, 1873-09-27

Mr. Evarta tl,on mado abundant reforoncca to
reported casoa to Htlataln tho above BtRtomonta.,
Asa fourth and independent additional rea-
hoi he said Il eonl not bo argued tnat oongrosa
had d9signatod no court; they gavo tho powot
to MI Executive officer tic Attorney Genornl,- -
Thus stopping short OF t1loir dnty, and allowing
tho Executive to asstimn tlis Judicial.
lsotorrlnE to tho different corporation ho
arglod tllat they could DO prosecuted only In
those States by whose Legislature tficy wore or
gant2eu, and to whose laws nlono tl,cy aro Sub
jeet. And tho satno. in substance, may DO aaid
of executors.
Such a suit ns this, said Mr.. Evarts, waa novcr
Known before. mud was mover considered posal-
bio, until brought unllor tho fourth section Of
appropriation act passed by Congress agEtatoa
ny lts own reputation. ,...., :,
Mr. EvartB' argument waH looked upon with
universal favor.
Mr.. Curtis romnrks we're brief, but oxuotly to
tho point.
Al atated BEFORE
-....- afn. DART1ETT's THUNDER
waa reserved for tho domurror. md ho made u
out worry shabby document. It was 30 gonerice
rs to moan nothing. Congress, ho said, had
grantod aid to the Company under certain con-
ditiops, and, II those conditions wero not COM
Plsa With they might taho posaos9on 1It tho
Again, in suit Of this kind, 1t muat 10 brought
by como member OF tho Company or Bomo QUO
acting upon the complaint Of n member. which
was not the case hero. But, worao tlan oil, what
to take monoy from mombors Of tho Company,
anu return 1t Immediately to tho worry porsonH
who have onco stoion It.
THE GOVERNMENT BrEMEp WEAK
ct ovory point. 1ir. porry bore tho brnnt of tho
hight. lilo impressed everyone with his candor
posing counsel. lie pretended not to know tho
points OF attaok, but as Mr.. Evarts said, " lo
Knowa where the mark ID. Or ought to at least {;
and, IT ho hits TINT, he will bo all right" Ills
spoaking, upoa tlo motion to diarniaH, he had
moro to do with dem,irrerH than the subject be-
foro the Court. He was outhuBiastio upon tho
prosecution Of tho case, and Hpoke with groat
foryor upon tho onormity Of the crimes, and tho
special oct Of legislation. Tho defense struck at
tho root Of tho nlattor. What the Government
said was very good in Its way, but 1t soomod to
have little to do with tho question, as tho
dofonso had established. Tho dofenso made out
and strong casc for domurrors: They carried
their points. too, us far az could be expected.
Ihe Government agrood, as bofore stated, that
thoaa who had paid no attention to the bill need
not Tor the prosont, which shows that thoy hnye
very little confidence in their own mode Of
procedure.
Tho injunction, too, has boon modified In Boy-
oral important particulars, us far, laro say, as
tho Company cared to haye It, It looks very
much now-ana Il IL tho opinion Of prominent
membere Of tho Bar III this cisy-aa though
THE DILL WOULD 90 TO r1ECEs;
that tho Government would noed to bnck out,
aud start anew, decently, and In order. Without
ma1lifosting any sympathy for these public rob-
bors, it is hardly sato to suspend established and
constitutional usage, oven III caHe Of Treasury
dofaMlters. 4 man that il to bo hung haB right
to be hung by law. No decision OF tho Court is
expected for about nix weekn.
The stealing is evidont, thirty millions or
morol IL tlloro no redress?
(Which is tho wiser here7 Justice, or lni-
guilty p"