Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-03-19
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~. ,eyer felt the value of independent
,r, 50 sensbiy as We doat this moment, IN an
inc tbat the Supreme Count oil The United States
IA us receut adjournment. affirmed the opinion
p r;,e,,it Court for the District Of Columbia. III
NJ Stockton & Stokes against Amos Ken
IN postmaster Gener,l,--irom which opinion Ken
1lb,J appealed, denying the jurisdiction of that
-, i, the subject nt',er involved, as well as the
.asiry Of is decision.
II will be recollec,ed, that originally, Stockton
s,oLe, had largs claim against the l. States.
h;.htlr Postmaster General rriusn. To enterto their
..,,i those gentlemen appealed 10 Congress. and
'l.s,b;ect was, by tht braach oil the government,
IA the Solicitor General for his examination
l.,,,,,J. Tim, officer ". Maxry. E-q. now our
Iu..,,,e, a, Belcium) decided in favor OF Stockton
!, s,,kes; but Kendall refused to Submit 10 his a
l.,s IL. still continued TO do, even after the Sc
,,. hl,e H. Of X. not acting npea II ally had by an
...,,,,,ps vote, affirmed lis justice. Kendall was
,4., .ora in The Circuit Cont FOR the DISTINCT Of
rol, uh,,. which commanded HIM to pay the sum
,u,,aea hy the Solicitor to The eompla'nants-and
,., ,l,,t decision he appealed, on two efoGnds-ls,
,,eco,d did not present proper ease fora Man
1..,. and sdIy, tia, the Circuit Court did not pos
;,,,;s,lictou Of the case. Both Of these posi-
,ov. were ,eited by the Supreme Court against The
.,,,,,,s,. the decision Oft Ae Circuit Court was at
fpeJ and .e case r,manaed to that Coufi for fur
,,,, proceedings. Six OF the Jnag's concerned IN
,lls opinion. 10 vii: Thompson B'd"h', N",nc,
Stony. Mckinley and McLran-Ct,lef Justice TaGey,
and JuI ,es Barbour aai Ctron dssrnfed . upon
question Of law" oua, MOI rs to the principles IN
,.hed Judge Tanry, in delivering tie OPP .;UH IF
III. minority saIth they concufre1 nl'h the ma
,,,ily ol the Court in the opinion that " this a
tit case for a Man9amus, rs, IN his Alignment, il VAS
the bounten duty ofthr Postmaster General 10 enter
The credit for tie full amount awarded by the So
lclor Is SION rs HAT award Eoiilird Ia linn"
What will Amos krndaaud hi, crndlte l. 1al adv serS
nov do Viii thcy sci at drfaucc the edle Of he
Supreme Court. uhauimou, 81 Ear 4, thc principle
i. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN ,Pjfe ri the >trons miu-
slnn 81 jacpbinicll elements IN Is ronll oSiiion,-
aud throw themselves upon toif "lceerrcd i.9hfs"!
Viii they contend thai Judicial rd'cl,. as Wei rs
Lr.lsldve rntcinieH.,, fall pn"ell, ), t. the
Ground wl-n brought 10 hear uton an oi,crr q tie
Executive, co-mdioar department Of the q .sern-
mrut Or~ill he i, last pay 20 Stockton u Stokes
lhrh rge sum Of ,nou"y which he has - long unn,r-
Is rHhhtld fro,n them iud,Gficc Il ia's and l',S-
net BE 'h', ~ II may, tie supreme Cont has
discharged lis dnr, Gcarlcssl, aud honesy, aud with
nahlr contempt of IafN lccl,ua, calculated t" dis,
stln'c he dsrru4' Of IL undergraduates which sr,c
:" ii tl'r more r.rrm appointments IN the Bench
Lad excited IN The public mad. Long ma, the
Tc'ade OF justice n,7iu'an tn, exemption from the
IKE th. attribute which they pefsunis, be- elevated
equal, ie.ond tue Influence Of III" far of punish
,nrn io the ne, d,ehar.e OF their durirs and tlr
!op" ot rr"anl lor twisting and bendins tie law
vie panty rni,.