New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-10-15
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ye are neither lawyers nor the Of lawyers but We
profess to slight understanding Of the plain import OF
the English language, well the meaning of some
pf the words Of which II is composed and whenever we
In doubt refer to old Noah Webster who better
authority n the premises than all the lawyers in Christ
sndom. And when Noah Webster says that such and
,uch words and So we shall take his interpreter
ion.
Not long since the Democratic State Central COMMITTEES
addressed letters to several legal gentlemen of this CITY,
asking replies certain nterrogatoes therein contained
Several answers were published yesterday morning, and
some of them are ute xouminous. We have only
now to allude to tro of the points involved.
The question at issue ia of great moment, for it
involves the sovereignty of the States within their own
local jurisdiction and police and II the legs gentlemen
are correct in their conclusions the doctrine of State
Rights once SO to the people Of the South
ploded commemorative are servile appan
eyes of Qoneress-State constitutions void and of
effect further than Congress gracicusy pleased to per-
mitand State laws passed under the sanction Of those
constitutions not worth the paper upon which they were
engrossed without Congress chooses to allow their
forcement sa a
The two points l. Has the First District Court Of
the parish of Orleans the power to natuaze foreigners
The answer is in the Affirmative the lawyers replying
relying upon laws passed by Congress.
The above gives sufficiently full idea of the princi
pies we propose discussing Now what does the consti
tuition of Louisiana have to say this point Wequote
Art 81 The Judiciary power shall be vested In su-
preme Court In such Inferior Courts the Legislature
may from time to time, order and establish and in Jus
tees of the Peacen By and under the authority of the
foregoing artice-without which Inferior Courts could
have been estabshedthe Legislature Of 1868 passed an
act To organize District Courts for the parish and city
Of New oreans which received the approval Of the
ecutive the 2sth of April Here we have given the
for the law which while 1t the First District
Court defines with astonishing precision the limits
its authoityels 1t eracy the sphere in which 1t
revolve legaly-and from whish it not 60 without
transeendng its authority its acts null and void
and subecting the Judge the dangers of impeachment
We quote section Ia:
SEC a. BE 1t further enacted, &C. That oil Of the said
District Courts organized under this act shall have and
exercise concurrent Jurisdiction Of all civil cases what
which not hereby specially referred to the par
ticular jurisdiction of special courts except The First Dis
FsNE Tos "a 70 oRIMI a GASES
Exclusively to criminal cases I" Thus saith the
supreme sovereignty Of Louisiana Thus ordsreth its
only creatipc poper Thus specially dreceth the autho-
rity that abosh the Court next winter and neither
Congress laws Of Congress- judicial decisions,
all the authorities Of the copfsderacy, say 1t nay
Yet learned in the Law, not particularly noted 70,
their attachment to The american cause resurrect old act
of Congress- and grayey assert the principle that
foreign powerand Congress foreign power far
the internal government Of Louisiana Is concerned
can confer upon add to and enlarge the Jurisdiction of
State Court against and in defiance Of the law of It'll
creation from which it derives every particle Of Its
thority!
For part, during protracted political experience
we have never heard dangerous, we'll absurd
doctrine advanced IT aims deadly stab as the very
heart Of State Rights With single blow it ceayes tt
the earth every vestige Of State sovereignty II dene
to the crsatothe Legislature of the State-tbe
of controlling the ereare-for all inferior courts in th
State but creations Of the Legislature which
authority can uncreate just easily it created car
impeach and dsfranchse Judge, who assumes that b.
derives prohibited authority from laws Of Congress- and de
| rides the law which alone made him public office
rs speedily it pas ed the statute prescribing hov
Judges should be elected Would it not have been vel
for legal southern gentlemen to have taken this matte
| into consideration?
Admit the principle thus authorstiveiy promulgated
and the power Of Congress is imitabe paramount
-supreme--oan override State constitutions and laws
can ntermedde with every local provision the legislator
Of any State might proper to make. The reason
clear The pou hat add to- egtsnd authorize purel
State courts 10 go beyond line prohibited them BY the iap
their CREATION impair cal abogate hatsrer preroga
tees they had before lawfully enjoyed Whin that line Tn
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