The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-06-01

Eiissbsth E. wsstsrfofd qualified A. admin.
istratftx 81 Daniel Westerford, giving bond In
:,,so9l With o. I. Sheriff and William Plant as
CANADIANS.
lssbefia Higsins qualified as guardian OF her
"a siyiag eSTs II with Thomas
Accounts Of NJ. Culliman's administrators,
J. ID. Hammack's executor, and J. HAHN spis
guardian were nled and approved.
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lSurRExE CoyRr-oEsERAL TEnM-Ail the
justices sat In bdne on Saturday.
ADMISSION TO THE BAR.
at this bar on the motion OF T. Wilson.
THE MANpAMus TO REoIsTER nxvUsED.
In the ease o. y, hall q a., applicants for
sS.S. ,hs Il III ssm 81 s io
soldiers from the registry.
Judge Garter pronounced the opinion Of the
c9urs 40 tollows In the case Of II. A. Hall ct
come to the conclusion to refuse the applics-
tion for q writ OF msndamus. The principal
reason that has brought the court to this con-
clusion is that In the case made before them
superventicn Of the writ that they would de-
sire 70 Ind before granting It.
In the case made the fact Is presented that
Russell barracks, are presented for registrs.
tion In this city as voters, and registered as .
part OF the electoral forces Of this city, and In
the Relation they are charged a, being non.
residents, except so far as this 10 at preset mt
the place Of their military hsbitation. In re-
Ply TO this Relation II 10 said by q majority OF
me Judges that upon propounding given CUES.
among these questions was one a. TO whether
they were citizens Of. this District. To that
question they made an Affirmative answer.
which, Which The judges Say, was satisfactory TO
shows that the judges acted In bad faith
or with any other purpose than to ascertain
who were and who were not citizens Of Wash.
BY this Relation and this answer except so far
- they are advised by the Return OF 4 minor
" Of the Judges, which, while the Court per.
=, mis,ed II to &c received and placed upon hle,
gard It as oyerruling the Return OF q m majority
Of the Board. They feel themselves concluded
BY the report Of the majority. The question
the Court is sufficiently advised that they
should grant the writ. They think not. Lying
behind this 10 the question which was pre-
view Of the subject compelled them to deter.
mine, viz: Whether they would enter into q
traverse OF the facts that transpired before the
board with view to ascertain the truth, or
traverse OF the facts away from the Board to
ascertain the fact OF residence by parole proof
The Court determined, Tor the time being, that
dSos o aSt Iessye hs Ih
not sit here a. an appellate tribunal to review
the action Of the Board; that while the writ
might be entertained for a Illustration
OF the duties OF the Board In SO corrupting the
registration list As to place thereon names OF
those who were not voters or rejecting those
who were entitled to the right; yet whaveycr
nigh, might 9e ne ne decision upon that subject. the
feel themselves permitted to enter upon and
traverse all the facts pertaining to citizenship;
which would, in effect, transfer the seat Of
II Awu.A In tho NJ -. ttau
judges Of election to this Court.
The decision Of that question was Involved
10 the Issue, and the court came to the con.
o o that In the absence appearances
Judges, any conspiracy to impose upon the
ballot-box In the discharge OF their duties, but
where 1t appeared, on the contrary, that the
duty was to be exercised under the discretion
and judgment OF the Board, and had been fully.
and discreetly exercised, they would not take
upon themselves the work BY retraversing IL .
ship, but leave that matter 70 be determined
alone upon the return and answer.
There was another eonsidcration that ope-
writ OF msndamus eaectIye il must have a
remedy within its reach. II must be capable
10 Its execution OF Iedressing the wrong that
OF the TACT that on Monday the election Is to
take place, that the work Of registration had
Been, as the law had previously existed,
closed: The mandate that would 90 forth
should reassemble to open its work OF correct
Ing the list. Under the law Its reassembling
was made to depend upon notice. No time
superyencs to give opportunity to correct the
list; therefore, if the writ went out, II would
go out without the possibility Of being exc.
cuted. 1t appears to the court that the want
writ.
These two considerations have prevailed on
the majority OF the court, and brought them to
h n sl.n "A.
without passing .ny Judgment upon any other
question involved, therefore It Is very grave
and important question In connection with the
case Ne have before Us. we have here the As;
Into the United States service from the four
quarters Of the Republic, without any other
relation to the eitv than being quartered In
by the public, lodged by the public, marched
by the public, armed and disarmed by the
public, and moving under the public will, are
engrafted upon the citizenship OF this city BY
the mere accident that they are ordered here
Now, II will occur to every citizen that II the
armies Of the Republic are to be moved from
upon the elective franchise wherever they 60
If the armies OF the Republic bear any pro-
portion to what they have done In the past
there Is an end to En- The pury Of the epstiTe
franchise; and every citizen Is interested In
setting his face sternly against IT. II any SOL
uler can De Induced TO leave the drlll oil his
command and undertake to vote down the local
Interests Of community, because one party or
the other think they can gain temporary ad-
vantage by ptaeticing fraud upon the elective
franchise, It's time II was ended; and the Con-
gress Of the United States have, in this case,
very properly interposed and settled all these
doubtful questions. 1t says to the soldier: "If
you are a soldier OF the United States, you
shall not be disfranchised, but to be enfran-
chised 10 any precinct, you shall bear the evil
dence that you have a family In that pre-.
cinct." Congress has thus finally determined
for this precinct the question upon that sub.
sarded In the coming election by the military
officers in command Of this District; ought to
be regarded by all good soldiers In that COM
mand, and ought to be regarded by the citizens
would postpone all that Is sacred In the rights
Of citizen soyereignty, 1t would be to intro.
duce to the ballot-box and into the oontrover-
sies Of political election. the hired soldier Of
make these remarks In view Of the fact
that We have before US plain palpable law,
enacted by Congress for the purpose OF cor
persons from interfering In the civil walks OF
ilfe while they are bearing the bayonets of the
Republic.
OF Election, although the law designated hrst
two days, but now three, for the correction OF
the list, and although we believe they dis
charged their duties 10 good iaithi although
men Of character and standing in the commu-
nifty, well acquainted with It's oitiIsnsi and
while we believe they honestly intended to do
vsW sse s% n s.nns them Two
days In which to make correction OF the list,
meant to restrict them to two days. The spirit
and the purpose of that law are that they shall
give to tho public not iess than two days with
10 five days OF the election for the purpose Of
correcting the list, hut II 10 our Judgment that