, 1880-03-02

t:imtli Curt for liz MhidIe District of Ts,,.
1essGr.. rllfs c,tsc rises Dlt pf M Indictment
IL The 'rct|1cssce State Conrt, of the pr'sptst
eoeca4 1fa II Il s5t2 sssn III syf i e 1f ns9d'y
of lanies =. 1fayl,es, q cftze,l of Tennessee,
nj thu .otiI nf August, 1878: Davis fllctl 4
petition Tor tllc Tc!,lnyal Of lIs case from tle
Sa! c1,c = 81 stattss rSser" &c Gof o s1 sIn IT, tnt I
ie fse.e kiE i wiIs Tas 'e'' e was II csHase; !,ss
+, the ;isflafse 2f LIS dulles lldGr 1tnr
ynt e lsefna +; i ,itsa
tify division Of opinion OIL three questions.
First-1s NJ Indictment Of revenue officer
io,ad y stn'n C';rt f2r n!urder nL.iGf cir.
this Cnurt 1!!nIcr .Sec. t43. iirytset Statutes?
prescribed ty C;',nEress'9 xiii Kid -
Ih,mmlf MT San TIT M , o. The 1 ggIt 2r
Court holtts that ilIe Tntltlnn fur removal wns
IN. conformity with the stntnte, alNl. upon
l,elnA filed, the prosecnt!on was removed "
4Ie tas unn a Isfss Us Sf Si";%t &. GoF q '9f @ i M Is
r. Government with auttl0rity extending over
tho Whole, terri.nry, uf the unt.'', .actlng
'iH ia ing sa'fS ;; n Rsoe [c u tnc Satfs ~ r.
H. Is supreme. M STATE tar excl,lis it
frnn exercising nny au'hori'y conferred
a'Jmn T. W the co1,stitntiot,. "6struct It's
a'!y subject wEicl, That Instrument lsas com
1nttsctl IN u. 'fhe General Government must
reas.. tu exist whenever II loses the power ot
,5;H'sitinS ss u 'e n1rsass r., 1 Sf irx r. s
It; officers ,!uf agents, :s1Hl they must MT
within the srnpc Of t'tnlr authority,
those o'l'frTs rn en- be "rfsf, fa,s ' hTonst III
n, alleged otEenso Iagainst the law Of the
State, yet warranted BY the Federal authority
they possess. ai'tl the General fiosernn!ent
H. poWerl'ys to 1nterfers At t,itef f"r tieir
ule action Of the State Court. the operations
ut the {iellcrnl Government may at amy time
,'e arrested at tiis WIsl nf one Of its r.cnbtrs;
Eo ~, s'rIl element Ut Mcaki.ss is f. h. fMn
Or criminal, be Gne To which the tr'!lrl"l
its removal. TO the Federal Court
Is m ns cot1y 5nsen dan, 21 }9s r. It, Statf tr dqn " III
GENERAL Government to remove tlIenl, tn
take charge ri ,!sld try my case arising un-
tier lie Constitution md laws IF the United
Suites, ls y tlei,fnl Of tsle cnnredua snycrelgn-
rress!y committed TO- It. it Is q deiitai Of Z
dnctri.c; necessary for li'c. preservation Of
acknowledged ptwers IT the Gnsprlinent,
Is M Fl 2st sS cesas s reSy Ts ar s asts Il s,'Hn a
in answer to tho certified questions nt the
movable to The Federal cnurt, aiMl that 4
trial q the guilt or innocence Of tic prisoner
Justice Strnng delivered tho opinion,
Justices Clifford and Ffe'tt dissenting.
JUSTICE FIELD
dissents from the opInlon Of tho Court In the
case Of Strander, and IN TINT NJ Coles, pett-
E';rst r,,nt n.a,,,nm, ti,a .aI;.,twmn,1 con-
stitu,snniitv ~ fa1M ,1s ncf ~ n1ch is!n ' thn
ni,n'cn neart,ce m i,c ase n fenso ~ m,Ecr i hnp ,
~ at, Snt "! ~ h9. acg a't H. az fo u ro,,,as
IN nrnrs n s,nto ~ r9s r. r. IN Ii
mi wni,, H. ho,da t1,nt 4 mnti'inm cnn hn
tn ;oaI II t1 Cosliti" from its o., opening t.
m nnis n forn" ho9nrc ~" y the @ osn o. ~ ~ t Tv
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,s; G,sSs With IL statss IL ri lie r., His;t1stsn St
If f''' their lmws viii fi'' res,,cct III n aIv
m,attcr ea nvor mW n1,;ci, Irrs.lIrto was ny ~
s,,rr"ndc1rd ~ n ti'n it,tnd Sotns Not,,nr
In lis % judsnent ~ it, coiltl % have i Ercater tcns
s"to9%}y q g. ts stfs 5sss then TEA t"
thn inmtrni t;nverni,,'nt E ~ fe,re,d"r consfnnt
i1f}!e ana s,sy xar 1 ,t ~, nfsse ae's y 1f IT,
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scria r. thc W cos it,o; ~ oins s n",itnnor
tnat ro,,1ras ~ 1s e'aSt ,nr Arrt ~ ,n,r.t,,
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snm,c n drcrt,nn tnwnrd cnmsniidatinn ,yl,rn III #
nss,,mns to "xcg,,fsc a si,niinr rncrctyn an. !.
t'hts!ty ,hn ose' lno " 'ee's"'sofs VI
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and , Enn1rrMi1, ntr Am"ndme"ts -, ~ Jusinc EieI
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