casks apparently containing pow der, ard baering his A6ors lagainst the police. strike terror in tho inhabitants, and drive them from their homes. se gse5 (
 Many pchs0nS nenifest much alum at the idea tiiat presumpiiVe evidence is tO be held sulicielit pF0ofof q breach Of the !aw.s But tlDis is lamslinr doctrine in courts of justice. Th0nsands have been convicted of theft merely on the evidence resulting from the possession of stolen property. The presump- tlve proof arising from finding articles be
 longing to victims of murder, when .uaac- couhicd, has carried many cfi:hinals to the gallows. The difficulty of proving innocence tn sil such cases is greater than t would be when person is charged on presumpiiye ev- idcnce sxIib sLllng hqnors contrary to law. Such capiioos objections always have been made and always can be be made, to any law which is sufficiently stringent 10 De effectual for the prevention of crime A re- sort to such grounds of opposition furnishes presumptive proof thatihe person who docs 1t is opposed to the principles of the law, and does not wish 1t to effcctnaL Sobes, indf strious. peaceable, patriotic ciiizans, de- mand stringent laws. They have no fears oi sheriffs or magistrates. Their domicils are as secure from intrusion, and their pro- peity from seizure, under a prohibito,y l.. quor law, as under . law against swindl,pg. Legislatures and jHrists ought 10 regard tho wishes of their class, ratherithan of those who never look al law, except to see how to evade it. .sa5
 Much discussion has arisen on the qucs
 lion whether processes can, constiiuiionally issue against property without mot lcc to the owner. Doubtless, when the owner can be discovered lie should be regularly served with process. But when he Intentionally conceala his ownership, the well known max i'm applies, that iio man can take advantage of his own wrong. It would be strange, inI deed, if the owner of q nuisance could imak ( it perpetual by skalking.. and then waving legal process. hss sGe
 1t being then clearly within the power of the Legislature to pass sucn q law, the most difficult question to solve is whether such . law ought to be made. which resolves itself into the question whether it is demanded by the voice of the people. a N
 This is question which you, gentlemen, are better qualifIcd to answer than l can be. and shall rely with confidence upon your re- spending fully to the wishes of your consiits nenis, whether that is an immediate passags of prohibitory law, submission Of sncb law to the action of ihe people, or the posi- ponemeni Of the suhJcct io soms future occa sion. Ii, .in your judgment, . majdEity ci your constituents demand such, law, I .iievt no approximations regarding its successs Ths signs of tue times clearly in6ica,G fiat pAb,l lic sentiment is fapitlia changing in favor, of it., Tho institutions 0i this Siate are 6f the most liberal chaFaciefs and. the ,peor ley yar, su,. strongly imbued with the democratic principle of obedience iQ the will ofx,ho mas jority, that those who doubt the justice or OK pedicrcy of the law would adaiabtless fekSrt only 10 cons.insionat and legal measure for iaas ahsoe aiion. If such a law is passed, great care shonld be taken 10 guard II in every possible way from being used as faR instru- mont injustice oriopPressioh. assi 4g s9tesis
 We intended to have given the Mess age entire. bn, find that our limited space forbids our 50 doing. The remainder oi the document is devoted to his views Iol the Nebraska bill, which are those of lbe Whig party atiths Nollla. concludes as follows: aeA
 Uaiess entirely misapp pprchcrd the sp!i.l q the people f1tbis. Sfae, ihohgh Inclined iu peace, and not sensitive in matters af ceremo. ny, they will never submit to manifest errors they will never become partners in guilt; and they will as manfully defend their just rights as,ihose whs msks louder boast of yalor. !
 l shall rely confidently on the assurance which ! feel, that yon V ill promptly give ! full and decided expression of, the yieMs, o yuuf Csst0.uU sutS Sttutly Ap0tN0Ut Su0s ject. We are placed, gentlemen, in circum stances of peculiar fespsnsibiliy. Upon oG, action, may depend the issues ofl lie and deati atoihousands of our iellow citizens. We have ii in our power 10 seat up the fountains ffod which now How ,he river of death; tS convert our prisons into hospitals, and our ai.nhpuse. into. granaries 10 iransiorn the ahoies of VI -slcnce and outrage into eccncs of domesfis peace and happiness. and thus ccmmence 1 new era in the history af the Sssse. isilsW
 tt is possible, too, that upon our ci7asts tnay depend ihe inteFests of humanity, the prcyca tion oi national jisI,onor, and The Perpelualio: of this beloved Union. s ss s'.3y s,} M 1i Let us then discharge our respective dniie, in such manner as will commend itself ts our own censciences. to posteriiy, and to God HENRY DUTTON. New Haven, May \. 1854. .'s- ~ss''
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