The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-04-24

The Southern INDUCTION Against: l:s Il /:
tary Sa;Tg!fy b.i;-C1llaiai Contempt
fer t!seEieGisIons If Tia. Supreme: 0ns'%t,
Do;iatl:i pcIicy Ct tie junction Gas. /.
Correspondents; oi the Baltimore Gazette.
WAsHlNcToN, Aprl ga bill WIS
fled this morning viii the Supreme Court.
in which tie State q 1iississippi is tho
complainant, praying an Injunction to
prevent the iniiict;on upon the State If
the provisions of The military acts recent
ly passed by Congress. 1t was received
and ordered to be printed.
cannot say that there is much. il any.
diversity Of option among well informed
men here in respect to this movement
Doubtless, there is much to be said IL
Justification Of the course which patriotic
citizens, sinarting under intoe.ablc op
preston, have deemed It their in perati,e
duty to pcrsue. 80 enc doubts the sin
cefity Or righteousness OF this action
Bit is ibis a t5nse 10 fsy coAstl1uttoHai
questions? That is the point
It is notorious tnat decision Of the
Supreme Court, If favorable 10 the coa.-
?lainant. would he treated on al sides
hor'ng poeger with utter contcmpt-
.E'resy oa5es branch Of Goeeymment would
regard it as SO much waste paper. and
thereby sink still lower. the authority #
the judicial department. Have We ROT
seen the decisions Of this triDl:naI i'll &c
spect to the test oath ans! judgments If
military courts ent;iel J repuiiatel by Con
n ~ 81 =,
famous test oath still administered BY the
officials in Con gress-in every executive
department OF the Government, aud in
subordinate julicia! Tribunals Are not
Mr.. Muddau his fellow sufferers incarce-
rated at the Dry I'ostucas sentenced BY
a coaclave pronounced by this very court
the highest court Of judicatilre III tie
.countiy-to have been assembled in utter
violation of law !? Are not hundreds Of
Others at this moment suffering punish
nlent inflicted by similar unauthorized
gatherings after solamn decision of the
iIlegality Of this conviction delivered SIX
moaths ago.? " hat, then is to be gained
by even a favorable Judgment under such
circumstances
But does not this new move "press the
-moufner" little too hard! DO we lot
know that thu men composing this august
tribunal arc veritable flesh and blood, liza
BILE to be operated upon by the ipHuep-
ces which, unfortunately. at this insane
moment prevails universally from he 4 ri
stock to SIason and Iixoa' S line? Es'it to
be supposed that the result Of the Goa
necticut election has so far paralyzed the
Radical arm as to secure the very organ
ization Of the Court itself, if, in matter
OF this monientous importance, it should
run counter to the wishes of controlling
and INSCRIPTIONS power? Without further
beating the bush, is there not very great
danger that the Court viii be coerced by
fear Of losing their places aud power for
future good, to give a decision aTycrse to
the petition. asAich couf9 not be Jut dsri
sire hereefier az bettcr dogs! Tn the
minds OF thoughtful men. therefore, it
would have been better to have postponed
such proceeding until, at least, some
respect would be likely to be paid to the
authority of the Court soa'sesrasre: and by
somebody having power, coupled with the
inclination to carry their Judgment into
effect. 'ihemoral influence OF decision,
one way or the other, is moi worth a rush.
The Roanoke Times says Lewis Zirkle,
ESQ has bought the farm of Mrs. Nancy
Chapman, near Cave Spring, in Roanoke
for 100000. The same gentleman has
also recently purchased the farm of Col
mel G. B. Board, near Salem, for $4,000. /