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Show lOUrHllM 101. .K'JII. Tnr Itwottaii, jtiblMnsI at Marshalltuw n, III , ricently iiad a vrr tliou0ln.'ule-dltori il ou the subject sub-ject of the confi s-ntiun of ' Mor tuoti" Church 1 rojx -ty hrom this we mnkc the anucve-il extras Great nlmes ha 1 existed in ijig bind from wLidi wo t,et tko most of our la v 1 v wa of furfeiture of ostites fir cnuie-, inclu ling treason in fight ing on (he uuf nuiuto side ln civil war an! thern is birlly an aero of groun I in r lan 1 that has 11 u lieeu forfei ed half aiiozen iiines,depei ling 1 n wl at fiction was uppermost v hen the oil er wns dmn in fortune, anl these uiiegdd oITeuisss not onlv result od iu a forfeiture ef all thn 1 roprty o tho offender but vorked a i-orrup-tion cf his 1 food so tliat I Is kindrtsl an 1 dec-ndamcoul 1 not inbwiiaf tr him W I ere tho offender was tried corvHSed anl executed or when he 1 leaded .nultv an 1 w 1. kxecuted tl 6 a U lider fillowod so that h.s Lei-s could lift onlv nc inb.rit, but he wnu incapst le 1 f suing in nnv court in anycapacltj Wut where ho got awaj w illi his he-ad oil his shoulders and escaped tho realm an uianv an active fellow di J larliauieut enacted against him and his heirs a b 11 of attainder Our forefatliers realizing the wrong an I inj 1 tice of such j rues,ed logs, irovided in tho federal const! tut.011 that no bill 1 f ituin ler should be pased, but for treason the for fi iture of tLo 1 roper v of the ofTen Irr during his life onIi,miIi tio forfe-iieil to the Luittsl Slalss tberrtr cxc'ud Ing forfeiture for ary and all viber crimes. 1 Jt the practice of forfcituru was never transmitted or transpoi?eI Is this countrv from Ijighmd, anu the United "-tsles never taforo was veder stood to be eatable r f taking nn 1 holding the rortv of an alleged offender I y wav of escheat or other wise Indeed there can bo no en jolnmentof property i' a living per on or of a corporatx n for offen s In this country bv ths fedsral or sta e government coun y, s-.to, town or municipahtv ' |
