New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-03-24
srpnEuE Couar OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES

| SUPREME CouaT OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES
The following bill to organize the Supreme Court
Of the Confederate States has been presented in
the Senate from the Committee on tho Judiciary
!. That hereafter the Supreme Court Of the Con-
federate State shall consist Of ChiefJastice and
three Assistant Justices, any three of whom shall
constitute quorum, and shall hold annually at
the seat of government two sessions, the one COM
mencing the first Monday In January, the other the
first Monday Of August. The respective sessions
to continue until the business of The session shall
be disposed of.
2. That the Chisf.Juftice shal! be the presiding
Judge of the court, and the Associate Justices
shall have precedence according to the date of
two or more of them bear date on the same day
according to their respective ages.
8. That the Justices Of ths Supreme Court, be-
fore they proceed TO execute the duties of their
spectiye Offices shall take the oath, affirmation
prescribed by law for the Judges Of the District
Courts.
4. That the Chief Justice shall receive an annual
salary. of seven thousand dollars, and the Asso-
eiate Justices shall each receive an annual salary
| of six thousand dollars the said salaries to be
payable quarterly out Of the Treasury.
Q. That all the records: papers, appeals. and
writs Of error, and judicial proceedings Of any
kind, appertaining to any suit now pending in or
returnabe to the Supreme Court, created by the
Provisional Congress be and the same are hereby
transferred to the Supreme Court, created by this
aos and shan stand in The same plight and condi
the act; and the Supreme Court, to which said
causes are hereby transferred, shall proceed to
hear and determine the same according to law, Of
| if said causes had been originally instituted or
| made returnable therein
Orz PHAsa OF WAR.-John Quincy Adams, in hi
| sketch of James Monroe, and Mr.. Parton, in his
life of Andrew jackson, mention the following in
teresting incident which occurred near the close Of
| the last war with Great Britain. In 1914, says
Parton, there was no money. Applications were
made in all directions, appeals to the patriotism of
the people were heYalded everywhere, and the
most imploring calls made to come to the rescue.
But the arm OF the nation was paralyzed. There
was no more money, and confidence was gone,
1t was in this dark crisis that Mr. Monroe
went, in person, to the Bank of Columbia and
made an appeal. Government securities were
freely offered, and at great sacrifice but in vain,
| when he looked the Cashier, VIM. Whann ia the
face, and throwing into his countenance all that
was impressive and imploring. he said: "Mr.
Whann, have you confidence In my honorP Will
you accept pledge Of that backed by all INV
private fortune, that this sum, now 80 ndispensa
BILE to the wants of the Government shall be made
good2 pledge them" -
Nr. Whann repaired TO the Directors room, and
with heart full Of soctude, reported all that had
passed, when the amnunt wanted was placed at
the disposal of the Government. II was that yery
amount, obtained in that way, and which could
have been obtained from no other source that sus.
tanned Gen. Jacksons army, and enabled it to
reach New Orleans, and but for which, or an ndis.
pensable portion Of it, it could not have been
moved at all. r.2 ..-i L. ~