Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-03-28

h6NlSct pbhJubcS vi VIC olIib'h
States we wish to present our
views to the readers of the DEMO
Graf concerning the same. Section
$40 reads as follows.
The following shall be causes
Of disqualification and challenge
of grand and petit jurors In the
courts of the United States, in adj.
dition to the causes existing by virtue
of section s12, namely: Without dur
ess and coercion to have taken up
arms, or to have joined any insurrec.
ton or rebellion against the United
States to have adhered to any insur
fection or rebellion, giving II aid and
c0mIort: to have given, directly or in-
directly, any assistance in money,
arms, horses, clothes. or anything
whatever, To or for the use or benefit
Of amy person whom the giver Of such
assistance knew To have Joined, or to
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rebellion, or to have resisted, or To be
about to resist, with force Of arms
the execution Of the laws Of the Unit
cd States, OF whom he had good ground
to believe 10 have joined, oI to be
about to join, any instruction on re.
bellion, or to have resisted, or to be
about to resist, with force Of arms.
the execution Of the Laws Of the Unit
cd States; OF to have eonnselled OF nd
vised any person to join any insurreC-
tion OF rebellion, or To resist with
force Of arms the laws OF the United
States"
The full intent and meaning Of
this section can be seen mt once. 1t
absolutely prohibits and lorbids
any and all loyal men Of either po-
litical party from serving as q jury
man in the courts of the United
States, il Inc ut any time during the
rebellion gave even ns much az n
crust Of brcnd or u drink Of water
10 one whom he knew to be dying
rebel; and il also makes ANY indiCt-
ment found by Grand Jury on
whichsuch a1oyal man served void.
There il no discretion left to the
court; and any prisoner be he the
darkest criminal TINT ever lived
can plead the defect.
Section S2l is as follows:
AZ every term u any court Of
The United States the District Att.
orncy or other person acting ON lac.
half of the United States in said court
may move. and the court In their dis.
erection may require, the clerk to ten.
der to every person summoned To
serve rs n grand or petit juror or ven
ireman on talpsman in sand court the
following oath or Affirmation. namely
You do solemnly swear cor allrn3
that You will support the Constitution
% the United States of America. that
you have not without duresa and con.
Stralnt taken up arms or Joined any
insurrection or rebellion against the
United States; that Won have not nd
herod To any instruction or rebellion,
giving II aid and comfort. that you
have not directly or indirectly given
any assistance IN money OF any other
thing to any person or persons whom
You knew or had good ground to be-
lieve To have joined or to he about to
Join said insnrrection or rebellion or
TO have resisted or to be about to re.
Sist with force Ut arms thecNcrntion
OF tho laws OF the United States; and
that yen have Tot counScllcd or nd
vised any person to join amy insurrce-
ton or rebellion against on to resist
with force Of arms the laws of the
United States. Any person declining
to take said oath shall hr discharged
by tho court from serving on the
grand or petit jury OF venire to which
he may have heen summoned"
In order that our readers may
fully understand this matter, and
as we understand the matter will
be presented to Acting President
Hayes, we will give the language
OF the law sought to he passed hy
the present Congress, which is as
follows:
section so and SCI 81 the Revised
Statutes Of the nited states are
hereby repealed, and all such Jurors,
grand and petit, shall lie publicly
drawn from box containing HE
names of not less than three hundred
persons possessing the qualifications
prescribed IN section 500 of the Rcvis.
cd Statutes, which names Shall have
been placed therein by the clerk of
such court and II commissioner Ia he
appointed by the Judge thereof, which
commissioner shall he a citizen resid.
lnp I'm thn diai riot In which a,tnb oo,,,t