The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-02
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70 ilupioro the Aelp OF tho culel oil that KLauat.
UIL1GD sTAlL3 SUEIsta1lGsNi CeUEI.
Eigbiy Interesting Opinion Delivered by Ci.lc?
Jas.tsc Chase--isGiorccment q. IL vcadcr'5
S..aa in "A Contract Eatered Into Under the
Lite Confederate CsovcruIaens--T'ho Caales.-
ora.c Dollar and It's ssiatus Ia tho Contract
Gai Alter The WAR.
WASHINGTON, Now l, 1852
The following important opinion was delivered
to-uay IN tae Supreme CJur. the Unitol statcs:-
No. IL. T10. f1gtosl ps. Smith & HGitley-0nm.on
oi Inc court ~ Cgief Justice GBgse.-las Is n vl
egri,y Tor he enforcement OF II veders lien. 1t Is
nov aeh!gd shls Sa!sh = Hartley purchased inorng-
toa's iad, o. tG.t they eAceled 70 nI.n their pro-
forth il his Dill or a if tuers was notHi.e NOE
ia tte CASE re would ba en0tteu 10 ueclea the
amount OF TIE note AID lateicst ald INC saic
Tue laud 70 slitsIy Tue deDt. BuG il is n5i5kcu by
the WAY oi de.eAce thas tle negotiation iJr pur-
cuase u lac lad took pace, and t;sst tae note
coitrotsi5t, pas 4oie one Gay aler uala maze
to suAt3o Leff ia tie state o. Alab.u;s Wneio
tnS pAt.cs re5laei Ia Noye.OeG l6j, aG w..ic time
aLgoit. III nc unteu ,Lates was xCl,iucd lrulu
taal pol1ph u Tue S,aye, anu the oDy Currency
uS3 CONSISTED Oh Confederate treasury uotcS, iBsleu
atd put iL.o circulation ~ Persons e1elc5in. tnc
sd.ina power OF tie states III lebelliol known as
inc Conc lie governments
II was also insisted that the land purchased was
worth 10 mere tL..n thies Thousand uU afs III law
ul noueI. ,-ltt lo conlacs p.ice was forty Ave
iA045aA,. Qpla.s; ihAt tnis price oy Tue agreeuent
s - III H.. S5 ;.o Nv t;5 s u: III .s
mdlrla.g t.. thousand dollars was % be u,scharscl
II TIC Same haiiief ana III ~ this
q iaca liiat me yehdei Is cntitied renof
cJulS q tt uated states, AID ths Clam was sns
t1insd IL t,c co0t bo!oW ni tae ui as dismissed.
nae questions belore Us on "a pal are thes5:--
| Ens,, c4n col tct fog tio paynieaS Vi Csavderase
/ moses illtle uufanS he lace IeDsIDL UaJWeon par
tiea ts5Iit3 M4Aii tne s0-6aed ooae isfate St.,ss
DC cHofcai az "a ia me courus u tio Ul.teI Statcs2
| seeond, c,A eyiie8cg 30 received 20 grove tual d
"a
res Ia lac. an5 fof tie payment any otter t,u
laval daiars Vi inc tnItcd StaDs2 DOCS Inc cv,.
atAce ia $40 record ei.aDlisa cue lact tat Tue
.os .ioo~J was - 10 PAD " aarte.,eDL Vi Lho
parties n Confederate notesy
lite uEst laa5siuI Is by means free IRON dIll-
cuts. ~ Cannot p5 questioned tnaL tue Confederate
notes we've lasaei IA Iur.nsilco OF an uaaaiul Az
te.0ps " 0Veisato" tue GuFerlMeGt oil the United
states by sarfsctiohaIy foiCo; nor IL "
douu.su priuc,p!e OF Jaw taat contract
ilade in aiu % suca nj at.ampt can ~ en-.
io!ccd thf0aSntLe courts OF the cuuntry wlose gov
eminent - tals Essaied. But was tue contract VI
the pdidss 10 tnls suit CONTACT VI that
cafaytorf Nai u " fa'iy described ~ contract IN
ala 81 the reyooa2 "a vAaal4ning Ibis qnest on
tae STATE oi tna lars OF the counsry Ia wuich
iiade must Jc cvuaiereu IL h aiiiilar history that
early ia 1851 the authorities or scYel states SUP
ported, as was alleged, by popular impurities, conn
u.lei .of tas ortltntOW y. tae nati9nai uniUn ana
iof lne cs,aBn5hbVnt, Witaln us oJundari s. OF a
separate Gnd ldeuenuent couieaeratloil. govern
MCIt.i oigacl alsD, representing these SaCes. was
cSiJ 3-t, d. Aol Sunefy, IN Alaban;,, ilist under
provisional constitution, and afterwards under u
c5ns itctiJn Intended 10 be permanent. IN tie
this conledefitlo aud tne sea- VI the ceItil aaLnor
ny WAS t.asleffei T. iiclmond In virginia twas
ny tac csLtIai autaoriiy tius organized aud under
us direction MAT The civii war CARED ON upon
vast scale against Tue government Ui LDU UiIted
states Ion more liian ioGryea ~ power WA re-
cosaled as creme IA nearg the whO.e ~ tho
lciy VI tlc states cOljed yrGJod. 1t was tn3 actual
Got ernHSht o. al the .e5 states. except ose
portions o. protected from .ts contlvi by tho
presonce % TIC arioea OF the uauonai govern.
McL ~ nat was The precise character oil tiiIs gov
cInIlcDi conteMp ation oi ,avg IL Ii diincnit 10
Inn Lf.taV
nc given mas not inEFobabiy 80 fouDd 10 lequiic
litnltat on aud qualification gut the neaer,i nr,n
clt les vi law rs.ablas 60 VI Jecto government wii
ne thAx, conduct u 20 conciusioH S1hciently dC-
erfate. iitrc a.e several degrees al what 10 called
nc u, cio government. Suon ,,5vefnne ia its
ngae5t degrees, assumes cli0cacier very closely
.tsemanS That OF = lawful eoyernment Tnis IL
w1ea sac usufplns governments eXgeis me regular
aGlaOri2es from their visionary solts and functions,
aul esa ,isdes itsei Ia their place, ana 80 b3c0ds5
tne ackpat government y. d countfy IAo uisuuguIs-
Lax caNcaGte istc u aach government u. in.t aa-
aereQts 10 IL Ia wax AGAINST tie gcvergucnt as jS
90 uos iacur tic psnaI'les VI son; ana, unoef
ccfal hdtta,o on, opil @tnhs aasduiea y! " la be-
n. 81 The coultfy on otAer8 80 VII! ia general be
respected by ine eoYefimelt % IRE when restored.
Examples oi ths description 81 government
de- IN are found III Lngiisn his.ory. 1Ge etdtnte
II, Horny vi, G. l. tbr STAT ~ large, relieves
irotn penat,es Tor treason IN persons who, In
Gceace oi thc .tins for tue tine bcng, wage war
gG those WHO cndeavor 10 aubvcr. his authority
VI force oil arms. tlnugh warranted III com. ny
ito iavml moparcn. Is hi. Comm. ~ hut TINS
u where the usdrper OBTAINS actual possession of
the roy al authority OF the KINGDOM; nor wnen 80
has succeeded oatY la e-tablisnlag h3 power over
particular iDca iteJ. Being ~ suca possession, lie
glance a. due 10 lllln az king de fdGoO. another
example may DC found IN tao government OF eng
land uhcef sae COMMONWEALTH, ur3t W Parliament,
and atefW iias w Cr0MwelI as protector. it was
no. ~ the contemplation Of law government
ne 5tue, oAt ~ WAS u governments de Jloto IN rae
absolute sense. IL made laws treaties and conc IcBs
whica rStDa ned the laws treaties and conquests OF
England alter tho Restoration. Tne better opinion
T. Lnat acsa dono IN obedience to Tins government
could not be- Justy re atdeJ as reasonable though
- HOSTILITY To the King DC Jtre such acts were
plOteccu from criminal prosecution ~ the spirit,
was ncki otIeiWi by the Judges by whom Sir
IcAFg Naae was tfcI FOR tfe sOJ Is state trials,
llDL In the year TooBlng tue RESTORATION. but such
SludginenE Ia SAGA Il time Uas itCe authority.
~ ~ very certain that the Confederate government
was never acknowledged by Tie GnltCu States as q
oe J0cO government IN this SENSE nor was 1t
acknowledged a. such Dy Powers. 40 treaties we're
made W II. No oDliaan0ns oil national cnaraUler
were created by IL binding alter ltd dissolution on
The states which u rcpreseDed, or on national
war 10 I'D cose II was regarded Simply the MIR
targ representative or the insurregtou aaaInst Tue
autnOfity of the United states
liut there IS another description or government
GATED By pubcists govern 1eat &c Jdcto bur when
might, perhaps be more apty deBomiaa.ed 4oy-
crninlnt Vi paramount force. It's ,stp 4ulgh,ny
cnaraCser5 enc, nrst that tie existence
by UcNve military power Villain tue territories and
against the fiantn authority Of established
aud lawfdi government aud second, that waite
IL exists IL must necessarily be oJeyed IN
eva mGttcrg by private citlzena, wno bg ,cts OF
obedience. rendered IN sub MISSION sucn force do
not becone teapotSlble as wrong doors Tor these
acts, Though not warrR1Ged ny 10 oil the rrnt-
fat governments. Actual governments Of this sort
are Established oyer striGtB diiedng greatly 10 OK
tent aud cununOn9 Tnef are usual admil,iatereu
directly by initlry authority; but tuey NAY DO nj.
nilata1erod aio oY ciyu authority, supported moro