St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-10-09

The Poland Gag Lava Newspaper
Myth.

hundred new -pap"r~ have published
and several millions of propl, have
read statement hat Cunyir>>. nrai.
the rl">, "t the Ion" SESSION. passed Il
law restricting the liberty of the pres
judy" Poland of the House. and NJ
Fr"iuu"huN sen Of the. Senate have been
credited with the heaviest share at I,--
~p"n>ihilit, for his damn" attempt L"
~harh;r the ''palladiInI. " hat the
act l.. unhnd >rriu> ever Ia have had
the c!uI">ir} Ia ascertain. Ii ha> been
denounced IN Il general way ~ 4 ~
law aud terrible lu.Ilh"mI> nave been
hurled at il rniIrnctuI>. h> editors.
stump "I;it"l>. and AMY hing t" beat
i'Ianl conventions.
y more >,m>rlr>~ ami idi"tic cry has
never dcItrncd the public. ear. even III
this age at cant and Misrepresentation.
II hasn't tn" shadow al Il shade ut fnlIu-
inIinm III fact. If amy bod hld taken
the ti"uhlc Ia discover what all th~
fuss WAS about. ii Noild have, been seen
that there Wis no basis ion il nor reason
III ii.
t"m%ro~> did pass au act on the .,!I
of .iumr the day at the adjournment
'''''' 49, l''l l~''' ll''ll l'''li illl
uIl r"jill of the District of Columbia.
III the words t"iI"Niu". q" vii:
"!r il cnnct,d bg Lc .S,.nui, und Hnn<,
81 Representatives, IN f",,,I,,->> ">~.mb'uI.
that Ii" criminal c"urt "t the District
"t Columbia shah have jurisdiction of
all crimes lui mi~,irm,.iunl~ committed
IN sad di~rrirt. not Lawfully uiIhl, in
ANY "thrI court. and which lIc required
hN law l." II" prosecuted bN Indictment
uI Information.
So. :. hat Tia. pl visions OF the
thiItl -tlIird >'rti"n al the judiciary act
"l I7-H shall appI, l." counts created t.,
act al t"ngr,.>~ IN the, District ut Comm
hil.
lac lhiri1 -thIrl section "t tir,. act of
-. I'rth"rllc~ the ATTEST and impri>nu-
mcit any NiIcI" within federal iWi>dic
tl"n "i Any offender f"l ANY crime.
against the ull,.d : :itr- and ion the.
removal OF the Offender and witnesses
+" he district in which The "il,rr>c Wis
committed :Ind The Indictment found.
IA" effect ami lni.!ii 1T i!..- ..ur..r..i-
mrnt. l. simply I" confer upon the ted
cIal CONT III the distinct the SAINT. luIi~-
dl'tl"n ~ aIrcadN hcl"u~> To ,.lrll
Other >qri:lc iurI "l territory within
the authority "l the 'Iirrd states. The
only possible nr.IIIuT II can have ulpnlI
TIA" ptr~~. l. that it docs moi ,.\cri,t
editors from he penalties tnr crime. l."
winch all 'hr InhIt,ItIItt~ ut the country
alr liable. II Ih edition ."c> Ia the.
capital and there commits i murder. 4
hlnglllN. i IllrrIN 81 any other iuIirt
able "tlcu>'.. anI i Iilr>ird and in
dlcird therefor. hr may in The event ui
hl> ">cHp" ont al Tia" five miles ~uuurr.
which constitute tin. District at Column
l'la. hr rapr.urd aud hlnu.Ir back fur
triai. precisely ~ ANY other citizen
may Ice.
Now HE "nl> po~>ihi, ground upon
~ Inch this mr.I~iiIr can hr found fault
With. i that il doe moi provide that
editors shall be held T." he above, law.
and not an>W"lai'ic ion il Violation.
y Ihrlr air II" ini, il,..r GLASSES in The
Republic. such al exemption would he
lnIdml~~IhIr. even il il Nrl, desirable.
IA" only lay p"thr~i> upon NhiciI can
a"C"rnt i"l the IIdirUl"II> morse which
has been made Hhoui this prri,.iIl
sensible and prop"i enlargement ut the
"i the criminal court in the
Distinct OF Columbia. j. thai some
knight of the qGiIl. .t,r;r>turnrI to deal
IN atruciuI> lihrl. and ruu>,inu> of dc
>rr>im punishment. has been tiII,.d
with apprehension thai h,. r,irht II,
some WAN hr hlnIt.ht within rh,. nr,,-
visions "r til" amended statute. On
that assumption the nervousness of
guilt has exaggerated the danger of
Editors can continue to
hS>:ll character with IMMUNITY. Per
hapS II will lr >Htri la Il" ;" outside of
W a>hlngtum. hut there viii be- NO greater
peril even there. than there WAS hctnr,
the law WAS passed The criminal CONT
there has no larger powers than every
other federal court po>>rS>,~. The sam,
penalties attach Ia ,.,iu, yL,,,.,,,. ,I,.
ilan floats
Incredible a> il appears. there Ina,
evidently been Il ,rr< GENERAL ui,rnn-
crpri"u concerning the purpolt and
scope of this law. \ great many we'll
meaning people have hrcu urt,rI, de-
lulcd in regard to il. and urnI,,IJ, -,
much burger number have viIf,,u,
il tnr pmtis,u ,,,.,,,,...
The tone of public. diS,uSSin,, L.,. ,r,.'.,,,,
very low of late Year, and ..>,,-,,,'
gross t;Il>chuu,l< ,Iritt iIt, ill.,. ,.i,.,.,t
ton without provnkiu" am, ,u,,,I,.,,;..
rcnSurc. If an individual anus. h.,
self 10y calling his uci~hhn,. tL,i,
and r:IScaI> he vrr, som Li.,.,,,,,.,' ''.l'>