The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-08-22
THE DEAN CASE.
Dissenting Opinion OF Cnlef Jusuee
Martin.


s-psr,fx car-r- T.e usople o. re state n A-e-l
zan. "a. william I-4a. N1riro, L. = li-ss-'.ts-
80 IS M ic-e5 tired al- convicted ~ IN r.
CIT CoRt for Wsgae Comfy iol -. ...s a.
- slectlou held a. : regular i-@---iP A-----s u
- - ter-shtrs q tLaf comfy ir tlEusli p
e.-er= a. 81 TIE SAFE the al -ee a. s---,--
esct.oa icr ,ssu5srs q t1= All, H-seli- g 20
r. m u efcsptions shows the ll.E.1s slate =
g.eis- Rat Dean beng residert - i-e ''f-s-'l ?
sfersd % vote A. sad electon, al -ptn De Ca
lssrec took tie Lstl Jrss-r.bee - az Tat ~ -
a -ssisent 0, Sal. soTus1p ard e7sssel ne o.--,
rsaa,sits aaa1c4ilyLs u a. excel tL-' 7 s-s .
I-sian descent sI1 Mt member 70 Any ~
-gosrsup0a hls vote KS rece.vs- an ~ s..el =
ne baIl0t-tox ar1 co-lt-l via --t-f Blu
q tkersi-. accor-.1s ~ i-N 80.
80 - w.t1sss cle Andrew ? --g y r. 'e-
- s-lv -g1-l testl-ei - .1e a. 20 '-et- 81
= - -, e---, tsa .o.rrard aprslr-lc- - ~ &C.
.-~art - r-.4rl- D. - e l. alto az la r.
lcnot c0Is.ler Liz a Taise man re s1i. 1'-a'.-
.sc u .r0lucl- ether llLtsses EN- d '-4 ~. --tr
- r-fsWzrr Wll tes- led Ia. --i 7 --i ~ d III
- -, ~ y ror q While lla-, tl4i Re- IS fnrl
r1 ne state O. ue.aWare- t1ai Pc -rl" re tnty co..
- M r--s.f- q ID xst white a-- Atr--al ,cl1
- be la-l-tt,ss, HAT - gig --.-
-tsta TIE rropcTt1- % N-l-. NJ a. ..- y gre
20, bst they judged from Lis sI1earaDce that
fa vs. al sch mixed t-ll-- H--- cl--i-sf----
orororiDa q negro t--- l- -4-- ---- '--'t q =
r~.-r,l HIM ! lL-.lttI - t.--i t.-r la4-r- t--s
49,. Ii -rh1 w=rr r0t entirely % "a llte nr t-ark
49, TIE said co-l--. Tor t-- p pie tiel i1ir'-
s.rse A. 8 wines .s- i-e y -- - p L--t ---r-
Mo testified -tat BE- "s- = i-ss - ga 7-'-s ~
--l Ea- rral- ices such = ilr --i = years LAX
b. vas ac l,.a.-i- with the races il---1 ego SIC
.tto atf that he lai exam -e- - - lef "a ~
a. al rom such examlA-h "a - i a. ---- ~ .ss--
Al g1.11u f1at latre a. s4ia- A--l--L --- ID l-e
.ef-ntsDt BIT nat .t as very lla -i-t-i l-t =
Gee. ~ .Isfh rsrf t--t re s-1-l iLt. TIE prison
e-fat Zen Afl.la- t-41l ia LIS VEINS hat TIC
only clear .ndcatsn %, A.rc4n 81 .o- Be- a --- AMY
.l iisc4rsaasts o. tle So -u- rs 4" 81 q, La
rlr. f.-l. p ft4t flrre nothing --f @ ---
ra.-.1-e ILL.,. a.l@r ~-sprcts Except ctia- WHICH .--
l!clted Tire Air.ca1 l'ols tla- lis s--- s7- --t -
,-rert sr.- Tat sli-i sl-nlsse ll E-f-fe--s NJ BIZ
- rs..--i -1.t - 49, had lie -tr --t-re NJ
tte C.ecssia1 nat Tie Lalr is away at-nr % Tie
ne rare or the other aa1 10 tlls 10 Hed oioi the
ha- aone -volld n icate o1ly tlr ue r. he Other
" t1e race that be 49, Rot q mlli-iD- -.-lait'
!. irr.r.r- 2 o. t-.f 3. . Ala 10. tlr ie'--
mt vas flr Q "a fl-- --l t--i -- '-- f.le -i--
errert -f.cn ta.nt g .lf-icel oDoa
Tie counsel .0r tas defendant iAr- --is -tea Nl--
Mesa s.s xtr- Sworn, 4ld t--tll.l thai ti.y Lai
known tls defendant aL- Dc iaili. D. le-"a-e
that tl-r were ~ e Ian cfsert - We 'r ----
i1lt,rs. n a. laware. aad that t-eT La - te-r1
flo-d 3D. them O. tls kno~ edge % tie Hiine--ss
tLat u.ey th- SAID witnesses, -t- never -,ari 4
T-,,rlis..ste Z acts Tie counsel f.rtle -er-r..-
AT -e1l,st-i the C-c8I Judge 3D. c.-fsa tle az
~ 1f.t fter believed = "a d.. .f.---,e tlit -le
af.u lana possessed tis 1th.r req iit- I-i.l it. ~
Il la el-ctor 81 tLat Ae Ia trace Of African
l,nol mis- foil- I'd e-cee - lo.a. while i.s
ret w.s = Zee waite l1ce .-- fl- 4esA '-rti.F.
ara .4Rf.iv entitled fo vote.
~ Ttstf itev .- aFr- .- odd tie ff--e-. e i--t
TIE ls,-alsntl4i Ali TIE pi--r a-all.ei.lls 20 ~
elsctnr 4ai has q. -.s FeiIs &. y i,4l-e aaDe more
fhan one Lar - tLr blood q t-1 White race Do VAS
legal eectrr-
81 nat ( they believed from the evidence that .
he defend ~ VS. q llciar l-c--t u-t had s-ch
trace OILS. ~ iortau si resro r "fri'-l o.0o1 j.
w. rs BE- VS. = legal f.sr trr, -- j. Q O.. D. =
t.u 4. scent 90 under tae Colsttru-n icy btilev-
a from the same evidence, ti 4. Lai AZ TIE o.ler
requisite Quziltcaf.o1s-
Ard the 90 Circ-il Judge then lul t1ere refused
% charge the sai iurv az requested ID ca, lna eery
the said r,qaests g. ~Lic sad fti---s % charge,
and ech ans every one q them, t- san counsel iDr
f-a d-rs--,rt tsea AID tns-r except aLl tLt sad
CIr-rit.1i- q tae- a. there ctar.e TIE salt Ic-y
that although the sald teten All H. slt possess all
tie other q1a1ca-icns ~ Al t.ectf al sall election
vet u they believed from SAID eVl-lLce That nc A-l
E. rortisu Il ncgrJ or African t--p4 t4-l L. ION,
AS testified q ly r. Pitcher, he " - neta Write man
and ilgal elertrr within the meaning 10 tAe -itie
Constitution and was NJ clutei 90 vote An i
- knowingly AMI wlEllg Gel. Ai sara election.
zuo.gic- IL 4 l. vas -rt white man, u- should nl
-uvicteI T. which sai charge 81 maze, 'he ~ ii-
.a for the defendant q "a ati tLe-t excepted and
he sai Circuit Judge then an iAere luItler cl-ars
n The at il-y iAat j thvy believes Jil H. c.-
iencs. tlat s-ui l-fsn-a-t = s-es=.i I'D gre ether
hcaficus of an elecfur, except teins white n1-
everth-ess they believed. II ia i- sal eri-aLee
tbat he was person of Il4.u de- ems, possessing.
however distinct AID reco41i1aele trace oi negro
,- African blood amounting O. l5ta. as s.i1
be ID.
t meaning of the Constitution ana was LOT entitled
I. vote a. a uerson u tI--ia ..s--nt lu I-r OUT
.onst,tcti1u
T-,-r I'll tha cxc rti0-st.kru error was assigned
ma ti-rg. vel assigned Itniuk there as mani
rrrr ~ .rvirg LIS reQCes l. 10 charge - asked
Il, III f.-.u and 41i 10 tie charge .lvel II Ifan
ssessed the other requisite qraiucalons cf an eec-
o- vel rad = stra.n Z african blood 10 MS veils
IN exceeding I-I6t1 whether tla rc-t was oi tLe
sh.te or the Iltian race, are I'D a.reel that DE
gas a i-ral eect0r Is IS thus cancelled nv al the
-o,rt that STRAIN &c African Oh 3 10 lll1itut
b disqua., oar claiming the e-toral rights. It's,
= my brother Campbell says. IS decisive ~ tlis
.7se But another question was rai-ed. VII ca my
brethren have discussed % great extent. they re-
rred u Is the real question SOD shi 20 BE- raised AID
= fer from ttefa as O. is proper -0iliiaa Shall
3-ster H. bit 10 rs uarr. r COMPASS as possible
o--i-teut ..ith Griv It IS his + The defendant
al IN ms veirs a urepouieralce mere than nisiaf
2 49, brof st he v.;e race g-s Zee ~ ACT "a legal
.ie,tn-. a th-og the 4ll-t- 81 l-.4l l-.af ,.- :
rev -sise sof 10 interest 30 TINS SCI --i11 ~
rhs; 6trtiou Il African bo0i i- re4cl-.t. % make
ha rfs-.ssor s So as - li4 fo demand
-i ert.r mo e,sct u fr.lg.i-.
Ta-ra- ,sth -.- brethren u IN fl ft. limo . IS
he sf0ufon % CIR r.se-t .tlii.A TANK
TIE m 10 The present tlr.l then. lsl -r1a-4I.v
-s-.l.rf Ias. t.e4-rfv ..... can b. r.-l- IS - Z