, 1869-01-09

papeFs, But elflce l3ruut in In tc nnr Pr..sIx
dent; new era Of good fce,in., and dr,er,n,
Ecryade the Hb lf Huuih. ~
ebull remain few dars ut the Tremont
No, g.. where slnll he nlra.ed fo scn sn1s
one interested in the South, l am resnert.
fully, ", ". Willis.
TIkxoxI House, CHICAGO. Jan. :, 1859.
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~ III " 10 II Al with Crsme.
To the Editor of TIE Calcayo l11buEo:
Chicag. has recently established n second
pnliea f,onrt ia avnec,ed e,or - a..,,',,.,. :.
th,rd ,na h.s deo1daa ~ s";,n " W es'apasu
'"nu aa" uus oec1oea 10 ouuu ne" Bride
well; IL IS also announced that the State Of
1llint Is will room need nnothcr Pcnltentfary.
These facts nav t.f.t nrovc that cr;,rc \, T.,
crcn.fnr smonp ma in vr.o,er ,,rora,.is. 80 -.
I'M ~,on,,,s.'nG 80 sa.s. poposs,oa than
ppat' ~, ue.anse Luz humber OF people
IN Inc CITY and Slate Is rapld,y augmentin1
bnt they do point cut the facs that the pro.
g7ess If modern civilization ,s NJ ttns ts e..
f1ic;ent In the lesarntno ~ r-in,. a,,ha ~,
~ a;..,,a =. :. 80 '.s'eps VI eslme' elmer %
virtue o' p1esentiSe eno1t, or through the
CORRECTION u ouendcrs asa1nst the law.
Where lies the iaull? Plainly not in ieno.
rance of the law no one. in the nre e..n+ A.
,nte,oos.a that Mn. T., ,.n - :. -!
.o,.t,. -. - ~ =. ',utc1ee' is
e4uH's se1t"'u tna' Tue 1ault docs not lie In
lhck ol severity IN the enactmcnts against
eAAAC klE 4utELlDH Ol SEVERITY AU1}nsf
ulilaucs, has often hecn scttlat ROW, ~" 49,.
W Uraco onward IN - nro:en' i. sue @ .!ue
demon.tratef1 fhof nh. ~ shn ,,,,a,t a us:i
ntonort,nraTa,v rrcst tho 'nS iaw tsaans y a:s'
tratiyc nv res snn nT IN s;.i,ne.a,. -. iuop
OF thc communj,y IN ia n ~ anto, ~ .ns patt
,,hnrn ,s ,;..In anJ - ~ ~ lts enforcement.
r,r.aintr -, ~. ,';s, sma. 'ne 1Ao1t lies III The
7, T. war. T. 49,, ~.
rnnst ,ner;tahIe ".., .aas octeetion Is an Al
there is M 1nne n 1;n1 ~ XII 1I naa .has
when she ! Ct of tse a7p'It T. Iu'. 5 pan'samsat
yery lew woniI hr it.und - - a'hos eos hao"n, s,C
chances. anfi tiint E.w Wau,a ~ hor uaza1o tne
r;nhi ~ s1 ,,1nod .A' ,na,. ~ ouiu aaHu Eetter
tncntv of t,hcsa whn 80 .1u ...a, n1netseu IN
TIN. man ,rho Ie,ihrra,aI, o,1r tnsL p'ea
terin;n. onr tnne NJ crias ~ h ssaaie -, y.
nolniins- tnunsfs' I,rn,ni,,. =, ubpes, ~
he phio t., cvadr de+sc1;nn ~ ,e He ',e, nopss 10
tee t1e nti,co- ~. nses' " ueleetea. 10
r,rc an c1ncr; 1aa 1aa ssSape. of arrested: TO
the inv. ~ ;f conr,c,s ~ o'ipe Ut uooa a"ihk
feelings Of thc .futtne ~ ~ r. au W .ue
tu procure a nard N from tha @cpseo, ~
ibcse orc Int .hodnvs n@n,r;.aau saa 1a mat
tAat some Of Them hayr nrlren ~, h. saon o,,
cIcntlv 1n,o,hia - @ ase p'oscu ~ o. au1u-
lhtm US 4 wtoic. Ii my h. t,ns1h 1pon !,
better To 1T n1nc r,,iltr m,n sutt ~ ~
punish one innoern, nrr.ao -hnt !. uHu ~ a,so ~
iruc that il t},r cuflt xrr car, ~, - - aso
{shcd Tie vfunr-T;shrr won1d ha stes,y os Hnu "
become deliberate wrnnr-aner. th.-a sro,,ia "a
then be- no ncce,s,fv far ia tr,ot ~ ,nnnt n"'t
parties because 1h.r.. wnnfd ~. ~, $500 ~
which ia accuse them. except ti,o;o nepn... ~.
.ratcp on tbe tenntntinp ~ fna m ,mon+ ~, :,
such crimes a,e cn,rsitr trsc.i an.,i.. anu
cause no plan Of copcralment has ic,.1 1s;.l
LF the criminal, 'e~1 'a'1
The lecltrr of mora1 certainty of nun;sh.
mcnt can on,y be lns,,red br n cRsnac in onr
laEs su radical il lis ch7facter That 1na,.v
prone will he disno.ed =, rcr ,rd ~ ~ IT,;
criminal clnss. and lhoee directly infcrr.tcd
in thr pressryarion of the nrc.rnr srsfnn,
who would no, bc glad to see a ehanpr
ELECTED. The evils or the system now in
vogue nrc SO prcat "a to SURROUND nll our
courts with a pesiil.ntial atmo p,er. and
rrt<er II almost impossible to trescrrr the
Hajfsty OF the law. to say nothing nj fts
puiity,
The following arc the leading features In
the reform which should % udop,cd ::
The police should be authorized and In.
st.ucted to arrest all persous susoec,ed oi
living by crime, and pafttrs so susoccted
should be sent to i.Il unless they can show
honest means Of tupport ADEQUATE to their
mode OF living. 1hls provis,uu would tna.
bic the police TO deal With the "a atntlers, the
confidence mcu, the burglars and pInps who
| infesl the community, aud are kn5sn to b.
such, but arc able to dew legal proof OF epe-
| citlc acts Of crime. Persecution Of honest
! men under this enlarged authorize could br
| p:cyrrtcd b7 making the malice nufhnri,t :
responsio!e ior abuse Of power. % and Incrsas
cosi ii The pfoccss. 'es' WV
| ll,e ur,,sted person should haze tn. r;ra.
| 10 nu Immediate trial m nn3l3c tim ,nrre
for subject 10 tic right OF refusal T. ri,
! Yi.us rrason.-as The absence oI VIII css.. ~,
toe proper, ~ dispute. thfs would Q TAI
! straw bailcrs and shyster lawyers yyt,i III no,,
| .i,,sc.t. o,tr stnfions ami ,,nnr3r ;oI, prn."
kor So.m's ".iuses ;'.s. =. sa9nu, Hs ase naanEes
.ne eanc ~; ~ JuuESu ~ eue Soutl tn u n
proper; luis woulu put stop to nine, ,enth:
VI .ae h,5us'!e. pow ptac4sea to"Aru* IN
1n,.5 ~ ~ "aaS.s ,S 1hus " "aom aLc son
nuea !of mohtns, "ntlc tle criminal Is NJ
lowed 10 60 ont On taii.
| 4He E'ano jury la4uEn!on suoula oe aoo1
.sutu, eHespt Win seSal1 70 cases OF ln1oF.
| Mat'po W" r. AElest. LUIS "oulu 6nert I
| the tine, nnd diminish The expense OF trial
4ne power 10 prosecute lot crime sloIid bt
made general. any citizen shon1d have ,ht
rlgft 70 present an !: die ment In cases whcrt
tle officer in ch3tge Q; that trust tails to ex
ecntslt- lh's would abolish the tenpia,io
to inter nohe prosequi at thu request o
iriend;. and render useless the stealing Q
inns i1otn ne iles o. the courts. II "ou!S
be easy 10 prosec. the public aglinst mall
clpns prosrculiou, BY making the Prosecute
responsible Tor til pRrt taken b5 him In th'
matter.
Legal qui'tics should be ruled out, and Il
this end all indie meuts should be Writttl
Id plaln lape uaEc. "tthont any Of the numel