, 1876-04-22


v1o,Ar1os ar TIE usysaArIoy IAws,
and nt. 40 s teesle Hlr alleged, Tor Billa0ellhE'
Illose wha g4eat ainbgtit7 a. 10 tbs n"an-
Tbs prori.o 10 III first sectlot1. quoted IL tho
above opinion. wns t,nzzio to tho Judiciary Al
we'll ~ to tho Treasury department ana -
agents; ard, to aoiro tha banle toseral tn1ta
uoro commenced hga1nst vessels hezc1. Httni-
lnry cireun,s.anood ~ tia Afasv Merritt Un tho
1Gth Of May. 1St;A-henco ora year previous 10
tho so.z,ro of tho Mary N"rr.tL--tho scIloonor
Victo,st WAS scizod bs tho Coli At lila part
for having imported la'nbtr frntn CanhfR con-
ttary 10 lho PROVISIONS of tho Ac. of lsl7. above
referred to. It .raa alleged htd al.1itLtd that
tho Victoria WIS Canhuaa-b'iil. nrll thp .pE1t,-
erty Of Amerioau citizens. to'"lt: G.. II.
toy {tho latter to usaotho nirenao wo7se, to1
being n Custom 1iollsa 0tlicer at Dsxcxo). WTlo
tlia case waB pending before tue Distr.at C1urt
1t Mill naE,cc, lie thru HoiIc'tor OF tIo lrcasu-
r.. fdan sent w.itten inn.I,ics." ns,,cl !" tha 'n
"ocncrs Of TIC tesset had rtatiei hax eGi'r triIt
a riew Of obtaining Hg rth,dse af their tcsses; :"
and TINT. In tho facn oi sail prorIso, 1t was worry
uoubifnl whotler forfhlturo could ba clMmphi
aud ~hlch wi.!Js mp With tho Instruction to tIn-
continue proceedings until further 01dcrR. On
a motion Of tho attorney lor lilo Victoria. tho
District. Attorney tl!ed shis remarkable st'strnc.
tiou with tile Canrt. aIitl tho lbol WAS tietnithha
accordingly. Appsront:y, tho right of l'.ltr',-
built uud Anericai-ow,lej ys.Aen II impbrt goods
~ Dr.tiaL vcnsols Was pstabIishod: and, nitluA
ly tlsis inhsfncs1on o1rx'ioaif'g aoelAortalfst'y
tho la~+ and BY this dccision Ut atlr 1listrle.
Court, iln 3tary Mcrritt, and n,lmt,cr Of other
yes6cla similarly situated, resumed tAeir srMto
will, ul,r ports, and carried OH tho eAmo uniit
thoy wero lnturnIlzed by CopkroHs,
WITH TIE EXCEPTION or TIE NAHT s1rnh!11,
wcao ownotp, 1t Bneus, did not nnderstand how
to manage tl.o ''hoot aud C, oak" III fishing FOR
American aailng papers. iheir rctsnoa VAS
,isregardca by GoagresR, nnd tho Slerfiis a!nne
aBlung tna1u all NA3 thtzGti. lIl'eleA AMI coii-
tic,u,Ied for vioias!on Of te Navigation lava.
nnpsal Tns taken to tho Hupr0mo Cuur!, nutl, nt
tito gnmn time. Il petition for reulssiJll MAJ mada
under tllo ACT of 1907. Tho Supreme Court nt
Its October tostn IN la73. nttrntod tho tlecae OF
forfeiture; aud tho petition inr ieIulsslon was
Dismissed bY s!1o Secretary OF tho Treasury.
March 20, 1874, upon tho ground that tho pc
ttion WaH iIIeGaI,--uo purity IN Lucli ctses
b1lhg allowed By 'h9 to n'pEas to higher
pel4tiou far remission. xdtu.ttin; tlo forfeiture.
4 warrant uf no1,.rptntBt0n ~sd awarded nnd
Eent tn the District-AttorncT. with instructions
10 collect tho Judgment rr1ldcfed aganHs Wil'a1n
yebeel haA boen tseasea. During tho pe;ldoucy
6F the 'lrocGcdlnEs illilor tho execution, In
Mar, 1911. Tho owners OF *!a verse! made all
application 10 tho Secretary of tha Treasury tor
stsLsr SsstDs' r ns ~ ) J. al:n'ts os ass 'st1 sa
ils real n,erite. Gpou this application. thus
atronyly fortified, TIN petisinn ~A' xytits taSon
up, to 10 dccilcd upon its ncrlIB a:'a twas
iMra THAT s,n. BAis1oW ArfEAEEn
| before SECRETARY Richardson in behalf OF the
Y1lco br.tl.u.s, OF 1Idpklisvil.e. to a.sna tho
cahe with ylo.s Of obta11ng rolIel ior tlle Yes
| Eel. fila decision Of tlIo SECRETARY Of tLa
! Treasury, !,owoyer ns IL vol known, Maduyesto
10 t.lu ,1estIuneEs md tnn ellis WAS grtnladca 70
tho D;ulric,-.tttornoy, May II, 1J1i. linus tho
matter reatcI i'll Washington Till Apll. 1871.
| wien anotLrr petition Wns i!lol ritl lho Etere-
tary uf tho Treasury, showing a5ulpi1M causs
taat tho sclnisr,un o1 forfeiture SHOULD 10 ,rant.
od. Tho ptuof ptctc1Itcd with tho ret'ilon vas
10 con,pluto thu: it bcca,ne tho duty ot t,,o Sec
rotnyy OF tho Treasury to grant ro}sel.
BY reference 10 the opinioH Of lhu Ht1preu't
| Court, given above. IL Will be observed tnat lh.
dnproo Of forfeiture was affirmed for the teahol
! That Tho case docs not sow that lno -lut:
aictrtt has any OF tbs evidences, of bcinE Z
Drit,tl slnp; TINT eho lsaa produced ~ register
no certificate, Or document at my kind tu citlt'
her to 1uukn that cia,ln; tln. VI thtEe docu
mtutu si,e NM entirely destitute, 10 fAr III sA
case shows; asld that there waB notht,E t
bring her Mlt1,tl, tho terms uf tho ljroyso l.
I Soc. OF lilo nct Of l5li, Glove Toftrteu to-
tald pc:ltiun
rEuprcrp THE CANADIAN nEa1sg,.1
under whsEI tic alary Merritt bal etltcted he
entry ut tho Amrr:cau Custonl-llu'.hcr, Will
libclcd, aud condeMucd. 6al1 Vct,lon slbu ptu
du:c cupT Of tie famous instruction OF the la:t
Solicitor or thu Y'rcAHa1y Jorsau, expouudiut
the nrt Vi 1ali, nnu . copy OF sh3 IrcoEd Of ihs
l}.atrlct Court Of Milwaukee in tho cato Ut th'
Ylcurir, to SHOW lhAt, under THU instruction o
tho Treasury Department, and under tue dccib
,ou Ut the United States Eolt.te, Dfilth-ttillt
Atnerlcal-ownch se7ho' had !eHht right =
| carry Oh tho Iurctyn trss.s between Cnn1La an
tho IortB OF tl1u Gtl.usi StgtnH; and that lii
| Mary Merritt nAs t!certtd forfeited in aot,h:
guencc o{ tho nrslrrt IND snsdItrtcncp Of he
ntturnoy IL tot all=Gtug sud Isosiu3 tl'2so fact
lcfosc the Courts.
Unou kkese facts and revelations, The Eetitio
Of loniB;'ou WIS ngtin culaluu!cd, unI Nual!
gzantcd.-- ...
NOT uy sia. En;bTow,
hut by tho then act,n! .:ccs sttary, Coaant. Til
il all Of tbs slarY ilollll cslc, End Ir. E;lsto,.
alleged ''crouhe.luebu" IN c; tlnectun with i
| toin-Iiuu,o oiirors III Wholly ox p"rlo. und hn
, ITO connection whatever NTH tho iiuhl as:luns {
tho Secretary Of the Treasury.
Tho Hon. Nowton S. Murphy, tho wEilo!
joclall Of ex-sc1,ator Ga'nuMtcr. thu hero Q
} Devils 1IaAp, q utockliouer III tue famous ret
louuEo, ti, brayins nss Of tho A!llwau'sso szM't
l:,.I, has just returned 1rom Washington, ll!t
With 4ao profound CONVICTION thnt Soerosnc
: Driesos Ii living eso,liplar ot III" doctr.ne c
tota. dcryayltyt and IT,, therefore. Al uni!
Republican candidate for tho presidonc,
5lany OF .ho, bsut Eepahcaib ot W,t
cousin roEard this as tAo hiGhcs
iIuow, flon, peruuuai conversation. tia. rono
, tho lcading spirits In the Wlsconsln aelega!1o
to Tho Clucinnau Convention arc tlcclstt!.y CT
uucompruinsbluElY III fnyuc uf the nu0lnatleu {
:, tho hsghtancd Secretary Vt tho Treasury rs I'll
htAutlal 4. benler Of tho Itnpuo!ican party III IT,
Centennial canFa,gn Ut l6TJ. AE:Cu1IcAa,
HOPE.