United States v. Forty-Three Gallons of Whiskey
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to tbe Circuit Court of tbe United States for tbe District of Minnesota. . Tbis is a. libel of information by tbe United States against forty-three gallons of whiskey,, sundry peltries, and other goods and merchandise,-seized as forfeited by virtue of' the twentieth section of the. act of Congress approved. June -30, 1834, as amended by the act approved March 15, 1864. -There are two special counts in' the libel.
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Error to tbe Circuit Court of tbe United States for tbe District of Minnesota. . Tbis is a. libel of information by tbe United States against forty-three gallons of whiskey,, sundry peltries, and other goods and merchandise,-seized as forfeited by virtue of' the twentieth section of the. act of Congress approved. June -30, 1834, as amended by the act approved March 15, 1864. -There are two special counts in' the libel. The first, in substance, sets forth, that on' Feb. 12, 1872, Bernard Lariviere, a white person; of the'village of Crookston, in the county of Polk, and- State of Minnesota, did…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Davis
It may be that the policy of the government on the subject of Indian affairs has, in some particulars, justly provoked criticism : but it cannot be said, that there has not been proper effort, by legislation and treaty, to secure Indian communities against the debasing influence of spirituous liquors. The evils from this source were felt at an early day; and, in order to' promote the welfare of the Indians, as well as our political interests, laws were passed and treaties framed, restricting the introduction of liquor among them. That these laws and treaties have not always secured the'…
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