Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-12

game, are no longer to carry arms without
license from justice of the peace. MOI
are they to have arms In their possession
after notice in proper form requiring them
to deliver them up. Not even licensed
party is to carry, or after notice TO retain,
a revolver in proclaimed district with
out q special permit, and if either of
these provisions be violated, the offender
is under section to be liable to not more
than two years imprisonment, with OF
without hard labor. The provisions of
two statutes are applied by the Sth Sec
ton to prevent and punish tumultuous
risings in proclaimed districts. The 10th
section makes search warrant for arms
stand good for three months, and gives
power to its holders to make forcible
entry into houses.
EvIDENOB.
The 18th section enables any Justice of
the Peace in proclaimed district, after
the commission of any felony or misde-
meanor, to summon any person within his
jurisdiction whom he may have reason to
believe able to give material evidence with
reference to it, although no person may
be charged before him with the commits
sion of such offense. The 18th section
gives justices of the Peace power to issue
search warrants upon sworn information
that threatening letter or notice was
written by any particular person, if
the information gives him reasonable cause
to believe that any document in the sus-
pected persons handwritingi is to be found
In any house or place within the district,
In order that the writing may be COM
pared, and proof of guilt thus obtained.
| SPECIAL PROCLAMATION.
Public houses in proclaimed districts
may be closed by order of the Lord Lieu
tenant at such time after sunset as his
lordship shall think fit to specify, under
penalty of ESQ fine and imprisonment for
three months. Any stranger soiourning
or wandering in proclaimed district NAV
be arrested and examined on oath as to the
place where he lives, whence he came,
his means of livelihood, and motive for
being where he was found. If he cannot
satisfy the justice, or give security for
his good behavior, he is o.be committed
to prison for an indefinite period, and the
Lord-Lleutenant will exercise his discre-
ton as to his detention or discharge.
PERSONS OUT AT NIGHT.
Persons found in the streets, highways,
or elsewhere out of their dwellings or
places of abode between one hour after
sunset and sunrise, under suspicious cir
cumstances, may, under section 20, be
arrested by any magistrate, constable,
peace officer, or other person. At tie
hearing of the charge, the prisoner may
be heard in his own defence, but if he
fail to satisfy the justices that he was out
of his house on lawful business he may
be sent to prison, with or without hard
labor, for not more than six months.
sEDITIoUs NEWSPAPERS.
The 2Sth section enacts: "Where any
newspapers printed in Ireland contain any
reasonable or seditious engraving, matter
or expressions, or any indictments to the
committing of any felony, or any engrav-
ing, matter, or expressions, having
tendency to foster, encourage or propa-
gate treason or sedition, or to incite to the
committing of any felony, all printing
presses, and other plant and materials for
the purposeof printing or publishing such
newspapers, or found in or about any
premises where such newspaper is printed
or published, together with all copies of |
such newspapers, wherever found, shall
be forfeited to her Majesty" ANY such
newspaper printed elsewhere, but circu-
lated in Ireland, is to be forfeited.
This is nothing but war measure, and,
like all war measures in times of peace, it
is an exercise of arbitrary power, which |
is calculated to aggravate rather than re-
press the lawlessness which has been used |
as the pretext for its enactment. We ex-
pect to see Fenianism more f1ourishing
than ever now. If that 'fsm" never had |
q pretext for existence before, 1t certainly |
has a good one now, in this sweeping
coercion bill. Its title should be, not q
bill for the preservation of the public
peace, but bill to render inevitable,
sooner or later, another rebellion in Ire
land.
Neither the English nor the Irish pa
pers entertain confidence in the efficiency
Of the force bill, or the wisdom of at
to crush out by brute force
ong standing disaffection. The London
Times, which deity trims its sails to the
changing winds of popular opinion, fears
hat the means proposed by the govern
nent to restore order and peace to Ireland
nay prove little more than a monument
# good intentions. They-it says
will give occasion to as great an outcry | I
N the part of the disaffected as if the sus-
'ension of the Habeas Corpus Act had ,
cen recommended, and yet, while in ,
urring full measure of odium, they may !
ot secure the object they desire. The
london Standard, the Tory organ, 7
harges that 'Agrarian outrages," and
that it calls ''The Fenian spirit of insur- r
ection, have been stimulated by the
peeches and writings of "devoted sup =
orters of Mr.. Gladstone" and the Liberal ,,
abinet. Theirs is the responsibility, and ~
ow they confess their failure by G
assing what it terms a coercion h
ILL., Mr.. Bright, says the Standard, | fl
compelled to govern Ireland by those T
cans with which, as he scornfu!ly. said q,
tort time ago, "anybody might govern !,
lat unfortunate country" The Dublin r.
JdiI pointedly declares that Fin truth, no =,
spension of the constitution is required n,
r the security of life and property in V,
Gland, but simply q suspension of incen- tb
airy proceedings on the part of the gov G,
nment; encouragement of such pro
edings on the part of persons more or
IS under the influence of the govern n
emf, and an honest execution of the law Vi
it exists" And the same paper con- de
ides forcible article on the subject in tn
csc words: '0Nhile the promised pro SCI
lions for coercion appear to US to be :
'rthy of the most despotic government
the world, we do not believe they will II
oduce any good effect in depressing dis
Ter or healing strife. These objects
ght be obtained by government; they
beyond the reach of legislation" n
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