The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-10

Gspsral Whitsssd yssssscsy ss0,s NE sommiss. RE
General is down on ali reporters f,s your p,psr.
PROM run NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PREPARING TO
ARM fHEMsRLvES
wssrpoRr, May %, 1861
Inicrus st on Of . rsnHNe chsrscef IA waioh the nj
most confidence may Be ylAeed, has reached rs. that
Territory called together to The Lave, the sSo
tcDisfs have oompi sing the crosses oosrsges
SpSn n; sss ,a t sA0y ,o asns
setkrs ordered out OF tbs rsrri.ory. at Pottawss
,an,e C'ees, soas eight mud rs Sa.s been
satisfied viii hnrg their bodies have been orut.y
muAtsd In view Of these facts Is but right Aod jus
ssvss and proceed 81 onos ksp and protection OF
fellow eoontlymen Many Of sbe settlers OF Kansas
suffered longer 10 EXIST unless We intend 70 foid our arms
and sn and p.sos zee our psop n, Ma ssss
dargsrsd, and our property ascrhcsd En- ,rs are nov
mailing 70 organise party for the help OF he slavery
settlers If Terri ory What ia oone, must % done ~
once and without dea, sni il is therefore suggested
hat All Who 6ssire aid .h, matter should ct onss
rrcv,ions ~ Win be necessary he Of the
persens soire We 70 that eight murders have
cunstas ces VIA suggest itself without ans inimstion
from Neither shouid It be expected that Jsossnn
county alone and firge Asndsd can meet ,ns .nHf ~
Ut stake These murders but the natural resa
Of The substitution OF rifles for bc)es and 1t re mains TO
be whether the soa.h will tsmssy permit them TO
proceed.
Alleged OAleisl Corruption ~ to the Wsden-
Ing OF ReAde Street-Priyllcge Of q Wit
ness.
SUPREME coURr-sPECIAL TzRA.
JUNE s-hn ne water Of tie application Of John Van
Ine for an Attachment against Theodore j. Minis
wmmG, J-Mr Minis, witness in prccsedipg before
. special comnittss Of the Ccnmop CounoD, appointed
ITO investigate the ac.ion Of the Committee Streets
Who lad under tbs widening Ind improving
pIopoupded to him. He il before order 70 show
caufe Why he should no. be compelled TO those
qaessn is alleged his par. thSt he j. not bound
First because the sutje,t Of inquiry not
within scope Of The authority conferred upon the
special committee, secondly, that the witness IS pryi-
Iged from answering, the ground that the answers
might cimrse bin. The only authority Conferred upon
the special conmes Is 10 inquire toto the acton Of The
SIRE Commute The suthor conferred tha gpscal
committee sps ciai and limited, and they cannot be
ycrd the euy imposed ]. is very questionable wseher
the Common Council have spy power to authoSiza any
committee 70 * quirs into the condaot ion any
person not Q! either branch Of the city govsrn
nent, especially when fuch conduct may amount to a
erine In this case however Nia,s answered. every
question put TO him TO the action OF the Stree Com
mittee any Of is nemesrr in relation . The widen
which sought from the w.1ess relate
TO his ON acte with individuals other than the COM
power 70 nake-tosy not proper quss.ions," within
The mearirg Of the s:asue To 10 proper they muss be
cOnneo.e0
subject referred and relate to matters within the po yer
Of tie Conno Council 70 inquire about The act 'to
smsnd the existing law relating to bribery makes tho
right in acon or other property or anything OF value
ar recuDiary otnei individual advantage present
prospective, to any ZEN Der Of the Common Council
with intent TO inf his vote seton upon any
queson mater, cause proceeding pendiog, or which
~ It also declares that eve person who shall
Known ely bstr convey Asy tuch e grAtu.y or pro-
p0eA, or shall In any manner uegota,e between any
yrsyr f,va nytr1 NJ thp
section, shall, upon CONVICTION be punished in like
ner and 10 the sane extent" as the principals Minis
Of The persons ed In the act bibe in any way
negotiating between any other pe~sons to such deed
At the Common law miscemssnor. bat ths &C. has
enlarged The gfse Of he offence and made ~ felony
The law 10 too well settled 70 need the qu,tahon OF
authorities TO show that witness s prv.issed from
answering al quts.i which will have 9 tendency 20
expose him 70 any kind Of punishment upon criminal
charge VT the disclosure he msy make may be osed
seans. him, nOw,ver remote the set If it may prove
even link in the chain Ct eviceDcs Viii h when
esaeIs ave Ises kI.-n may convict or have tendency
lweiirg the question 1T is certainly MT only posi-
bic but probable care says one of the moss enghten
single fact may complete the testimony sinst hims If
and to every .festuaI purpose accuse h sf emit ely
te Isauired s,r bis oonylc,on That fact Of Itself would
be unavairg but all other facts without 1t would be in
Sufficient; while thai remains concealed In his oEn
bosom ne is safe but draw it from theace and he sx
sed 20 prosecution urged that the witness did
put his refusal upon tae ground that the
nigh tel 70 csinnA him. and that Il he hAd,
that he is not the judge of that, but ha. tribunal
before which he is examined must decide that question
tits enough cay that the witt ess not asl ed to
state the grounds which ne refused to II the
question lad been pu he would probably have answered
he refused he light have besr compelled 10 have
stated the shield the law gives him the of mis-
refusal. TIE witness, however, must himss.f be the
jutae how far The may lend to cFia1ate hin.
TO decide whether it would would not unless the
swer, matter which way, must from the very nature
OF things be wholly Indifferent. AL thai the @ urt coud
DO would hs 20 tia. the answer miga have that
effect II night the privilege cannot be taken from tia
witness II the urSer possible Giro 1mstarcs
ud have any such tendency, the witness must answer
In Il before Is is very clear that affirmative
10 the questions propounde might lead to the
6sveopement Of ain Of evisencs that might lad to
mis- conviction Of offence within ths law, o. t1e act
against bIsery The Of bis refusal 20
pspAb upon the face Of the questions th4t the
epecsl cornmi did rot probably for hst rsason)
dee II AIRY ask them 70 be stated l. us Urged
before me- also that unless such WITNESSES can be com.
PEELED 70 give evEeoee the offence of bribery under the
act cannot be reached. That lie argument be ad
drsssed 20 tie law masking power Wnen lbs legislature
I've wisdom hsll relieve such witnesses fro all crimi
al Art penal responsibility giving the evidence,
them and no. till them the Courts take from The
winners the safeguards with watch the constitution OF
the state and repested JUDICIAL dee have ere:tei
around them. On both grounds the objections well
taken and The order to show cause must be discharged