Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-02-17


ooguizancs wi.h,as tTespssslng upon tina ioaloua
rights Of tks s!s.ss. Jutga CsbeLs suggestion msy
" II b. sdopet HI {. visa compromise By b3th the
Fsder,l and ,hs sss.u itigh.s nlsn.
LEItrsos 1scn oSn,oa u JrdSe o'be In Hunter VI
EsItip-A Ss.t. Id
.'lt vps &oatenGel 6y ks council for tEs ppsl;es
that L h. appellate powsr OF tie Fsse.al C3u..a ts
denied the,e Will rs 20 nlf!er modo eg WHICH Cou-
gree, cau extsrG III, ju6i-isl powe; OF rhs United
Stius to ITO ca'es 81 Ee'c.s togLz ,nee that thse
will consequently, be uniformity Of ceesioo; that
ths G:ae:l G.vsrnraet Vii 20 fepfTeo OF 'hs power
OF executing IL: lava sri re.tet; ihs: the purposes
Cor wAith thas Government vas adep,ed VII re de-
fea:.3 and trn in many instan4s- tie peacs CT the
cnlutry wiz, Is endangered. I: thesa evils were to
fol!oI orr 5ssi'ian, should nfv.rths.e.s fs con-
s.roina; 10 - a, it c;lsiuced, atc .sai tia
dsieps Of .9r System CT government rus. be- 'o.re-
died, 20: - ,e Judioi.- 5nt By the sovircisd po"tr
@! the er:re. D1. rsnna5 conceive thai Rry Gbch
evils arg likely 70 aIise Gb, powe,s ves!ed by the
Constitution ID TIC coHsess CT the United States were
de!eygfsi fo- pCrposea eghtisl 10 tie general Gei-
fare aud on b: - be Gcfe TED iup aired; and
hsrs no doub: ;aAL oHs If thess powers is that OF
making lava necessity and proper for extending The
jasi is: pw.r 0? the Uni:ed Sa!ee 70 ALL the cas-
10 which he ,%Es:tuton dc. lares that that power
shall exrs.j. EAST rot however, be understood as
inp5artiDg !ha concurrent jurisdiction, ORIGINAL
and FINAL c: the State courts, PROVIDED TIE PAR.
TIES SHALL ELICIT THAT jCsIso1cTIoS. 60 not ua-
cestand tpo cnuu,cl Tor tia rp2ees es denying the
coucu Tent ORIGINAL ajsii ton Of tho S!ats courts,
aos CID perccira my Better ronson foc denying them
EISAL jurisdiction il nj which the pardea shall
sunmiG N lhi If decision ALL THE PCRPosEs OF THE
CONSTITUTION WILL EE ASswER BY TIE ERECTION
OF FEDERAL courts INTO WHICH Any PARTY, PLAIN
TIFF Oh DEPENDANT, CONCERNED IN A CASE OF FEDE-
RAJ CoGNIZLScE, MAY CARRY II FOR ADJUDICATION;
To- it intended f1rcs tic ptris. ia;o thass
conr!s against th,ir vi The right Of tho p .intif
to havS bis csaa t!i.i mfo'e tb-|Fefersl cousts IL
u1qu-stoapte, q, i, :Gy iastituts his SALT Ia the
State CT FsGerM Courts, h'a own opuar and il viii
be sufficient for tho DEFENDANT sued in STATE
Court IL tis ac Of Congress sEcl give btn pJETsr TO
remcvJ tbs cssa 1T Any tine Gefo;o judgene.: in;o
The Federal Courts. rRnnot count ih9t C3-gNss
N 3 Give this p;wtr consistently win :!.s COl3i;u
tou, E,r 9tharSi:a SO jaiciai power o.: h: U1I-
ted S:stes mjehI la cuaed ut Ihs pleas.
u's or any plaintiff. Itheo the plaintiff shall ELECT
the biate jc.ti21n by bringing bis suit tha STATE
Coa.t sud the def,.s1s sh.l; slso ELECT it By sub
hitting to it. They au,t IIH Tho nature cf ts ,:i
ujul p,wrESs1asv.d 20 tn. States DO CONCLUDED by
ths ju5smeh;. unless Ihu1 hs M APPEAL 70 Gems
Superior .our, which I h.vo erdssyorad 10 show il
not tho rass with reepe9 Il his Feceral couas II,
after judgmoa' IN Stale coutt in any III IL CO
ihsra slul r5 complaint OF want OF Uniformity Ct
deeisi1n 0f defective execution Of the laws OF lie
0n:on-of violation Of rights ucder tha ConSti'u.
ti5r lava or treaties of the United Stntts 0. com
vlin:a or any olhsr kind wnat.osYsr tho snawsr TO
them all both in relation to foreigners AID Others H.
that the parties have elected their tibunal-a ti-
bunal which the General Government has nc cor.
troll and for whose decision therefore, it
sponsibiN.y."
If therefore, instead of tho 45th section, (25h old
law the Congress shall insert into The bill for the or.
ganizs.i2n Of the Supreme Court the following section
Judge Cabels yicwa will have bce1 carried out eGec.
tually:
: Sec. 45 "rha: IL suy suit IN any Go1rt of Es:Jrd
in StaIs WHARF Is drawn In question th validity Of
tcestyor stStlte of auEoty exercised uoder the
Cocisesao states; where Is crswn In question the
VALLEY Of etelu.e OF or authority ex.rclaea ia
der any st' on ibe ground OF their oeaE repuSnsn
tbs Curs''u on, Treaties or i1wa of the Cotie.e-
ru;o bsE:ef OF Tleo Is drlsl IL question tbs cen.
straatou II any clause # thu Constitution, rr OF u
treaty, or s:stu:e Of, commission led under tie
Confederate STATES. may, rpn sGlavlt of either
plaintiff hat 10 elects The Disi 10, CDut OF
the Confederate tat in FL or the ds1ts embracing
sai1 State Court tho tribunal for the determination
of he coatore ST. be removed from the docket
Of sail stse Cou:t and en:e'ed up,n tbs docket OF
sail District Court of tbs Conled ra,u Ses, and the
tr.l p-ov oil hs though tthe proceedings Ind bsgon
originally IN said Dst-ict Court. But should rchsr
psnG nor cefenitnE elect taica judgement Ia said
St,s., ou in which lhs suit originates, then sppeal
81 81 OILY i, - tho Cu1rts Of teS:ss In their regular
otje-, ari appeal unter sfyti'cuGstsncte should
lie the Coura Of AppeAls OF asy Sts u ha IN.
pnms Cour: for the Confederate Stats
Such provision rs that minated By Judge Cabell
would leave untouched all those legitimate subjects CT
Confederate cogniZance, whose oUcidation By Chief
Justice Esrshsl has costi2u!ed go much TO the right
understanding of tho Constitution. I! would Limit tee
Confederate ur:dition only as the parties TO tie suit
might prefer tie STATE to tho Confederate couts. t
would proven. tic recurrence Of that clas; o. CASE
harassing to ire honor o: tho fta:e without In ths
least mpaiiog tho supremacy Of the sup:eas Court
IN al matters OF Confederate cogn;zslcs.
Vita ut that obnoxious ssctoa we Laoaia Ithl have
"a I'll IA So g,ea. cass OF the ,ct Of -tltss sim
pstr!og ;hs ooiig s'ions Of tgs cc1t'sc.s "
Flet:hs- varsrs feck, Te-fot vs1s1a Taylor, D:rt.
month College vs.. Woodward, ssurg 4 Va Crowain.
shi=d. 81, &e-,ll Of whiah esa. tho sc:ioa Of tie
States ana In usasu.e restrain their sovereign action
within tbs p.ovsloLs Of tho Constitution. Whie ita
orir6io1 would have saved the couatry from tins e.
sscs Of ST III CASE. as Euntsr va. MARTA Cobsno vs.
tie State OF ViigIato, lhs Cherokee nstlon U.s. tso
ststs Ct Gso.yie, tho former c.Esa OF oases have
ttsd stcsuE!h &c tbs C1.s'tGtoh wife tie Later hes
Impaired its obligations
!. viii re T,,i.!t ,no Confederate Cocars.s v LII
avoid .le dangerous jsss il tic aasIOer seooumeld.
dc ty Judge Csbel.