, 1869-01-13
JUDGE pRuRMoNp.s DECISION.

10 Judge Drummnnd's argument in the
case Of Thompson r., The Supervisors OF
Lee County, Town, wherein an attach
mens WAS issued against said supervisors
for contempt Of court, in 1eius,rg to levy
and collect tax tn pay the interest on
certain BOMBS, which hid bren held by
tho United States Supreme Court to he
raid debt Of the county. The posi-
tions taken by the Judge are not only
conclusive in logic aud legal force, bu.
they a.c bindi3g upon the parties; aud,
il resistance shall be Offered to the exc
cu'soa oi the VIII, the Government OF the
United States will bc cal1cl upon TO
ertorce Il. VIC cannot believe That any
responsible human being in Iowa will be
mad enough 10 dciY the rtactB5 of the
regularly CONSTITUTED Tribunals ef tho
county.
The decision POSSESSES I'M in', rss, apart
a'an thc cot tltct nj jnr,el.c,ton br.wcru
tho courh or tho Htstc ami of the Unttcd
Stnlcs. The case has lsaipun,'n,!on In an At.
trmnt m tic rart ot Ley Crun,y To r..
l'''diAsc ln honest tachts. VIZ care up.
what HutbDscs insy bo rAIsrA rs to the
'nndn In whftl, sr .1Ic purpose for which
the boh.la were issutd-tAu upvlol o. tho
n.nihr l. thai The debtors wanted to avoid
rnJmtns. Tho people of l.cu County
arc cot nlono IN their nj ,ry. Tncy
haYc Roo1 many nccompIiocs fn
tlr S:A,o Of lava aud
ssllI greater number IN Wisconsin,.
ihefe may be ono or iwo public corpD.
= ~.
rhaons ia 1llnoiB OF the s.me chtrautor,
Enough 1t must be said lhsi slpcu the
people voted against reputation Il the
Sta'c dcb1 our couniits and t 'wns hsve
bctn generally Ashamed 70 lodge, or hhp.
Ric, or qulhble concer&ing their obl1pA-
tionF. Il,w much Of lAc p.cscn, pros-
perIty OF Illinois ia due 10 her honorable
treatment Of her ctetlso1s csnno. be
computed In doil&1s and cents, bu; It ia
sale TO say shnGo{p: >asu yAs4ly richer
tsan VIC sl,ould hAvh4t IL VT had re-
pudsatcd our bonds ,Wcnty-thEec years
&go. 1t ID Observable that wnc1cvrr
1cpuo1attDE town or county IL fund,
thclc - iouud n shrunkon
drd shflSt'4ed community as
compared With other Communities
possessing IKE natural Auvansuges aud
hiehcT moral Character. We sllall be
grtatty rnlslakea II the 3 ,te Il. M.auu.o!s
dcca not llsc ten iol,ars iur every single
dollar that sbc is trp,up Ia Av,.I nav,nr
The Into message nj j;,v,r,nr Ai.rsht1i
concratut.,;,e IN ,.o,,o ,ss+ ~. - s,a,a 80
is ont of teh, and H. - her N .nco, ,,.o . ~
in = !, ,rrisb;no ro,d,t,,. n..a $500
and bo,,ow son,,3 ~ =
wesre bcnTt,1v vei,rce;, :, ,or.a,.a
{.swc do in 1udre ntnmmond,a d.ci'
sion,. that nrorress ia h,,,o ,xa1 -,
bringing these repuota ing ommunt,frs
to Justice. When inc duyil once ,esches
man That he can chea. III h,, public
capacity withou. dapcer-;hs. he NAV 5n
that, IS q fractional OAR. OF town o,
county, Y hicn Toull SEED hun to iaf] ~
prirnte indiy,dnal-noIb,ng Int y v,st,
sation OF the Sb+r;ff wi, .vcr cnre him
We hone that cyryv dishonest m,,,c;-
ns1itv in Tho land nav ba ,;oororsl.
n,rsernted rnd ,oa, o,t ~ 20, =
Ebe,her Alderman enaasr,s.-. ~ go, |r.'
Cou,tq who s1m os..,;7. ,vi ~ ,hs s,tar. ~ =,
al fyard or ,vho 81 - ~ ,o,sna ~
or who ,e1rse N n.rrf,rn 1hsir , d.,,c
nav be tiofd and tmnr,,on 81 r, 10 ,
pity that the SINE nrocsss canno,
be followed as regards 1te stx,es Tbs
e,>-eA~,aars rot an .mone,rant n fhf
constitution adopted, denying to th,
tnli6d States Cour;s, iurasfltctt Min case
where State IS pa1ty. Having Sc
cured this amendment, they went int;
the ren11Aiefinn huffman = h. lr