Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-04-05

SUI ~ ENfINNtttNFfAN Ae wa ffffF"f u r.
Opinions upon President Johnson,
Veto and Specch-Departare Of Troops
for MexicO.
Long debates upon agriculture and an
attempt upon~the part of the projections
lists 10 impose a tax Of two francs the
h~ect0litre upon foreign grain Brought
into France, but which was frustrated by
the vote Of a large majority, has been the
record Of proceedings in the Corps Legis-
! iafiR during the past few days In the
Senate, during a debate upon mortuary
matters, Cardinel DonDet, the Areh-
bishop Of Bordeaux, urged upon. the at
tention Of that body the necessity OF
making some terprOvisi0n against pre-
mature interments, and in the course of
his remarks related the following circrm-
I stances In the year 1895, . hesaid, "a
Young priest, preaching in a crowded
/ church, on a hot day, fell down, and Was
4 taken up for dead. de was taken home
and laid out, and q surgeon gave a medi-
cal certificate of his death. The bishop
OF his diocese came 10 the foot OF his bed
and recfted the de Wg6HRGis. he had
been measured for his coffin, when the
voice of a dear friend had such a magi-
cal effect upon him chat he awoke from
Z ms LIdlltEs anu INV A0AAN EAAo A-NAA LIZ
is here among you a member OF the
! Senate, and he is now duplicating the
| Government to form better regulations
! to prevent these terrible and irreparable
misfogtunes. The matter was eOnsid-
cred of so much Importance that it was
referred to the Minister Of the Interior.
That premature burials do sometimes
occur. there is ample evidence to prove,
but they are undoubtedly vary umcom-
mon. When I was in Nuremberg two
wears ago. in visiting one of the cemete-
ries [ witnessed a remarkable sight. At
the extremity Of the burial ground was a
building. Enclosed with glass, and in-
side. living il their collins, We're half a
1 dozen eorpses, IN the hand OF each one Of
which was placed a bell-pull, 50 that the
slightest motion would cause a bell to
ring and attract the attention Of a sur
veillant who was constantly In attend
ance. The bodies are left in this man.
neF until unmistasable signs of decOm-
position ensue, when they are buried,
and vet / was informed that during If
teen wears OF this practice there had never
been a single case Of merely apparent
death discovered.
President Johnson's veto message, and
his speech on the 22d of February, have
excited a great deal of interest in Paris. /
Among Americans generally the feeling
is one Of satisfaction that the President
has at length "put his foot down y upon
the efforts Of the disunion radicals of the
North, as well as the disunion rebels Of
the South. With the single exception Of
the Opinion Narz0nats, che Journals of all
shades Of opinion express their approval
of the Presidents policy. The MopiteNr
and Constitutional, however, seem in
clined TO look upon the veto and the
sneech as the evidence of a very unset
tied condition Of things, which may yet
TO another civil war. The French
Government, with all its professions of
would not be at all sorry for such
an e~ventuality, as it would be taken adj
vantage Of TO CONSOLIDATE Maximilian's
rule in Mexico.
I mentioned recently the fact that e
battalion OF troops were 10 be sent from u
10 Mexico. The AOBfeur an I
Jsrie Of the 18th of March, now states that
he steam transport Rhone had left ALL
,iers on that day with nine hundred and
hirty-eight men Of the Sixth battalion
# the Foreign Legion, destined for Mex
co, ThiE j. getting out Of Mexico
With . VengeRRaa, =
Of Detective Baxc- FOR False .
imprisonment. 4
Wednesday morning Detective Z. c.
appeared in the Criminal Court.
ceompanied by MS counsel, Messrs. KID
lie and Stanton. The latter addressed e
be court, and said Baker was present to
eceive sentence for the false imprison- 4
lent of Mrs. Lucy I. Cobb; and Mr.. .
tant0n further remarked that if MTs.
Obj had any tise 20 the moneY-the j,
I'M Of two hundred dollars, of which it
'as alleged he robbed her-she had her
smedy at law, but they did not conGade
lat she had any title. :
Judge Fisher subsequently directed Z
akeT to stand up, and addressed him as
y
Lafayette c. Baker: Youwere indictedl
' the Grand Inquest for the county OF W
Washington in November last apon a
large of false Imprisonment The in-
ctment found against yoa contained
70 counts the first a for the false -
1prisOnmenJ Of Mrs. Lucy J.. Cobb and =
staining her under arrest for some five L
)urs, and until she paid you the sum Of +
for her enlargement, and the second
unit for the simple false imDr;EoGMeGL
this indictments you pleaded NOS guilty .
I'd put yourself upon a jury Of your ~
who, upon a fair and impartial
decided by their verdict that YOU
guilty as charged in the second n
unit of the Indictment, and not guilty
charged IN the 6rst aounG the effect
this conviction is Substantially, as I p,
lderstand il, that you We're technically
Iilty of that Olfense which is termed a,
.se Imprisonment, denuded OF the cir f,
INSTANCES OF a~ggEavati0n with which vi
e first count in the Indictment sought :
invest it. 1t appeared in the evidence, 81
my satisfaction, certainly, and doubt ~
Il to the satisfaction Of the Jury who
nvieted you, that the act with which
u were charged, and Of which you
re convicted, was the result of an a.
nest, though it may have been -,
i~ll-advised %endeavor, in the dis =
Of your duty as a Govern IT.
snt detective, 10 discover by whom
d by what means certain fraudu- ]
1t and corrupt practices werecarried on fog
ainst the Government of The United !
ates in obtaining pardons from the tn
leeutive. Whether YOU were success
in that endeavor l know not, nor is it a
for the purpose of this case NJ
At should. Nor do ! desira il any
y Whatever 70 intimate any the slighJ-
suspicion, that tine party arrested was
g Of those who were engaged in the or
. business Of obtaining pardons by =
uGulent or immoral means, or by any d,
WhatavRr; but efter fully ste
q maturely, and 1 hope impartially, 7
lsidering all the circumstances Of NJ
ar case, I have come 10 the conelu- -
n that though YOU may have hean
technically Qg the oiielse Of false q
prisonment, there is not apparent in it
y circumstance Of moral tIrpitude, or
dice, or of such Ill treatment Of the 70
complaining as would warrant me
visiting upon you heavy punishment. L.
e case presents itself TO me in the as III
t of one where an officer Of the Cow r
lment, in a Jealous effort to discharge F
duty, may have been lead by his zeal q.
go a hairs breadth too far, and done =
act which, though it cannot be iusti- M
/ In law, yet which in a moral point p
5ieW has ADch 70 mitigate the punish SIL
Mt. The sentence OF the court, there T
is that you pay to the United States as 2
ne Of one dollar and the costs of pros +
ton. Baker Immediately complied
h the sentense, paying the fine and
costs, the latter, it is understood,