Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-10-24
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- i. L9&,s,nieg soas:ieE:hls a.t=ctian
Throughout ysa e2u1:1..ss. I'd haa si3s: Eies
ic a3:.:s I1qEi:5 l.. r.! !s:ion 10 ,ks lurisdie-
I;:ai ii A;.,.e coG:ts iD. -:.i;; ii7~itlls sI,.
;aG.:ss:::.:a ,Ta?ity os Confederate LAWS. ThI
'..sJ ;,>s.;: 5,sG;:n fiellEia juisa ,3, &c To-
!i,.>, i.s 4 70. oac tTcIisn: b,tyiu th@ cnurts
t',c 81 aGie4tiei in e=i!cil tbs validity of L
li.w Sf C.i g"~s; H:.: iisi. Gij- TIMED; s!rj IL
il: Gs:ision tns grannJ IS tut!y sssuHeh 1h:'
) lH caur.I1i Stasc HTe cgnpak-Jit TO express
T. )soa' rpin0n !a regard 20 tie on'!gatio!: oi
is! r:si2En- 20 Iendr: o:a i=ncs. ..io,se CAr-
fed.i.E3 l=w. lie d-:l llr:. uOst he o5nS..'pa
lew j. i,cr IL p"cer.;aEG3 With th: Cnnas'lr-
i'm II TIC Caas GsrAss States, l..d Ia: :-.'Gra'
f';n, 'Ha c!'ssGs 0: Georgia o2nn Lo ktuad
~ Z; provisions. Tie points rai:ta {
ri De-. ,ion aee OF the ulmcas iapp:,aa:c,
aGa lie attention Of the JUDICIARY u !:Ig
cu::ai;S should be iicect;d so .hn1n it ones,
,! IN oraa7 Eh@5, Ii future, there mcy bD nc
k@ia.hi no. .sseeoGc; cs au:AaIity bcswscn
the Gty:,.: s.iieSc IS 20 .c.. '=eEts,
Cad=r lIs tSaJTe:.:Eea: ni tie CIi:=a S-4ls;
it vas ;onI 4 m2ntaa question Thslhar or not
.itss. courls hi tiI; DbwcT tc Set a7iia ...FGs
r.sae:i By Corgrsas. In some ri tny S.stas
is waa lssurned that ltey had Su:h pcwsI
aT.d "a others their i2:i;dicsiou wss dsu!sd.
". o.ii,:rr the rfsor:ls af soa:e al the Sts:ss
will .1om that DECISIONS hare been rendered
[; different times beth denying and stirmins
ti;c yer. TIE matter rss nt"er fully Ge-
cid+. hY cGmp:tail! authority u1Lil th= yaaT
- s,r
! :,a;.;rs ::,u Cntai States Snprfn9 CGurt, H.
tGc co:v .: s. V. p, 4 b!erasa vs. Sherc-su II.
10th. Tte plaintiff il this CESS wss The I.
5. M.rGtzl for the jic.rict vi Vince: sl1, And
tie d<f.1 dtT;t .rss a nan casrged with hay
jn: 4 ;a;! auc aLetsad il .he escape 3f 5 fuyi-
i've .Ear1 iroEi iIr hi%IsJal VITO ha1 biz in
c',4rs% uacr- G .rs:rant i.:sutl il Gcs2ri;;Esu
i.~;:n the s&t c"'p"3ol7 i:nown Al trs irgiUyo
slevs las of 1850. Botn Was arrested ana
c9;ir,irres: q j1ii 10 await tris. tcfvru the
! /. 5. D.StricI C1TrL huE pie?:p.i; "a :!:c dag
II II i;d hu spilled fox and ub;siued ~ Of
h@S,sas cc,l1t3 :cIru nLo Of sha ju3tices Z; The
Sa:.cr,:.r Court {. ~. Sutn md upon hssr-
M; to-, ia5ics d. ! j tnss tho dotsntIon uf
HJa.n r:hG illegal a;,.i oster2d MIN w lie SO:
aI ii;,s-'y. Sisrscyg-a.!7 DC wss Tc-1fIlsteG.
trad ;,s :h., un;t.d S:"tra District Cours,
c3DHct=:l ard 4aaffncsi &c ~ ani 0.pT:6cn-
ilIs!.:. i;.,,,-i -ii,lglf pf.sr ri: :ontencs ie
fled :: pastiu;: III the supr,ml Courc Of the
S at", p.ayn e fyr MY reicasa on the grounds
! TIA. lie imp isoGn:n waa iIiega', because
it," iugit: 70 sfya l::T ws2 unconstitutional,
! aEl! that he United Sta3s Distti2 Court Lad
t. 10 Jurisdiction. Tbs court oTIrred hearing
! &c iae cG=e, ana On ;ucli hea:ilg decided
rns: D50th Dp:t bc rncOr5iiioDaIly Set q;
! iincr::, giving a1 opinion dohJing tcth the
/, Jurisdiction Of tAs Circuit CuurL, aud the
corsIiiuUnsliiy Of the law under which the
! plaintiff ws5 convicted Upon this state OF
! facts tt.e csss was brought before the Uni-
ted Suites ;,spr-sne Court, and IN Deoe:nber,
1853, the GoU-1, through Cn:"f Justice
Tanay, rendered It's decision, affirming the
co:si!uiunsil} oi ina la:T vi Congress, and
ien :ag the i;::t Of tie Safe Court 10 pass
u2oa tho validity Of United slatea laws. II
the Course Vi i!s cprion I'll Notoard Rep.
AeLG.a. -. G,otS, aid NrasG s!1:ss -.
poos1I judge Ts?sy sayfs
.E1 Gp:.ot Gua5 i;G :hp authority of Ssste
court, Vi jGas-, Tao Is aliho::ze.i ny the
; laws o; lrf statG III iSsuc tha wit IS ha6taS
ccrius, 70 is us il III any cess " i,sfe Tie laE'y
is fncT i:one! Hj1il.u lis territorial Limits, pro-
y!tsa it d,es net apPesr, wnen tbs apPlIcation
is mad, t:ia: ;iic person imprisoned is in GUS
;:5dT under tn: bority oi ;'tc United States.
T5n ocur. or judge has right &c Inquire II
this rnrde OF proceeding; fcr that cause aid
bv hat SuI:l~.:tJ tina prisoner IS conhaod
within ih- territorial j:E::s of tue Stc:e gov-
! srei.ut7- And il is Ss.c duty of taa marshal.
or Utb2r rlasoD having th1 custody OF tha
! p:i63nrr, ~ iuskc hDawn 70 tho judge or
court. nr prn1zr .eiuE::, The authority By
| 1nich he hold: him ii cu5ody. This right
&c enquire b. PROCESS II aGteGS corpus, aud
the duty of the oitcar 30 uake u relur1,
grows nacecseIi'y, out Of thu coiuglna char
actcr Of our Govern ElJnc, aLd the s&i:t:Gos
| Of tmo js,inct aud separate soYcreigu,irs
p;tniu ;hs 9at1a territorial space, each Of
| ;n,C, TvaIric2a:i in itz ooTeis, aud sach within
! l.; sphere of ac:;3a, prescribed hT tho Constl-
tuticn Of the United States, ipdoperdens cflhc
! Vher. Dat a,t~r III, TetlTU is made, and the
S:a:s Judge or court judicisliy apprizad that
! the party Is in custody uDdsr tho authority OF
th. C:ted States tnny csn proceed no !dr-
thcr. Iaoy ihen kauw thal he prisoner is
within the dor!iiaion and jurisdiction Of
! another Govefnpont, and that n:i.hsr the
VI of haJtas 20 ptiS, nor any other process
iisurd untlor STE aathol!ty cGu pGS6 OVER
! tn, iiar 81 tiv:5tca between tho tso saver
! 81 ,rtica- IL 10 :aon within tGo oI:.inion
slI cx;:i-.i'a jdT!a5cti0a =: The United
! E;alsf. j, he hes committed En- oturc,
! a,aii,s Ii .;r Laws their tribunals Iioae can
puai;h i,::.. il Ne = TrorsF1i!y imprisoned,
: Their ,ji2:ai ,:iu1n;.i5 Gill 1e.o:ss hii1, and
! Ford lin T.t:;tss- Ana a;ti.ongr., ts We
! have r=il;, IL :. t:le 3u;y .! TIE marshal, oI
ohsr :.circI holding hi:D,.E5 naaa kr"Wr,
! By pTupsr return, the authority Under
" licL lie ,i,:.air= min. it is ss lhe ssoe tine
! ,u,r-ta;rciy Sis GlEy 20 pOay tne irooasS
; Of lis Cnitad States, 20 hold lie prisoner III
custody unicr ii, Std 10 Taiuss nhedi<nca 70
trs II .2dare o. prcc:sG Ct sny ether Gcvcrn-
! u.ent."
| I: will thug e. ss>.n thas tGs Z. & Su?ratas
Court. the h;gilas: judicial authority ID the
eourtty IFrvious 10 TOO secession. IF the
South. asserts that no S.a;o court ha5 right
- interfere viii tie District Courts in sny
matter in wh!ch Law Of - .,rn6i is COD
cerned; that ,ne ptotazs Of c.tte Judge or
court has DO ilTiGd cLion bsy:>;ld the limits
o; sovsrciEc:y which conf: tlie Judicial
! pope;; ;h.s = hatsda corp. iserfd by @
! ssn,s udgs or cnlr; has 40 aathoGit7 within
TIE ;iniiB saaIgprd ty the [:cn.iitut.ou 10 tins
| United States that Tn, -"r@rnignsy cf Tie
| Uoilei States and OF = Sss:c: r- distinct and
independent Of eacta olaar "l.aIn t!1elc To-
speesrge sphsr:7s oG ac;ic:i, si.f2agh both ez
:st arj cAsrcise laeir p:s.=5 within tha sane
territorial Limits.
In TIA u3z ai ,ns I=',.. . B5vsrcignty,'
rniie speckirg .; :ue oo.>.:i Of t',s resPao~
si:e couJ Is, il 1..l a:d..T ~ supposed that
Judge Taang ,rcsat - l'!T that fhcrs VAS
auy such thing as sbso!:.ts sovereignty IN
tho Go7sr,ruei.. ui the Uulted Sa,:s-tna
crrotu:e tf the S a.as. lie has employed
the term rather Loosely, i. Is true, but it is
manifest from his 1ca:eiiDs throughout the
.rp,;,a. that :s iae.rIion simply was to as-
srrt ttat the pn@crs and dutleE OF each gov
/ e:nineI: u ere separate aid INDEPENDENT with