The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-03-06
The Bill and the Courts.


ton BILL that in part of it is the ertoralising tn
ory of Stevens countenanced. The word " States
e employed throughout to designate the congTession
i idea Of their condition. In the title and preanb
they called rebel States, thus discardug the plat
, tude Of the ocalled" States, and the more 6ret
description favored in some of the bills of reconstsr
tion ct late States, districts, territories These ar
all discarded, for the single and unreserved defnitio
; Of rebel States
The manner Of dealing with them is based upon tn
: recital that there are 'no legal State governments
nor adequate protection for life or PROPERTY therein
There is no e7ading decaraory clause creating an
disqualification as States, denying them the dstnc
character OF States Of the Union. There is only tn
recital OF state of facts which, in the opinion of Con
greS creates certain temporary disabilities in regar;
TO named States, for the exercise Of certain function
as States; and makes certain PROVISIONS for the reno
val OF these difficulties.
ihe legal fierce of this congressional recognition
important, in view Of the possible appeal to the Su
pIeme Court to determine the validity of the act.
which may be done in the execution Of the law. /
the State governments formally abolished by ac
or Congress- and territorial government put into ope
ration, it might be pleaded that this the act Of the
pDEcai department Of the Government; By the legis
atve power invested with functions equivalent to the
Executive, by having overru!el the veto The courts
might take the ground El4intuneI on former oGca
sions bat not elaborated into formal judgment on all
the points, that the Judiciary will not take up ques
| tons which merely political. Such plea cannot
COW be interposed il any OF the acts directed to be
done b. Congress arrested by Judicial process
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questions purely and they may he r@sed il various
WAYS, and will doubtless be made in some we'll cou.
sidercd case to go before the Supreme Court. The
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Mucous Id" leD p''"<"' H1Io''y h''' GOT through
congress. we meant SIMPLY 10 IRA" attention to tie
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o1 % ,''0 s9p'"se po'lS c"''cltF OF .c states
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curt, ma! be taken before that court OF the United
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M ol'''Alt or 81 MARIE, Ills
nhArIFIET' At AHW 1oEk-9UhEATT EXPECTED
y - h4li te WITNESS by whose evil
ehS3 lIe l'ehuf% OF S4rI"t the alleged accompjce
! nJO -h'"S' oU'' ana "lt' vas determined, Ar
l'ea al t",s port yesterday III tile steamer st. Laureate,
|o "e:t oFeC' 10 washington by the evening train. E
II. mare IS Tre"ch Canadian OF fair appearance, =
ick, Neen black eye, and general look of intelligence
DC ae4Uali@4 lance OF HuFFat and e!c1mAn, the chief
'HeSS at inc conspiracy tia!, ana although the
'"'n'"ce at no Uine @ttahcd to intimacy, he was 4
'UcN WIN certain physical Pec1Iart'es that 10 dis
0'SG co0'I "iect; 81. Marie went to Europe and en-
'leo me f'E" Guard as LoNaTc Shortly after he ~
eseo 'e service, ne recognised the validity OF the
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' IS .Ja "o 'orS2A''S ms early oehe embraced !,
''s Vi 'Ie I"tes|lI7 H'iiic altehuilg festival, -
ha VIZ, ~ VINO "pPt0acHSd ana asked him
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Nv 1 o''u 1oU Fe'"'1u me OF an Amer
;at S,rrot+ ALL a., arg you ne On no; re-
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tb .n':o I'u'S'u IN oFagsadoclo IN
n wv t'',l'l ''IS' tiIe ASSASSINATION plot I'll
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From the narrative i scam. t5,t e. ,4,r:, r, -,
lite intimate with Sratt, who though only private co
the Guard, was wei! supplied with funds, and gave
impression of perfect Scrpnjtv sora,,;rT ma 90 N,
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