Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-10-26
THE TWO COURTS.

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friends of the court seemed to he to give to |
the decision the sanction of the Supreme |
Court of the United States. We have read |
with somc'carc the decision referred to, and
| find that implicitly the court itself claims
| the precedent of the decisions of the Su
premc Court at Washington for its conclu
sions in this particular case. In the cause
underconsideration, the court was not real
! ~ called upon to pass upon all the ques-
tons argued in the opinion of Judge Mel
son, and as is generally the case in opin-
ions of great length, made up in great part
of but the dctum of the court, we find it
not always consistent with itself, or peril
nent to the case under examination. But
inasmuch as tire opinion deals positively
with the questions argued, we are disposed
to take ii as final, and as the mature judg-
mcnt Of its members upon the great ques-
tons presented.
We have said that in our Judgment the
decision conflicted directly and positively
with the decisions of the highest known
legal tribunal in the land, and we think
we are fully prepared to maintain our po-
sition.
The supreme Court ofthc United States
in rory..ol cas-, has declared that the
/ Cra. Z egcy was dc .focto government of
low Grade, /. &. that for Nc time during
vhirhi. its 7aiita,y Dorc,. was supreme, it
Wa. accorded certain belligercnt rights
"f,.. ..o.ive. of humanity and cXpcdicn-
cy.'
We 3.ny that from any other conaidera-
tior g.. g. rvgr f.o,.ri,iyad ~ a bplli0prpu-
/ now. We deny that if was ever recon
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nI"e'' a. a. l"c'o 4oNeIIilneil' III any "'H-
| er resp Of bv the United States or by for
of,.,, ,,,.,,.,.r,
o'E"
bul, III t.' decision ot MT. Nc!aoh &hV
q his associate, they saw:
-. W tII J! u. "l'gl"al question: we Mou'u,
NlnI"' "yslt',i'.' Vte.A'l "a. " L.:' t'HIug'v
Hulcn assumed 20 FORM Oohail'ul.9lI' !i," Il
IesIoVu' "iu Nao'tIC ~, ov'u" "u,I?altS q
5 national legislation and published them in due
/ form ana enforced mem when was recognized
Han. on eartb wa. enabled TO ' issue end keen
afoat currency; set on foot navy that bar
thsseu ,t fol ,oiS od inG Ghileu nlates'
= mics fought great battles and Kent the mower
' Of the United States at bay for four years was,
@ ~; - a &c ga;to
nGTt OF government or inc JUlfe0 states 20
eStabl,S4 fact well known to millions Of peo-
4 aces in eyery truthful Iistory That has bccn or
may be, written of the war"
g Now read what the Supreme Court of
|. the United States, i'll Wallace p. 200,
G says:
- The rebellion out of which the war grew
Vas watioI L 39E IegaI sanctlon IN inc eye %
o been the insurrection OF a counfv, or smaller
/, municipal territory against the state to which
tbo str id Pr n8Pcct anu uuron ~
T., sake Of humanity. certain bclligerent right,
were ,; conceded to the insurgents in arms
fc5cI Of The 90 r. TP
l. tercourse was confined to its military authori.
ties. IN no instance was Their n intercourse 9TH
- simply an armed rcsjstance 10 tbc rigbtf1I MN.
" thority of the sovereign Such was its charac
- ''i III ''s '''' progress ana uo"I'ia"'
u Ihese extracts from the opinions of The
y two conflicting Courts show very conclu
siNeiy that, whlle the one, IN grand rhe
i. torlcal flourish, recognized the rebellion as
d conflict OF magnificent proportions, har
/ RAISING " the commerce of the United
II states throughout the world, &C., anC
t. as dc Jucto government, TO M intc't