, 1869-04-13
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNI
TED STATES.
The MutlsHTheIr 0batrartion and |
th~ Psnalty--AushOritxo OF Prnttss |
froua n Sanse Court 70. Arrest q Mail |
CnFTtcF-Tho Federal Relation.

The Mutix-Their Obotrnctton and
th~ Psna1ty--AushOritx Of Prnctss
froua n S1atr Court to, Arrest q Mail
CnKrtoF-Tho Federal Relation.
WAsn.soroS, 4p1N1;
The rasts. stsxs =; yaAa =: kaaY & seL-Tna
q sdu9 o. op1nlop'n I'M ~ sefMsen n,,t re
KcntueE. The dtfenhauts were !nalesed under
tie r1nsA section tf the .-t ot March ;, 1s reRu.
.at!pg the Post ottce Department, for ~ s!1sEed
esafr:er, The defence MA tnat Kirby sos Sheriff
oi Galiaun County, ky,, md the OTHER ds'endan,s
vete posse snn9ond Y sssst - a..
osr ato q tts c.rca1s Court of hat county:
coar1 ~; ;hat 1hc deteadanss entered lie .sean-
boat ltueI 70 eject the asrcat and onir used such
fercc as waE necessary for thai purpose Gensra1
ne5, % snd. upan m u DC hes1ans, lie Following ques-
tons asoac, and Mcre serSiaed y tala couEt fof
desep Whether a, re 'sr,a ,n na Of a. man
TIC bench wsrrsut iasued from court AZ the State
0f ktntuseJ, VIZ u1dct tho effcuin n4sanaea, an
obfuncttou of sne nal, within the meaning of the
stTucttng or retardlng Tie passage ii the carrier
& tit NAL within the meaning OF the Act:
The section pndet which tle tnH1ment rns
fsxusd, reads - fol1oHs: "That pn1 person
The pEsshge cf the mail, my uTseF or cNxT1eE,
ar u my horse Of eattsSe, car11nx the 1111e, he
HAL, opoH couFfcu0us kc-t ot UleG, tc-" IN kne
rast u The EnEeEnrlent II Is here commended tnas
thn wright u authority - decldedg n f1yoe Of the
position Of the EpVernment; that the Arrest Of tAe
Ct The n.al 1nA Of the carter, within the Meaning
ef the language Ahave quoted nom the octA In
Cnitcl statea e. Rome!, decided IN the MARYLAND
l'it1tt M l5ia The detention MS By an lnnkeepes,
under a lien for the keep OF the harsa csnployed
IN carrying the ranll; and the Court held ihat the
detention wss not tusti1aale- The Court
A @3d the Ac* Ia general pfphibttoy act hha1 In
frfA tesed no eIcepttonA The law does not Allow
any i.sit8cation of wtlful and voluntary act Of
ns,2y,nra ou To the paAsage Of tho mail In untted
Stasrs r. ,rlArrey, the carrier VA detained bJ q
of nssnsM: - the nte chiet Justice Tansy satd
tninrd ~ ~ rxr,ses would be' liable and that
h. "a tMtsined he fssHer, the detention XII
wtlgtl ~ ~ ~. at... .+-,
eau properly run into the Rpht>e q sae exS!aate
dominion Of the GoreHnment II ~ umtea aMss
and persons engaged fn eAtY.inx the ~ t1s, Ill
IN the sphere Of that uonttnsou whsh - stoe1
custody nf the mail, md ae1aafy e. ~
In ia eair14ge+ In AblerbaA -. Boolh ~ boe
5l6, this Court eaid; HThe sphere & Hcsxau 4Se
prnP11alcd to the United sssses IL ~ faf bcJonf
the reach OF fudactM p.ocesE isEnesf b ssAfe
Judge or State coust, ~ If the Nne nf u5FtA2n
xa1 Traced by landmarks Hnd tcon1znea11 vts1oh
to The eye Tnts court has decided tnas 20 St3*e
lawful eo6rof,y Of m e1ee0nEe bueE Of the lHsed
Stated; and u 10 then the process ofa stste co01t
cannot t2te N orsesr Of the government ar45
from thas thtnR, suen % the fnan: TO ahsHuet
Surh 10 otcreJ. - 70 nhst1ptt The Enised Stafess
md tnfs cannot h xfuiy bs done By any etate.