, 1870-02-05

The Canal Question Further
Considered.
A Substitute Offered by Ar. Brown
ing Adopted.
Specia. pespaica 10 Tte Chicago Tnoans-
srM1SGP1ELD, Ill Fen. T.
coE7x..: CASE
Thu rornicR. Al 10 o'cocr. the Supreme Court |
NeL pursuALt 70 anio1EnEent 10 RiTe 1ts decision
IL the ca.o Of tee sale r. s,it mon. Chief Jus
,1cc nseese ard Astoc,ates j0dt LsHtcnce and |
wslt.r beng preaeEs. Gale! 114aGs Brcesa IN. |
..atrta II Ed Hsrd ! SAoCaet pf-fe7t and ready
20 fecets~ l',e J1dGLaea. y: tte court, to which
the Central :esponfeh :.at he vs.. Tia Ca!ef
Jutuce thea, II h:a GEAR sulce itc t.su;hea and
tmrtessi,e rs-lner, .n4t iae isaloNlhx opinion
AID dec!x,B.
pxcEatoS or 1ux CoCHr.
Edward 9. shsonon: On the l4sh of Os,obe.,
Is6f, spe A1dtnr Of Public Accounts Of the Stsc,
20 s.s ssS ~.
Igusnzssion had r.1sed tho as.ce4cd value Of
ton, Il ptr ce1f sna sa.s il would s. jour dnsy -
taia Cert 10 extend the TAX On toe Col!ecto's
sou &C LTD 70 d. OF On TIC assumed sround 1hss
tic Equaltzssou law was nLconstitut'onal AID II
ne 3.1us., fm 49, .o+t o. ~ ~ court :as
| mus con naEd1pR 3ou to extend the tar. To
| the altrruaase esl. yon made return, se1snz
fur Lot o1e1ngis. bu: not disclosing fact 'ntt
the tsx beoAs had al'eadJ ten 6else'ed
soa 70 sne ToxsshIp collec'ora Tns = c,,s ,s
writ, ard srE1td oJ able counsel whsn, on
TIC io.a oi Fte.u.H. lsss, pe1sopseI! wan.
~ o t.
r1rs ert Of this court the Attorney General,
ton s,F1IR IBIS couf1 10 Be Informed that oa nd
~ upn q aT.,s n
taa thereon. MT oaess s s,ss :. s:1lss III:
eetponoea 81 ee ander o.tn. rns % Aitorney oetersl
adj IL your anawefa to b trae, and " regsfd
Ne do Of DEAN il necessary to pronounce in de-
ta,1 upon ali the iems o! Jour teEeral answers to
iIfetfop S,oT,, considered win tne otneta, DIS
els 4 ing nil dArefpecs 70 the man tanlut OF this
conr1 taooa! youf sssce 70 sns
upop you. Oh .he 1l,n Of renrua,y 1888. soa
! ! Of which were that you sLo7ld forthwith demand
Of TIC aesefsl Collectors return ctthe books tnen
70 on 81
ttat yru ascerta. ID on application TO tho County
Treasurer, tna. The Collectors Of the T. ent5 eight
10 nm: trnt Jon densnded Of tue Treasurer the
bcoae, trat yon might comply .lih tse otder o.
INC conls a ne .sIused - ae',fss n ne eoo5; sG
hiu 10 fttAtu POSI- ts.ou OF The books, for the pus
r pore II collecting the taxes then Eema!rrg un
! paid sud for making out his DELINQUENT lmt. Auc
ior mill application 10 the proper souEce foI
jooeneit ppon it: ard that he coula no. retar7
i sep:en Der following; shsI you esled upon .aa
u Collectors oi the towns Of Ncrtn, South, and Wes
= Chcsgc, ir,oln!pR them MAT you ~
!. them tneir bookF, ior the purpose Of exttndtrt
- upon them tie addltiona1 n pei cent. and 1hs
they refused TO deliver toe noots 20 Jou. Gtv:rt
y y tached 10 The books required them TO collect th
taxea a. thereon ex'el de1 ard 70 make return Q
T Mar following, and Also tuat tteJ had Hyeu be4E
bonds for the performance Of that outI; that so
8 sasae.ttd to tns Audros: on info.mln9 him q
= e1;ena ns saaitios.l ts1 q IL eoofs = IS:
Ss ftsv,re not Tits isat' ssf sA'' ...ea. 0ps
81 as as q
;e u u.sk1uR out new book. e1tcnutnz on them thi
a ~ additional tax, and TINT tho Chairman infosmr
0f such books - Chairman Of The Board Of s1pel
Of rot lssue such za11anls II }ou did not nate d
's new boots. and that the!euoon sou asain CO.. M
Il "ps fse hs Sos2a 1efa,e
q syn tho warrants st,Rehsd TO the rroposet me-
poots .be1 neuld be illegal and Useless and II,
ns should sisn such xafran1*, they would 10 vx'it
10 A. tsr ~ be understood the command of the Vt
tf .nandamus, It was thst the hdd'looslta taI shou
-. b extended On the original books, and, .nssetot
ae ceuld Tot adsise Jou 10 urdeEtate tho labor at
re wefe no, returned q soas cnlcs anrl Tue las.
he Oclober. or nrst Of Eo1enber, is6S which Y
.n tou IIme after The 'ax tase. sn1 Whist yon Ne
-tth all n n
Of Was loo lse uLder the IL and lmpracil:anle al
eH1ena 1oe 1.s o. sse boos. of s' ~
ard collect TIC same: thAt when you were Z
ss = 81 ae ~ a
nc ne p1oprssJo sxtsndint ~ a.; aad "a! Il
Ip- tse whole lcvy Of isss and that ns was Of 7
as- crnoa that there wa no ~aJ 70 co iect the t.
VISITED lbs tea. Of government, during The K
us, 'en .isn 1f ,sf., ard nrfsa pRoa a&,,.a, !,
~ - & af'e's Cook s@ esaat, tho 'Ae Deeess,1 sa'A'
ss- ins ts.s4ae Of special u for ;er,ing au1 CT
you, tnca m &C: vas 1ot psssed: Tne foeexo.l
erhotxcea tho tnefi;s OF Jour defence to this pr
na nsn r.
ihe Tax Collect.1s. and could not otfeposse+s you
telt Of them, Tor ths puspose Of extending the
: We haSe carefully considered tho re'prn, ii
81 ae
e. ,ot sna shoaia sa7s en.asaeed T. ne ]
"a Coar, uisn. nsse dl. fSsea Of me case o. !. I,
ncs kItwedEe of all The i*css aid have 70 shsped
Eas :ste ~ i lien sc'u,ll5 stood. Instead Of n.
ne sou e.i tho Gaze 70 the Court upon tne II
noe5s eons ~ e 70
tt. hndrg the tact upon = hlch Jo1 now rely t-r
TO j:sanesi,on Of Jour si'sRto conte npt, the Cos
tts Wy Vas III poaslbe fur ,on - oosy. Tue Cor
". VAS os nna.a1e ttas the tsate ior 200 aese.,
~. r1ect sol1e ~as rorly tos 1ao porpo.e Of caap
,nE ira ,cQ II extend 1hs sAx, and fou DID nos p
~ a' .. III ,aa &c; Z La P!a s0"t{
md soso q t1e .rs9 esasa a., 1ns Co.
lcE But The a,n oojee:!ou 70 t1o auncIeIcy Of -
~. | ouss ct, That yuu seto endea!ottnk 10 c1er
1etnx 1p our own prerlens d!ssos.l,etue &c
con.nano Of the LeRtalasute, Jou are seeking
ane zee o. oe ~
Ies. vro1 gfnl. THIS species Of d.feoce u, In {
d. jadgueu1. Il hso:cden you 81 t:at ur!setsai pm
ot nj own xsoes. rms ns1'm. liea = ,ne :.
foundation Of lu11spsudence, and Ii applied II
I'D The .tssases reaa,Fed ,oa = Dc : eets.'n =
~. You stused 70 do The set; and waca tue ~
e re eFs ss q r. .hs e. sse e
HOE 3ou 10 do II, 5oQ seek to e4capc % 10
,,nt c1uu apds b. alleging that Jou 10 AGED ~
.,ed rtidtr their power ineffective, and II The 81
Itad | the uake your ef aaft IN Joar dssooe1eJce
ans cousna mailing 3o1r Illegal acs before lac CO
tion 1sd sFotcr. To aGow saa sott Of celease 70
nne ! EpIoT1 w1t wooId bc u 1et III la* at dt1ar
on | al i nklc tne warrents Of thus csurt nJ-E'
nsE Aud q Jes:. Your datT Vas to extend tue Tax
ua tie 1S,b Of October, 1864 when the bo0aA Eert
r. | your roesctsoc, 10 thA: the TAX msEus hxte b
aer- co.,tc, ty dis 7eM or " ast OF tat teAs pr
xd- | esty OF she denbQuetta- The die 1u3 In "a
mt | ypH aye LoE Involved 10 tae consequences OF =
Que failure 10 obey the preceae1t act which 70
,aa have insused the collection Of Lac TAI Il Tie Il
provided hJ iaE.
II would be urjuss, therefore, sto3ld you
r,Ynis;cd 10 shIe!o yourself fro1 EcsooosaItJ
| ih,s rrocs tdtrg, you your tf kaSteg cfeA
| tie Cl1EuClstAtGts bE Nh ca tc1 were Q.4Al
ftom oh+ ylt Z she u.attdmus -...
OF Tic law under ~nich t1t ID 1it'onAl lax WIS
Eoseo rasken the LtRts!9tcfe under II. tue n,
or the coufttt1tter, a2d had recelTld E1tcc
ea1ciou, ACd btcame, ny ~ Own inutEs'a TO-
T. tie I&F 10 ycu, 10 e1er{ o:her pupltc Utneef Ia
lent STATE, and 70 ri rte peop;o. You aaAa Eel
u OF rrspol sln,iIy OF declaring tue Law uEco II
itona., aco ., o,ee oesesni1cd TO d:s'ssad Il
set In 31ur pKp tudeIcut ~ Hupc1!3f 10 the
LOT rYr4sed viii OF tie Legislature, AssersuG, Ia
,me- au en1Ife Independence thereof. TA.s u
tr1t c4le IN our Judicial history IN Nn!c'
.al1- ninikterA1 ofnceg has taken rpon htutef the
rider kpnp4ipIlIry pt naluytnZ N ack ol Sne LettA
toFa, tc: the neitkr collection Q! tse pnte seseane
7e4 xrrestlt IT. creIttot OF disooejlLe ~ otne
oan- spd pxctIe h's t.dkneot aooye leG3 at.te
Iera. tooriy expIessed In tue lorn Ct lt*. 70 ne
1na fyefY pc5sop o. e1 homage "fne TesY least n
hom II liz caro- The greatest u TO: e1eap cd 3so1
noEer" 10 allow ntuiAterAA ot3cst 10 de