The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-06-19
LOCAI. MATrMRe.

LnPe.7est Csse-1hs ere a. Theodore
Wcooau = 70 b disouaDd ard considered In
ire Mayors Comt this morning~ ~ ~ NJ
dsrstood the eaes, - alassA The otheS 1Ay r
sel for the aceussd,) there are oeVerai Yesv r.
portans and delicate qnes.ioEs Of law, vahHe
p0sity, and governmental action. inyolved
The law nnder which The proceedings againes
Wcodell are Instituted was psxssd bv the VII.
gina Convention, Ordinance No. a. on the
2lst May, 1861. :"
DIR. GilnE, ~ We understand his position.
wi.I contend that the Mayor has no judicial
power undsr this ordnance. HE funettOns
ere purely msnssserial, and only extend to the
duty OF preliminary investigation, and only
30 far a. TO ascertain whether she offence Inn
2uted has In fact been committed, and II 10
hen the duty Of the Mayor or Justice 70 tnrn
me case over to the proper Confederate a"
Inc Crdnanos mo. II Of Secession was
va,r[, r,,ss the l7sh day Of April, 1861; Tho Con
Cn.s'1a Cs"a or compact between Virginia and the
Si;ue5Aae Sai;ns5Aae States was executed. signed, and
If ;a this rsn On we 2ish day Of April, 1854 In
.a,,S & ;,s uHsi We Union Of said Common.
| ed, AID the said Commonvos:,th .s.T ksn,,,s
q ms.nber OF sAsd Confsderacv. oerorSiac 4,
the CoRsftfutaoas Of both porsrs II. 81 ~.
military. force and military operat,ons .aFsn.
sive and defensive. Of said Comnaonw : ss,th I'm
the Impending eennict With the United Staiee
shall be under tie chief control and direction Of
the P,esident Of the Confederate States upon
thu same principles, basis, anc footing as il ,he
| said Commonwealth were now, and during
the interval, Q member Of the said Confsd
eraey."
Yhis compscs was ratified BY the Virgins
Convention on the 25sh day Of April, 1861
The ordinance, under which the procsedipga
against Woodan are instituted, waa passed on
the lst day Of Nav, 1861. tNo 43
the 9Th day Of February, 1861, and ratified BY
Virg:n'a en- the 25.h day Of April, 1861. tNo.
81
The Permanent Constitution was passed on
| .te Ilth day Of Msrch, 1861, and yat,fed by
Virginia On the l9.h day of June, 1861. (No.
| SCI
The compact between Virginia AID the Con-
No. 43, under whicb the proceedings against
Woodal arc instituted, mnst 80 far control tho
powers created andauth0risy vested under snd
BY the said ordinance, (No. 49, as to render u
subordinate to and consistent y ith the stpui8-
ticDa Of the said compact Where thsre are
cor fiicsing or concurrent p0wers-thoss en-
bracsd in and creates by tho compact must
take precedence Of those in the ordinances,
No. 49, Bssides the obvions propristy OF this
rule, the authorities In support Of It are nums.
rous;-but we, Of course, have no sccses "a
them.
Hr. Gilmer cites article 3, section 3, clause
of Permanent Constitution, and the case Of
tie people against Lynch, page II, Topson's
Reports, $40, on the question OF treason.
1hs act Of tho Provisional Congrsss, No.
2l6. passed August 8, 1861, ~ TO aliens, and
the Confseation act, passed August 30, 1861.
No. 269, on tho question of aliens, 10 relied on,
as we understand, to show that persons from
maryland and Delaware are not and cannot
be alien enemies.
Il is eonssndsd that the word "psrson," So
used in the ordinance No. 43 creating tAs
ofences and remedies contemplated In this ar
rest, does not and cannot apply to the accused,
except 30 far 50 to render him amenable to tbs
Confederate authorities.
Such is brief sketch Of tho chief points,
40 we derive them from Mr.. 0ilmer, which
will pass under review in this csss. The AZ.
thorities, Of course, we have no knowledge Of;
bnt the above sketch will disclose enough to
show the vital Importance, the deep interests,
and the delicate ies0es involved.