Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-04
LOCAL NEWS.


Sdmuei NORTH The trial OF Col samuel North, The
new YORK state agent and OF NJ M. James and
ing before the military commission on street, Of
which MAJ Gen. Doubleday 10 President, and Col
The counsel for the defence, n. n. Gillet, Eco,
opened the argument BY stating that the Dofr ease
before the supreme Court; 70 which allusicn va,
applicability whsicver TO the present case A. TO
The question OF the suspenslo OF the
AZ regards the case Of vallandigha am, which was
lnstanoed by the Judge Advooate, the order issued
by Gen. burnside was alleged to be violated BY
Vallandlghsm, who was tried and convicted. IL
applied for awtt OF oerioTdT to the district court
not to the circuit court as wa, stated. The court
was one OF appellate jurisdiction. II had the
power TO reverse Judgments In lower courts, but
had no authority to review the decisions OF mill.
tsry tribunals, whose hnality was the Executive
His learned adversary stated that the Constitu-
was. Whether portions Of that copstitntion.
however, could be suspended he would not dis-
tSs veSsuse the question was not opposite to
from such an opinion.
In relation TO the soldiers right to vote, IL does
local constitutions. As a colder, the United
states pas, law. to protect him but as citizen Of
crence to such citizenship. For the sggression OF
CITIZENS rights which might attach TO q soldier,
,hG sovereign political 6ommunity from which he
halls broiiers remedies. Who should ever sup
pose that Federal Government like ours should
tsempt to attend 10 the minutig OF the various
Natesi The soldier should not he wronged, his
franchise should not be trsmmeled, hut Tie laws
Of the state to which no belongs ought and do az
Therei no danger that the soldiers, wrongs will
go unvindieated, and the argument OF the soIdiers
safety cannot confer upon the court Jurisdiction.
10 show that no court, no military court, had
EMPOWER excepting that conferred by the author
ny creating 4. list Kent ss', wa, quoted, the text
which aroTe in the circuit court OF virTinia In
isgl and the case Of the unitti states ". Hudson
\ Goodwin: These eases being OF an early date Of
tine Republic, the opinions of n
lues were cited by the counsel, among them the
opInions OF Judge Curtis and s,Dator Harlt1.
10 oenhrm these, an act OF Congress, passed
March, 1883, was read, showing clearly according
to Mr.. Gillets statement, that Congress, has made
military, state, and pollticsl prisoners.
Military prisoners arc under the Jurisdiction of
other prisoners Congress has provided that they
he tried by other than military tribunals.
riI ne anest.in now remain.i Are the defendants
ntaty prisonersi II so, they must be tried 40
cordidg TO tho rules and articles OF war In the
eh.e OF Vallandgham, the law was made and pub.
Ia this case the law, il there bc one, w.s not
known, was not made and publish: d, and could
not, therefore, be violated. II there be a law,
military law giving ihi. court Jurisdiction, It is
an "a P9n yddo law TO which that glorious instru.
the h6 snS oPPOss and to which
tagonistie. As one withIpg the success OF our In
shtations and the triumph Of our arms, he hoped
ceNe the sanction OF a court composed Of Ameri-
huNOCAte TPpneO nat the circuit court
In Ohio had refused TO grant the writ OF cciorari
applied for by NallandighAm for two first,
tha they could not review the decision. Of MILL
tary tTibuna'i and secondly, that II had no jur-.
diction In such matters-thereby c1untenancing,
and In the concomitant opinions declaring, the
Inc counsel for defence stated that the dernier
teaort-the last count OF appeals for military tri-
eunAls-wss the Executive Of the nation; and he
therefore alirms his belief that there are war
nSW h IN the country, and that they are vented
n regard 10 the suspense Of portion of the
constitution, the instrument itself authorized
laws to be passed which may be necessary to carry
tlies any meSns. On this point citations were
made by the Jud~e Advocate from the I" War
roW,.s,rs," by Solicitor Whiting, fortifying his
The opinions of Cen. Halleck and Dr. L,eher on
martial law were quoted 10 show that the Presi-
hcnt, as conLervatcr Of the pea e, must exercise,
o,tentimcI the mort cxtrP Ordinary war powers Al
ms summons for the purpote Of scattering the
public veal and safety.
FIGHT ON New JERSEY AVENUE Daniel
Lahtve, alias Lahf, WAS ttrnek in the forehead
by man called Reidy, on Tuesday evening, BE-.
tween the hours OF three and four O'Clock, on L
Capitol street, at a Mr.. Btown's, who keeps a
kind of whiskey shop. Lahive and man by the
brown, and he refused to let them SsTs i soT
AIter they went out Reddy struck Lshive. He feil,
ssS ahen a t stuck h him ,yna John Browo the
JAIL on the charge OF being accessory. Lahive d led
MedhesdAy night, between nine and ten O'CLOCK.
omeer Howard has been doing everything 10 his
power to detect this Reddy. he has arrested sew.
eral, Their dreas and appearance iutimatiug them
DG Ge susplStouS oharae'ers Jackson Pike is now
An inquest was held yesterday evening, between
anu o O'CLOCK The jury gave the following YER
"Daniel Lahlve, alias Lshif, was, on Tuesday,
between lho hour OF and O'Clock in the evening,
NJ mouse on street, between New Jersey ave.
nue. and North Capitol street. While there, as
appears rom the evidence, he was struck on the
not pc meertained, with some kind OF weapon
Inc lu!y believe that the said Daniel Lahive alias
blGW.n
THE WASHINGTON LINCOLN AND JOHNSON
CLuB.-The meeting Of this Club last evening was
well attended-the President, Lewis Clephane,
Esq, In the chair.
The Precedent Rnnouuoed that a number of the
vote, but could not do so on account OF the want
Of funds tho time for their pay being far distant
lie then read letter from John r. ElvanB, who
proposed to Aayanc, money to such, II they gave
vouchers tina! their orders would be Ronored
Commissioner Of PatertH, Judge Edmonds, who
had written letter TO the Club upon the subject
ior me purpose OF enabling MARYLAND voters In the
District to go to their homes and vote.
D. Il. Goolloe was then introduced to the meet
ing and male brief addreis, In which he can.
lteal psrties-the Mcclellan party to sunder the
Union, and thereby to continue the wharf.-the Lin,
coin party to restore the Union, and with 1t last
log peace.
bLOchADE-RUNSERs PARoLED.-Ye sterday,
ny orGer Of the Secretary of War, Lewis Heilbrun
benlamin Newman, and John WallAch, m merchants
Of Washington, arrested by the military some
time since upon the charge OF selling goods Ia
bloekade'runners, were released from the Old Cap
itol upon giving bonds In the sum of 10 900 each
TO report TO Coz. lngrnham every morning until
otherwise ordered and to appear when called upor
TO answer any charges that may be preferred. All
the eielkS OF the abovenamed parties were re-
leased upon ther paroles to report to Col. Ingra
nam daily and appear az witnesses when ea.let
George l.. johnson, Solomon Rose, and NIoseI
Wetsenfeld, Baltimore merchants, and all theil
clerks, were released at the same time our city
merchants were, and upon the same conditions.
Tho Keys have been turned over to those par
ties, and they have resumed their business al
usual
SENTENCES PAssBD.-In the Criminal Court
yesterday, the following sentences were passed BY
Judge Fisher; EphrAim Phillips, granddaughter
two years In the penitentiaryi Charles Thompson
grand larceny, one year in the penitentiAryi JohI
s. Gentry, robbery, three years In the Albany peni
tentiaryj Elizabeth Shorter, larceny, one year Ii
the penitentiaryi Chas. Bennett and FrAncis Kelly
larceny, two days In jaili Maria Lucas, larceny
i've days in jail
John PumToy, David Mines, and wm Brown
indicted for riot, were found not guilty.
A nolIe pros was entered In the case OF hlartii
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