Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1869-04-16


The following is syaopsis Of the aecis>
ION Of Jsdgs Beck of our Supre~e Cssr,,
releasing the Supervisors Of Lee Csss:y
freu tho custody Of The U.s.. MarsAAl f.
1lliaois, who WAS about TO take them 10 Chi.
cage to answer for contempt before Jades
Drsmmond, OF the Z. 8. District Cosrs fos
Illinois:
The GvM peins deceased i ~ Suemx
AID powers Of the wri: Of Aobeas ccvpss.
! l. IL the citizen fF whose enlarIeaen,
|! Il issues restrained Of hia liberty1
:. b The restrsiat alsealf
| Assuming the 6st question y - a9saa'
lively admitted, Tie ledge discusees ~
second q length. He says: "Ths power ID
dMcharge can only be exsrcissd ~ The
Suite courts when the ci,iaea n10pelA
imprisoncd. II he - held legally snacl
Federal authority, the State court cahnoa
discharge. Il is argued that he Stats
courts canno. in THE proceeding inqsise 10.
| to The legality Of the inprisonneut, because
that would involve decision upon the val
idi,y q The Judgements Of the FEDERAL Courss.
The validity Of the proceodises Of every
cosr CA Be passed upon BY every
court, il which they are offered in evidence,
OF - he basis Of an adiudicasion. II tls
judgment y void for want Of iariedicl;oa il
= nalliy, and MIS- bs soldeclassd, asd no
rights can b aequi~d or power exercised
uoder IT,
"Ths right 70 the benefits Of ~ writ u
1e6cos eeaPxs Is inherent in The pscps of
this State, and the power 70 aecuzs tAAs right
IN ~ cases rests 10 he Ssaie. u he's ~
heea surseodersd 70 the Fsdssal 0osssa>
meat By express graat il Ne Constitutes of
IL United States, seitAsr i i ssrssSdsspd
b inplicstion, ior iss linitssios = NJ -
cessary - enable the Federal 0stetSipooa
10 discharge fully Ill its hwfal povess."
Az 70 tie power Of State Coat % -
quise into The cssse Of restraint whess ci,i>
seas Of State are rsstsained of tAsir Kbeny
By Federal authority, the Judge reviews 4
lesgth The sasscs Of ALlemaa Ableman ~
Booth, cited By The plaintiff. and argses to
The conclusion that the doctrines put forth
BY Justice fancy ia this caee, = inccasis>
tent wish every principle Of Law and reason,
and only series to illustrate how "eseu .
great misd nay b u fault 10 Tie support Of
IN erroneous aoctrias."
In thirteen Of the States Of The Union
the Jurisdiction in thess cases b elAined
and exercised denieo in one-cns State
With conflicting decisions. ths lass one
against it another. having conflicting de-
cisions, the more recent one in iis support"
" Mass sAss ny eye 70 this hong array Of
psecedeuts close ny cars 10 he arguments
in their support ard deny, against Tie con-
victioas Of ny reascs. the fundamental prin-
-. .Ae~k sk>. I'll
10 saops doctrine which sincerely relieve
may resslt in IL nose disassfous coaseques-
ces TO the liberties Of the people,"
A. 10 he power Of State Cosrt 10 in
quire into The legality Of arresls made BY
the Federal Courts, he Judge admits the
wait Of power 70 isquire into the regularity
Of the proceedings spon which the wit No.
sues, bat holds that sf the United States
Circuit Coars has no jurisdiction Of The
msnAamvs case, Of Of the persons Of plain
si0h, al iss orders aud judSnsnss whervp
% IL wit issued, and the writ itself, ass
void, Ard he jurisdicsional qeestions may
Be considered ua6er the vris Of ko6eas eor.
pss." In ssppors Of this doctrine The JudRe
cities IL celebrAaed Passncse Williamsouss
cose, end . number Of Others veil settled.
Sssis6ed Of his Jurisdiction, the Judge
proeceds to diseharge his duty, and holds
that he United STATES Circuit Court Of Illi>
nois hes no Jurisdiction Of the persons Of
Of plaintiffs, or The sueierts ssattr
upoa which The csars ad;1S:..:.:a Ike
proceeding spon which de writ madamss
ves issued. 10 give jsrisdicsien TO the
United States Circsit Court, IL defendant
mnst be an inhabitast Of ths district in
which the court i held Jsdiciary Act,
1883, Sec III
Ibid sls tinted States Circuit, Cosr
have Jurisdiction Of The subject matter Or the
msdaass acsioa' What is Tie subiee.
matter Of the acsioa il This cass! Ii IL: /.
The oct Of The lesyiag Tie tax. The duty
Of the Sapervisors TO levy the ~. OF The
6ot noshing need BE- said Of IL second, il
is dependant on the power % do IL aet. II
there u no power in The SUPERVISOR y levy
tie tax, there can be no dsiy resting spon
them 70 do the act Il also depeads upos
it. eorrelasive, the right Of some oss 70 re-
qaiss the tax to be levied. 1t u . trust d.
y which, il discharged, may edsct tAs psop
ersy Of olhen; ths rights Of thses oshar par
ties stand - corrslsiive rights TO this duty ;
for, il the rights Of thess otAess ssqniss IL
scs not TO be dons, il d The Ssrpervisoes
duty to do it. Il i subject assaser within
tie Jurisdiction Of The United States Circuit
Cosrt, If iawfHlly acquired. Il is The subject
matter over which the State Coart nav also
acquire Jurisdiction. II d obvious bosh, q
The same the, caanet exercise isrisdiesiou,
and both enforce The same dsty, q ese en.
force and he e,her dsey il. i i . well sst-
ted doctrine that vhers she State aad Fsd>
eral Courts have concurrent Jurisdiction, and
the State Conn scqsirrs jsrisdictios. sseA
jursaictioa bseooss excessive AID dsprivss
ihs Federal cosrs Of jsrisaics,oa.
Which eosn acquired jsrisaietioa Of IL
subject matter 6rsss
the isjuction salt 10 the State Cosrt
sas eonoescsd Dsesubsr a. leeo, ~
ysAn and iour mosths befoss those il The
fsAeeal Coartsl and II IT, eeass acQuirsd
jsrisdiction, tAs Federal Cosrts did not.
II the Usissd States hes 10 po~sr toen.
force ~ collection q taxss-the iurisdie,
tioa Of ths Stats Cosst having aitseAsa TO
the suhiect matter beSoss u Redersl Court
hs6 scqairsd jurisdiexios, i follows thae,
whatsvss 10y y ~ consequences, he
judgDest ard orden u IL aadanss pro-
eseding In ~ latter osght 10 10 b, end
cassoe Be enforced. Ths fact that The Ped.
eral Court esss~ed jsrisdiesioa, IL vrose>
fully ssssEed, does bot make its iudemsnts
end preerss thereon valid. Neithss doee il
follow thai because Thensee has sesosesed
his ju4gnesas apos ths couposs b nsy On.
force than In tAc asa6saus proeesdine.
Ths isissetios prscsedine rs conmenced
below the ssits uhessia shsss jsdgmeuu
were rendered
Upon The question of he prior jssisdic>
lion Of ~ Ssais Cosst osss IL suhisct mat.
~ Of The lsvy end eolleesioa Of taxes, and
q IL oGcsn q ~ eesney, / hass no
doubt II follows 1Asa hat III ~ proseed>
iaes asd aels Of ~ Usi1sd Gtasss Circuit
Court IN esrsn ass judios ard void.
feel, therefore, bossd, ssesps Il though l
would, 70 hold dat tbs dslsndsnt restrain
the plai.sf vishoss authority Of Nv.
Much he's beea said il aud out Of court
Ct the position Of ths Iowa Judiciary il ths
contest and odious silusions to re beiliou have
droppsa iron Judicial lips 10 ressreocs to
their setion. Thoss Who are informed up>
- IT, sabjesf and shs poisas involved, ua-
dsgsassd tkas thsse arc idle words Of men
Mo kpow not wAessof they spsak. asd
theaGbAs e msis1eacs q eosliet, sesnlsine
u violsooo - iscs. ats vsia. A. hers
pss;stad ~ - appaal lies iron ny ruling Il
lhis 60 = IL Ss0ss0e Ceurt 81 shs 6GaAe,