The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-02-09

IA force much too large for peace
full mission. Meanwhile, American
interests in Cuba are suffering from
the absence of naval force to prevent
outrages ON our citizelis and COM
merce. s.l}aom Zis Zlno W9dqsh 80
af.t 70 . ss-.--------------s ~
Amendment to the Criminal Code. -
The following amendment to sec
ton 164 of the Criminal Code which
is now the law: - ...',.,i,,.,- IN
Il When a case is finally submitted ito
the jury, they must be kept together
in some convenient place. under the
charge of an officer, until they agree
upon a verdict, or are discharged by
the court. The officer having them IN
charge shah not suffer any 1eommuni-
cation to be made,te them, or omake
any himself, except to ask themi if they
agree ,npon the, verdict, unless by or.
der of the. court, nor shall he commun-
icate to any one, before the verdict is
delivered, any matter in relation to
the state of their deliberations. II
the jury are permitted to seperate
during The trial, they shall be admon.
ished by the court that it is their duty
not TO converse with, OF suffer them
selves. to be, addressed by, any. other
person on the subject of the trial, OF
to listen to any conversation upon The
subject; and that. It's their duty not
to form OF. express any opinion there
on until the, case,is finally submitted
to, them. gs9eTj oi aaibu9T7q4
THE TROUBLES AT WEST POINT
a vou11 Grant a Tea.ie,. n, the A fYasrI
dWAsHINeToN, February 3.-A state
ment of the facts ELECTED by the West
loint House Military Committee in
regard to the recent expulsion of three
cadets, has been made public. The
details of the affair agree with the re-
ports generally known. There was
no conflicting evidence with the state
ment of the three victims of the out
rage Among the members of the
first class engaged in the affair, was
Cadet Grant, son of the President,
who appears to have been one of the
leaders. The three victims ON their
return to the Academy, instead of re-
ceiving- the sympathy and support of
the officers of the institution, were
urged to resign at once, and were east
ly induced to sign their designations.
These were aindorsed, by General
Pitcher ard General Upton with an
urgent Recommendation for their, ac-
ceptanee without the usual reference
to parents. The designations were re-
Iceived and accepted at the, War De-
paftment December 9th. The first
class appears to have so impressed the
academic officers that they were anx-
ious to get rid of the victims so as TO
prevent the necessity of investigating
the outrage and Furnishing the Offend
ers. They are accused OF seeming to
have no consciousness of THE offence
committed by the first class, as no no
tice was taken of the offence until the
tenth, when finding that the resigna-
tions of the three victims had been
accepted, weak order was issued dis
approving of the affair, and confining
the first class within the limits of the
parade ground and academic build
ings. gzJ % ,fol3i3i i3i.iisS Sh3 i'7'
The first class, in their address to
the superintendent, and in their sub-
sequent testimony before the. Con-
gressional Committee, said that lying
had become SO common in the Acade
my that they felt it their duty to make
an example of some one in order to
maintain the honor of the Academy.
They stated that in twenty two cases
where cadets had been court martialed
and sentenced to be dismissed, twenty
one had been restored by orders from
Washington, so that court-martials
could not be relied upon to punish
such offences. All of the cadets en-.
gagged in the affair sustained each 9TH
er declared that they were all alike re-
sponsible, SO that it was impossible
for the committee to find out who in
stigated the movement. fitq 1857 =
The Military Committee win hear
the report of. the sub committee next
Monday and decide what action to
recommend. There seems to be but
one opinion ON the subject among the
members of Congress, and that is that
the Academic officers should be GEN.
sured, and such punishment inflicted
upon the offending class as will pre-
vent any future Introduction of mob
law among the cadets. 1t is reported
now that when the matter comes be-
fore the House motion will be made
to remove all the officers of the Acad-
eIny and to expel the whole first class.
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3 A BILL is be fore Congress providing
that g no State or Territorial legisla-
ture shall hereafter, by act, resolution,
or otherwise, deny free transit and
right to sell any goods, property, or
merchandise belonging to the citizens
of any State or Territory of the United
States, which denial is not imposed
by the same State or Territory on its
own citizens" This is highly laudable
from free-trade point of view; but
why should Congress itself do that
which it prohibits the several. States
from doing? Why is principle of
justice which is applicable to each
part of a country separately inappli-
cable to those same parts collectively !?
IF the United States may rightfully
and commercially protect themselves
from the competition of other nations,
why should not each State by the same
rule, protect itself from the competi-
ton of other States? Will the Iri-
bune, which is so fond of biting at our
files, pretermit its ophidian habit for
the lopce and ruminate6 oyer these
things on general princinles ?r- WorTd.
The Michigan Central Railroad sta
tion buildings, at Galesburgh, were
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