The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-02-17
THE LEGAL TENDER DECISION.

j The Supreme Court of the United State
. rendered an important decision on the 9TH
! this month, and one that will create quite
futter in financial circles. The case of HeE
burn va. Griswold, which had been decided b
the Court of Appeals of Kentucky, involve
the question as to whether greenbacks were
legal tender in payment of debt contracte'
before the passage of the "Greenbaek Act" il
February, 1862. The Kentucky Court decided
that they were not and from that decision al
appeal was taken to the Supreme Court of the
United States. Chief Justice Chase delivered
the opinion sustaining the decision of the Court
below, and holds that contract made before
the passage of the Legal Tender Act could not
be paid or discharged in United States notes,
but the decision does not touch the point in
any way as to whether they are legal tender
in the payment of debts contracted since the
passage of the Act The opinion was concur
red In by Justices Nelson, Clifford and Field
Justice Miller delivered minority opinion,
concurred in by Justices Swayne and Davis
This decision comes rather late-fye years af
ter the close of the war and eight years after
the passage of the Legal Tender Act-but it is
better late than never. Pennsylvania. and
some other Radical States, which have partially
repudiated their State debts, by paying the in.
tercsts in greenbacks when the contracts called
for coin, or at least the bonds were issued prior
to the passage Of the Act Of Congress making
United States notes legal tender in payment
OF debts, will now be compelled to pay not only
The interest, but the principal of their bonds in
coin Radical Judges throughout every State
in the Uuion, in order TO prove their Loyalty,
have, during the past seven or eight years, al.
most uniformly decided that greenbacks were
i legal tender in payment Of al debts contract
ID either before or after the passage OF the
Act of Congress, and many oi them, in fact
nearly III OF them, even went 80 far as to de-.
'ide Specific Contract Acts null and void. MS
icing in conflict with the law Of Congress. but
We doubt ii any Democratic Judge ever rem.
cred such decision LOYALTY 10 the Radical
ar'y appears TO have SO possessed the minds
l Radical Judges Is no. oal, 20 have drowned
be voice Of reason but also - have obscured
hear knowledge Of the law, aud whilst their
ecis'oas answered the purpose OF the Judges
'ndering them, "a being positive aud conclu- {
sc evidence 10 their party associates that they I
ere loyal. if cot honest, ye, it was nothing
'"re nn' less than practising Il Wholesale sys- 4,
IN Of robbery and pIunder. i
by the ACCESSION Of tro more Radical Jude. t.
, who have already been nominated BIZ Mr.. =
rant, and Who we have 10 doub. will be- con. a
med by the Senate. that branch of The Gov. =
nm"nt which J; appears is the last barrier q
tween The usarpailons ~ a Jacobin Con- H.
ess and the rights of the people. viii b.. re. Il
owed. and the decisions Of that ONCE august a,
bunaI prosi'a:ei 10 par,izan ends. Having y
n'r"I already Of the Executive department. IL
electing man who. upon his inauguration. Il,
lied tia; TIC should have no policy or will off I"
"wn tn opposition 10 ths; Of Congress. and
}" is mere pnppc; or juinp:ng.iack in the p
nds" The Radical leaders. they are now about 10
secure the Judicial department by adding a u
hc'eni number of their political Judges to ."
sc already on The bench. which will guaran. oc
them favorable decision in all cases in. WI
Wing the constitutionality OF their infamous !"
ctme"is The whole power of the Govern. ~
nj Will be then centered in Congress. and o'
people will hare DO remedy or mode of re. '"'
IS for the many wrongs and Injuries they
suffer at the hands of this irresponsible PEI
OF usurpers, except in revolution. ou'
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aESDfS9 THEIR CaErp.-~t recent u,cc,fn, NJ -.
loers oi the Plymouth Church it was determined "
committee be appointed for the purpose Of re- eul
ig the articles OF faith. many members demand
nat the Church should rect upon broader basis ,
'her said he approved the proposition 70 revise
,feea OF 70" Church. nfs
he above is tnkpn frou, ,ba i.n-u.-,- =.