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that i.~. ~ss TO BE- regarded ne ono of .. Official ns-
t"r~, bel aging Go h.s ofis~ branch of the Nv
-cat,.e. th-s ~ 20 obs,oo. tAst the eor,,tut, sr.I
scsnI-'~ue, Of the Ja''ci-r, to ,seet and eoetroi
hin, sa iis disrsrS~ ~ss s..r,ly dts b. o.-.
ton AID ~ the 'l,sy ,snIo..s ~ a.. Posin .,er
c<,-erai 40 be considered merely tsini.t~t
snd not executive. "a yet remained 90 he sbo thar
the e'rrnt court Of th,s district had uthr,
iertsre b, msed-mus-sovh . power having -.--r
b-'otc heeo asserted or Ella md BY thst With
ave. 60 the settlement cf thes- irppert.nt qp..-
to"s. the jaigmcu, 20 the s,reut soort rsrr,ed
~ Wit OF strur. O. the Supreme Court "a ttr L .
states IN ~, opinion ~ tbs, ,r,s-a.l. the sl.is
imposed on the Postmaster Gr-srsi VA at rii-
e'-i executive duly. bat &C = merely riuisir-
".i n.int-. The gtsse constitutional questions
me- h.I ben discussed we're. therefore. -Sciud-
e"rois We decision 90 the case, the court. indeed
expressly rdmiui.g ii-t, ~th ro-srs ..d .iu,ie,
property belonging - the Executive no cti,-r de-
i'srimeut esn 'nts'fcr~ Nv th.. ~tst ~ ,n..laaus
snd the qs.s,'on therefore rc.ul,e 80. n into tins.
'iss Congress eooivrs'd upon th, e.icu.f count of
tins Ds'I'si the po-er To issue .ttt9 an OFF
Ger OF zoe ernefaI to,orrmeut. commanding him
u perform ministerial at n,si,tm, 81 the
CONT haNr drrdrsi ihst ~ has, bat have founded
ihrir fee's'on upon proc az 90 rysSsuin- ~h,,b
~ nay Judgment. rrnd,rs further Legislative p-o,,
$40" indispensable 90 the p',3ie i.tetvst. sui tie
Sl''ol administration ~ jstise.
y; hss i'ng since h--r decided =. the S,..,-ru,-
Cc"t,. u-t neither that trtbunai .or the .it,nit
courts ot tie United St.e, held i.hin the r..,e.-
i've S'.'r. possess iha po~cr ~ glesii"n. b., ~ -
high tribunals 20 The foraarr b, IA, Ions,.,a,ior
s"d 80 the litter b, Congress lhas L-,n D., it, irs.-
Ir'ion. vested 80 the circuit ro,ut of this D,.tis,
No such direct graft e po~rr - the circuit court
"' 'i's Dsirict 4, olsimrs bot a. hs, b.ru held 10
result. bv nre-s>~iy tmpiics,on from several seq
to"'o ihe i-~ esahi,,hirg he eeur, On- 81 th.se
sr''inns declares. that the is-s of Mtf,isnsi ..
They -rircf ~ the time ~ the erosion, -uit &c IN
iorcc ~ that pat e the Dstr II cc,.d l., ,h tstt
snd 10y th8s provision tbs common Law ga ei,ii aud
'''''n', $50 ~ nroe'riied IA Nsr,'snh la iSJi
VS. rs'shl'shrdi 90 that part 90 th. u,.l,ist
u" t.i'Sls't, 'he Court 81 Rugs b~-,u.~
,ie sovereign Who according g. the I,co-, of ,hr
contribution. ~ the fountain - j,.,ec, orie,naIi.
~ Nsrc In person. snd ~ stll deemed ~ hc ne
sent az construction az i.v-sonc possesse. ia, Lt-h
poser ~ issiing the ~rit Il rn.u.!.un. not otl,
u t"f"fior Jnrisciioos ard corporation. hu, .ls
'" n,gis'ts'cs sud other. commanding the IN ,h.
ht"-s usne, a. do ~hst their .in,y ,,,,,,i,,s ,o
rssss ~b.ic tLsts - vested tivht 81 a., 90,
sr-r'he remedy. u has b-,n h-ld -, H.. ...- re-
t''rd u. That, 80 The Supreme Court ot the limited
- 'N we ConAiiIgtion, Rendered nlt ,cittt
:" ',.'r'sc 'h'' poser, aud - tie tirrnt euu,i ~
MS b''rt"t ~ court ~ general iiris,fjsti,. D..
eases at common sp aud the h ch,.i court a o,,i
"-i r,"'e'ion ia the District, t,c hi To- i..n the
VI" oi mshd>mn, - irri,lvut u 49, common I.~
l.o-er' Another ground relied upou - ,nsin,.ia
,"s power "a qncsiion, - thst u incIuied T.,
" '""s'i"oiii ~ tl" power ~ GRATED iu the en-
cut courts 81 the tucd Si'r. l., the act TO nro
we i1r thc more cptVruicnI organization If Tie |
courts ct ti'e United S,ts passed. 18th 81 F,hri-
"tf isNl that tie set esahI shus the ,irrut count
81 'hs piattiS', passed Ir 2Tth DIV uf r. b,uar,
iN'i' e""irrtrd upon hat 'ouit and the i,i.r,. 1
hrttet ihe same powers vsre y, l.~ vested %, 4
l"e CIRCUIT courts 81 thr GEitcd Strt,S md a. th
Judges 81 the sa'd court, that he repeal II tie 6,t
mentioned set. which took place ~ IN. ue.t ,..r
n'H nov 'tNc,t The circuit 1T tn. I.ir,,t Of
'he authority "a dispute. bat left .I,il ciuiLr.l uu
zoe p'Nefs over Ace subject hisl u ~ conceded
-ete 'eArn away from the cgru' counts cf tie e.
1904.
Admitting Tat i,ie a'o. 'ioo of Ne laws or Ntr~-
'h" ''r portion ~ his - strict eoni.rs on th. 4
''e"t court u'err"', ~ that 20 tnn, the t.n,.-ud-
~ judicial per g-i,'- poscts IL tic touu
OF N'hEs hvheh, "a LHYlsnd, th-t ,,th,r e tie !
r'' ~ 'ongfcss, ly n.rcsssry irIl,stion. snthr,-
'he We '"''rr e"nt to- wit of n.,ndsrnus 10
." nihssr at ihe tuiicd States, to compel han To-
prs! rm n,i"'sic,sI dui, the eon,e.i-nsc, are -,
""e respect, tl~ saw-. hc rsuii ia .itht es.- -.
that the nHir-r, Of tha United ~'s,c. are w --.pe.
a. TIE PcrioTo's "i iLsir ofir.i dies ~ Co
"'hcrs"i Laws shd different ,uprt,lsio.,. tG,.- D.,
The states To- one rui. and those a. the D,tri.t q
tulu"Lis To anoth' ~ud srr, different one. o.
the District u'-r uihei-I soudust ., subject e. -
dis.. So"tsul, Uu. .L', la tl.e States tL,, .rs a.
cmpt
Whatever tiR reree ~ cp'uion ray slIs, 70
''e ril"d'e1et - ''si"s su,h power Ia the j"ii-
'tsry, "a svIeIn e C,u,srnun, 1T constitute. III,
tl.s; ~ tie Irtel SI-r. al mast .xr,r th., th,,
dtss'sst"z di'eIcpADeiss "a the 10 sud ~ the 49,
inih''rH'o" % justice ought not tn b. lstuu.dt Il.
eoiiihuc; and ,Cnnsrcs, s,our csn provide A. re-.
"ed> the '"'J-st 10 una, OiI-L, prs,crt,J to your
sOusid, rsliun.
y. VAN BUREN,.
WASTtNcTnr, De 4 iSi.