The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-05-08
The Injunction Case.

WASHINGTON, April 26.-Tbe Supreme
bench is fu!! many distin ghsh ed LAWYERS
are present S'anberry opened, promising
tina, be would treat ihe question in its
legal aspect. The political questions
dividing the country are no, to be discuss
ed here; but for the better understanding
Of the subject. it is necessary to know
what the Acts Of Congress are of which
The States complain as working excessive
injury, and depriving them Of their con
s'irutonal rights he explained the re
constructions laws, romarkinC that the
States lately in rebellion have 10 te5Ghli
can government Congress made pro
visional form Of Government, capable Of
Congressional presentation, narra,ing
the restraint dema"ded hv the complain
ants. s'orp'ny Grant, Stanton and other
high officers. He maintained that this
WIS no case provided for bv the Constitu
lion to come before this Court. Con,fo
ver-v was no, with those men as citizens,
hut as high officials, and it was nst with
in the jurisdiction of This Court either
with reason or the spirit Of the Consri,u
,ion. He dwslt upon the damaging con
sequence Of The veto bv the Judicial tritr
nal selected for lie apd ley 5nd ttiS pho'
nes control. The injrrie. set forth in the
complsint were only contingent and
nigh, never hspren. In conclusion. he
argued tha, II was n political case, curab'e
on'v bv political remedies
O'Conot followed The idea OF the
complaint was TO show that what WAS
ordered. was done hv Congress. and was.
in its length and breadth. uncnnst'utinn
~ and void :; 'hercfnre. the Court Ought
to orAer An uju"c''"n in general rerf- -
Tue Georgia ot lf7G wns to he wippl on,
and new Georgia Substituted Georgia
occupied the position ola body polite AUD
corporate, and the court Of e9pi,y could
prcvept and restrain any attempt To III
vert il from the purposes ofirs corporation
or n sioa'inn of i's charter lie took
issue with Stanhelry's assertion that the
miSchiefS COMPLAINED OF were contingent.
and might never happen. Parties n.mel
in the complaint hvd already taken steps
for enfo'cing the laws complained Of NJ
unconstitutional.
next Friday. when Walker viii plead in
behalf Of Mississippi and S;annerry close.
WAsHINGroS, April 27.-Thsd. Ste
vens has written a letter for publication.
commenting rpon the remarks in Senator
Wilson's late speech at Hampton Roads,
~ which he said there would he no i'm
psd,m-nt 10 Southern Representatives in
Cagress, II they elected Union meu. etc
Stevens, III his letter, says no man shoud
make promise. f"r the party. BY wha;
au h"ri,y does snv one say that hy the
election Of loyal delegates. thsy will he
pimiusii Dy what authority say ,ha,
Virginia will. elect two Iowa! Sens,o,s.
when rhersls no Virginia. He comcluGes
ss follows! Who IS auihori.-d to travel
the coun,rs and prddle out amnesvi |
would say to the mos, guilty, except pun
'shmsnt and then qg'etude; but first. "A
mild contisca'i'n, 1" pav those VINO have
been robbed by d sIoysI men. These are
my wishes and mine only perhaps.
WAsTNGroN, May l.ASurratt's trial
is set (or the 25rh May.
Seward received the japanese to-day.
No definite programme regarding NJ.
Davis. The court meets on Monday,
when his counsel will demand trial.
Eleven thosuanh applications have been
received by the United States Marshal OF
the Supreme. Court for the position Of
Registers in Bankruptcy. There are les.
thar $50 appointments, and il requires