Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-01-10

lne Dill passed, duo euc cisuauts 9P
piled to the Secretary Of the Treasury
for payment in coin. This was refused,
aud payment in currency at deprecia-
ton was received under protest And
the claimants again petitioned in the
Court Of Claims for the balance. But a
majority of that court held that the
treasury notes were legal-tender. From
this decision the Lathams appealed to
the Supreme Court OF the United States,
at the time q number Of cases involv-
ing the legal,tender act was pending.
The cases of Bronson VS.. Rodes and
Heburn VS.. Griswell involve the ques.
tions sought by the appeal Of o. b. &
o. S. Latham. These causes were ar
| gued as test cases, and others involving
the same questions were 10 abide the
! result for decision. The Court, with
Chief Justice Chase and Justices Grier.
Nelson, Clifford and Field, affirming.
and Justices Miller. Davis and Swayuc,
dissenting. In Bronson .ys. Rhodes and
Heburn VS.. Griswell (sec.,7 Wallace,
page 25S and Wallace 60S) decided
that Congress had not made greenbacks
legal tender for debts agreed to DO
paid in coin, and in the latter case, that
such notes were no. legal tender for
debts contracted in legal money before
February 25,h, 1852. Now We como
to the gist of the matter. This decision
doubtless led to the reorganization OF
the court by subsequently adding two
Justices to the bench. The new JUS
,iccs refused to be bound by the ruling
i'm the above cases and decided to have
them re-areued. The case Of Latham
VS.. United States and others involved,
which were decided substantially in the
| decided cases of Bronson vs. Rodes and
Hebnrn vs. Griswell, on learning the
facts, claimants Latham had their case
dismissed. The questions were how
ever re-argued Knox va Lee, (l2 Wal.
| lace 457 which reversed the decision in
Heburn vs. Griswell, and soon after re-
affirmed Bronson ys. Rodes in the case
of Trebilsock va Wilson, l2 Wallace
6s7.) These whirls were produced. Jus.
tice Strong came TO the bench instead
of Justice Grier who was forced TO re-
sign by prominent and influential sd-
ministration parties by threatening him
that it he did not retire by the FIRST day
of February 1870 he should leave with
out pay, under their construction Of the
act Of April 10th. SO he did resign on
the first Of February 1870. Justice
Bradley, of later President making no.
toriety, was confirmed 10 Gil the vacancy
caused by the death Of Justice Wayne
and under the act Of April 10, 1869.
Justice Strong OF Pennsylvania was re-
ported 10 be large stakeholder at tho
time of his appointment as Justice in
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
The Company had over sl2,000,OO0 Of
its bonds afoat which had been issued
prior to the legal tender act. Justice
Bradley a stockholder and director in
the Camden and Amboy Railroad Com
paDy, and their retained counsellor.
This company too had bonds sfoat is-
sued prior TO the legal tender act. Tho
New York Tribune Of April 10th. 1870,
from his Washington correspobdent
says: COLLECTIONS having been urged
against judges Strong and Bradley sit.
ting in the cases involving the legal
tender act, &c, &c, transferred their
stock, making them technically compe.
tant." Is it any wonder Mr.. Hayes was
made President by Bradley. ,
20! liberty what crimes are com.
mitted in thy name" Poor Mrs Sur.
raft will not be forgotten as martyr
on whom q murderous vengeance fell.
And, for what, echo answers, for what.
But 10 sum up NIL that sickens. OF tho
deeds OF the abolilionists, would over
wbelm the patience Of every patriot in
the land. The noble lives sacrificed ia
the late abolition raid upon civil liberty
together with bupdreds Of millions OF
debt created us an heritage Of intermi-
nable taxation for posterity 10 sweat
under, are all the monuments Of fapati.
cal hate engendered by miserable jeal.
ousy. Leaving a precedent for every
tyrant 10 re-enact whenever opportunity
] presents upop the slightest pretcxt. So
also in disregarding the franchise Tho
illegal and fraudulent seating of Mr.
Hayes is nothing in comparison with
the precedent set for future deeds at
usurpation. The preparation Cor which
the abolition party is beading its daily
efforts. What means their death grip
on the right Of using United States
Marshalls at the polls. What means
their strained effort to retain, and even
increase the army in This piping timo
.,of peace" What means the desire TO
create a Captain General, when il il
known thet even now the Office Of Gen.
ersl Of the army was established in
compliment to Grant, and 10 Of no
earthly use except 10 establish con
yenient military power for anticipated
use. What means the desire Of ths
abolition party to break through tho
limit of Presidential service from two
TO three or indefinite terms. Il Is that
they have no other presidential stuff,
notber than the gvesr returned traveller,
not that. for commensurate ambition
with his, Il anxious for the place. All
the acts, deeds, and ever guarded ex-
pressions of the sbolitiopists have o Ger.
tain Significance, although undeserved
by many. il means perpetuiiy In Office
peacably il they car, bat fo,ei6iy il they
must to- succeed. Aud blind, stupid
and gulible the man who does not per-
ceiye it. Their long lease Of o0ics has
only fastened deeper snd frrDer their
hold on power, which they intend to
make perpetual under tho convenient