The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-07-04

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they are too we'll versed in English law TO
forget the maxim. 'bonl ludicis est ampiaire
iurisdictionem.' We shall see if they are
bold enough 10 take the daring stride their
FIVE lawyers have lately taken. II they do,
then, with the editor Of our book, in his ad-
dress to the public, will say, that sagains,
this every man should raise his voice. and
more, should uplift his arm"
The Court OF Appeals Of New York, have
declared the new police bill Of the late
Legislature constitutional, two of the eight
Judges dissenting from the opinion.
The opinion was delivered by Judge DEMO.
II examines the question as to the direct
consti.utionality Of the portion Of the dis
trict and the method of the appointment
adopted in the bill, and declares that there
is nothing adverse to the latter in the con-
stitutiou, admits the true remedy for unwise
legislation is provided for in the constitu-
ton by the frequent renewal of legislatures
there is nothing in the constitution prohib-
iting the abolishing Of the local police ar
rAngements of the city BY the legislature or
the remodelling of the force in any manner
that the legislature may see At. The judg-
ment Of the Supreme Court is, therefore, af-
frmed; the opinion ais says that other points
have been argued, but as the judgment con-
firms the constitutionality Of the law it is
not necessary to consider them.
The dissenting Judges being Messrs. Brown
and Coms.ock; Judge Brown also delivered
IN opinions; he dissents from the opinion
which declares constitutional and recognizes
the division of the cities and counties rs then
existing, and says although their limits can
be altered and modified by agreement and
cities can be consolidated, the legislature
has no power to join cities and counties in
one district for the purpose Of police or any
other local agreement. He declares that by
article 60, section 2, the constitutional meth
cd Of appointing city and county officers is
distinctly set forth, and he maintains that as
regards the police and the city officers the
court must either construe the constitution
so that local rights and privileges expressly
mentioned, and never till now questioned,
shall remain to be exercised and enjoyed by
the local community, or else sanction con-
stitution which may, and indirectly, can
hardly fail to excite them altogether; the
Judgment of the Supreme Court should,
therefore, be reversed. Judge Comstock
concurs in the opinion of Judge Brown.
The net amount in the treasury, subjectto
draft, is 1913 ,U00, 900, Of which in Boston
there is nearly $3,G00,o0o, New York &c..
600, 900, St. Louis nearly 81 900, 900, Phila-
delphia over $2,0OO,o 900, New Orleans up
wards of 5000, 900 and in San Francisco
nearly 81, 100000.
Thomas w. Switzerland has been appoint
ed Collector of Customs vice Saoket, re-
moved.
Lord Napier has engaged family summer
residence at Frostbnrg, near Cumberland,
Nd.
Only $los, 900 Of treasury notes issued in
1867 are outstanding.
A delegation Of the Tonawauga India ms
were in conference with the commissioners
Of Indian Affairs to-day in reference to the
Of their reserved lands.
Robert Cross, another Of the election RI
oters, was arrested in Washington, after u
desperate resistance, and shot pistol at Of
Gcer Robinson and severely wounded him in
the hands, face and neck with buck shot.
The Vermont Republican State Convention
Roland Fletcher for Governor, and
James Slade for Lieut. Governor, and Henry
NJ. Bates as Treasurer. A series Of resolu-
tons of the Republican stamp were read and
adopted.
n rabiican Ticket OF Jefferson Co.
A Republican County Convention was held
at Fairfield, Saturday last, and nominated
the following candidates for county officers
at the ensuing election. County Judge, W.
L. S. Simmons Recorder and Treasurer, j.
A. Mckinney: Sheriff, w. ID. Clapp; Sur
yeyor, A. Il. Fulton; Coroner, G. W. Pam
coast.
The right spirit was manifested in the
Convention, and the right kind Of men were
nominated, and we doubt not that the ster-
ling, energetic, working Republicans Of JEFF
ferson, will secure the right result in their
county in August.
EMIGRATION TO THE NORTH WEST THIS YEAR.
A correspondent Of the N. Y. Tribune,
who has been to St. Paul, and is returning,
writes thus to that paper
Sin the day and half that we were COM
Ing down the Mississippi, we met half a
dozen boats, every inch Of which were
filed by passengers. A Milwaukee paper
estimates this years emigration into Wis
consin at one hundred thousand, and in
Minnesota and Iowa they will no doubt be
twice as many
Tue MAIN lsGREpigNr or DEMocKATic
SpEEcn.--In the course of scashing review
Of Douglas Springfield Grand Jury speech,
the New York Tribune pointcdly remarks:
Mr.. Douglass passes hence to his favorite
and most frnightful topic--"niggers." What
a democratic stump speech in our day would
be without this main Ingredient, We can but
vaguely conjecture, but it would manifes.ly
be an lnsipid and marrowles performance
Judging by the tenor Of their language, YOU
might suppose negroes a most distasteful
aud unHelenme theme 10 our democratic or