Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1868-03-14

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Davis would have decided the lue>-
ilpn ia the negative. had the entire
Court passed upon the direct issue.
The decision was given against the
States solely for want OF AN overt act
justifying injunction to restrain the
President.
But test case is sure to come up
at an early day for definite determin-
alton by the Court. 1t will be re-
membered that not long since Gen.
Ord arrested Mississippi editor
McArdle by namc-for violent Ian
guage regarding Congress, the recon-
strnction laws, the General himself,
etc. The rebel editor, being in the
hands of the military, sued out a
writ Of hadeas corpus, which was re-
fused by the United States District
Judge Of Mississippi; whereuron
the complainant appealed to the
Supreme Court at Washington. The
Court now consists of eight members,
Congress having passed law that
no vacancies shall be filled until the
number of the judges shall be re-
duced below seven. Of the present
eight, it is safe to assume that four,
viz: Nelson, Grier, Clifford and
Field, will refuse to sustain the cou-
stitutionality Of the Reconstruction
acts. 1t is believed, in quarters like.
ly to be well Informed, that a fifth
will certainly join them, aud thus
give all effective decision by the
Court against Congress-. 1 repeat
that while this is to a great extent
surmise, the evidences upon which
it is based entitle the surmise to al
most as much confidence as would
be accorded to the published fact.
1t is not to be presumed that the
members of the Court have publish
ed, even to their immediate friends,
their contemplated decision in ad-
vance of argument, but they would
be more than human if they could
!. prevent those who are near them from
obtaining such an idea of their gcu-
eral bent Of opinion on political is
sue of so much Importance, as to rem
der au accurate forecast of their de-
cision quite easy.
ls it not the part of true wisdom to
look such facts as these squarely in
the face and prepare to meet them
frankly? If the Democracy in the
approaching canvass obtain the help
thus anticipated, our Republican
friends will indeed have u delicate
task to engineer their party craft
through the breakers ahead. 1t be-
hooves them to tighten ship aud to
make all snug for tho coming gale,
if they would not be hnpelessIy
wrecked aud see the power of the
Government pass into the hands Of
men who, whatever their professions.
are not safely To be trusted with the
work of perfecting and securing
what the late bl",dy civil war has
achieved for hr'ad Republican prin-
ciples and a cpmrnoa humanity.
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