Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-13

| Indiana mas come up very mucn Since
| the civil WARP"
'Indeed, it has" replied Mr.. Miller, pro-
ceeding to mention some of the best points
of his State
'T had talk this morning with Governor
| Hill about Alexander Hamilton; do you
consider him to be over-appreciated?"
'No; Hamilton had a great comprehensive
mind which acted quickly and was thorough.
| He had the decision Of military man upon
things legal and commercial. He appre-
hended the future more clearly than any
man of his day; what is now defective he
suspected would prove so; what is excellent
be assisted to develop and conserve. He
was as remarkable for details as for his COM
| prehensiveness. I think that nothing has
been said on the tariff which he did not say
manufacturing system.
A Monument to HamiIton's Memory.
81 read it with admiration; the whole
case is there, and these manufactures which
have so varied society, built up our cities
and made US independent are as much Ham:
ilton's monument, as is the shipping on our
lakes and along the coasts and the Treasury
Department In its system and checks and
balances. How we'll that department has
performed its work during the vast expend-
iture of the Civil War and ever since!
Hamilton was its founder. Every Secre-
tary of the Treasury is frank to express
obligations to him."
"Have we had any Chief Justice or legal
mind in this country ranking up to John
Marshall?"
"No. Like Hamilton, Marshall lived in
space of time which required his work,
and he also was an institution maker. The
opportunity was afforded his court. in the
class of questions which came before it, to
explain the application of our Constitution
and our liberty to the events. Thus we
have in his decisions something which bears
upon almost every question. He saw far
and clearly, and out of incidental things
built general principles. into firm system
1t was very fortunate for John Marshall
that the Supreme Court in his day was
Not Burdened with Case.
as now, so that he could take the time to
write his decision carefully and see every
principle at issue. The docket of the court
was extremely small in those days; the con-
dition of the society was favorable to study
and composition. The city was small and
neither expensive nor fashionable as now.
And it is a singular thing that Marshall
was so exact and so right that when they
changed that court, expecting to give it an
other expression, Taney in the case of (the
Attorney General quoted case with
name do not remember) reaffirmed John
Marshalls decision in another case. You
see that slavery required the Federal Gov
ernment to give it security; the legislation
they wanted in Taney's time was to pursue
their slaves into other States and Terri
tories, and, if they had overturned the Fed
eral 80 yer, where would they have OBJ
tanned their law? The consequence was
that slavery itself had to maintain Mar
shall's interpretations of the Constitu-
tion."
Mr.. Miller spoke highly of the late
Joseph Mcdonald, Democratic Senator
from Indiana, saving that he was sound
lawyer, and that his general convictions
we're always respectable. He spoke highly
also Of the courtesy ahd character of Gov
ernor Hendricks. Said he:
Danger in washington's Living Expenses.
'The city of Washington has become
very expensive, and suppose it must be
through the repairing of rich people here in
the winter, to keep fine houses and give e1-
pensive entertainments. Old citizens here
tell me that house rent has gone mp about Sc
per cent I can say the same about the
price OF marketing here, as compared to In
dianapclis. The rates at which they hold
building lots in Washington are excessive
compared to anything rational which those
lots are to earn. Ten thousand dollars for
an ordinary lot, SIS, 900 for some lots, The
city will presently bear heavily upon the
public officers with their moderate salaries"
''You do not pay much attention to society
here in the winter?"
''Not at all; do not go into it,
.'Does the office of Attorney General re-
quire great deal of attention."
eyes, and instantaneous decision. Per-
haps the principal feature of that office is
ho wi xpt,i oh opo
the principles of the law as applied to
every emergency. To great nations the
events come swiftly and the treatment must
be heroic yet scientific"
The Protection Of Justice Field.
Said I to the Attorney General: "I think
that your decided action in the protection
Of Justice Field in California marked an
era in your office
'That man undoubtedly meant to kill
Justice Field" said Mr. Miller, 'and what
q scandal that would have been upon our
clvili8ation! Yet, have been surprised at
the number Of lawyers, both Republican
and Democratic, who have said to me that
they did not think could find any author
ity for giving the marshal custody over the
Justice, with directions to protect his life
the decision of the Supreme Court on that
subject written by Justice Miller. He
affirms my position and never had doubt
of the correctness of that position
"Did any of the Justices dissent?"
'Chief Justice Fuller dissented, and |
Justice Lamar. Not find authority to pro-
tect your Supreme Court? claim that the |
Con .itution is full authority for it when it |
provides for the judicial department of this |
Government. They say that the peace is
only to be maintained by the States locally, |
but say there is United States peace by |
which the life of this Government is to be |
kept and preserved, and that is now the |
law
"What is to happen about our Govern
ment giving satisfaction for injuries done to |
The citizens of other Governments?"
II think that the good sense of Congress,
irrespective of party, will meet that ques-
lion, and consign to the courts of the United |
States redress for infractions Of treaties"
Plucking . Garland From Butler.
The Attorney General mentioned Gen
.ral Buffers book and said: ''Gcneral But
er has been supposed to be the inventor
If the word 'contraband,' as applied to fugi-
i've slaves escaping to the Union army dur
ng the Civil War, but find that 80 years
before that the term was directly employed
,y Mr. Scott, member of Congress from
Western Pennsylvania, and here you will
ind it in 'Hildreth's History of the United
,Iates.'"
He took down particular volume of Hill
lreth, and found that he had made mar
,inal note to the effect, General Butler
lot the author of this term" There in the
ext 1 found the assertion of Congressman
scott, that he should make the legal point
n case of fugitive slaves escaping from the
nemy, that they were contraband of war.
The Attorney General explained why some