Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-06-23
GEN. j. Il. ROB.
His opinion Of lhe EpcrsachmsnsS
=. of the Federal Courts.

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from the sedalls Democrat, Jane ISL
Gen. J. H. Rice Of the Fort Scott Daily Mon
itors passed through Sedsiia yesterday evening.
on his wry home nom 81, Louii. and daring
nis bret stay in the city Wa engaged by an emit
rafy OF the democrat In brief Interview In this
wise: .t C ~ IL -s11ITiifl- - :
General. the people Of this sta,s are sr.at,y
pleased to notice the position taken by you 4. q
recent editorial on the Lafayette county bond
qusstion. How is 1t, seeing thst you are %
stsunch y republican p" s .,s:ls ..'F 4 8,
81 once resided In Cass county and for african
years prscticed IN the federal courts and from
what hsye learned from my observations dnr.}
Ing that time, have reason to assert, knowine
whereof speak. that the next important politi-
Cal contest Will be between the people and DE
federal Judiciary For elghtssu years the fed.
eral courts have been eueroaching on the judi
cial rights and liberties Of the people. and the
:tine has come for placing q limit TO this usur.
patton Of power by the federal csurts.'sh4s = f-f3
during your residence ip Missouri what In.
stances OF these interferenOss do you call to
mind pr 5e-7
Twelve years ago certain persons in YER
non county went 10 the city OF New York. had
acOunty seal made and e lirheErsph Of county
BINDS, and forged the names OF county JUDGES
Two Years after lie WAS dead and In his grave.
The bonds were sold on the market ana the peo-
pie We're held liuble on them in . federal court
and compelled to pay them. I.hsye the decision
IN that case at home. The dscislon 10 by. judge
hrekei ian infamous name) who decided that
the bonds had passed into tie hands OF innocent
purchasers for consideration, aud the judx. );
ment was enforced by the federal courts.'' ..ly,
''Do you call to mind any, other instance f''
''Ten years ago the holders OF certain frsudu.
lent township bonds of Cass csunty breught
suit in the United States court against the coun.
ty Tor payment of these bonds, and the court
held that q township had no corporate existepcs
like that of county. and the county. .must thers-
lore be held TOR the Indebtedness Of the town.
ship, because 1t constituted an integral part Of
the county; but In order that the piainti6 might
obtain his rights, 1 would be willing 70 As.
sumo tnatihe township had quasi existence
equal to that Ofa county.
Finally since my residence In this state I haVe
arrive at the conclusion that the people OF Nisd
souri, have ample cause for complaint"
-''How came yon general. to become q republi.
can, having lived in Cass county so long P''
Well. when the war broke out l resided In r
Georgia. and practced law in conjunction with
Ben Hill and Alexander Stephens. wss opa
Of the immortal 10 ,s84 Of Georgia. who voted for
Douglass. Stephens. Hill and myself opposed .
but they believed in state soversignty
and when Georgia seeded they united their fore
unes with the csnfelersoy. but could not 70;
10 lar. and stood by the union. When the vaP 2.
was oven it was but step from the union army
TO the republican party, and took that STEP,
The general then alluded to the town of hIs
Fort Scott. whose every inlersas n q,
IDENTICAL with his own. speaking IN the most
glowing terms Of lis present development and its
future. He says that while Fort
Scott has enjoyed many seasons Of prosperity. q
It's present boom is the most substsntial and
biggest, over one hundred buildings being ss
he present time In course OF erection or just
completed. ...-. I'D .1l1 -