Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-21
TIE MOVEMENT 70 DEGRADE
TAE SUPREME COURT.
4 View Of 10 from q Con.
servative Republican
standpoint.
ran rlaAN EXsaENClES Tsp
cONsrarU CE TsaE ~.
rNENE LAW.
Prom the New fork Times, tRepubl,can, Jan.
l.ih
coNGlEss AND rnE SUPREME CorRr.

Prom the New York rmes. CRepublic.n, Jan
18Th.
coNGnEss AND raE SUPREME CovRr
The extremists are reckless, if not dos.
gcrsts. For t~c.vc months past they hav,
hccn Engaged In tying the hands Of the
President. and stripping him Of authority
conferred bv tho Constitution. And no v
thcy ere about e. attempt the same opera.
ton upon tho Supreme Court, with the
wee oil preventing an adverse decision
upoa the reconstruction acts
"a tho part of those who share the view
OF Mr.. Stcvsns, tho talkci-of measure will
b consistent Whatever else NAV be
charged against them, they At least have
not reso,tc to false pretsnsss 70 Justify the
Congressional policy. No constitutions,
scrupie has been allowed to stand in their
way. They have boldly confessed that pol
ics unconstitutional, AMI have rested ito
defence upon the plea Of revolutionary ne.
csssiss. The Constitution, scooriine to
their saccry, 10 for tho time suhject to the
higher Lac u The eonQueror - interpreted
hya psr,isan 0sj,sity. lfcssential to their
plans. they would disregard every constitu-
nonai right Of the executive, and make the
supreme Court in I'll things subservient to
their Gill.
In pursuance Of the latter determination
II - understood that the House judiciary
Committee have 10 preparation q bill max
Tag imperative tho concurrence Of two
thirds oil the Supreme Court in anv decision
involving the issue Of cons,itu,ionslitv.-
The movement has its origin In An .nnr.-
hensson that majority Of the court vill
sooner a infeR n~nnncnn~
sion acts Unconstitutional and The consia
erauons which have hsretoeors prevailed in
congress. may possibly again assert their
sway; For. BY paseIag he measure pro
posed. an adverse deciaies viii b rendered
mp ss'elc-so Tar ss congrsss can csntri
oa'e 10 that result. since 'hres Of 10 Judges
~. snosn Adhsseats to liz policy.
.nas project presa,l. the higher attn.
y. s"c eooss WI b destroyed. RI.
principle w'll b. in effect affirmed ~, a rue
o>en exigeaciss. real or supposed, consti.
tatc tie Sspresus Law I; that the court crs..
sed by the Constitution IN part to judge o,
the validity Of congressional action. .b.n
nsncefcr~srd 30 power.ess, waatever the
character of ihst act may be. To-day the
propositisn 10 that, instcad Of . msjority OF
she judges. two-thirds Of the whole sha;l
c"S~ o-m'Xtows IL necessary. the con
eurrence Of oil nay b reqsired. Thc,e il
no limit to the interference if it be com
msncei -oo restriction save that wi,ich a
majority OF the dominant party may for the
usment impose upon themselves. They
proclaim that they may enact what they
please, aad may ObviAte objection on the
ground Of ancon stitusionality by usurping
poser to mold the decisions Of tie court in
sav shape which % themselves may seem
best II IL be unmanagesbls after exac.ing
= sso-sh'rds judgment. q \ unanimous
Jadeeens, ths number Of judges may be IN
creased; and thus. ty one device or anoth-
81. the independent jurisdiction Of the
court may Be- destroyed.
Ne ness signi6cant comuen,.,, :. ~.
secsasssuet on lcgislation-no m,,s 49,.
hag iilasssstion Of the unscrunu,o..""s-
skaeh sessssss the radical headers 20
ssaGssssd. than that which this sifnr ~
sers<. 1e~ ecsssdice ~ we'll rs the brsv.
- ~ xsiis u stamped upon its zee. /,
s4s~s - sxxes sbseses II csGfdsnce in u,
ssnesssasieo& e4esey - ~ nsasuscs
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