The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-06-12
RALEIGH N. c.. WEDNESDAY,, JUNE 12 1867.
United states Circuit Court.

United States Circuit Court.
On Thursday the Senate Chamber in the
Capitol, where Court is held, was filed with
large assembly of learned lawyers and cit
izens, anxious to hear the charge of Chief
Justice Chase to the Grand Jury. a
The Chief Justice took seat at the Speak
er's desk, Judge Brooks on his left. Court
having been duly opened, Judge Chase read
the following address to the members of the
bar present on the occasion, which was lis
tened to with deep interest:
GENTLEMEN OF THE BAR.-Before proceeding
to the regular business, think it proper to ad-
dress few observations to you.
For more than four years, the Courts of the
Union were excluded from North Carolina by re-
bellion. When active hostilities ceased in 1865,
national military authority took the place OF ali
ordinary civil jurisdiction or controlled its exer-
else. All Courts, whether State or National, were
subordinated to military supremacy, and acted,
when they acted at all, under such limitations
and in such cases as the Commanding General,
under the direction of the President, thought tit
to prescribe. Their process might be disregard
ed, and their Judgment and DEGREES set aside BY
military orders.
Under these circumstances, the Justices of the
Supreme Court allotted to the circuits which in
cluded the insurgent States, abstained from join
Cnnrts
Their attendance was nnnecessarv for the d;s.
trict judges were fully authorized by law to hold
nre,na Court and IN exercise comnIete inr;sd,c.
tion in the trial of all criminal and almost all
sarv for another reason. The military trihunaIs
at that time and under evistinv Observation-Disclosures
were competent to the exercise of all inrisdicton
criminal and civil, which heonrs nnd.r ordina.
ry circumstances, to civil courts N
Being unnecessary the Justices Thought that
their attendance Wonld he imnroner and unbe
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coming: ihey resarueu ~ US unnt IN ilsell anu
Us Us llluiious, lanS ways, ~ LUG Pupnc lhterests,
liaI & tic nsneee o.nIeIs y, Iue Juuiciai
vi the snouiu eAercise tneiI iuhetlons
unael tne SUPERVISION anu control OF the e&ecu-
l'e uopa. pu.,' t'ntn., In.r ~, -
a.. a;;i 20. 'n4 ;.hay ooloi W.
tlo e'n M, ,n;. mas "luuiawn ~ tne Iesi
ensnended was restored and mi;tarv anthoritv
80 "as @ anu nir9 ms au'n3
~ IA antin1I,. hr tha ,.noiS inI was oheo.
Gu, pa, us .no Vi ARrI n 1oss anu
Tbsss nrocfa motinns a ths FL, awtho.
~ W.;ai rr,ls.aaSu M Ine iul au.Ig
tt vi uIs a,J th ~ a,i m.n
Gnnr MS ro5taa adu ~. vi tne
hnnid ha fn1ir ronsf,td h, o,.oo,,t;, I.o;
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iatuIe aS!lon W Jo.n ,he als.llct Judges ih nola
.s .ne ~ Wt 'ne in'cr'aiS "e'"eeh
'ne se,tns ihn ,aS as va I,is Iaee m. =,
co,,n.raSs rdnoad tho ~ f.o,ts Az s ~,
ohn,'.aS ,a.riai,, .ho a;.;n. y, .no h;nt tha
Sn',tSeu T;.cn;.a .ae J uS,oio i.ht vi m,tn ,he
;',. ornroS;dn Sor o ,a,han mi,m
~ w. ai VI rno W
;t, the Supree h Eours " t .ns new tts anu
sue lne ~ Vi m .Ial Coui ,
hse no coui Jurlsulcton; Inc ehee! Vi 'le
uCt, tuSICiOTC, WIS W suSpCuu tuC duIuOTlty vi
Justices W hoio 'hc oircui' oour's LII Tue ai'ereo
This .usners;on w,s .ren,oved hv tho o.t q,
March I'd, 1867, by which new allotment was
sptaaE4ed Under this act the justices OF the
lotted to hold, with the district Judges, the ma
of e1Sa, North. % Carolina lis is made part. pa '' ''' ~
l am here, therefore, to join my brother tht
s this district It is the rst Circuit Court hee in
any district within the insurget States, at whicl
wItSont @ disresard al @ Of superior duties at the sea-
of government or usurpation Of Jurisdiction.
sontSern Crcnits i' Will ion in boIdiny the Court
at the regular terms prescribed by law, and thu M
stored sS throughout the Union.
1t is true that military authority is still exer
as % formerly. in consequence O Of the Disappearance
of local civil authority and in upervsion or con
isnow ms used upder acts of Cop@ress and only t
prevent Illegal violence to persons and property
@ equal rights % and b benefits in the Union. Thi
military authority does not extend in any respec
Let rs hone that neither rebellion nor an
other occasion for the assertion OF any militar
% suspend the % due course Of iudicial admnistratio
by the national tribunals in any part OF the re
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