New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-18
r1vo TRIALS, AND NOR THROUGH.


Our good naturei friend, Sheriff Hufty, is one Of
the unIuckiest men alive at least 50 far as public Of
flee is concerned. He is continually on trial, and
Judging BY appearances, it is quite evident his enc
mics would like to try him ID mode de d5orgine, Or
by some of those amiabe machines for crushing
joints and wrenehing limbs known to the inquisitoral
dungeons of old Spain, and would if they had the
power
But the trial fire and the trial by rack generally had
final ending victim died, and there the power of
his tormentors ceased. With Major Hufty, however,
tWould appear that his trials are never to have CON
clusion He has been tried before the grand inquest
of the people, and averdict was rendered in his IA
yor The validity Of that verdict was questioned, and
he was brought before court and jTy-before tri-
bunal specially designated by law to try and deter
mine, finally, such cases as his Another verdict was
rendered in his favor and there every body supposed,
was an ending Of the vexatious and expensive busl
| ness. The law expressly said 50, and the issue OF
this thesecond trial. appeared to give general salts
| faction a}
| It seems however, that every body was mistaken;
| for the Sheriff is now on triala w1etched mockery
t Of trial. at that before the Legislature partisan
majority having concluded that the verdict Of the
people Of the Parish Of Orleans, the first place. and
the verdict Of jury and the Judgment of court Of
the Parish of Orleans in the second place, was INSULT
cient to decide exclusive parish matter! Already
the high-mnded discreet, wise, Virtuous, profound
and stnpendousy great Solons of one branch of the
Legislature, have determined that the people of
Orleans do not know how to vote and that the courts
of Orleans are not competent to decide apurely local
question, the laws of the commonwealth, the rights
of individuals, and justice and truth to the contrary
notwithstanding. Consequently, the majority have
set up their will for the will Of the people
their pleasure for the verdict Of court and jury
set aside existing laws trampled upon indefeasible
rights acquired under those laws-and have, to all
ntents and purposes, erected themselves into trbu
nal above the peopleabope the law above usage and
above everything else deemed sacred and holy by
genuine American freemen who still labor under the
delusion that this land is land of liberty and law
that it still possesses Of those noble features for
which their foretathers foughtand bedand conquered.
II To-day or tomorrow, we presume the Senate will
carry out the ruthless scheme commenced in the
House Of to which we have referred,
and by the end of the week at farthest the Governor
will consummate the transaction. Thus will end the
third trial Of the lawfully declared Sheriff of the
Parish Of Orleans. 3j 9 5..
We are unable to discover the necessity for waiting
even two or three days The removal was determined
on weeks ago in caucus; and nothing will be made
even BY show Of moderate delay. A selnbance of
fairness will not suffice to conceal in the least the
unheard-of oppression contemplated. The people are
too well posted and too thoroughly aroused to be de-
uded by the adroit representations of interested and
reckless politicians. Besides bold tyranny takes bet
ter looks better and is better than covert sneaking
degree of manliness. The artful hating, sanctimo-
NOUS despotism of Louis Philippe was oppressive
and contemplate alike and was, therefore, despsed
as well as hated by the fiery Parsians But the des
potisn Of Louis Napoeon-not a whit the less op-
pressive and unghteous respected, because it is
open and aboye-board- there is nothing cat
like, coWardy or despicabe about it. Herein lies the
difference Therefore, let our tyrants, at Baton
Rouge, swing the decapitating axe as swiftly and
sterny as possible. Let them put on nawlish airs
in public and affect TO regret doing what they long
since made up their minds to do in secret conclave.
But, the third trial Of our worthy Sheriff does not
end the matter fourth trial is inevitable and must
be had not only for. the protection of individual
rights, but for the security of the community at
large Establish the precedent that the will Of the
people is subordinate to the will Of the Legislature
charges, or q shadow Of an excuse simply because
they are politically reproachable that the laws guar
anteeng them rights and immunities can be ignored
at the caprice of reckless partzanship; that the
right Of trial by jury and the verdcts of jures carry
with them neither weight nor power; that they are
secondary, and must give way to the behests of
secretly held legislative caucusesand we will soon
be reduced to state Of chaos, illuminated now and
of
more grinding oppression vi 4-g..-.. 4...s
Establish such fearful precedent and tits very easy
to see where it will lead us to- sooner or later The
sequences are Of SO terrible character that any
other Legislature would pause reflect and draw back
instead Of plunging headlong into the Rubcon which
separates the realms Of law, order and prosperity
from those of anarchy, confusion and impoverish
ment.
The final determination Of this removal question
will rest with the Supreme Court That high tribu-
nal, we are firmly convinced, will never sanction
a legislative act which removes an officer without al
legations of malfeasance misfeasance, any other
charge against him. They, the supreme judges,
are The duly constituted interpreters of the organic
law and are competent to decide upon the constitu-
tionalty unconstitutonaty of the proceedings of
the Legislature We trust that the whole question
may come up on It's InerltS, ne 1ully argued, and
finally determined SO that all doubts as to the future
may be completely dissipated- the present
Legislature does not fit to abolish the Court or re-
move or hang its members
/ MEDICAL LITERATURE Thomas L. White, No. 1O5
Canal street, has exceedingly large valuable and varied
Of medical works. covering every department of that
broad field of science and study The number of books
has renders attempt to cataoge them in advertisement
mpracticabe but full catalogue may nevertheless be framed
by the statement that he has everything needfu
the prosecution of medical study from its initiation 10 the
clusof any there be it. few prominent works spe
i Gifted in the advertisement to which refer.
l.
4 Dry GooDs.-Great bargains in dry goods are Of
aud Terpschoe Streets large purchased
advantageous terms, and embraces all the novelties
the season. be by reference to the advertisement
! Ladies should call and examine the stock. IT,
| WATCHES, JEwELRY AND FANCY GooDs-F. Roberts
agent Joseph Iutty selling oil the stock of the store No
20 Camp street. under the City Hotel very liberal terms.
large supply gold an silver Watches ewel silver patet
ware combs brushes and other articles comprised the
The opportunity presented 10 city and country
chants induce all to examine before purchasing
elsewhere. E4=
| THE HEALTH DEpoT-ln the long list Of depots
inepots with which city is graced and benefited
well be doubted whether there Of more real and
ling value than that of j. Wright Co.. Nos q and l5 Chartre
street. whose trains ftghcd with and run for The