The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-03-30
=, The terms of tho circuit courts ID

An5 uiScudtko VI IuslE UuLleS. mere
are bnt few counties in The State in
which this ofense is not committed I
am Informed that there are more than
fifty distilleries in one county, and that
their operation has doubled the price OF
corn, while the poor ara suffering for
bread. recommend that yon de-,
clare distilleries, pubic and common
nuisances. abatable by any person, and
authorize their total destruction by any
military officer; make it the duty Of tho
sheriffs to ablte all distilerias in their
counties, aud conascate the material
when OF value. Appoint a summary
process by which oil sherifFs justices of
the peace, and constables. in whose coun
ties and districts .distilleries may be
fornud, shall be rem )ved from Office
Let the act against distillation be given
IN charge to the grand jury, and require
that. before discharged, they shall be
required to make report. that they
have diligently inquired and made true
presentment Of all offenses against this
act; authorize the commissioners for
destitute families TO seize all grains
found on the premises. or elsewhere,
which has been purchased for dis;illa,
ton. and to impress all the corn of the
owner at the lowest price at which it |
can be purchased within twenty miles. |
and impose o tax OF at least City per
cent. on all sales of spirituous liquors
since the Sd of January, 1863. by any
owner of distillery, or any person hav-
ing any interest therein. or in any way
employed in or encouraging distillation;
or by any one who has sol4 or furnished
grain for distilIasion. You cannet make |
your enactment too stringent. | care
not what position offenders against the
act may have held. denounce them as
robbers Of the poor. robbers of the ar
my. demoralizers of society, and the
worst enemies of their country.
nABEAs CORPUS.
/. is not denied that Congress has
the power to suspend the priv>
iIges Of The writ of habeas corpus
" when in cases Of rebellion or in
vasion The pnbic safety may requires
it," They have power TO suspend it
n all cases. They have limited the
suspension to certain specified cases
The objection taken TO the effect of
the bill presupposes that the President
in his arrests viii violate or permit to
be violated by others that Constitution
which he is sworn to preserve pro.
tect and defend" II he does be is Ii.
able TO impeachment by The House
and trial by the Senate. Whether
the public sAfety requires" the sus.
pension of the writ of habeGs corpus
is question for the Congress. III
you deem it unnecessary you can in
truct our representatives TO vote for
itE repeal. The offenders men.
toned ir the act deserve no sym,
palhy, bat better provisions should
be made tor their speedy and pub,
lie trial by an impartial jury.
Il would be we'll, perhaps, Tor The
Confederate Congress to look for the
cause ofthe necessity olthis act. and
apply the remedy in the shape of Del.
ter provision for the enforcement of
the law by the civil courts, by fequiI
ring the courts TO be sometimes in ses-
sion and the officers to remain within
their districts and discharge their du.
ties. And it would be we'll for us, per-
haps, to practice according 10 The
same precept. Why. is it that the
lnws of your State are no! enforced ?
The military power has not intervened..
Ifyour magistrates and sherifs have
Dot discharged their dnl es who elect
ed lhevil Ii your jails are insecure,
who elected the members Of the
boards OF police Ifyour judges have
discharged persons properly arrested,
as conscripts, deserlers, or offenders
aUalnSf The lave NJ tho C1afa ~ x1f 81,