The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-06-14
AN IMPENDING PERIL:

Some Absurd Decisions OF tho United
States Supreme Court, and Their Far
Reaching Effects.
The appointment Of Lamar to a seat on
the Supreme bench Of the United States
and the decision just rendered in Chicago
by Judge Tulcy in tho Bond case are the
first and the latest indications Of a great
peril now impending over the country. On
this subject the Chicago Inter Ocean says:
Personally, Justice Lamar Is not lawyer
Of any standing He was appointed solely
as recognition Of the rebel element Of the
Nation. President Cleveland took that
his trst-opportunity to assure his party
friends ut the South that he would do all in
his power to revolutionize the Supreme
Court, and turn the judicial department Of
the general Government over to them.
One more term Of the Presidency and he
could probably redeem that pledge.
majority of the present Associate Justices
are old men, who can not be expected to
survive until March 1893. But as o matter
of fact only two changes are necessary to
throw that court into the hands Of tho
Democracy. The total membership is nine.
Justice Field belonged on the Democratic
side OF the House, and at the time Presi-
dent Cleveland came into power was the
sole representative Of that party. The va
cancy created by the death Of ChiefJustce
Waite will undoubtedly be filled by Mr.
Fuller, and certainly by some Democrat,
and thus, with Field and Lamar, make the
bench stand, politically, three to six. At
least three OF the Associate Justlces nave
passed the three score years and ten aiiot
ted to man, and all, with perhaps TWO ex-
ceptlons, may De classed as old men,
we nave SAID that the luiey decision IN
the BOND case IS suggestion OF what may
De expected. That decision, or runng, IS
70 the effect that person porn IN slavery
necessarily and inenaceaoiy pears the
brand OF illegitimacy. In TINS particular
case the pracucal erect OF such doctrine
Is 10 invalidate the claim 70 piece OF reai
estate in Chicago. The Judge In TINS case
Democrat OF emlnent trespectaointy, ano
Nls lairly presumaole tnat Democatic Su,
preme pench would take tne same view Oh
the law point involved II we reaily naa one
ana test case came peiore IT, ana TINS Is
only one OF many legal outrages winch
might be perpetated IN partial ILLUSTRATION
OF emancipation. ii M. r. iuiey wouia
take long step backward IN the oirec,
ton OF restoring the cause OF slavery sun
worse things might be expected OF inc
average Democratic ]uriss'
are brlehy these: A slave OF Colonel ION
Marshall, OF Kentucky, by the name OF
James washington was married IN io~U 70
another slave as lawiuliy as u was Possipie
Tor slave TO be, but Judge Iuley hoids tnat
IN Kentucky slaves were neid as Ieal estate,
and 1t would be absurd TO say that one piece e
OF real estate could marry announcer Inc
aosurdity OF ciassing human Deihgs as iaho
does mol seem 10 strike tne Judge. IL inc
statutes OF that state or any otner save
State designated them as birds or reptiles,
birds and reptiles they would nave oeen, ana
Ia oruer 10 save tne onsprhe " tneir unioh
from illegitimacy 1t would be necessary 70
show that lawful marriages are contracted
py the lowis OF the ar OF creeping tninss
Inc eisect OF such nonsensicai ana cruei
RUE OF law does not Cease Win tne aeatn
OF the chiidren born IN slavery, put tonows
tneir descendants WIN mercness inaiig-
nity' In TINS case the uiarriuge IN queslor
was contracted Ia iaso, ana tne psrues . wno y.
suner are the chiioren oI halL sls'er 'lt W
Inc chiid porn OF tnat save marriage' INC
pastardlzed person was MRS. Duhcn, wao
nvea Ior long tiine IN tnis clty' anu owheu
reai estate mere. Ine cn,iaren emo OF ner ,naa naal
dom claim the property by heirship. The
owner Of The property had made will de-