Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-02-20
General News.
TIE Nlsrne. Qsessiss.
MESSAGE rRoM PRESIDENT GRANT.


WASHINGTON. Feb. L. The President sent
the folovenp meSsaoe 10 Cnngress to-day.
To fbe Neu1fe on5 yya.s. n lp.nrs sea s,s;res
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IHoi ws VI w. o""eu Sts'ss, auu ou'! "en
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iershees are iounu IN respec, 10 these matters
IN ,ne organic acts Oh .ne leIrmoIies, Out an
eNa,hlha.ou Vi then. VIII SNOW tia' IL mas oeeh
tne ihsariaoe am OF Congress 10 place ana Keep
, ,nei! CIV u auu cI'nh Win certsih
IimHeu exceptions. IN ,ne hanus Oh persons
Eom,hateu py W, rWs"ent anu soniumeu py
the senSte, anu tnat tue general auminlstraton
OF justice should oe rs prescrioea py Cohgres-
slonsi snac. nen,, S4 ,ae .he power gwen
10 tne lerr"o-Ia' Legl.ia.ures mas oeeh some
what larger. and sometimes somewhat smaller,
,han the powers generaily conferred N.Ver'
however nave powers oeen given 10 Ierri-
toriai NgIs'MuIc inconsistent WIN thc idea
that tne general )uulcature OF the territory
was 10 De uhuer ue uireet supervision oil Tie
Nai'"hn oo.erhineht-
-, AccoruhgT. ,ne osRahr law ereaine the
Isrr,'o,y oI otan, passed sep. y, lNo' Prov :
~ ioi tns aPpoIn,.ncu' VI supreme Souit.
Vhe Judges Oh winch are Judges OF tne Distfict
Court clerk. a marsha, anu an attorney,
anu 70 these reuera omcers Is eonHk~ tie
Jutisuic'ioh IN AZ important matters' Dut a. uc-
ciueu reeehtiy o! 'hs supreme COURT tae aei
requires 'ne juror 70 serve !" 'hese courts, 10
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h'u " ui"n , '"e suP.."a; y, .hs ts"> Oh
.ne .ni'cu S.I. - am y, 'no ,cueiH S"'"h,
nens' W plo,u. tnn' N -c..VIioh OF srihu
Ana ~. Jul ois ~. me D.su'c' eours' II no.
Pu. uhus' VI, eyn,'9 , ., nucrh oinver,, shau
We Pi.'.u ~ t"e ha y, Peisohs cnt",is uiue
enforce any act Of Con ,rrs. obnoxious to them
and also TO pass some act which shall deprive
the Probate Courts. or any Court created by
the Territorial Legislature, Of any power TO
interfere with or impede the action OF the
| Courts held by the United Ststes Judges. !
an convinced that SO long As Congress leaves
the selection Of i'm ors the local authorities
, il will be futile TO make any effort To enforce
laws not acceptable 10 \ maj ority OF the people
Of the Territory. or which interieres with local
preiudices, or provides for the punishment Of
poiygamy, or any Of its affiliated vices or
crimes.
presume that Congress in passing on ,hi.
subject " III provide all reasonable aud proper
safeguards TO secure honest and competent
juror. whose verdict Will command conf
dence and b. guaranty of equal protection 10
all good and law abiding citizens. aud at the
same time make II Understood that crime
not he commit ted with IMMUNITY. | have be-
fore said that while the laws creating the sever
al territories have generally contained uniform
provisions in respect TO the judiciary, Yet Con-
grcss mas OCCASIONALLY varied these provisions
IN minor details, a the circumstances OF the
territory Affected seemed 10 demand, and in
creating the territory OF tab Congress id MT
ly thought that circumstances there might re-
9uire Judicial remedies not necessary in other
Territories. for by section of the oct creating
that Territory It IL provided that writ of err
TOT, may Ne gIoushl rom lhe dsision oil any