New-York daily tribune., 1861-11-06
LAW INTELLIGENCE.

SELsoN-THE LAW OF TREAsoS-THE SLAVE
TRADE.
At the opening of the Court Grand Jury was i'm
panuelcd comuosed Of the following gentlemen:
Andrew Anderson, forensn Robert Base Albert Garfield
VIM Calender John Deplarn, Charles N Fearing Joshua j.
Henry Edwsrd N. Ingoli,by John Lawrence Georgs d.
John C. c. Reynod. Edward Sehe jaime, A. SUP dsr m,
orden Alex. R. Walsh Evan j. Walker and b'njamin C.
Jude Nelson addresaed the jury in tie following
| terms:
GgyrLpuus on Tug GnANp JuRr-Among the list Of Grim.
ina put into my hsnls By the United states District
Of obby aud acy under the OF Congress Of 1880 aud
ia2O-Abe q. Hudgns, and four others, ef the pyaieer
.o Of e sc Of 7S declare. that II any per.
son mon the high sea. sh. murder robbery or
Sn,y would by The laws OF United States be punish.
able with DEATH iuch offender shall be deemed TO be pirate
ninth section, citizen she'll commit any piracy Or rob
hery Aforesaid or any act OF hostility sgsnst the United
Of any conmion from any foreign prince or state or on
deemed pirate fson and fo6ber and conviction shall
suffer Death The third section Of tue act OF 1870 declares
, ay person shall upon the hsh seas &C. commit the
crime Of ROBBERY ia ship vessel orppon any
ships company Of any ship vessel or upon he dg there
Of ncb person ,hs be adudsed prate and on coneu9n
shall suffer death Tn. crime 0 robbery or piracy under
thete consists in this. The felonous taking OF the
sy Violence of putting him in bodiy fear BY feonions
taxing" meant taxing with wrongful intent TO apTro-
these act. eon., n ID. cOmmi.on crime by parsans
ia armed vessels upon American uIaTmed chips yesse. on
hgh by taking fobe possession Of them and OF the
cargo ard sppropsng them to their own use, or for gain
The ninth section Of the act Of s provides sEsin. hess
disti gsss them irom the cases IN which they arc commit
sa,y oi eo%m..ion from foreign nation By rule Of
law u esa Of awsr e1i'ting between th. Gov
s hsS es bys p1s sined 1.,s. Of the eSsmy
mission from hl, Goyernnen, would be protection assin
charge Of robbery piracy Ia courts The
mia n section cuts o this defense ln Of citizen engaging
n against ErHstus
Boob master Of the bark buekeye for pr'cy under the
fourth and fifth scion' Of the act Of 1870 ior having been en-
f,Srnsr and others, Of the ship yarmouth. for
ss yn sam. on DGs s ,1d and bird
the Of leoo ard sain Albert Horn for hng out the brig
N. slave trade which the second spd third
on of The 1919 The fourth section Of the act Of Sl0
si sIS engaged h ne .lass trade o.
Of tho Of ship owned in whole or IN part, or nayisaed
for bshafo citizen Of the United states shall and
from such ship And sny foreign shore seize negro OF
muso Sc. with intent to make him OF her slave o. shall
seS hp with he intent Aforesaid such citizen person
shall DO sdjudEsd Patei and on conviction shall suner
The sfh section sere, the penalty for fOreiby
6AnE OBTAINING such on board the vessel with the
utent TO them In oing assisting In 50 do
ns or in the attempt sell them slaves or the landing Of
ss Of them as slaves The set Of 1900 makes crime to
serve Voluntarily board Of Of the veels engaged in
not edng 30 coo and iHprso not exceeding two
years The td section Of the act Of 1919 prohibits the build
endiug away any slip vessel at port within The uris
dc,on Of the United s,aes for the pgp'e Of procqing any
negro mulatO OF color from foreign hing
place country TO be transported TO any port or place
vhse,er to Dc held sold or otheLwi,e dsPo.ed o. a. A'ss
for the term OF not exceeding seven years nor
From The punber Of the District Attorney. list Of
charges for violation the se's Of Congress. aea the slave
country instead of dmi,bng II l. some satisfaction how
h. tho eyte3ee thn. Furnished Of the aPRaeet IN,
crease Of tic crime shows stisanee ahd .heisy On Tue pau
h. public euthoes 20 detect and bring 20 punishment the
airoelous book and should be inquired ino by
your body with p.ienee and per'eseranes from whch 20
INIT. OF Your urIsdcon The duty aud the power Of eS
paog the far city may be implicated
who e0p,a,s s the snd sqas o The City and coaay 3,
respects crimes against the laws Of the United States
the District Attorney Of es magnitude but Of
more frequent occurrence and deserve your particular sen
They ar. arcsnss upon the high to make
Ietes om the fo. Office and the snJez
zeient Of munitions ofwaT which Is made punishable under
Ths unhappy condition Of country arising out Of the
srug. people OF PARTON VI the Union to over
mposed new dute, upon the citizens; which have brought
into operation crimes, and guilt that 70 the great credit Of The
unkno 10 her laws and Judicial rbunas refer to the
crime OF against the United States Although no case
of his been presented by the District Attorney
to be pecsy submitted TO ou 1t may mol Do out oil place to
cal. your attention N general way to the clement, soa.',
was by the founders Of our ooVenment OF suc Inn
pssnes both in respect to the Government and The citizen
that they specially detned in the Constitution in9, taxing
Il out ofthe power Legislative regulation Inc definition
found in the third ,scon Cf the 'hd aI'ic. s oiSw'
ey,ins war against them in adherne to their enemies
,nx them aid comfort No shall be convicted Of
treason sness the testimony of two wnee'o 'ho same
| overt act or on confession In op'n Court"
The power TO the punishment left to Congress,
Th. ds6pition OF the crime was from the statute of
Edward III Of EDssnd and which hs. been .sysrs S n
up 10 that kingdom respect to the law both ey acts OF
and he a,S,pS sns b. sus sba.e well
known the founders OF our UovoInnent ana
N the pecui. hsseology oberyabe In ther dehnion OF
IN. ns ransy tha. should consist ONLY In lovyng war
against the United States adhsrns 20 ther svug
them aid aud comforts and to the other sgua es
re that person shall be convicted OF 'he onee except
on the testimony Of two witnesses TO the sae over. act Inc
prohibits Congress from mailing any ea aSs o. se
citizen than those specified treason anu & seI quo
The Introduction Of constructive tressos when mao been en-
grated upon hi. statute 81 G a
the United saesthers can be no great dihcuty In deter
mos the fact. and SvSq .s
or conspiracy do not an overt act WITHIN tie con'
Tbsr. more difficulty Ia determining what constitutes the
overt act the second clause namely adheTng to the
giving s% sa inS SeIy much the ae and S
OF each particular case There are some acts ot
room or doubt-such giving intelligence with intent to
aid him his acts o hosty-sending him provisions, OF
rsodsns military post, &c ali with like intent These,
kindred facts are overt acts of treason BY adherns to
| the enemy
ords oral written printed however reasonable sedi.
tous or criminal Of themselves do not constitute an overt
act of treason within the definition of the crime 81.
When ken, wtten, printed 10 feai)n TO an act OF
acts which II committed with reasonable design might con-
suts such they admissible evidence tending
to and show the intent with which the act wa.
committed.
the accused This IL this extent TO which such publication,
may be used ether IN finding bill oil indictment or on 'no
! trial Of IT,
An s.temrt made In tho Psliamsns Of Esslsnd during