, 1875-04-02
The Action Of tho Supreme Court In
the Case Of the Chicago Journal.
Tho Extro,ne Claims Set Up by
Il Portion Of tho Press.
Shall tho Courts Do Placed under Ncns.
papcr.ltonination
Egis that Won1d Result from Enthzallment
Of tho judiciary,



TIE Law or CoN7eMpT.
TO hs Editor of 7he Chicago tribune:
CnfcAoo, April 1.--Wo arc glad to know III:
tic eatito prcsa Of tlo City Of Chicago hare III
asss,taol absolute power, aud 1econlo absolul
daapots over tho rights nnd lbcrtios OF the not
pie, but That ona English md ono oermau phpt
consider that tito people have tho tight OF frc
gpecch, and tho right to 10 heard through til
press. It Ia unnecessary to aate that tho libort
ot tho PROSE 6ooH not nlenn licnnao; but alluo.
tllo ontlre psoss is now contcntng tl,at thero
TO DISTINCTION BETWEEN LtnEArr AND LICENSE
No respectable newspaper, like TltE TnsauS1
moods to dcfend tho iiccheo OF tho Times OF Il,
journal; forit doca not llavo the desire 10 it
ttmdato OF to attempt tho control Of lilo Courts
80 that 1t can 10 no fear OF tho Infringement
Ok the right ot liborty otsEoccll tint Nou1d leo
TIE TRIBUNE to support tho l.ccnao Of til
Times. We do not think 1nE TRIBUNE las al,
desire to glsc such support; but tboto Ia a,
srt!elc In tbls Thursday mornings paper wLcl
tbs members Of tho legal Profession doom uu
fair ln Its statement.
Tot state in thas article, entitled "Lav O.
Contempt" that tho Supreme Court had sytct
reversed tic judgment Of tl,o Lower Court, mt
that It was after suea repeated toversat tint t.,t
Journal used tho language for Which it's p1oprio
tor and odltor we're fined. And you also ailcgt
'that there wsB not man III tho State who read
tho article who cvor dreamed that 1t seriously
charged that tle action or tho Court bad bee,, Ii,
the least Influenced by money Or by any corrupt
Of imprcter agency"
1ou are mistaken nH to Ito Status Of that case
nt tho time tile article Iii question was published
by tho Journal Instoad Of tho caso having
becn twice reyarscd by tho Supreme Court, ~
sou aliego, It lad
HEfEH DEEH REVERSED At ALL.
Writ OF error had bcon sucd cut, md Meal.
Inter. Judge, had granted hapessedeas to stay
tho execution Of tito poor wretch, rafferty,,
until tho Supreme Court could look into
tue record. The great cti,no Of tue
hnPFemo Court, tu tho eyea Of tho Journal and
7tntcs editors. at thnt tirus Eas that A st,ror
acdoaH should layo been granted. But it is yer.:
Interesting to iotc tho fact TINT Tho writ, which
Was : ce!ma wAeu applied to tho a,1aI,eusjou Of X
;nsaA-soutehco ga. Until tho Supreme Court could
which Judge could perform, wlon nppfind m
tbo suspension Of Il ftA-tiays' sentence u Mr.
storey until tho 6nprcu,D Court csn look into lin
decision: Now tho Joars'at rAts ita lantis w,th
over Williams. What cous,stoncyl 4 crime 70 e.
sase nAn'a fife uutll tln Court can tieteruliuo
Whethor he hhs been properly condemned --lus
4 f1f$llp to Eu9f1bHd n teh.fInra' uonfo,,,e
nubjin rhoui1 f,n@,crstn,,t 1;a oe!seuG1. iao
a,cr ~ W." 9a,.n,o .hv iog'o ald consist
lit M 1rst , ,,n,., ~. wv - ~ ts''cA.
ahout tho ntstus Of tat cas Il 'n ~ "to sata9en
Tmr .rnns,.. nuEos.,"ss. Esq.,,
The rlf.}it II nmHlai, IN aont onatAEn
ooe4i,pS ri -. ~, ~ ~, contenaps after te pro-
rats ;yna nav 1u ,,n,,r W. ,a, aos "Aa1 billings
ca.s ne,itno snd h"fora u'u, ~ snel@; II was ln
Gupre,1o E,rt sa,ain. ~ 10 unc'a'on wy s1at tAe
to dictate an] forcn %.ni.;nm 49, sIp Joha4 lf'od
jndno Tnwr~ncn ,yal apton IT, ~ H. aesleu. And
regara thorato A333 't'S 'o4'o"''G language In
IeI ~. .,v sa1. .a, u
10 an" ~ - pasn5 .aas our poaion can
that We DO uot .enrccain n"r s, g'es ~ Ssaptday
right pusish nay criticism It's nrcsn ,n"p eona 'as
Ibith upon our decipions opinions, Or 5ScsuI eon.
aMe ~ regarI to caacs that haye pasted from our
u as. dna fsxponaensa ats eor1eet III saying,
ar,Mn tAn mn.n.,tt. .at .oey lave E'ght to ex-
,ncnt Of Ie Government, VI ras asy H. u nytiy Depart
tas right Such froedo Of liz pSes. i i,'snan.y M 20 "eGy
% tho preservation tho ircrlom Of thn 1,c,s
!. nnti certainly neither taeso respondents, nes sny
n1s III e"t H.. II. ~ sesponty ~ "gii ~ its pow
fstrstian of anste ~ nv ssex 20 eoniro Tue sd4a
10 causts. "S'1S8''' e*a aes'esaa q pe'd-
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