Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-14
CoyFsDERATE STATS DISTRICT COURT.


II, Grand jury, which met in this city on TUESDAY,
isc,nposedos follows y. A. wilson Lyncubu'g, fore
mlr;T ~ K iler, Wili-n Cox, Charlottesville;
own Dea1e, Lynchburg; b Moaeley, ".
Bt<-r n 5rO's C,-y J gmes Jarvis Portsmouth; j. w.
Ssuer E. Gil F,eCs-icSsburg; Dr. r. 7. Taylor
Jim ". Jln,. Amelia; bert G. Lee, Powha,an; D.
Th5mIs p Atkinson, d ,nvile; Wi'lilm \ ArmsteCd'
Rsb.rtA Plard, r L'ron, William Rigland
TIA ldeus Stark, Z u. Porter, A N. Bailey, X
Aleu- ?. Ter D NJ Kinney, John F. Last"ich, Richmond
Judge .yburtoa charged the Grand Jury iOllo"o;
GsaIls-ss, o5Gs Gra-i Jury:
The Ish clause ef the 7h section Of the st article Of
Ao Provisional Constitution Of the CyAfsdeTGs States,
In pursu1rcs OF va Oh you are nov ubsd declared,
n TIE exc. words Of tho Constitution Of the UHiec
S ai,S lts, mo person shall De heli to scsEer for
clpia Crer~iss Infamous crime unless on the pre-
..Ltmsu. Of the G2nd jury except in cases arising u
tho ilcd ornav forces go The militia when IN service
10 line o. war % rutl tl-ge-.'
The only authority pjsscss'd 5y the Courts OF the Con
ieGera,s Safes % ks yoglz nee Of any of'nee Is be-
s,orei bv the Constitution Of the C)rfefrais States,
AID acts Of Congress made ia pursuance OF powers there
IA granted.
You have, therefore, no such general authority to 10
quire mo oGlces agaias. the laws Of tho State, OF
sgaius. good morals good order, as il possessed oy
Graad ia. les Ia the a,s Courts.
You have 10 general 10 deal only with those crime
md msiemeanors whch declared 20 BE- such by the
Consultation or laws of the Confederate ates or by
statutes laws Of state or OF the United ates, wtl
q
Tue 81 seco1 Of the &C; passed by tbs Congress OF
the C.uf,dr.a.e Safes AID approved the len o.
Hl-cl ls6l provides that "she laws OF the UHi'sd
States 10 REGARD 70 cnes and of nces" shs be Ia force
unji other~,ss provided oy !aH OF Congress"
Thls the criminal laws OF the U,itsd States having
been expressly adOped by Congress- became laws Of the
OrtsGsra's Sa-s-thst is TO say, those laws Of the
United atss w1ch passed fore the act aforesaid
Under these laws OF the Uiisa Ss'es and the crini-
n laws Of the Confederate States you may irq iFe into
and present great number OF q rent ofeaces, few
Of snsh / vii. m3nton-murder, mansaugh:er on The
high seas or in bays rivers Gh'rs hs tide coos and
Ec committed board ships or other vessels belong
ing 20 the Con elsracy muny on board OF such We se
cruelty 10 am 10 s'eiiiug taking Letters from IN,
N Il or pcsoics; aud eoun:eFeitrg and forgery OF va
ro-s kiads, fan under your c'ga'zlnes
To forgs the Treasury OF ths Coederate States
has oesn ieemsd BY Congress crime so high in s char
seier aud remedy m5,hievous in s cons qlsnces
that Il thought necessary to make Il punis aols wh
desth Even PASS utter puosh true, any forged
Treasury ao knowing i. to be forged is punishable in
the way
Treason Is another csnce to which viii call your at
tsao1 By the third ssstioz Of hethrd article of the
Constitution OF the Co,fsdsrAie Safes which is copied
Win th' substitution Of hs word Confederste" Tor the
vord United" from the Constitution Of the United
States "TreasoD azlnst the Confederate States shat
consist only in eyyiug against them, IN adherng
70 their enemies giving them aid and comfort and mo
pes shall be oonve,e1 Of treason unless the test
moly of virtues 10 the sane overt act or on con-
fess,o1 in Opal cOur.
To asbers 10 the enemies Of the Confederate States,
giving them aid Nnl comtos- in any way l. carrying on
var against fhrsi0rc ycu SOC, much treason
as 10 be actually engaged in the war.
Toe Constitution declares that Congress shall make
no Law Gbdgng The freedom az speech Of the press
and W0id7 Whether written or spoken can never
amount treason ugless they Intended 70 give or
do give in way, aid 10 the enemy In carrying on
the war.
To give to the enemy information as to the number
Of ou- trools, the position movements Of our
N.Y. any ohsr information which would DO Of service
to HIM in the condue. OF the war, would be treason.
To trnde with the enemy too may Do reasonable
Snoh ;rh1, # 10: alsays treason is generally high
s1eneanor az least it subjects the party engaged IN
g. forfeiture Of the vessel and cargo or other pro-
pery hat may BE- employed in Il, unless it be carried on
nth the co sent Of the Government This seems TO be
principle OF universal law and not peculiar TO the afis
prudenea Of any one country SO EAe1ibe is the ruiz
tRlt In tho case where citizen OF the United States has
purchased quantity Of goods within the British terri
tory, long time previous to the declaration Of host-
ties and bad dspoi,ed them in island near the from
ties vessel hired BY him bring away the goods was
captured with the cargo and condemned prize of war
by toe Uuited States Courts
To esd 10 the enemy munitions Of war or prov sions
or plies Of any Kind which yould enable hin 10 carry
on the n etualy, would bs Of eson.
"Ai coatracts with the enemy" Ray3 Phllimen, 'ere
null ard void; the insurance. Of an enemys prop
crty j. isgd upon :hs ground Of its being species Of
Intercourse wi the e8sT for the reason bills of
exchange mads by tho subj act Of one belgerent upn
tn s1t Of the other bsigerent Illegal aud void
Tie remission Of funds 10 money bills 20 subjsots Of
the enemy the purchase CT bis the deposit OF funds
il the enemy5 country Unlawful beosu'e they tend
improve thu resources and sreag the hands OF the
enemy. In fee, every commune lton with the Stale,
however crcutous Is prohibited unlsss il be sanctioned
BY the special authority OF the Government"
- % the persons who nay be guilty Of treason, they