Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-01-03
judge Dixon's Opinion.

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his reading of Republican papers quite differ
eiit from oars. We read nearly all the papers
printed in Wisconsin. as well many from 9TH
+ er States aud have failed to discover in any Of
+ them abuse of Judge Dixon. unless sn express
! sion Of an honest difference of opinion may be
I So construed.
Il Is true, Judge Dixon differs from many Re
publicanS. in his views upoa the question n Is
sac between this State and the United States
/ crowin-, cut Of the Glover rescue case, lat Tia;
he Is honcat il lis opinion, no one doubts nor
does any one. to our knowledge. feel disposed
to abuse him for his views, This charge Of
abuse fr opiniou's sake. comes with ratier =
/ poor grace from those who have so often ahuscd
the Judges Of our Supreme Courts for their
opinions in tic very case to which the Irte5li-
1 qs'cer alludes.
/ Oer nclgbor also complains that some Of tie
I Republicans think Judge Dixon opinion upon
/ this question should have been known before he
received The appointment Of Chief Justice and
exclaIns
What an exalted idea of the Judiciary =
! They must, before argument and consultltiou
( announce their opinions, aud the peol!.. must
/ decide whether they approve that opinion -
/ Now we ask the learned gentleman Of ,'c IN
tel!igencer how many who usually con ,,itutc
/ the Democratic State Conventions (himself IN
cluded) does lie suppose would vote for the
nomination Of candidate for Supreme Judge
whose oPinion was not known upon the case in
question? And if they were known. would
their decisions be anything more than matter
/ Of form, ,hey elected
After eNtollins the opinion OF Judge Dixon.
and representing il as the settled law Of the
land. the irtciigsncer proceeds
The present United State. Supreme Court
/ have decided the question, and Is 1t for the ou-
/ preme Court of any State TO ser that decision al
defiance? What Is to be the results Of such
conflicts? Surely, there must be 4 screw loose
somewhere III our system OF government, if q
Stale Court can disregard decision Of tile [ nj
ted States Supreme Court, which Is established
( by our Constitution as the highest tribunal. and
as the one TO interpret that Constitution
Has the Editor of the H,seUigencer never heard
of similar conflict between the Supreme Court
Of the United States and State Court +? II nett.
we would refer him 10 two. and predict
that the result in the present instance viii be
ahout the "a heretofore
+ We copy the following for the special il for
+ nation Of our ueighbor, and such as he
/ In the opinion of Chief Justice BARLEY. OF
Ohio, denying for that State the appellate jlris-
dlctiun Of the Surieme Court of the United
States, occurs statement of the following cases
/ precisely ia point:
IN Tue case OF H@i1ter against iGrt.t, dcsisee
uf Fairfax, IN which the validity Of 4 treaty OF
! the United States was drawn INTO, question the
SapreHe Court OF Appeals OF the State of II
ginia unanimously refused obedience 10 the
mandate from the Supreme Court OF the United
States holding that the 18Th section of the Ju-
dietary act was unconstitutional, that the ai-
lolt'e power OF the ulrenie Con ! OF the L >
co"iu l"t oI eN'thaeu 70 the proceedings q The
oi5'e courts anu mat 'he proceedings "l ih*
ltt4eIai court IN tiat case puFpoFIhS 10 reFef-a
thg Judgment ol the stale Court, We're co1dsa nan
J'"a.te. appears from the report OF TINS Csc
+ IA i MumioTd rep F. l. that the subject E7'a
} Thoroughly investigated on The hearing and an
! ella Ooraie opinion OF each member OF the court
/ = gwen maintaining the position taken by AZ
guments fehirkahie Tor ability, and the diS"l-
itu al" "47I'"97oii'''c We" '"Aeh "a the "i"''c
/ SIsJec'-
'ie C'ec 81 y o'ecStef - I ne 'otdie 81 Gto'pH'
. Vtef7' 'l2 Wis = WEl' OF error itoni the SUI
prem ccHft OF the L ,. 10 the superior CONT OF
U"l"hett county, to reverse the Judgment OF the
Stale court. under which orcesier had been
convicted and sentenced 10 the peniteniIary TOT
the violation OF the criminal provisions OF stat
ute oi Georgia, IL relation 10 white persons re
siding within the Cherokee nation OF Indians.
without permission and conformity To the IIws
OF the STATE. The Supreme Court Of the Uni
ted Sta;eS, 1892, gave Judgment reversing and
auuullrs The judgmcn: Of the State Court, and
directing 4 special mandate 10 be sent 10 the
state Court 10 carry the Judgment OF reversal
INTO execution.
And ~ the case Of Bitler vs.. The Stat 81 Geor-
ga "AltA vas :; case OF the same KIND the ~ :
prens Court OF The I. 5 rendered the same kind
oI judgment ana ni'de The same KIND OF an or