Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The University of Chicago Magazine, Vol. 1: February, 1909
The same Constitution prescribes that it shall be the duty of the executive authority of one state to deliver up a fugitive from justice when demanded by the executive authority of another state, and yet this provision is sometimes disregarded. A recent not-ed case was that where the governor of Kentucky demanded of the governor of Indiana the delivery of the deposed governor of the former commonwealth. The demand was refused upon grounds which seem to have been approved by the people of Indiana. Judge Cooley writes that in such a case the governor has no moral right to refuse, but if he does refuse, no power has been conferred on the federal courts to compel obedience. It may not be amiss to cite the celebrated case where the Supreme Court of the United States decided, Chief Justice Marshall render ing the opinion, that certain laws of the state of Georgia were in conflict with the Constitution of the United States. The authorities of Georgia, with the support of the President of the United States, Andrew Jackson, refused to observe and enforce the decision. The declaration is attributed to the President: John Marshall has made his decision. Now let him enforce it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.