Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1871-04-07

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The bloody work between the Provision
al Government of France and the Paris Re-
volutionists has commenced What will be
@ the end none GIN tell. 7,-e
On Saturday last the Government troops
moved from Versailles to the vicinity of
Paris. The Revolutionists moved against
them and brought on sharp engagement,
about 4 miles from Paris, in which the Rev
olutionists suffered considerably. The guns
Of Fort Valerian were turned on them and
swept their position, causing them to fee
after the loss Of twenty Or thirty killed
The Government troops captured several
prisoners whom they executed. This has
incensed the Revolutionists. although they
commenced their revolt with the most terri
BILE murders. In consequence. the Revolu-
tionists are making great military prepare
tons in Paris. They have issued DEGREES
arraigning Theirs and his cabinet and order.
ing the seizure Of their property. The
Government is also making great exertions
to put down the revolt. Marshall Mcmahon
has been appointed Commander-in-ch Of
the French army.
Affairs in France are in a sad condition,
and, judging from the past, another very
bloody era will be inscribed in her annals.
About 80, 900 men under the Revolution
AIRY leaders marched out of Paris on Mon
day for Versailles, and were cut in two by
the fire of Folt Valerian A severe engage
ment followed, the Revolutionists loosing, in
killed, wounded and prisoners, about $4,000.
Gen. Duyal was among the captured and
was shot. Another engagement took place
Tuesday in which the Government troops,
as reported, utterly defeated the Revolu-
tionists, taking many prisoners and all their
artillery. The Government troops, under
Gen. Vinoy, expected to enter Paris on
Thursday Gen. Mcmahon has taken COM
mana of the army.
Although the Republicans have been de-
claiming, against the doctrine Of State sover-
eighty and have repeatedly declared it dead,
yet it seems that the Supreme Court recog-
nizes it as existing in full force and virtue
The following is the tenor of their decision,
rendered on the Bird inst, in the case of
Burlington rs Davis, from the District Court
Of Massachusetts
''The defendant in error was judge oil the
Probate Court for Barnstable county, Mas.
sacbusetts, and the plaintiff in error, as col
lecter OF internal revenue, exacted of the
judge the income tax on his salary. The
tax was paid under protest, and this action
was brought to recover the amount
The court below held that the tax was
unconstitutional, and awarded Judgment for
the plaintiff for the amount claimed That
Judgment was now affirmed here, the court
holding that the judicial power of the States
is exempt from federal taxation All the
thirteen States were in possession Of this
power and were exercising it at The time of
the adoption of the constitution, and it is
not pretended that any grant of it was made
to the general government by that instru-
ment. It is, therefore, one of the sovereign
powers vested in the States by their consti-
tutions which remains unaltered and upim-
paired, and in respect Of which the States
are as Independent Of the general govern
ment as that government is independent Of
the States The supremacy Of the general
government, therefore, cannot be maintain
ed Mr. Justice Bradley alone dissented. :"
This is indeed green oasis in the desert
Of Capitalization.