M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-04-16


,dicisl conviction, beyond reasonable
or disturbing doubt. that this law is
not warranted bY any of the proyis.
ions OF the federal constitution, aud
that Congress thereby has, without
such constitutional authority, sought
to interfere improperly with the local
crimina! law OF Il State it is equally
my solemn dpty so to declare it.
Il has been said in the argument
bs counsel, that this Conrt caunot
Sol; insopoy thlng in-tlsie,isterHhna'
tion Of this question, beyond the facts
alleged in the petition, the provisions
of the law OF Congress npon which
that petition is baS I'd, and the warrant
Issued by tho Secretary 0; War order.
ing tue arrest Of Z lsUn B. Oids aud
his Imprisonment in Fort Lafayette.
In this narrow view Of the subject, |
do not entirely concur with the coun-
sci although acknowledge the in
vesligation should not, aud can not,
bo extended much beyond tho Limits.
70 test the constitutlonaity Of this
law, and this is the main question be.
fore us, several other lhings are ~ be
taken into consideration: the Consti.
'u,i0h ol t"o 0'"Io u O"'"' 'I'o N'"V'
criminal i"W upon our sta. uIo BOOKS
undcr ana ny virtue oI l''at Nono'i'u' :
uoh, Inc CONSTITUTION o' 'no O'll'ed
states, ana 1t nay 0' tUe coHSI',n'
uonaI powers o' tno 'o'I'eh., 30 ,ar
us Ih'} are SOUGHT - oo "c"'"Fou Oy
tins act OF M"EgA o. 1900
CoNh5,' ""' a'7o 's'u' ",Iu very ,ru
Iy, that the question involved IN tn's
application L t'HP,y one OF J"'Sltc
%o" between ''l'' CouFt ana ana 'oe ,1 Mr.
CUT Oo'F' % '"o O"'''u D'Al'9' Inc
announcement Is merely 'n' state
meht oI Tue 'oSa' Jhcl' o"' IL Is no So
lNllou ol '''9 co'S'l'u''o'i"l WI"o."o
required 10 0e PaS0e4 upon; ID cause
II vii nov "PPrCHo'id, De oeHIeu,
that a5 grave ana dlrecC " question ol
constitutional power may arse uPou
a question oi ''e I1tIS"Ic''oH oi 'h'
forum, quite rs readiIy hs upon any
'"sher pt"POsltIou III the Whoi9 rauSe
.ot co'S'',u''o''H' i'"'
C2uIlse! '"l ,"o ,Lt t,o'o' ''"9 c'.eu
me duI'9'"'5 A'V 100, - oe"rins
upon INC q'1N''.i 40" oo'''' inc
C"Ur! by way o' coL',Iuc"o"' upon
ihe tnoory 0. some "L@'oSy suPPoso'
I' cHiat ouV INC "''"'oSY Suo'iS'i's
/. '"Cc" u ID" S,''"@ o'NI' 'NI' n'''o'C
'toh 0y Fi'I'e % '.o ISL UNA - sec
i!ohs OIL IN9 . o. .'''',5 D. '"o ' o'7u'",
'oh oI ."e O"'.V' o'"''9' .5' ,'''" 'o"'
cC"IoffIo@ c'I',Ii", 4i J"''9d'c''oh, seek
ing 20 oHs' inc Que courts ol '"o'r
Ju''SdicuUh oNo' '"o loc"' cf.'iilna,
law OI S'"'e. c"'''oO oo cohS'uereu
OF very great Iofc9 or Perllhghce.-
ne s,ai''eSi a'luue" u, oi 1919 ana
lSlG, IN relation 10 the PuoIIc rcve'
nue5, are eNUiI'cu 10 more cons'uera
uon' Out "llaf Is INC c'e"r di5tInc'
fion ar.9'ng upon the law now under
consideration aI0 Insse several oIher
federal statutes citoo III inc argument
OF coansei Tor the petitioner, when
taken IN connection with Inc "cinQwl'
edged 1dclS OF Tue case at Oar IL Is
this. that IN tne cases under these
statutes o! 1919 an 1000, tho coIPHS
deIcot1 complained OF, ana sought to
be enforced III the otate Courts,
grew ont ot an a:telh9t 10 enforce the
provisions OF a law OF Congress, BY
the proper olllcero, whose onlclai du'
ty 1t was 10 carry those provisions
into execution ~Itn'n the otate wherg
the conll.ct OF jurisdiction arose. and
as TO when law mere was no serious
question Us 70 It's c0hSl!lutioha!lty'
beng laws lor tIie coIiec'Ioh OF the
puolic maritime revenues o' me UHl'
tea . ateS' r''.I'N ne law c' n"rcG o, 1912
was IAN ac! lHt''or u PFo'lae Ior 'he
coIiectIon O' uu'ie' Oh imports m ana
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