Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-04


WAsHIx6-oS, Nov. 3-The oEcia
statement shows .has on the lst Mond&s
in 0 stober the resources Of the Natioua
/ banking association we're over 1927 900,
9O0,iucluding about $93, $50, 000..I loans
and discount, aud nearly S45, 0OO, 900 in
specie and other lawful money. Their
profits are stated At ST, 00o, 900
The tTsai Of Cot North, tae New York
State Agent, Levi Cohen and NJ d
Jones commenced to-day before the e
5. Military Commission, Of which Gen.
Doub leday is President and Col Foster
Judge Advocate.
The prisoners are charged with con
duct prsjudieial to good order and mill
tary discipline, aRd Of fraud toward the
New York State electors. in hat thsy
forged the names Of officers and soldiers
TO what purported TO be ballots Of said
soldiers, to be used at the election TO be
held on Tuesday next They are also
charged with falsely and fraudulently
using divers and sundry blanks, which
purported to BE signed BY officers and
soldiers in the military service of the
United States, authorizing certain par
ties 10 east votes at the ensuing State
and National election, with intent to de-
fraud the elector Of his rights
Mr.. Gillet, one of the counsel for the
prisoners, pleaded to the jurisdiction OF
The court, arguing that the court had no
Jurisdiction Of the parties. Secondly,
over the subject matter. Thirdly, that
the matter was not within the jarisdic-
ion of the National Government Fourth,
that it was an object over which the Ma
tional Government had nsvsr legilated.
Fiah, dat there was 10 Law Of the Fed
eral Government authorizing the jnris-
dietion of the military court for the trial
Of any one not in the military service
Mr.. Gillet argued that the federal tribu-
nails had not on any occasion, or in any
manner, the right Of trial of the persons
BY the federal court for crimes commit
ted against the Laws OF any State or
States. II the accused bad committed
crime il was oaly against the Statute of
the State Of New York, and consequent
" the tribunal Of the United States had
no jurisdiction; if any crime had been
committed il was against the laws of
New York, and that same Law prescribes
tbe peaGlties aud the mode Of
trial, and indictment of the offence,
committed in any other State against
the laws Of New York, uBder extradi.
lion Law, party charged with crime is
liable 10 be taken TO New York. II par.
ties here charged have not committed
crime against the State Of New York, il
must appear afirnRtively that crime
was committed against the statute laws
of the United States, as il has been de-
eided there can be no offence against
the United States unless II IL specially
made 50 by statute II il net assreed
thai the prisoners have committed OF.
fence against the Statutes Of the United
States There are no common law Of
lenses in the United States, and il ex-
pressly rEles that what are common lev
oftenses of England are not Law ofFenses
against the United States No offence
sneh as these prisoners ars charged With
has been created by the statutes Of the
United States, and consequently this
tribunal has no Jurisdiction, for no Uni
ted States powers has been conferred
upon it to try cases