The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-15

Hlm ClU1Z6u III CU6 eyes sOl Tile law.
What he was before it was committed,
Congress can not limit the propagation
of mercy. It can not be filtered by
legislative restriction. 1t followed
that the prayer of the petitioner must
be granted, and also the prayer of Mr..
Marr. The rule which requires attor-
neys to take the test oath must be re-
ceived. sftFa r,.tIa 9h 1a aa
Associate Justice Miller, for him
self, Chief Justice Chase, and Asso-
eiates Swayne and Davis, read the
dissenting opinion, maintaining that
practice in court, as a privilege, attor-
neys are subject to Legislation the
same as judges. The law makes no
distinction, but requires all civil and
military officers to take some oath.
Attorneys exert a marked influence
ON the character Of Government. If
all the attorneys in the South had
been faithful to their allegiance, and
required to swear, we. should have
been spared the horrors of rebellion.
Z It was not claimed by the majority Of
the Court that the law works attain
der of blood, therefore, this is not a
bill of attainder, nor does it appear to
have Convicted any designated persons
or declared punishment. Persons.
who arrayeds themselves in hostility
to the Government, and gave aid and
comfort to the enemy, forfeited their
rights to appear in court. This was
not criminal but civil proceeding,
which affected private rights respect-,
lively. ,.-'lit s551iiin ..,7'ag .
With regard to the Missouri case,
the question involved rested with the
State. The constitutional restriction
that Congress shall make no law
abridging freedom of religion was not
applicable. Justice Story says the
whole power was left to the State, to
be exercised according to its judg-
ment. The Constitution of Missouri
says no such persons as are described
shall exercise their functions unless
they show their loyalty. Cases were
quoted in support of these points.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-There is
little opposition in the Committee on
Banking and Currency to Randall's
bill for the extinction of the national
debt in thirty-six years, by sinking
fund, while the opposition from the
banks issless than was expected.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.ATt is un-
derstood that the President will to-
day nominate Senator Cowan Minis
ter to Austria. -
The Committee on Territories in
structed Ashley, in the early part of
the proceedings, that bills would be
introduced to repeal the tax on un-
manufactured cotton; to amend the
distrietssuffrage act SO as to disfran-
chise no personion account of sex; to
establish mining bureau to protect
the rights of actual settlers on public
lands, limiting the amount to be en-
tered in amy one land district upon
agricultural college scrip y w. ~ - -
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE total
receipts Of Internal Revenue since the
1st Of July last is S175, All ,184. It is
thought that the entire receipts of the
year will exceed all estimates by
I twenty or even thirty million dollars
1t appears from official documents
that nearly six million dollars of In.
ternal Revenue were collected Ia the
First Collection District of Illinois
during 1866.
In three-fourths of the year 1866
286, 1876 persons arrived in the United
States from foreign countries. =