St. Mary's beacon., 1862-01-02

. Insertions Be not marked on the adwer-
6semsat. Il win be pablished until forbid,
end charged accordingly. A liberal de-
asss;ea made - those who advertise By
The rear. --'-'
JUDGE CARMICHAKL.S CHARGE
TO THE GRAND JURY OF Tall
BOT COUNTY.
Ia consequence Of The malignant at
sseks which have been made upon Judge
Carmishael BY the Administration papers
of the State and the false interpretations
that have been pu. upon his charges to
t6 Gr.ad Jury Of Talbot county, the
Easson !Nar has procured . copy Of that
doesmens. We suEoin all that portion
sf the document which refers 10 the trou-
bles At the country. growing out Of our
present lsmcntahle civil war.
CHARGE TO THg JrEY.
Having now explained to you. Gentlc-
men. the duty specially imposed BY this
Law. aud having charged you generally Of
the duties Of your high Office. here would
dismiss you to your chamber If my duty
did not require me to invite your notice
~ acts Of outrage and violcnce unusual in
this quarter.
Through the public papers AID other
wise. is aas cone to my knowledge, that
siolasions Of law have been committed BY
persons holding themselves above the
Law and which BY tscit accord. for some
reason. have n yet escaped The cognisance
II the authorities. Violent snd danger
Gus Injuries have been committed upon
your eitiscns. whilo the process Of Law has
been forbidden to reach the ofendcr. Ar
rests have been made, utterly groundleas
ss Il turned out; but whether with cause
or not. BY persons having ne legal<omps-
sency to make arrests. without warrant Of
Law. or precese from legal authority. A
squad of soldiers. with no pretense of au-
shortly but their arms, il IS said. have
invaded the homes Of your fellow citi-
sens. and dragged them to their camp.
There they have been detained as long
- it suited the pleasure Of their captors.
These are the cases to which your at.
tention 10 directcd-now word about the
Law. And but for the peculiar state Of
Affairs, should be content to leave you
to the eeuss~ls Of the State. But it be-
longs 10 every department 10 bear its share
81 duty in tks administration Of the law.
Yours is imperative, mine Is not the less
%.
Il there one in your panel here. where
the Law has been held supreme. where.
swice In every year, from time imnaene-
rial. its miaissrati0ns have been conducted,
Who does not know that facts stated con-
siitGte oticnses against the law?
have told you thar your duties extend
to every case Of public wrong. The
uandate Of your solemn obligation re-
quires that you mske -''true presentment
of Ill such matters rs shall cone to your
knowledge" aud If all. then there is no
exception. and your cognizance must be
exercised over the cases mentioned unless
you end soms dispensing power Of which
] have found no mention in the law
Offences are the acts Of persons. Every
person. public or private. high or low. &
subjsst TO the visitation Of the Law.
Whethcr invested with the robes Of pow
sr. oe covered with humble rags. ali are
alike amenable 10 ito sanctions. That
1.-THE lax only Is supreme in this land"
you have heard proclaimed BY my honored
psedeeessers. from this place, ut every
tern. Heretofore I haye 30 pronounccd,
-my duty still bids me to rcpe.t sbe same
20 you. Gentlemen Of the Grand lnquess,
iss ehosen ministers H & H.
Violent and dangerous breaches of the
public peace-such .s ! have alluded to-
have occurrcd here afore-time. With
such oeenses yoa are not unfamiliar.
They have resolved the prompt coguixauce
Of your departments. and have met the
speedy and certain panishment which the
Law denounecs. upon all. without disi;nc-
tion. They are now not less obnoxious.
In regard TO these | need add another
word.
But arbitrary, illegal. and fslae impris-
e.meuss. have been unknown to our mnl-
ern .istory. In . p'sc,iee Of more than
s;x and twenty years 1t the Tar. ihrsugh-
o,.t this circuit. aud serviee Of . few
resrs upou the bench. have never known
ss.ch esse--sither BY eriminal present-
meus. or BY ciyil action. Almost every
crime and u,isdemeanor, with this cxccp-
lion. have found persons wicked enough
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