, 1869-08-21

si&ions of tho Administration
They nfo First Ikoinsri, and Finui-
~ Acccpted-An Anxtuu. Adrn1u,s-
notwithstanding opiniens.
I Fashineton G.rre*ioni<nce {A.5uss 1.> ef H..
Cincinnati Gl-Stte
The history Of The compromise IN the icrSc1
| case has not been Written. The high eontIactln,
nent and the Ch,ef Jrstice By Inc grace OF rh.
latter the postpcueneut was allowed The neso-
uat!ons tllt secured the tsucG which taa nailun
| Il now enjoying Nerc Of Al Interesting a2l slg-
gc5ttve charac!et.
Ai1er the case had eecn argued, and NIL pars!es
Esd gathered TO watch the course Of the consu!ta
tons, the Chief Justice, when gathering the pa-
Ptts and references beAriol, Gu tho case, which
had been collected ~ bis direction, asked If the
case decided in Baltimore By CHIEF Justice Taaey
wered that 1t WIS. he then inquired whether the
particular form Of fFri: Issued IN that case was
among The pSpGrS He Was told that IT VAS. With
these various documents lo then rattred to make
up his decision.
BalIimols REBELS employed counse. md applied
TO Chle Justice 1Aney, then sitting In his regular
circuit Ut Balun.ole, for wit OF 1attls euElHx-
The WRIT WAS granted, and the opiu1on delivered
tn tne saxs as = tln ndss y ~ yal svst5
uttered W an oflctal Of any government white
that SosernnIent HAs struggling against treason
for lis existence. 1t WAS simply all assault upon
the right OF tie natiou to defend itself, made by
tts highest judicial ot11cer.
When Ar+ Chase asked for The booEs containing
the case, and followed 1t by the special inquiry
for the very form Of the writ then lssucd, It Is
easy to SEQ whr the counsel on each side let sa.a-
ted OF the leclsIon he was to give.
The Inquiry for this particular writ was copc!u-
s.Ge evidence to both sides that Mr. Chase lid
determined to grant ha6tas corpus, since a1! llo
Tne moment tie Chief justice had rctirc,is AZ
to;ney General Iioar left In haste for the White
House., and Immediately had an Interview with
Meantime, the couDseI for }erger remained at
the csrital grestly ela:e.l over the indication Mr.
n.ient that iheJ bad gained Their case.
The grounds for tho conclusions each aide drcv
anse St1i rent,,r annnar fr,nn hrtcr h,stnzr
The baltimore c.ise ~
q 4 dcsetlef Lad 5sen arreste, by the military Al
~ HAN SNe "s' ALL wa eN'1N ~ p' >ts9A
- On ~ rIscnina the President. Judge Uoar AT oncs
r1an, ~ tss,,n its ant ans h,s ,,naa ~ ~
samel he h.aT:nr nf s1;ch .,rststn, ana ti,ts
tsisrhsyca Thtci, isfn rcf woulJ nrrstr crrtntnis
:;nSrr iioas W.s ,nst.uetr to nrSn @ uss;na1,. ~
ms1.t VI thr tase rntiI 1t eou:i be heard EY fsl
.n.a shnus,nG % cni,nse1 be 1n1nossi snch !. isi.v
IN, "a On ncnt did inc Ytrrtr sIe he; ot I'll,
piicioa @ Of simi,ar I'll esa,1c;cr was ,hen male to
Mr chase. and he also dcclincd. saylu.. III. t,r.s-
ierreu 10 iniah the case snco nzgunent had been
1aris,en un eaS' S'a' "'S'' Wv" ~ 49,
Y1aon I,o,, rc+nr,ed IN ,be p,rs,dent a1,na
his msn. q nd 'as funsE las.
~ ,ntn, Itnt tEa rhnta r.sn 9rnIn n-st ~ Ia.
uIo,iI ,r ru ".alnsi thn 1.ovrrnn7rnt @'s ~ '-'
a IT. ;n1rs asneq uhnld ,esw ~ mn
nost,to,, ~ nntuv sni a., - snrc,ai and ssrnnsr
- T. .hse ,hn nart or thn ss1asiIsnI Nv
sclf that it might te agreed 10 and with tla
rrnr1fsr frpfn M rrr+t,isnt tn YrTu.r = counsel
ihnt II fhe te,ar Eay Granted. M sentrntr shonfi
lie executed ui,ou hli1 uniI Tie 0nlrInp Of tht,
lhoriles should bs bound BY that opinion.
Thus atlre,l VIE supp.cat1ons amt prnmt1e5
the Attorney General a4;ain met tho COUNSEL IL;
lesges. AMI the ch!ef Justice, this time together.
He trst addressed the counsel To hts propoAI-
tto1 Mr.. Carlisle replied that his client IVES IN
military eusto!5 ana On t!ai that as would rxob,
be might be executed before the court convened.
THIS objection Judge Hoat met " repeating the
~ ~ ~ fIss1aeat eitec.eu n ~ lna1s III
saled 70 naFe me case oeGdeG onL Nlth thc ptonl-
,se made on tao part Of tho E1ecutire regarding
jec1ons, but II the Chief Jusuce w1a disposed to
let the case 50 over be would not oppose hts
Wishes. Win thh ~. Aoar tuEned a. once to
tlsely With tEe Chief Justee. ile then went on ~
urge the w!ahes Of the President upon him iha, 50
bench aud, that as the counsel for the prisoner in
whose hehaH the proceedings had been instituted
were Willing to rest tho question OF delay with
him, both the PreatIen, aud the Attorney GenciA
hoped that the Chief Justice would not Insist upon
hearing the caAe alone. Thus clcverlS cornered,
there WAS no Hay consistent with pTorer respect
80, ~ eN.t-">~. .t- ~ ~!
the verge o. decision, Which both atdes believed
would fesut IN snc g!ant!oe Q! the VIII. me SUB
aefueat uisSnasse Q! etEsi ann tne E!Iua! over
tntoH OF Elutass autnnllIy IN tac Sohtn tAc a9Tee
meat 70 postpone ne Ssss unka ene supreme
kous1 nlet. was lalmaHy aiRoe- ...
President: Grant looE hli seal which caused 30
much anxiety to himself and bis advisers aa this,
II was not 81. unwtlllngness to have the constttu-
tioua1tsr Of the Recops,r1lction acts prunerlv
nasse,t upo,. hui l,csIru 70 avoid thc comiiltca
finrs V ttrh wopIt atitnd tfelr r,rtrai oyerfh-uv
~ 49, hstor ~ ,o's 49, "a nna.iaia ~ ds.s
o,a.t ~ !une ,hrn,,at ro "1 ~ If.sra ~" ~ ,~,r
naUtslt .s eotRtss - * .s Mns s aaon
lesnnE; too tIAs ~ ~ ~ ueen.ann sEoau %
~ pe ~ n' s ~ y, .1c &c ,h
Hun .Gal1e5 si s.t3, ~ ,n!, II Itti ~