Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-05-02
The injunction Gases I'm the Supreme
Court--InterestinG Procsedings.

The Injunction Cnses IN tho Supr"hHo
Court--Interesting Proceedings.
The Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette telegraphs that pa
per, under date of Friday, as follows:
The proceedings of to-day in the Su-
preme Court, relative to the application
for iniunction against the Military Re-
construction law, were quite interesting.
The Court room was flied. Among the
spectators were Secretary McCulloch,
Chief Justice Carter, of the District Su-
preme Court; Chief Justice Casey, Of the
Court of Claims; Judge Patterson, of the
White House; Reverdy Johnson, Senators
Morgan, Stewart and Ross, ex-Senators
Cowan and McDougall, Thomas Ewing,
Gen. Dent, of Gen. Grants staff, and
large number of lawyers.
The Attorney General appeared for
Mr.. Stanton and Gen. Grant, and spoke
for about an hour and half. He ad-
mitted in the outset that if the Congress
s;onal plan Demonstration was in issue,
he would lie in an awkward position,
for his political sympathies were on the
other side. This, he said, however, was
not the question, for it was one the Court
could never take cognizance OF. His ar
gument had these branches:
lst. He held that the parties to this
case were not such as brought 1t within
the jurisdiction of the Court. He would
not question the right of Georgia to
bring q suit but denied her right to bring
one against these defendants. She might
bring suit against citizen of another
State, but this was against certain ofh-
ciafs.
2. He held that there is yet no cause
for action, because no controversy has
arisen. The ink with which the Military
Reconstruction Bill was engrossed had
hardly vet dried, and now they come in
and ask the Court to annul 1t. Nothing
has been done under it but to appoint
military commanders. The dangers OF
which the plaintiff complains are entire
Iy prospective. If the Court has power
to thus set this law aside by judicial veto,
the same jurisdiction may be invoked
against any law of Congress the moment
it is passed, and as soon as 1t can find par,
ties for a suit. The gentlemen cry out
before they are hurt The people have
the remedy in their own hands, for they
are not compelled either to register, u
vote for delegates, or to hold a conven
tion. Gentlemen may have fears and
aDprehensions, but this Court had M
Jurisdiction of fears and shadows tha
were as vague and unsubstantial as
poets dream.
3. He held that this ease was purel!
political, and therefore determinaoie D.
no tribunal but that of the people sittin,
i'm Congress. This was enforced by nu
merous cit ton and references.
The argument for Georgia was mad
by Charles O'Connor. He spoke httl
over two hours, and Is an easy and grace
full 81, ,eaker, but did not appear to 80 goo.
advantage as Stnnbery, for he was obli
J ged to make very frequent reference
his brief, while the Attorney Genera
/ spoke without notes. The argument G
, Mr.. O'Connor Mas far from being equa
To his best efforts. lie made some shar
criticisms on the position OF the Govern
| ment, but his own points We're put Il
rather a bungling manner. He had
, good deal to say about State rights, tn
, uneoustitutionality of the Reconstruc
: ton law, the revolutionary character
: Congressional enactments, and the evil
3 that would follow from Dlaking negroe
vote.
The counsel for Mississippi wanted,
be heard tomorrow or on Monday, bu
3 the Court did not see fit to suspend th
9 rules, and the case went over to nea
> Friday. II is understood that the othe
r argument for the plaintiffs will be mad
/ by Judge Sharkey. ief
y Il. e. Mills, Of Cincinnati, appeare
o for Gen. Pope, having been requeste
:, so to do by that officer from his heae
% quarters. He was recalled West tn
" evening by telegram, and being thus pr
% vented from delivering his argumen,
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