Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-24
Tilc Gold Case.


sitting 10 Rchnotd ycstr1sy, Tic cvidercc
10 the gold case" cf the u. S. against OK Gov.
VIM. Smith, vas concluded. anj july.
Hughes gtvj the following s'sicucn; AID 10
| struci3D::
The rcop'e a0d STATE & Fi!lLii remain
| the people aud S;:Gtc ot Ii1ulola uadtr oil
governments that may b. II poW2I Over them.
| She government Ut aoy iin;G Gvtr then nIsy b"
legal or it moy b, illegal.
| The government which Exercised poser ov,r
the greater psrt OF FicSD:a 10 the period oi
! 1851 to 1865 NUT DOW he considered only &
| de inot0 Or iD=uEgeot rovcrn!GsL!; Ter, by ,hr
| arti !anent OF war, II las tcca GttaralntG
| have bees TO- The opiai)us OF different classes
| OF people a. 10 the I!snt!u 6CS3 Cr Tr00Guiuc;H
of that d,c:sion c!nGot die: its tin,Iity
OF validity. There i; TO spaeal I:om j..
The government which held sway in Nirg:ua
| from 1861 TO 1868, ana was sv1Tihr0wE GA the
81 CT April, 1865. was not, therefore, i1ral
government. hlscr acd IS rcsut 9! = py0-
tractcd war, IL was tvsrIhrown AID co! 4 !crtc;
and in the opnion Of the Ccu:t whatever PROG
crty belonged particularly "a !hat cctnlrrel
gCyar6lneut, as su,h. AID 81! Gains il he!d
| apaiost individuals, or dcb:s tu, TO It from IN
Gividuall, became M properly O! The cIn
oueripg po4p,--t u "it, tn" UIi.ed S:a!ca Ct
| America.
Sach properly aud ci4L1 OK tha: govern
nent as such, as Distinguished !tom property
and cIaius b2Ionaog to Virginia IS y Saa
] (which later did Tot ra:sl, passed to tie
| Uoited S;a'cs.
The uucs!on 81 INV here is whether or ut
tn, mcrcy which il the tut c! OF tEcsc sri's.
80 far as recelsed By the persons sued es a.
7aoces Of salaries lh- services not rendered, can
Dc recover W 'HG 1-'u o,H.' ".. ~,
WV W. ,ya;,oi S..,,. ',,, ,rc,v,r tho,n IN.
.no EoNe f..;, ,oh - ,tr., ,non,v,
qdss'.on y. 'a.; MI -.
met. $4,000 ~ 49, moon,s - Ihn n1,n,n.
w t.J 49, -,,,;r'1 -. IA, J.Iann,o.s
, ,to - ,Ln Ii.;cJ Sr.,cs rhr inrv sr.
W Wv ,ho Ia,t.rf,c,
" taSn up r Wv 81 ~: o.o, ! o.,., 49,
. ~; ~ :l'o ;, n.' ;''"' VI
ioio%!n1 lts'iuE'I',' ;l,
| lug qdIei'H - co. !.'9
ohe. ino uII':,ou " ,eLnai,,t o..rj .,,o
m mulrei wa ~ &c.. '" - V;r',;oia ~, ,h
| NVuIfsI' Icr. = ,a, ,rl,; - ,L,,
~ ele ~ iovy' 49, r. ..'h. IL r,o,.n,
uoVs:plneGs Iou;I ,t ~ 49, IIe;,Hd S,.,,,.s
ny suit ses'Ist ''''l' '"'" 'n' Nu''"
may recover t"a. ~ " a''n' ~ NJ, 70 49,
tho OnuGd o@tes L"''ts Su''c'u,u W goa
qhs! 10 al INC Iien'' 81 W. ''''' "'"'>
eromGnt OF '!s'G's' .L.., ; ;.,,.
| lac ~ lou ~ 49,
Hne'hCl uos WV =" w;--;., -
| ieueiNr ". ">'' ',n,J;,,.
Apr', 1919, tda' " L'o1s n'' .'';.,a;i,
so.oVo' "h's'i va '"'' "a "
leGIVeE ny .u'. ,.; ,C,t, ,;o
Du' u tus' ui' NV 49,, ,a'rn! MS
uu'.uE ",''.. 10 49, ,n.',,;o., ;,.,,n,,;,n viz
oo' iA'sto' dtu s"o - 80 Shnri -,
| 'ua,'y h'o"en I'.''" 10 i%a.',L
Ilon c' "''N '''"-' '''' '''- - -
loo'' a.. t,,o, ,.L,I :, Il
az ."I' 'l'ii ,''' 81 Vi, ':'' ,;,, # !;
| low io' 90 "Iu -, 49, = u.,'.,
c'slmeu Una: '"e o'tet"s' u '' Wi -" .n
III 'n' sue '' o'r;ann
was eu'"ri Z ~ ny puo;O -" ~ ,,r
elel'o sus. - US t.-.1 ma
pfotectus sScs'y 'toi' a.; r' .r,,
"S pesoo u?u SovI 81, iTn;,,,; S.,D,s s,l',
u as'on'psi. ~ w.. VIZ ,,,,,',,
10y ~ ond ts;r da.;rr for .,nh
pi'no'p' Y. $780, i.-oi .t.,r hm,;1 q + Mi
90 49, 10. oS.r.,,rr G,,,I,, c...ci
~: iunC.'''1 - cr,b, ~ -, aIor.c:. I'D
.h.. oat.ii H.. ,;,on -, ,y,,rL
mat ,,n;oos G.eiIv crssni Th, I,,c h,, been
I.a.i,a Sa,rrmincI nv an ,y?cuii,c o,d,r ii
| President Johnson, bc3rip. dale a., II OF
Nav leG5 il was ,icc!.rc,i !3.u,a.!; .hat All
acts and rrooscGi5gs CT Tho pyi!iclI. military
md civil fryan;z .,,ors yhi.h have been IN =
s,nIo nf;c.n,r,c,;rn orH ,rbc,ijn w;iiia tie
S 60 WHIT, .,,si,st tho an.l,r;iv ,t,:
r. 49, Ift;,oS S,,,cs and or ,rI.ich +. n,
CIV D,v;s .john L.,chrr End William Saith
ecu D.t,' ~" r|sntc;ys cls. az, carcd nn:
.n md vo;% and III, lur,her sxereis? Of such gu
,bO,;,U .,d nil .u,h 'r,c'r 'inr, wero rul,dd+v.
'"V 'ir ,bo inr, t'Eaya ram The ti!encn that
,ho d.f"o o - ,v,s 40 iec,o Grvcrrcr Of tic de-
facto Govsrnmrnt nf Vireicla, which held "A
sr.G in ,ho State ar imo rr,yio,s to
Anil 1SGj snd Ihst he was 'ac:ing 10 tic pet.
Ior r Of his dn,ic4 ~ such Governor on tie
o" 81 dav [r Anil lSf5 whcn he 1tcrivei H.,
* 00o in pnId which i. the suliect Of this SUI,
,ho Gonrt ;rsI,nr,s them hat i: wan tic dat,
.1V ~ 0O Az nJ,nt cf,rr ,h,r datc a. ,uch Cav
y. auo ~ " o,n,;n"s - ,ho reIfLro,,rc, Of Ii.
ruE,, ~ ,ho ,er,;.o.y Vi,oi6i. lar lie p,
ous.eo o,u ur,nses of 'ivI poys,nmcn;-,D wit,
u:s'a.y pu,p - I;io an1 rrnn.r:v u.an. .ul