History of the United States of America . ence, and said, This cata-logue of crimes, long as it is, is not yetcomplete. Then he proceeded tocite the case of one (unnamed) whohad been arrested, and who, appealingto the Supreme Court, was placed un-der military jurisdiction. At once,he said, a fierce and excited majority?by the ruthless hand of legislativepower, stripped the ermine from thejudges, transferred the sword of justiceto the General, and remanded theoppressed citizen to a degradation andbondage worse than death. In his whole career as chief mas-is-trate, Mr. Johnson seemed to forgetth
History of the United States of America . ence, and said, This cata-logue of crimes, long as it is, is not yetcomplete. Then he proceeded tocite the case of one (unnamed) whohad been arrested, and who, appealingto the Supreme Court, was placed un-der military jurisdiction. At once,he said, a fierce and excited majority?by the ruthless hand of legislativepower, stripped the ermine from thejudges, transferred the sword of justiceto the General, and remanded theoppressed citizen to a degradation andbondage worse than death. In his whole career as chief mas-is-trate, Mr. Johnson seemed to forgetthat he was the executive and not thelegislative or judicial branch of theGovernment; that it was the duty ofCongress to make laws and his to seethat they were executed; that after hehad expressed his disapproval of anact, in a veto message, and that actbecame a law by a constitutional vote,it was his solemn duty to enforce thatlaw; and that the Supreme Court, andnot the Executive,was the sole judge ofthe constitutionality of an /^f tx/f?^^ f CLAIMS UPON GREAT BRITAIN. 565 CHAPTER XXIV 1869—187 3. Grants Administration begins auspiciously—His Cabinet—Claims on Great Britain—The Fifteenth Amendment—OtherAmendments proposed—Equality of Woman—The National Finances—Union Pacific Railroad—Electro-MagneticTelegraphy—Cuban Affairs—San Domingo—Samana Bay Company—Various National Conventions—Inter-OceanicShip Canal—Fifteenth Amendment ratified—Alabama Claims—Joint High Commission and its Work—Tribu-nal of Arbitration and its Award—Payment of the Award—Territory awarded to the United States—Weather Sig-nals—Ninth Census—Civil Service Reform—Projects Offered—Public Parks—National Conventions—Nominationsfor the Presidency—Effects of the Amnesty Bill—Apportionments—Pensions—Distinguished Visitors—Salaries in-creased—Grants Second Inauguration—Propitious Aspect of Public Affairs—Emigration. Chief-Justice Chase ad
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