, 1879-03-17
CRIME In TEXAS.
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Il citizen Whose ipng nnd varied e.ncraro. :,
the 1sar and OH the l3ench cnablrs Him In I'sh
to tho tllcnso extraordinary fuIluets NJ I,,4.
nation ulid ripcncss Ut reflection, ms,r,',a'
Tint, as rule, the courts or Texas prc IN, :.
low, hut rnther above, the average Of te onns. ~
IN other Statos in the percentage ri ~.
vfclfons Incident to the totsl numh,, WV ~.
ptranns actually before them for ,raI n.sst ol
charges OF crime. fia also innintalt,s ,hst ~
material particular. Perhaps few rcac,s ~ ~, s1t
dtspute tt!t :ll0 succccts In estabsIl,ny th,.a. ha
ppints. What thcnl II hrrs to no crnia,taaEs stas
vi the courts, and ITO iustit!efcney uf tic r,iw;
tal laws, how comes It that crime inrrs,...s'
whllu tue Clv,l Goyernment rcnalna aorater',,,
troefessi The writer roferrei to - a,tta,:l i,%aa
/. the evl! to. the lnr9c md plentiful onnnr,n
nises Which nre afforded ia erlnInasp p'..4I ,.I
tcsparnloes for icctllg, csranng eyaIl(r a.rs.s
or reatsttug 1t with individual or b,1licsi NJ
organized force. But. he does not ptitihnt,
tl,etr Immunity so lnucE to the want Of soa.s
ctl1escht executive aEu,cy as tu tue certain cs'
Bl1tutional guarantees Of personal rights rhrb
throw d pnnupty ef protection about ,rs
breakers, ai,d leavo tic taw.ubn}lng prattssS,
beyon1 tle pale Of thu law's projection. IL
re!ess partsr!llarl7 to the provision III tic Tesu s
similar provision In the Federal Cunsttulnssuu su
thai III nll crtnlfnnl prosecutions The ara,td
sllall lluve speedy md publ c trjut bY m m.
parttai tMry: that ie s1,all have tic r,glt ii h,
Ing hcarl by counsel; that he s1all be confrontn
with tho witnesses against him, n1l,l shall b,ss
comnulsory process ior obtaining .wltncsss. ID
hta lavor: that he sllall not ba leld to au.sts
for my grave ofrcnsc unless Oil indictment tr =
Grand Jury. It Is suggested By the writer thn
tile more desperate eassts Of notorious ertrp,Ii
Wu Aefy oY esrape aFrest. might, wtth instie ali
cxpr1cncy, bc deprived. Of the henelt Of tpcb
guarantees BY an amendment Of the con,t,l.
lion providing for their trial without an appea,.
ance In pers0i, And their final onslawry uoop
conviction in due course Ut law. 4 consttuci,a
arrest and nrrn!gnment by published Citation
unu m uncxecuted summons may Appear IL i
cheap enough substitute for some kind of ade.
Guate Organization Of cxpetltiulary pojIee,
but the c!tta:y even OF 80 extreme d rnsltol
Of dealtng with luw.brcakcrs coucedcl to Ia
nboye or beyond tho laws may well BE- Qu.s.
tluned. At tho antI1e time 1t IL ouly too trus
t!lat fu this country VIC bnvo carefully wtovch,
Into our Constitutions guarantees OF persouil
rights which have operated, to thg great trltl.
Elcnt OF society, rs guarantees OF criminal In.
munltY. Tile guarantees th question were o1y.
lnnllr conceived In EnglalH! when the conmpn
people Mh1 tue unpriyiteCcd classes we're strur.
Cling against the arbltrnry presensions Of mon-
archy anu nobility. Their purpose, rs oEfa1na.
y nsscrted, was to protect the weak and iuuo-
cent subject against oppression at lhe
ha,ltls Of 1awlcss power, Sovereignty
was not then conceded to vtlaa
With tl,c people, but With Roynl dynasty.
| The people Ernspcd nt the utmost they could
| get Ia bill vi rights "a q prutcctiun agalns.
despotic asBaslts OF tho sovereign. but III tds
country the peOpin nre sovereign. Cur rebels
are th0sc WHO break the laws o. tlfs soretei2n
by assaults upon life aud uDoH PROPERTY. 1heJ
arc tliose who arm ani band togutues, aud win
moro or less SUCCESS reputllate, rontemu, aui
tranplu upon tho authority Of tlls sovereign.
And 80, by a strante mud monstrous fAreshleu,
rtphta tint were originally conceived aud Intend.
ed "a protection OF Tic people are fuuui 10
b. occupied as citadel, m ntsenai, aud camp
lng ground lur thelt eneHliEs.