New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-10-20
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LAW INTELLIGENCE.

CtrhEG.
tlI rAIEr ,TIis0yyEsT cAsE AGAINST TIE SIC
rrrAHY or rArr-orisIoS or TIE SrsIES.
Goy ~ TIE VIII or nADLAs cohrus
o,.,as w Jsrt, 49,. wInan n Seward
This celebrated case WIS decided this morning on
tho saea 10 .n.sss the ssoa ~ the uneA states o'c,
couf, ssdsi shs at 4 CorsTs. q Nah > iS9 entitled
IN A. fslslHs Haieas CSys' srd Tegulas !adse.s
proceedings q certain easss'
firfts TIE lsnasr, who {. ssns
"a e. ~ ftfn a reie's vhsfs he ecear.d ihs rosi,eh
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40 sIls..a i.i.e inyr,oninef, The d,fcndsni
si' ~ et1e q hi' Cor, I, fsno,s u. ssuSa va s
's' ; 70 ~ sSs s .Sss i D. i de sss
"A Wv Yor Ts d~frnisf' states In his pion feE III.
E ~ e IA 9ss y .i 70 H. n 70 Hi sss. ~
Anrsea sr!er ig,Acr,y derived by I'm pop tho President
s yss5 SAL a. .,, =, i.s az ps sl ss p sst
lave C,-s aSns e lie pi.na sndsI sek sshSry daFn.
r,ts sy s1zs u u the sI usi State. q xsfes sh
g tesic.olr 9ne whhn ne &C. o. ooa',s,. passed ss
,esa.,fr 1sla proecslns 9, IL ssraa ,tses providing ~
hs 10 ,Asl shy .o Li' bs,a OF .ai be smsgsnssd
syap, snJ effect cyi 81 military, Of any oto' pcfaeh ii
omitted 70 tc dor. durhr tho p-ien, Rebellion by virtue
IL Predeu, u tho tHcd sny Of Con
Tc Tic dfenisni may remove ,geh seton into the o.'
,og 4 he tl.rd States for tie Di,,i, whore the nh 10
brought on py.ag With certain requirements stated In the
az, a,,....a, ,.,,,r,s, o,
e., nom tie state TIE f,tcfb jurisdiction, N has any
Consilona 'odson "a founded prom The hitd article Of
powc elesaled by the States the Federal Govern
tn, snd particularly upon Nat pH oi section OF 'sd af''
Gle which sy. That ts Judicial powsr r.
DEF ndan tins uppe on analns ,ha, The defense which
Intends 20 , npn hi, action sr.es 9sder The
whether tie Precedent q The United states. during rebellion
inurreeo can aiIe.. y np,o Or a.ho"ie ano1f 20
without any oid, w.t. prse' o. riose7 o. SONG sost Of
eompaen, juf,dic'on Nov, We ASSURE ny uis sqs'
lion Of he nlied States. that whehl the iresiden, pos,
erin CHE Amy and Navy Of tire United States can be
solved only by eoHnns ga in, wa, Nv
Court. the United State. ur.dicuon " ih action. there
be appearance 90 color 81 sub,l,he" nj must
have spcciousnes. seeming ripbly, aud mus,
10, he devoid Of any ground OF bt Can then BE-
question pIe.n,1g any tpPespse Of o. eco, q
ia La, it, chief executive officer III power TO aires,
OF nIri.o to suhore another 10 are OF inpson any
person subject to military law at ally tlre, OF under any
scney without some oder wit or Iftp or process OIL
some cidl Court Of competent iurliiiciionf .
J. !, csnne, Of eoss be pretended " the mos, ardent ad
gss esa ~ i s" IL ,sa " et ' nothing
that nsnnent which can be toured into ne eoni.iins Of
such power the President In his civil capacity and this,
appears ne, plainly dposes Of tho question for would
be asserting the contradiction and strongest anomaly
10 say t-, absolgc and unn,rd power equal u
ssed by Car OF Sultan be implied ffoni Constitution
which ayowedy gives no power TO any Department. Of t'
Government that Is specifically tet FORTH except simply
The consequent gh 70 employ oil legal means nece,aryto Tie
exec it.on Of th, power.
II nay not, however be gu. o. pace s time Ike tho pre-
cent glance the position which some ardent advocate,
Presidential unlimited reroga,ve In seasons Of war rebellion
or in,unecon have endeeyorcd 10 uphold II 10 denande,
for tho President by these advocates, from III. nature an'
neee.se. Of his Office Ia time o. immenent peril to tho Yer,
existence of the nation They have ventured say that t
authors Of this Constitution could never have intended 70 den,
penabe for the preseston Of the nation, when is con
sussd with civil conmoon and thcsen.d with the host,
verey In the constitutional history Of this nation 10 that t
purpose Of this Constitution aud The Provisions which con
anIiony end deliberately considered and thoroughly d.
cued by tho people at rge and by their delegates In III
Conventions AID certainty any man lTopotngt TO confer un
limited power any department Of the Government on an,
petext whatever would not have been deemed sane WIFI
liz eaau.a w Ils e! vsosas AID deliberate PuI