The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-02-21
The Ucafher-Ih Holes Speech--No Prin-
ter-7he Frdnking Pririlege TO ReiaGin.
W.suSGTox. Feb. Is. lSGO


was Boosting yesterday Of Indian summer
TODAY the clerk Of the weather has changed
the programme, " in consequence of the unex-
pected detention of that principle star on the
celestial bosrd.-the sun, who broke his en-
gagement, and refused TO appear upon any terms
In consequence of which the management were
compelled at late hour to substitute the we'll
known farce of the snow storm" 50 often re-
peated in Washington to admring audiences,
and last night put upon the stage with appro-
pirate scenery and decorations, utterly regard
less of expense. The entire transaction was re-
garded by the Washington public as a slippery
trick" and it was evident to the most equyocsl
understanding, " that there was ice in ii" but
as there was no proposition to give the money
back at the doors" all that could be done was
to ''see out the play" which all are now doing
some on their legs and some-not.
Everybody went yesterday to hear Mr.. Hale
in the Senate. lie made noble speech, to
which he had evidently devoted much research.
the powers of the Supreme Court OF the United
States, over the laws of States, and it a most
triumphant answer.
Mr. Hale defined the position of the Demo
cratic party SO called, from the origin of Gov
ernment down to 1874, as hostile TO, and jealous
of the Capitalization and assumption of power
by the Federal Judiciary. After the bred
Scott decision, that party wheeled about, and
called upon the whole people to fall down and
reverence, cherish and obey its decisions, right
or wrong. Mr.. Hale took up Mr. Toombs upon
the point of the Judiciary of Wisconsin, deny
ing the effect Of a Federal decision, and read
from decision of the Supreme Court of Geor-
gis, Mr.. ToOmbs' own State, in which that trbu-
nal declared that whenever the Federal Court
should attempt to enforce its decisions upon the
People of Georgia, "her tribunals would treat
that Court with contempt the most profound, -
Mr. Hale's speech will make needed and use
ful document for the People.
TIL. House did but little yesterday, except to
reject the Senate amendment abolishing the
frankng privilege.
There is no printer yet, but may be to-day
Two votes are yet wanting to elect the Republi-
can candidate. H.
THE AMERICAN EAGLE IN DANGSR-The y. Y.
Tribune, speaking of dangerous counterfeit OF
the gold eagle, says; a customer of the Me-
tropolitan Bank paid number of these coins,
which he had received from that institution. into
the United States Sub-Trea.ury, when the spe-
Gle clerk rejected one, apparently as fair in ap-
pearauce as the hes. of the heap. This coin was
returned to the bank, and in spite of the we'll
known skill of the specie clerk in the detection
of spurious coins. about thirty bank teliers, to
whom Il was shown, pronounced il genuine, and
offered to take it AZ its face. Some were SO sure
of the correctness of their judgments that they
would bet 800 TO l. that it was good. And
well they might be thus onfdent, since it an
swered al the tests Of weight, sound, circumfer-
ence and thickness
In fact, externally it was 4 standard coin; bI
upon being cut in two, the cheat was made pal.
pable The piece had evidently been spill, edge
wise, both halves filed quite thin, in place of
the stolen gold piece of whitish metal placed
between the halves, and the whole remilled
What metal was substituted for the gold 10 not
known, but some Judges pronounced it platinum:
but il is not likely that so costly and scarce =
mineral would be employed in counterfeitng;
and vet il must have been of a very dense body
to equal gold in bulk and weight After this,
who will no. agree with US that fHe American
Eagle is in danger: