The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-03
TIE POLITICAL CASES.
Iore Decisions Of the Supreme
Court Upon Suits From
the South.
This Exclusion Of Negroes From Jury
Lists Declared Unconstitutional
Dissenting Opinion OF Judge
Tisld--Other Cases.


WASHINGTON. March H. Decisions were rem
dsrsd In tho Supreme Court OF the United
States to-day In the following cases,
m Farte Commonwealth, Of Virginia. and J.
b. Coles. petitioner. This was a petition for
writ OF habeas corpus to bring before this court
the cAee OF Judge ColeR. OF Virginia. indicted In
the Tederal Court for the Western District, for
violation of tho not Of March 4. 1878. In exolud-
fng colored citizens from jury lists on account
Of race and color. ....a
This court holds that the oct undor which
Coles was indicted is fully authorized by the
thirteenth ana fourteenth amendments TO the
constitution, and that It was Judge Coles duty
u obey the act. II be failed to do 90 be WINS
properly liable to indictment In the Federal
court
therefore, denied. Justice Strong delivered the
opinion,
Justice Field. In dissenting opinion. con-
Cured III by Juatice Clifford. holds that the aet
nnder which petitioner waH indicted. 80 far as
Il relates to Jurors III State courts. is uBcoDstt
tnttonal and void, and even Il II wsre not. the
yoid % ita face. He holds that nothing can b
found In Tho constitution or Its amepdments
Win btatea ii the adm inistration 81 their sov.
ernment and the enforcement Of their laws
ith @ rssueot @ 70 any matter over wh,en ,Yflsdis.
Nothing In hie Judgment. gould have great.
er tendency. " destroy the lndependence and
Inc and degrading dependence upon the CON
ira! government. gnRender constant Irritation.
and destroy that DOMESTIC tranao ilify which It
sure. than the doctrine asserted In this case
that Congress can exercise eoereivs authority
charge u shsr dnies Under stase % INV. III Il Viii
be only another step In the same direction to-
ward consolidation when II assumes to exercise
EiYilar coercsye power over governors and
After Eey!ewisas the history q u, thirteenth M
arh NJ nna a s Meearlnx q 9nx
Grceg under which Coles was Indicted Justice
Field says: Those who regard the indepen-
essential to tho successful maintenance of our
form Of government, cannot fail to View with the
grAyess apprenens,en z, e fer the future pdist-
eiai officer OF State for the manner In which
be has discharged his duties under her lays,
proceeding is gross olrense to the State: It is
an attack 90 hsr sovereignty In matters oyer
which she has never surrendered her. IurIsatc..
tfOn. The doctrine which euaatns It, carried
10 its logical results. would degrade aud sink
her to the. level OF mere municipal corpora
q State for the manner In which BIO disoharres
hts duties under her law.. II can TX the nature
and exten. q The p%uhishment. % -
moyal from office: TO these results. Justice
Fields thinks. the doctrine held BY majority
The State OF Tennessee W.. JOS. M. Davia.--
The question pretented BY this case ia whether
An inIsina! revenue officer. WHO Kills citizen
OF State In seif de Tense aud while IN the per-
f2rmanse q his duty under authority oi tho
United States internal revenue laws. IL entitled
~ s's sss adssa ss e sSs s' 6s
Court oi the United States. This court holds
thai ne iss entitled: that the United States i
ths whole Union; that II saa aet only through
10 Qfieers and agents. and they must act with
II when thus acting and within tho scope OF
and tried in tho state court for an alleged
wssrsn.sd sy FEDERAL su,herits W whisa s' they hoy
Dossess. and Il the general xovernment Il
poxerlese 2 70 Interfere Ct once f2r their tir pro. pro
ncticn OF State court. tho operations or the
general government may at any time be used ct
ment oi weakness il, ia tho opinion 'A 81 this
court, to be found IN the constitution.
the case whether civil o. criminal. he one
extends its removal 70 The Federal r court % Is no
Invasion q the State dominion; on the con-
s1 asn4 n o ss sh x 70 q ae
laws q the United States: ID q denial of tho
Asubiect expressly committed 20 Y, Il Ia a do
MAJ MAI OF The ne doctrine neee. sary for the preserva
lion 81 tne .AckhoWisuReu powers OF the Gov
the present case Ia properly removable to
the Federal court and that the trial OF tho guilt
or Innocence OF tho prisoners may there be
,Jgstise Strong delivered the opinion. Justice
y. Case, reeeiver. vs. the Citizens Bank OF
Louisiana. from the United q, ates Circuit Court
OF L9uiWs!s,nSs;.Judxment Ws,s, aiilr with costs,
from the Supreme Court OF 1eorKia-Decree
affirmed with O sta.
knickerbocker Life Insurance Company vs..
States Circuit Court or Louisiana Judgment
afRrmed with costs, and $1,000 damages In addi-
III The STATE q south Carolina ex rel. Douglass
urer: from the supreme COURT or South Caro-
llQa.-Jud0ment affirmed by q divided court.
The New Orleans Banking Association Vs. the
New Orleans Mutual Insurance. Association:
tana.-Dtsmiesed for want Of Jurisdiction.
Onmpany.-Dismiss
!. y. y. Gales Ct q, ys jas. I. Goodloe; from the
With costs. and cause rem anded with direc-
a0l.
= The mayor Of yicksbure vs. J. W. and Mary
ssippi.-JudRment reversed. with costs.
and the cause remanded with Instructions to
rendeI Judgment for the city upon the special
vGrcict OF the jury.
Richard Montgomery ct al. vs. Silas W. Saw
yer; rom the United States Circuit Court OF
Aoulslana.-peeree reversed. with costs, and
cause ca remAndsd. with directions toldismiss the
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