Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-04-19


preme Court in Detail-The Geor-
gia Bill of Complaint Received
The Case to Come up at the De
cember Term-Salutary Effects of
General Sheridan's Recent Orders
Growing Love for the Freedmen
in Virginia.
WASHINGTON, April IA hundred peo-
pie gathered to- hear the decision in the
Supreme Court in the Mississippi and
Georgia Injunction cases. The opinions,
read by Chief Justice Chase. the Court be-
ing unanimous therein, held that the ex-
ceptiOn taken by the Attorney General to
the Mississippi Bill. namely, that it is, in a
legal sense, scandalous. because il makes
the President party in a suit. is entirely
proper. and leave to file the bill was re-
fused The Chief Justice further said by
direction of the entire Court that as the
Attorney General made no objection to a
motion Tor leave to- file the Georgia Bill
which prays for Injunction against tn,
Secretary of War and General Grant. il
would be- granted and the bill might bt
filed at once. The Court gave notice thai
it would hear the ease further next Thurs
dav.
The moment the decision was rendered
Judge Sharkey, Jerry Blac (. Walker, Cow
an and others of the same stripe. held con
gratulatOry jubilee in the lobby of thu
Court. II is understood that Sharkey will
amend his bill so as 10 make it apply t.
Ord alone, OF to Ord and Grant.
The Arkansas rebels are said TO be pre-
pairing bill. and Ould, ex-rebel commits
sioner for the exchange of prisoners, is al
so IT work on one for Virginia.
All the rebel and conservative element!
in the city are clarifying the Suprem,
Court. The Union men cannot brin!
themselves to believe that the Court will
grant an Injunction. but both this class
with many leading Conservatives, felt con
fidcnt that the Court would scout the ide
of receiving the bill, and, TO say the least
The Union men are greatly dissatisfied will
the action of the Court.
The next step will he formal request O
the council, on Thursday next, to tn
COurtSto sppoint day for hearing the ar
gumcnt.
Ito the Associated Press.)
In the United States Supreme COur
Chief Justice Chase delivered the Missis
sippi vs.. Andrew Johnson and f. o.
Ord, on a motion for leave to file the bill
rs follows:
\ motion was made some days since, il
behalf Of the State of Mississippi, for leav
To file bill in behalf of the State, prayin
this court to perpetually enjoin an
restrain Andrew Johnson and 4. o. {
Ord. commanding in the District of Missis
sippi and Arkansas, from executing. or il
any manner carrying out, certain acts o
Congress. The acts referred to arc thos
OF March I'd and March ed. 1867, com
monty known ~ the Reconstruction Acts
The Attorney General objected to the leav
asked upon the grounds that no bill whicl
makes the President defendant. and set
an injunction against him to restrain hin
in the performance of his duties should b,
allowed to be filed in this Court. Til
point has.been fully argued. and we vii
now dispose of 1t. We shall limit our In
quiry to the question presented by the oh
lection, without expressing an opinion ol
the broader issues discussed In the argu
menf whether in any case the President O
the United States may be required, BY pro
cess Of this Court, 10 perform purel
ministerial act required by law, or may
beld amenable in any case otherwise tha