New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-26
LAW IxrELLsGENUR.
UNITED sr sfrS COMMi 5SIONERS COuaf--Aus. D
-tr Ieiore Commissioner OsnoRs. r. ,t.-
p,xrgrJra TUP DIfrT--TUE CASE or TER NET

limited sr sfrS COMM 55ONERs COU2f--Aus -
II -rr Ieiore Commissioner OsnoRs. r- sf-.f
! RESISTING TuE DaAFT--THE CASE OF TEB NET
| +-s RopoLifAN RCCoaD.
The United States ggainstJohn Mu'laly. The
nation In this casc vas he'd az twelve oclnek 20.
day, tho G0vernuea. bs.Ig represented BY / ie'at-a
Srits th0 H. d DLsirieg Attorney, aud MI. 'ei!s us
Chas OtoaGr aud Nm. DcAohue appeared Tor the 20
Nv ,uI, stated at IL outset rtat the Iesscn:ioA
rad been instituted Information lodged vita ain ~
Il BAD never hsn bis practice Is prosecuting vEecr .
exec On espionage over tlc residents " the dsssrss
which re represented.
was based he explained tho sac of Tao fern one soy
uui" ,ef.i ir 20 the cTeloor as berg used vIin 20
d = esee bncia comphsues s,.h The law which ul.as
no dis aBstoa - TO the person cnrps'Lsd ~ resist
Tie District Atinrney qiotei tie Sc .iols 81 ne Acs
II Cor grcss applicable the alleged offence which hare
seSss n i e i1ss' sGf@s' called Z.
N be t Was SsTSp sEa, d', ia I re- s icy. y
of ihe kncHledce witness Is edtor sid pr"prstoI
of Ale M,irODOsaH hYri Gts n . .sr E'sa.asssr soa
was sach during the lest and present month"; the nevs
=. psr IL weekly paper the witness is IN the tabt
~ seing IL; the main Office Is IT ss Broadway. 1al tas
dofsrdsli sircs his Personai attention 70 "
Tie iss'rs If Jul 30 aud Aug were shown to Wiz
mesa and he tesisd thai they we're copies u We fs
pol;,an Gec0rd Il,
0ss szami7,l L ti not lodge ths complaint or IN.
formation vita tie Dsrr.ct Attorney. anu dono kusv
who did it, ~. OIL. ...s IA - a..
R,0.rscL-I buy ny papers Of the general aren't Mr.
lie Government rested rs cas-. with this winess
Mr. OC.nor srsted that the ConRse far the accussa
CORD GOT OH in tLe pfa0s fur This pref
ocutiop ant ihey deemed 1t ineApe.:ieot to sdv,ncs
s6n.r 10 ths conclusion Nc eny ian yruspd
sur presenting the accusation; 70 aJly c,Je osnE
M iuialy and bis Counsel would De rc0lcen a, tnss
resui' They were ready amt would be harry 81 sp-
peGr hefre that trbnarl Tke pn.Se Of tie Awercaz
recpo had been felt by .gesS aeis OK ,ower series of
these acts steadily Increasing In graft paa nesn is.
essYo Of success the final assault ur our sertiss
was now ordered and by the deeisioa Of tue Connls
soncy or thai OF some other Judicial officer would no
aonbt be Instituted under thc forms oflaw E1ccutivS
oower Ia. now resolved to trs whether trial BY Jury
ise ba!cwed palladium Of hbeEty-oan 20 eiestsa4.s
sci wers anxious TO bring tia. experiment. to a:s
,ttia al the esrest opportunity Jae rcsoit would do
errine whether ts people OF this country have shy
peaceful Of defending tho igesdoA won bs tasu
isthers or whether they nFs yet WORTHY oieul yiLg
Mr. Suth submitted thar the tone ard expression ~
III ~ lices before tie Commissioner we're an N
b sbet oi tle laws Wa, 20 give force s-d eject ~
leeisla6a TO the principle th.t every citizen OF re
nation coad be called upoa 70 beoiis soldier OF 'ns
The dlycla,sasl any intention Of strking at the lib
erty OF the press That and the certousncss Of the
press were two different things. 1hc government ne
sore sssai cd tie liberty OF tle press In restraining ~
III than il did In restraining Tie oerly Q.
the citizen in compel ing him TO refrain from licertiou
acts llc hoped that II night DC brought before !ary
Tle Commissioner said that 90 far as proof was CON
cerne tao case food Just whore II did before the e.
srninatog had commenced The only question before
him was where the line OF de-. .arcation should Be
IRA between the liberty 81 Le press and the abuse ~
that liberty lie unable 10 decide the matter Win
CUT eYanation Of TIE law in private he rad expect
al TINT the Grgument II the counsel vculd Dc directed
t. ~ point He would therefore reserve his dccs9s
mill Friday, at IL o'clock
'6uPERI0R COURT-SPEcIAL oTRas--August d.
.I r-a Before Justice barbour.
DECISION.
Thomas W. Brown ssst Joseph W. FisEc 81
81 Motion tor tie appointment o' . Receiver cen'eds
alid reference ordered.
COMMON PLEAS-Cn,ABrgs-A st--Besors
fa Judge tsrloao y
DECISION.
Lockwood "a. Salhengcr; (sult No. T. Mo-
on 10 aischarae order Of arrest ceried gu c'"e'
sane agst came; (srit No. ~ IS 10 order OF Msssr
AMI ,t:auIuert and suit No = As TO attachmen' re'
srcucs 10 Joseph 5. Warren 70 take PROOF o. iacs.
CLEANS III the Itons 10 stand over rnriI lne coming -
~ rcnort II either party acsre fartisr srsIsnI "
be rl,owed. -. .ot.i.d ..I