The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-02-18
New Hampshire vs.. Louisiana

New Hampshire vs.. Louisiana
The telegraph announces the init
alton of a suit in the Supreme Court
of the United States by the State Of
New Hampshire against the State Of
Louisiana, to enjein the execution of
the provisions o.. th4new Constitu-
ton, relative to the payment of the
interest on the. consolidated bonds.
We presume the suit is brought
under the original juri sdiction of the
Supreme Court Of Ind United States
in controversies at Nv and eqnity
between the States ir in which a
State is a party. .s,;1ss:.t.s.,.. al,
1t; will. be a deeply interesting and
important suit, the first ofsthe kind
ever brought. There have been sew
eral suits between States under this
original jurisdiction of the Supreme
Court, but they all involved ques-
tions of boundaries. We, can re.
member no case involving debt liza
bility which was ever brought under
this Jurisdiction. There has been a
vast amount of augmentation On
this subject among the lawyers;
many able jurists have commended
for the Jurisdiction, and as able ones,
starting with Daniel Webster, have
denied that any such jurisdiction
existed. 1t would he wi to settle
the question at once; we shrink,
however, with horror from the men
ace of such a burden of learning and
logic, as will be inflicted upon the
reading public by this discussion.
The last July number of the, Lao
journal of Boston contains what
might he considered an exhaustive
dissertation on this question written
by General Bradley johnson, of the
Virginia aud Maryland bar, in which
the theory of the liability Of States
to be sued in this manner, is presen-
ted with great force. tf. s4s
1t was, doubtless, this argument
which induced the State of New
Hampshire to enter upon this, cam
paign or adventure of collecting a
debt from sister State due to her
citizens, An act of the New Hamp-
shire Legislature authorized and, d.
rected the Attorney General to bring
suits against all the delinquent
States on bonds held by the State
or its citizens. " ASA
Louisiana has been selected as tile
first VICTIM. Minnesota, Tennessee
and other States are to follow in
procession. s, ,;..,.., s,......g
In such suits under the original
jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
the process in this case, a writ of in
junction; will be served by the mar
shall of that court. Fred Douglass,
the digniBed and philosophic colored
citizen of the District of Columbia,
will be required to make the long
trip to. this city; and to wait upon
Governor Wilt with the writ of in.
junction, forbidding the said Gov
ernor TO pay. the interest directed by
the new Constitution to be paid to
the holders OF the consolidated bonds,
and requiring him for the State of
Louisiana to retain the fund set
aside by the original contract with
the bondholders, from the taxes of
the State.
That is if the writ issues, hut we
imagine there will be a very long
and tedious argument, involving the
whole question at issue, before the
writ is granted New Orleans Dali
ly States. -
son, I'm just delighted with
George!' said a soft-hearte,l maiden
to an older and more matter.of.fact
brother. Hes just toe. sweet for
anything. The last time he was
here he was so full Of fun; didn',
you think SO, brother?" "He NAV
have been full Of fun, sister, but he
acted more to me as if lie was full OF
beer" Tableau.