New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-21

Springfield Railway, fell into company which it
took all my hopes OF promotion at the hands OF Mr.
Buchanan 70 maize me endure. II cor sisted Of M
merous delegations Of the unterrifed Democracy Of
Connecticut gong up to their state C0nyeutl n at
Hartford. / sm afraid I -h4ll never succeed in
qualify ss good Democrat in spite Of ell ny
~ p@ citations if teirg urtr7ftd be a necessary ele
ment Of Il. For | must own to being very serious
ly terrified, especially at the free ard independent
way in which they gave Unlimited expression II
their tobacco uce don't wish you to let II go
farther as it might be an injury 70 my prospects,
but ibey were the most disgusting and nastlest an-
mails have stumbled upon for long time. Many
Of them partially tipsy aud one or TWO roaring
drunk. They right any oi them have run for a
South Carolina Senatorship, with every person Al
claim 70 success. If these were the representa-
tses OF the party what must the party constituents
be They did not seem to be- ll-natured, though
coarse vulgar ignorant aud filthy, but only beat on
saving their country and having "a high old time,
as they expressed it, as they went along. Per-
haps however, / do the intelligence OF some Of
them injustice inasmuch as the evening papers
which bad lying On the seat beside me- dlsap-
peared with them and my eyes beheld them no
more You are talking great deal just low about
murder and garrO.ing ard other Branches OF art
against which you take exception, in pout OF taste
But put il 70 you as a practical man. whether
little sabbipg or strsngulation now aud then are so
damaging to general happiness and comfort as the
crime of tobacco chewing aud splitting which lays
waste the lhud and makes it scarcely mt FOR the
hahitstion OF civilized man. / am not bloody
minded IA a general thing, and am strongly in favor
of mild administration OF penal justice; but my
rotiOn is that every man who chews should be sent
10 the Penitentlary for 8 term varying from nye
years 70 life according TO the aegrsyation OF the
ofense but if he spts he should be hanged without
beIetit OF clergy.
You NAV remember that told you some time
since of tie suit which an unlucky apOthecarys
boy of Roxbury had brought against Mayor smith
Msjcr-Gen. Edmands, Capt Evans AID Marshal
Freeman for an assault upon him on the day Burns
vas kidnapped. The defendants justified themselves
on the ground that they were in the regular dis
charge Of their public duty, and moved for non
suit for that reason. Judge Merrick, before whom
the case was on Trial, refused to decide the point
stopped the trial and reserved its consideration Tor
the full Bench. ain happy TO tell yOu that the
Court has decided that the conduct of Dr. smith IN
defeating the police power Of the city TO his Apoh
ecary -Gcneral Edmands was clearly Illegal that the
military in cases of riot is toe mere instru-
ment Of tie civil power, which must decide
when il is TO interpOsc and how far. lucy
have therefore sent the case bsch for trial holding
the Mayer and all his tools personally responsible
for whatever ultchief was done. The Marshals
plea IL demurrer, or whatever i is called, believe
was allowed, on the ground that he had rothiDg to
do with the calling out of the militia companies.
Ihi, was all on he general principle Of the illegal
conduct Of DR.. Smith and the Apothecary to whom
be turred the case over and did not touch the
question Of the consttutionaity Of the Fugitive
Slave law. But will ascertain the particulars
more accurately ard let you know them in full in
nv uext letter, which shall be suddenly dis
patched. BYLEs.