The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-22
TaY SUPREME oouar DAII1AS0h' "AAA
POLITICIANS

.;oj che very singular announce
wso, that no further action IN 'n' caa,,
me- s be taken by the Supreme Court
o"'0 ,osson that the Administration
.I from the limitations thrown out !"
.sa Sacision already made on his app"cs'
ian for a writ Of certiorari, that the dee's'
i'm on the merits of the case would DC Au
Extraordinarily ofthe reconstruc
,ion acts and for this reason ana ia o'u''
10 prevent a decision so DAMAGING " 'r
roys,Dmeut i, had been agreed between 'ne
Cont and the government that in '0n'''ef
.,;or oe the court taking no further "0"o"'
49, .ororpment would deliver IeFeer 10 'ne
~ ~ .n,ho,i,;ss go soon as Mississippi might
"ooon,trnc,ed. This sort of political bar
Gaining and intriguing between the oupfeme
I'D noli,icians we we're unwilling al
.be time to credit, and for that reason mere
10 cbropicled the report as it came from
Washington, with the query, What IL oon'
Grass shall in the meantime Ieg's'a'e i0s
yor.er,s neck and upset ell this bargain
several DAYS have now passed, no action
-, hoor ,.kep on Yerger's case and no
contradiction has been made OF the FePo'''
D., ;,..oaa nc such contradiction we have
cha rsror, that Senator Drake, OF Missouri
ba. ready and will introduce into the oena'o
urop the converting of Congress, Dill 10
abolish all appetite Jurisdiction oil the
Supreme Court in oil cases OF q po'''CA'
nature and particularly those that may arse
rr3sr the reconstruction laws. The ooN
ous object Of this ia TO prevent deciS'ot
hy that tribunal in the Yerger case ah'
leave him TO the psrtizsn DEGREES Oh
drum. head military tribunal. 1t is salo III"
another object, which is Gvowed, IS to PIC
vent decision on the legal tender queS
ton. -.
Here is painful indication that me Juu'
cisl department Of the government--'h'
last refuge from the Vaccinations Oh Inv
na;,r;ty AGAINST the minority has yielded
itself q subservient tool of the LEGISLATIVE
department, which, in present hands, ha
shown disregard for law and right tina
var,sso on contempt. 1t is difficult to con
c,ire Unsuitable excuse for such a course
the Supreme Court, when its duty IS so plali
wb,, bns;ness has the Supreme Court wit
oua,tiops Of policy, and the effect oil its owl
decisions, except to See to it that they at
a. accordance with law and the right
or,he parties before it, If, as 10 the cas-
there are suits pending on its dockesS by
djy,duals seeking their legal rights OF pro
erty or person which have been denied 'ne
elsewhere. what has the court to do-A
what less can it do aud keep it's oathf--b
to give its judgement and leave conseque
ces 10 others? If there are on its files, the lo'
lodged prayers of creditors asking jnde
meDt for thousands of dollars in iawt
money against persons who promised in ia
and in law to pay lawful money but refuse
to keep their promises, upon what pre1e'
Of right can the Supreme Court, for polite
considerations, withhold from such Perso
what the law and its own judgement CO
ceade to them AZ their dne' an the me-
pers Of the court caucus with poi!ucla'
Government officers or not, and agree
withhold or suppress judgement IN fs'
Of ltigaut without each member 80 agr'
ing being guilty Of an 'mpeschs
odense2 1t seems to us not
There are reasons outside OF the law e
erning the judges of the Supreme Court
they should not submit themselves to s
Influences as our Washington advices i
cate have prevailed. They oil well X
tina, Congress has shown itself ready to
act any species Of legislation which
prevent any other department OF the
erument from interposing its authorl'
thwar, its political and partizan sche
They know that if there were any PR
Of authority for it, and 1t were dee
necessary, shat Congress would not hoo
10 abolish the Supreme Court entirely
20 close all courts that would dare gi~
Independent Judgment against i'S I'M
DEGREES. For this reason, If for no
that tribunal ought to hold itself aloo'
all sorts of political alliances, interfe
or control 1t is not only its right BIT
duty to exercise its functions as indie
emily Of Cougress.when lawful res
does not presently exist, as if it wer
Judiciary Of a foreign government.
also its duty to give speedy justice &c
giants. Where there is found dl
ton to clog the slow turning wheels
tardy law by those whose business tits t'
them, there can be but little doubt tn
INSCRIPTIONS party majority in 20
will avail itself of the earliest oppor
to completely emasculate the only
ment of government that now stands
way Of the omnipotence of its WILL
POT of Treasure Found on thd Hud
The New York Herald Of the 1911
that on Friday afternoon, as the lsbo
Mr.. + Corwlu's brick yard, situated
village OF New Windsor, near NeV