New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-25

THE SLAVE IIQuoR LAW.-This mixed question |
having been finally settled by the decision of the
Supreme Court declaring the law to be constitu- |
tiona, active operations against persons informed
upon have been resumed. Since the first proceed |
ings under the statute about year has elapsed,
leaving the affair in allegiance, but by means in
oblivion. No sooner is the law sustained than
operations reeommence with renewed energy.
Already several delnquents have been fined $3.50
and $500 and deprived of their licenses with a
promptness which can be easily accounted for.
In the first place, the law is very popular. 1t
meets a want long and grieyously felt throughout
our whole community. In fact, its temporary sus-
pension, caused by the doubts as to its constitu-
tionality, was regarded as public calamity. How
many thousands of valuable slaves have been rem
dered worthless by this reckless tampering with
them and brought to an untmely grave it is i'm
possible to enumerate, but we presume there are
but few masters who have not been caused great
deal of anxiety if not severe loss, by it. Yet, not
wthstandng the prevalence of the evil-notwith-
standing the solicitude and watchfulness of SO
many persons-nothing was done under the old
system to check it. But we cannot doubt that this
death.dealing iniquity has been arrested at last
And this is a proof, notwithstanding the skepti-
cism of many persons on the subject, that laws
can sometimes effect great good. So many abortye
acts passed for preventing this and the other
evils-gambng, bribery. corruption at elections,
ete.-that doubts sometimes arise as to the eff
cacy of penal laws at all They are ineficacious
| because unnecessary or badly constructed. What
| is everybodys business is nobodys business, but
make public justice go hand i'll hand with some
bodg's private interest and it is attended to- Give
the District Attorney perqusites for convictions and
the criminal business soon goes earnestly on. Give
the police and others half the fines levied for mis-
demeanors, and watchful eyes will be fixed on
every suspicious character. From the beginning
men have been fond of the goods of this world and
willing to exert themselves to obtain them. Hu.
man nature is still the same, and by offering the
reward YOU can command the eXertion
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BATTLE FOR THE RECOVERY OF GHILDREN.-We
have learned, says the Cumberland lNId) Civilian,
that a terrible battle occurred very recently in
Cumberland Valley, about ten miles from this city.
1t appears that widow lady named Growden,
from Ohio, recently paid visit to the valley in
order to take away with her two children of her
late husband, who have, since the death of their
parent, been reared by their grandfather, a re-
spectacle old gentleman in the valley. The child.
rem would not leave their grand parent, Mr.. Grow
den. The mother then left aad went to Centre
vile, where she prevailed upon dozen or more
people to accompany her back, and take her child
rem by force. This was attempted, when terrible
fight eusued between the friends of the children
and those Of their mother. Several on both sides
were badly hurt, and others were arrested for riot
ing. The mother succeeded in CARRYING off one o
the children