The Vicksburg weekly herald. [volume] (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1864-1867, 1866-04-27

Thhhs ant by his eqe
uw1
AseiBfppL and COLI
On. W1lh other States .beiuKa
atE9n pf fhe Constellation
state, no government wei
f I'D By said,Cohfadtraey
o rkFf0rm ANY bnhlins act a1d|
hedsSHiRg ef treasury mates a6 ih
ligqf rs money was . 9pplty; and
HeOhscdtiently was not such q coz.
4itiUn as w0dld make '66h-
lact legal between indFviddhls. nonf
4 ri. That the Constitution oDgthOd
uRiled States. prohibited be States
fr1n emitting bills Of credit aud !
INC tRchStates could not 20 eOig1
mliRclywlIht they were prohibited
9m d0iRg IsepWatslyv That said
treasury notes which formed theI
consideration Of the contract sued
on, were "bilis Of credit" and
having beeAissued in Violation Or
the Consultation of the.rUaitedi
states, were.illegal aud void, and
said contract founded on said ille-
gal consideration, cannot be Ell
forced either in'law or equity %
.3;fThat said Treasury notes were
issued 10 caTy,Ou arobellioH against
the government Of the United
States, and the same having been
.issNad in violation Of Tire COistftu- 7
tismlIhN ana public policy could
,Hj@ no consideration unOa which
g legal Inpd hiwdipg contract could |
h. cr6Glcd.
TIC lucid and learn. decision Of
'Iudsc Clayton on the questions
thu' presented i published in the
Columbus Sgplincl. We have not
,uIfriept space TO copy it in, full,
andFan, only, briefly state IFS gene
raj puTPort. After n statement Of
the origin Of TIE late war, the Judge
proceeds e, gefute the fallaeyr Of the
argument for the defence, which
undertook 10 prove that the Con-
l~stilGiioR and laws Of the United
pStstas were in full d DratiOR over
the Southern States during the war.
-Hg shows that the citizen, owing
$500 Is. aIinciaia at-laast 10 both
goyernments, could not commit the
ihsa f treason, Ehen Ris eiigp
wsy iOntuIled by State
sSOfir % tlIi principle caEl
Eqslald ]hgt the cilEop IA held
Cl!@a!c1 fre99 t5es sgime e tssqs9R
TSpa tot Allpggtipg a6gsnrRqF
aplHst rttuI soyefRp He
qaplSs 4c onc, Who says:
&c Is hsId. that a King dss &col
aud noe Re jHfe,' III Other MOrdg
usafp But hath gut possession 0el
thoalu1ae; isSiAe Ktng, Hithih lt64
meAnihapf 6g statBteS aalthre5sd
lemneE9t allegiance due b him
for his admiiiistrati0n oil Tie f0y-
ekfifAents Md t6mp6fSry prctScti6tf
81 sud tliarefofetf6aeun1l
pmmtited asaiHst,Henry ykTHBrei
Hun Gdppdar EdWaTd1 ~, theugb
fAlIthe line Of Lancaster had heel |
lou III daelmed asunbe bri
saeri OF ParIiamtmk Aud
WheH, lthaEs4SEe, . ainrPer In
0ssgssiOB the Fubjaak staae8sed /
nd jWsLGfed ia Obeyinr and
Ism assistance other ise Tad6f
.alsAgfAa0h 10 man could bb
the, 4sBfRk prince .had9 q FhAl
l&lHg MMfOF Obedlenesto 4h@n
LIN hging, rs the usdrper would Gers
:IH do hr disDbedience.S
i AtdsUhiiIg oAA4lle baSis oOfthsse
lYeIt established principles, Judge
sdlGytomsays: Gaas n4
7; tIt4sepIduAt thai, K this dosttE2
GG1rrcgt, .alld tEeaaNsr0aRn y
committed BY rendering asanee
TO I,pshEbcr WHO his possa %
the y0VerfGnifIt agaEnst fnll
pria09 mostcertainlgJae eiii oil
q SRte, OWing nOt0Al gp0gaRg
but permanent Hllsgians the
,State g0verHmeht, cannot Oh anefe
able to the genoraf goytfiimeht fer
rendering obedience 20 uleadihOf
ity OF his State, Notwithstanding hF
SO doihghe win violate Ifs fedef
allegiance. A contrary doctrine IN I
conflict between Estate and gene ]
raj government would render the
escape Of cltigcm fTomthe eFimsnf
ItfeGSOhPt tiHaD0sslblc lbs
fsaJe Nf iBnet wblIdg 35h&f
r6lAoR against the.ptliSy pa
! lEs Jadgc btOceedat u
be lpte YF sagId P0s tpsR ss
5slqcrcd IA gIpeIc TgbeYfon Bnt hd
t was D gOnaino Faf betsgeem
'tigcrcnt powcys-a gsiyll war, a.
be tei m3f dnd tai iadiyfddstlS III
mrs iSY pef6nSlIy .h&
.Sp6lsible FOR Acls bomniiaed iHl
,bbsloacs tke aim6Fi
laspeptiyegogeuuneaia I
4 This lpsf ID 4
.dali VA a /
.tIemb 1 d dsi6nl iha
ate 5aft JOE a..
i1lgt sd Be pghaht 4, thus
ibtatodS
. NO aims hold tBat tie Sssss
'sbA OF DC Federal Constitution
and laws hft HlaiC Cen dahat6 is6l
~ pa snarqhSnw thineaMeoH
hpntraetgf0r TghtH o. ptos
DlA y cdieei That aeths
atg d AfAnhedsa atir 20 and
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SD any HFdieeE0
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