The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-05-02

tongues rest from the Improbable business
Of defending their bad cause.
THE INFERIOR FEDERAL COURTS
THEIR JURISDICTION.
The Thirteenth Resolution adopted by
the late Democratic Convention of Illinois,
is as follows:
-, That the courts should be brought as close to
the homes of litigant- a. economy In government,
will justify, and that therefore. the judicial power Of
the United States should he 50 regulated ~ to pre-
vent In controversies between citizens of different
States the transfer ofcau-es from the state to the In
crior Federal courts which nre so far removed from
the people II. TO make justice therein announcement
expensive and tardy: and further tina, not less than
sj.uU should be fixed as the minimum Jurisdiction
IN such controversies.
This resolution announces a doctrine OF
more than ordinary importance, and the
people should become informed about its
meaning and import.
The evident intention Of the convention,
in the adoption of this resolution, was the
commemorative agitation against the jur-
isdiction Of the inferior Federal Courts that
should result in the repeal of all laws Of
the United States authorizing the removal
of causes from the State Courts TO those of
the United States. To determine whether
there is anything in the existing condition
Of affairs demanding action of this kind by
a great political party, a knowledge Of the
law authorizing the transtcrance Of causes
to the United States courts is essential.
The judicial power Of the United States
is vested in the Supreme Court and
such inferior courts as may he established
by Congress, and extends to all cases in law
and equity arising under the national CON
,ttution and the laws Of the United States
and treaties made, or which shall be made,
under their authority; 10 all cases affecting
ambassadors o'lIer puphc ministers anu
consuls to all cases OF admiralty and mari
time jurisdiction; to controversies to which
the United States Shall be party; to con
troycrsics between State and citizens Of
another STATE hetwoep citiznus of differ.
cnt States, between citizen. Of the same
State CLAIMING lands under Grants Of differ.
cnt States and between 4 state or citizen
thereof and foreign states, citizen. or .ub.
icct,.
After the adoption of the Constitution of
the United STATES. il soon became apparcnt
that some of ,lc mowers GRANTED 10 fine Fed.
cral Courts were unjust, opprcssiye and
threatening 10 the iudcpcpdcnce of ,hc
States, some of which demonstrated a,ainst
,l,c cynrcise nf .uch mowers iso result o,'
This goitu,ion the Eleventh Amendment of
,l,c Constitution If fine J'ni,cd States was
ulnntrl ne fnllnWs,
.Tbc ludlclol ,o,ycr Of thc titcd sto,c. .bol, MT
he construed to extend to any 'oit in law or equity
s,o,c. ,,Ilcn. NJ onon.r s,,c or hy c,,,,.n.or
Subjects OF any foreign state
IL ""u'o nave Occh q fortunate 'l'Ihg 'or
'lc country Il ul's "'lchoi'leh' l'Hd ihcIudcd
IA! controversies between citizens OF dIlicr-
eht states II thIN had been done then,
illOch wrong ana vcNatlon would have been
saved to the citizens OF the United States,
But TINS judicial power OF the United States
sun remains, and we must consider it as it
Is. No one denies the power OF Congress,