New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-15


THE INTERNAL EEyESUE ACT AND The LIQUOR
pyAtTRs-THE CONVICTION OF RILrY-SIw TRIAL
plsfEp-oPIyloS or TIE coURT-THE LLVLSuh
LAW SUSTAIN u SENTENCE or RILEY.
The United states asi Jss.e' Rley' -,
Ttis ,va. "A motion for a new trial for Riley, who
"a. eon,-,ed q teu. suor without 81 internal Revenue
Tho Juiso denied the motion Hc delivered long orI,gn
.u.,sior 40 Revenue law ond ov"Frng ID" 0tj"riol'
.ssn ~ i.frnian,s counsel duns tie is' The oo"
ssrTs.S J~The i.fudar, b., been eonv ted d ri'
i-mesngr .of csnyn. o. 'h" bushes. o' '. s
quoi. without having as"n ont c'I'" 90 ,roi sI'i,a
b, is A., Of Congras. approved July l. se! commonly
Known "a 81, lnis,.a hs'e no., * Az, ", ~, ,
new made or -vrrs distinct ground. which have been uiy
1rsued VIII notice them H. tho order ~ which ihsy have
fs t, il. ,ht, saeS Jury hal be,n iaP,nneled ard
.worn ny - "a ~, ia = 40 t,i,d ,ls ss.e }, g is
sisted & ihs drBisf, Twice ~, IN jeopardy BY hi,
..d ~ BY insa,.es, bofof. te yr'oaSr bad ben Ar
rdsned hsa AZ, msnnef sn'w.rd 10 VIC nal'
m. Va corem pis;ioG 4 lav, egaa oH JUDGE
Tie preceding n lmr.nrons ihs 'sy th, tn'" va
srr npy. The deendsn could no. havs aoen required 70
,r,.A ID tsi IL va ttsrri not IN Tic f &c
10 h., w., III. duty 9th. Court H. d,r~ssid r sr-slal
proc,- dins "a .nsf e ph'ousr bad been .n.gn"d a.
IL. fe.usf order 10 injury va. done th- dct-rdatt
1h1 urv whleh f-4 him drawn fiom the ~hos p.s
snS.r, led D., e- /, w. !. =. 49,. lon IN AN
Anu.r rcset IN tololnE ~, fs's No case La been
eit.d hh would the claim 80 W ~ tue defendant
hs 10 he's been PIT twice n icopady touf. ts,o ,SHe
n
have much h,r IA tic eierei,, d discretion ihan
Tho Ccur wtu. n til. csle ~. ;. neu' ,u'u, {. { H.
an TLe motion cannot be sustained ou tLis fr0unt
IN. ,ocoui ground upon ~hlch new 'ha % Hsseds ta
he Co rof'ed 20 n''fue, Tie jgry Tat hsy we 9dtr
new question IL q the tu.iri States, Whatever
msy have e''a ID, views Of .one OF ,r Judges q ,eo'i
Ina. tho .ied practice Of the.7 Tribunals has foi nany y,s
been n srrofd,nre with that followed upon Ibis TITS. hor
J Js.' 's :s ; IN he BE-, e. Of s T.p. cited and
ehtie ID ,he srrunen' - e1an's 'eem 10 'apPo'e
mont, b., thsi eminent ls;, Mr. Justice ,rri IN Ito
Of ,h- United Stat. - honl. cur-s C. K gf 81 id
61l In luminous aud able opion 10 consider lc state "
the Eu,,h Il tho tpo OF ,ho adoption o. is- feisf-
Constitution. AMI coau'vey shown Tia, waen at ,'Lfta
that n crIn, The Count decided TIE ls~ sud the ny
He cleo shove tibet tho legislation q Co gree p,
proo~~di s idea hat 'oh o l~ for IN tie ici
81 igh April 1869 Sec. e. e q, provided that Ia OF d.
.on opinion between tho judge. of the Crruii Court on
css5' "a NJ: en- i sy
IA a.. premise. shall be rcitied ~ tao Circuit touF
shd be- there catered Of record and h,y. esce, accord
ins and efec, Of .aeh o'der hr Justice Cur
ton shny o. cnsl .l has besn c"'thsio the supreme
Court aud there, IL tho language .! 'hi' act tnny ds
ord when a.. uial come. on Tho g, may h.ii.y Irs,.s
and III. hna deei'i,n, Iths b., one .n'Te e,n
hsyo le hesitation In oyelrsns tie claim Of the dsende"'
Mt r.,sri 4, a. already hor,aiv.ly sottIca and can
not conclude iii. bd. reference 20 tho u" ~ ,aoro inps
:v. .nd My chosen words mn h1'I WV ,r, e,.s
snnss hs, been n,-d, 10 III. Court by the de
1pl.n,, eoun upon he ground hh tie rAceis OF hi.
power by 'uss l. important 10 e preerv''on % inc sh'
and Ebef,os of tho cilirrn II thought so should pause
long before de-d ts existence But good deal o. rrrr
lion h.. convinced Tat Ito sr.uInClt drawn iIo H..
quarter {, REILLY to. other ~sy
Az long the Judges 81 thr United Htssa obliged 10
- opinions puhcy 20 Sys thef reasons when called
upon tie node and 10 stand t-spoussDo for hr,
not Only 20 public oI nion, but to tVur, 81 iHpeac.nt
spPreend vsry e danger Of the laws bnE .Io't"i 10
puro,c, OF inu',cc But H.. otheI hand do consider
hs this power sni corresponding duty Of tho Count 10
thoav-y declare tho law Of the Highest safe
ard O! the citizen Tho sole end Of courts OF justice Is 60
enforce tie law. uniformly AID iupisly without re'pct
laws Easy Du, when unpopuS cause /, iust cause
when law unpopular ~ locality "a 10 10 enforced
hsrocn tho stain upon the standardization oil ius
nce and few unparalleled men would hesitate ~ to Where
the strain would u. oct hru.y borne.
have large into this Important Question IN
III. OF jury trial with unaffected reluctance Having
been directly and sIfoIsy appealed co. 'ad finding tt.' ~
opinion ~Iauu-d upon such ground. that could heel had
rsht 10 upon lis decision without know
how 10 avoid tho duty which thus thrown upon Ny
Arm that undor tho Constitution OF tho Un!tod
States rs IN criminal have not the RICH, 10 decide any
question Of law and II cy reader general verdict their
duty md their oath require them TO apply TO the acts they
may find them tho law given 10 them by the Court"
The third error alleged H. that the We counsel
10 argue the que Of thu coastuonsy Of the law under
which defendant indicted 10 the Court Instead o! to
jury II 10 dc ut IT, what error There c6ld De ~ ms
The nnin which branch of'he Court belong
mined aud would that ordinary regularity and deeorm
would require n the argument that question should DO
addressed that branch OF the Court which was to decide IT,
Instead OF the which had no rshuu power OYER
The Court certainly understood the conIso when The cues
ton raised the trial. TO scqcsc- eShoy ' ms view
Of III matter hut IA any aspect OF the question: the Court
10 Of opinion the direction given to argue thr question
We oolsI.lcDA Of ile !sv " The Govt wa y" wes ~