The New York herald., 1869-10-13
VIRGINIA.
Adjournment Of the Supreme Court-The
Present Court Incompetent to Adindicate
Sauses-AnOther Conservative Triumph
Letter from Attorney General Haar.

Causes-Another Conservative Triumph
Letter from Attorney General Hoar.
RICHMOND, Oct. IL 1859.
The Supreme Court OF Virginia, consisting OF
Judges Burnham Dorman and wloughby, ALI mill
tary appointees met to-day and delivered an
opinion IN an adjourned case, after which they
entered the following order. which was spread upon
the minutes-
This court was convened in the expectation OF pro
ceeding with the regular business thereof without
oeay, but o new constitution for State government
mas recently been submitted and accepted boy the
peope oI virginia. The principal officers OF the
proposed government have been elected TO serve In
the various olices provided for In such instrument,
Inc persons delegated TO exercise legislative func
lions have met adopted and certified their acquaint
ahce with and approval OF the pending amendments
70 tne constitution Of the United states, and Y Is
presumed they VIII proceed to such Iurther
action as is essential and important to
complete the work begun This constitution, thus
ADOPTED when approved by Congress Will become
the fundamental frame or the government In Vir-
glnla and under tts provisions within brief period
judicial and ether officers may be elected or ap.
pointed to fiji the places now held by authority
temporarily conferred by the acts Of Congress. Many
m peiievo that tne ultimate decision OF Congress may
be neard IN the interval between this and the next
appointed term OF this court and 1t IS deemed eApe'
dlen ana proper not to proceed to the transaction
OF lurtner business at this time. The reasons
leading TO this conclusion IL Is not deemed
necessary further to state At the next term unless
before That time II should appear to be unnecessary
the court VIII proceed TO hear ana determine such
causes as NAV be depending and which are pro-
po5eG, III acCoraance with the law anu rules OF the
court.
The next term OF tho court viii be held in January
next, and consequently this expression nom the high
est legal tribunal in the state is considered or vast
importance. There is every reason, therefore, to be-
leve the state will be promptly admitted when
Congress meets. Judge Burnham, 1t Is proper to
state, also ranks as Lieutenant colonel ana Is the
Judge advocate or the First Military District, though
now acting IN civil capacity by appointment OF
General Candy.
pfeme Court OF the state to-day was induced by
an intimaton from Washington, which amounts 70
actual Instructions, That the court was, because of
the adoption OF the constitution, henceforward
incompetent TO adludicate causes. A Baltimore
party mad applied 10 the Supreme Court or the
United States Ior an order restraining the court here
from entertaining suit TO which they were party
on the ground OF It's iegaty. Chief Justice Chase
was ABOUT 10 grant the order, when Attorney GEN.
era Hoar, hearing OF the matter apprsed TINS court
OF the fact and intlmated that IL would be better
deslst from further proceedings until judges could
be elected by the Legislature under the constitution.