Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-14
Ght Raitg annr,tat
TUuPSDA Y.,..........D DECEMBER
Cen. Palmer.
FvANsAILLE, IND

06Ns EAAtApEa
rtt-- The Louisville papers furnish us with
,,ob d TIRE FdAowing aee6Ghtidf Gen. PalmerhA
trial in that city on charge of kidnap-
ming slaves, and entcing them away
.sss46l from their masterss 4 w
fSsiaaEssa az The eases of FhsN ccfnhonwsalth of
Eantndkys ss&l Gen. John NJ Palmer
- came before the Grcnit Gourtraitti nEzirr:
+aa ~ - aaanisgille on The 6thinst Gen. Palmer
was presented on three indictments, each
of which was for inducing slaves to leave
80 their o@ners. To each Indictment the
defense entered , demurrer that the sub
go @.ss stance of the indlctmeHtsdid not amount
saska i TO an ofapset agaipst the criminal Lava
aAsAs Gen Palmer opened his own case BY a
- brief fair, and .eiodnent atatemeDt~z@HeP
RR+<f = kafifmedthat ne was a fA% abidirg rda1f,
F.ssa All neither ahcxe nor b6ioWsthe law; that
he desired 10 SEES the laws of the Com
AsssAa 8 'rh6n~eafth enforced, and accordingly he
.unSurFehdefsF Himself into the custody of
hSs.s s4..the Court to- be tried as the law directs
ssl~sa He stated that what be had done was in
- x..s ohedience.to the orders Of his superiors,
and notwith view 70 violate the stat.
--==z utes Of Kentucky. He vas rePEseented
IN si4 III. Fah.EV 4. Watd Rna his soh Col.
Raiaa the d n r us
ga n r diesonawAs heard and submitteds#
After afulL bearing Of the case Judge
sssRs 44pbpstqps delivered the fpAowIng opinion
49, = and ordgr ral@'iga to- the indiceAn ents
s@-sf sasagainst tha General, and settEeHEim at
"a ss-sE Liberty n be decision sunel cEtef lated
- .--a 10 arouse a profound sensation ina Ken.
Es---~ ,--- lucky: a Il n
al..as nsindictnient was retlirnads on this
80 BE day. BY the Grand Jury of Esfkraon
Tsss county, against Palmer, viii dh FBarges
go linn with aiding cpd assisting lien, a
s.s.s shy s r W s Il, q s her
the statutes of Kentncky,sYhidh declares
sa1Ef6 aiaRh siding anaa Ssishhga .fSlaRyg and
,sssz4 4uuishable by eontap ernent IND thApeni.
Fs4s4ehtiary The defendant byshis seoqnsel,
s&n&aGA appeared in c6uff, and moved shas& ourt
to quash the Indictment Oh several
.Es-.-4~ grounds, which were urged in argument
ex1SE eQRa point raised by SaoHA# isaeansid.
cred decisive of the case, and will 1only
Ka BIZ pgticeaI# Bf5.a ri
The act of the Kentucky Legislatures
:, under which the i9dictmeqtu ID framed
. I'm or gapOsas Hs eS@eScg of 4I4veg ini
Kentucky, and the act was intdnaAh to
protect the right of the .masteEjf Hs
.AaIS rFrapeEty TO- fhs slave When slavery
ceased to- exist salla acts of the Legis-
latutes of slave holding States, making
q a.sS itfelony to aid them 40: escape fEOki the
service of the owner become Ahdead
s-sN@@ letter, and ceased TO have any #Ub ga
aas.sI tons effect: I IL :
- The court judicialIy takes notice Of
@s4 srs. the facts that the requisite humber of
20 State bad adopted theam sndn ent pro-
ssssf L.. K A. Fl liz sst sB
E4Ge Ieesses and thet at ahfs tipa da TefyAdid
$500 pbC exist in Kentucky, and. cppsedne1ty
aAUdA al Pehator 'efihTnal acts Of tbdhKen-
lucky sEagislature merely NAHUM pro-
: Bibitarg. pFeqiqatsd on the ishts ofahe
So rhastet 70 fhe services of the sIh aes@nd
must fall with slavery, and eonssq sHtly
eE@1- acre hotin force 'atathe+ dine the in6fct-
Uent in this case was found
TIti Rs principle 1fs the crimihalalaw
EGx.s1s 555that afteT sthe repeal or axpiratloE@ a.
criminal or penal .sfafukeimerelY Asa4tDa
~ 2gShi blum. no iudgmedtnanshe render
ca for . violation of that statute, COM
A4A3 /, United even while in forces bRcapse. to
authorize a Judgment against thayiolak
ss.s ton Of such law, ii must be fn fierce az
4hn date Of, The: Judgment u. a AH~
is-ism Il / The mOtionsto DISMISS the Indictment
II = !. Is sustained -. + ~i4t1 "a :