The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-03-11

SEw CoDE OF AEssIssIPPI-Ihe amend
meats recently made to the criminal code OF the
State Of Mississippi contain some rather sff1k-
ing features, especially for the south. and viii
PROVE quite an era in our legislation The fol
/ lowing articles would have met the hearty aP-
I probation Of the trainers Of the celebrated
Blue Laws of Connecticut. = and demonstrate
that the legislature Of Mississippi have b. some
means or other become remarkably moral
Article declares that any person Or persons
who shall keep or exhibit any billiard table for
public play, or shall be any way interested or
concerned in such billiard tables, for each Of
fence shall pay a fine of not less than FIVE hum
dred dollars, and not more than two thousand
dollars, and be imprisoned for term not e1-
cseding SIX months. Every owner lessee, or
occupant of any house or other building, who
shall suffer or permit any such billiard table to
be carried on or exhibited for public play in his
or their house, clubhouse, or other buildings,
being convicted thereof shall pay fine Of not
less than one hundred dollars. nor more than
one thousand dollars. It is also declared that
the Judges Of the circuit court shall be required
to give the foregoing articles specially in charge
to the grand jury al the commencement OF eve
~ session of the court Article declares that
if any person on a Sabbath day, shall himself
be found laboring at his own, Or any other
trade, calling or business, or shall employ his
apprentices, servants, or slaves in labor, or 9TH
er business, except it be in the ordinary house
hold Offices Of daily necessity, Or other work of
necessity or charity, he shall, on conviction, be
fined not more than twenty dollars for every
offence; deeming every apprentice, servant or
slave so employed, as constituting distinct Of
fence. While the Legislators of Mississippi are
striving to mend the morals Of their constitu- /
ents, it is to be hoped they will also do some
hing to rid the State Of all scamps and protect
he lives and property Of the people,
HAZARD OF WAR WITH EscLAsD-'Ion,"
he well informed Washington correspondent
IF tie Baltimore Sun, writes, there is no sub
tct which ought more earnestly to engage the
public attention than the fate of the Central
American treaty now before the senate Ifru-
nors are to be credited there exists in the
enate not only strong feeling against the
realty, but willingness, which has been mani
ested even in quarters heretofore considered
5 conservative, 10 meet the obvious hazard of !
5 rejection. Some have supposed that Great
britain is under special bond to keep perpe-
lal peace, as regards this country, and Ger
ainly she has the best reasons for such poll |
Y; but still half dozen specks of war have S
risen, one after another during the last TWEEN
: years and may arise again from these Cen =
al American questions From this last dis s
ute a collision between the two countries NAV t
any moment arise, and when We least ex-
ect it,
Ii the Dallas and Clarendon treaty be re-
cted, Or so modified as TO suit certain exclu- V
We American views, the abrogation of the |
layton Bulwer treaty will follow as matter n
course. II is not at all probable that fur {,
er negotiation would be proposed on either d
ie. England would take care to secure. by o
ATTY with the Central American states all {
z advantages which she desires for her com 0
cree IN the Isthmus between North and South I
nerIca. This she could not do, except at the /
k of collision with the United States; and Il
r this she is prepared and we are not.
The uncertainty Of the continuance of peace A
II. perhaps, have a direct effect upon Iegis- II
ION and upon the policy Of the incoming ad- P
n'stratIon. The public resources must be u
sbanded; anda reduction of the revenue de- II
red. Dug means of defence and offence eI
ouId be augmented. The new cabinet should p
constructed with reference to the emergen- n
S Of war Ii
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