New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-28
WASHINGTON.

Treasurer sYfnner Worse Cerceran bet.
ter-SoutAu Eserolina Pleasantry-Strik.
ing UniteA.(aAaees 0nacers on the Rack
Of the Head Georgia Case Invslving
value Of Notes fer Slaves-Suprone
Court On Legal Tender, Geld Contract
and Oiher Clains.4 HM
WASHINGTON, April N.-Treasurer Spin
ner is worse. Mr.. Corcoran is better.
Colonel Ruger has been appointed Super
intendent of West Point. =
Collector Wallace, third South Carolina
district, and Deputy Marshal Sherman,
while seizing contraband whisky at Green
vile, were struck on the head from behind,
and had their skulls fractured, probably
fatal. - 20
The Georgia case recently argued before
the Supreme Court, involving tie VALIDITY
Of notes for slaves, will not Be decided un-
til another case, from Arkansas, il argued,
which argument will probably not occur un-
til December.
The Savannah Republican Of the twenty
sixth says: Tho Supreme Court of South
Carolina has recently declared in favor Of
the validity Of contracts in which slaves
were the consideration. The court was
unanimous on the question.
of the majority and minority of the Supreme
Court, on the legal tender cases, will mot be
read on Monday, but will be reserved for
the adjourned term which commences OctO-
ber 15 1t is understood, however, that an
elabora' opinion will be read next Monday
announcing an unanimous decision of the
court, on q collateral point. sustaining the
validity of gold contracts made since the
passage of the legal tender act of 1862.
There seems to be no reason of doubt that
majority of the court, consisting Of JUS
tices Miller, Swayne, Davis, Strong and
Bradley. will affirm the constituti0nality of
the said legal tender act, and decide that
contracts made before the war, in which NO
special kind of money Is mentioned, may be
fulfilled by the payment of greenbacks.
The minority, consisting of Chief Justice
Chase and Justices Nelson, Field and Cliff
ford, will dissent from this decision, and de-
can not constitutiOnally apply to any such
contracts.
Several important cases which have been
argued this term will not be decided until
after the expiration of the recess, among
which is one from Kelfaucky, involving the
constitutionality Of the civil rights bill.
The case Of Klein & Pargout, involving the
constitutionality of the Drake amendment.
relating to the effect of . pardon in the
ment until October, as will be the case of
Watson ct al va. Jones ct al, involving q
decision of the disputed rights to property
between the Presbyterian Church and
the Presbyterian Church South.
The case Of White vs. Hart ct al. on ap-
peal from the Supreme Court of Georgia,
involving the binding force of notes given
for slaves previous to tie emancipation pro-
clamation, will not bHR1cided until the ar
gument is heard in similar case of Holmes
vs. Sewer, appeal from the Circuit Court of
Arkansas.
The decision Of the former case will turn
upon the question whether the provisions
Of the Georgia constitution prohibiting en-
forcement, the consideration of which con-
Germs slaves, is in contraventiOn Of an ar
ticle of the federal constitution, which de-
clares no State shall make any law impair
ing the obligation of contracts. Recent
decisions in the Supreme Court in . case in
which note for slaves was concerned, was
determined by other considerations, and
the impression prevalent in some quarters
that the foregoing question was then de-
cided is erroneous.
In consideration of q recent Supreme
Court decision, asserting the right Of State
officials to exemption from the income tax
PleasOnton is instructing assessors and
collectors to act according thereto in assess
ing and collecting the salaries of State
officers.
heather Report-It Is probable that brisk
and high westerly winds will be experienced
for short time on the lower lakes, followed
by clearing up weather on Friday. Par
tally cloudy and clearing weather is pr0ba-
BILE for the Ohio valley and lower Hissis-
sippi; cloudy, followed by clearing weather
ON the south Atlantic coast.