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Show MATIX KKJH IN TIip fiiniltiu if-n-Mi-il Iu iv Wair nni rnurt-Auultier tu Vii.-.bln,;ton, 10 -utretno C.uirt, No. 4, ordinal ( puie. The ruin-mriiWL-altli of Virginia and J. 8. Cilia pjiitiuners. Argunwul coin-nieiicjd coin-nieiicjd by Jamee Li. Field, attorney general ol Virginia, lot llio petunui ero, and continued by Assistant Atlor ney Hcneral fiuith, in oppoitiun to the petitioiieri. Thia case, like the preceding ouw of itio common wellti of Virginia ugaiuat Uiven, itivulvea the qiioUion of colored jurors and ttie legality ol the lU-li.m ol Virginia stale judges in excluding uegro!B from jury Ii8t(i. J. D. Coles, county court judge ot I'lttsvlvania County, Virginia, was indicted in the district court of tint Lulled Slate (or Ihe western district ol ttiat state, lor alleged unlaw tul discrimination dis-crimination against duty quanthd .colored ciiuons, in ttie ai'leoiuin of I grand and petit jurors, to serve in his court. He wad arrested by tho United riU'. 'S dt'puty marshal Us. March and he. d to answer in the I'mttd Stated duirictMUrt in Pauill' Ya. lie now b;,gs this cae belre the court upou a peiitiou lor a writ uf A.i'-itu corius aud Ctrl art, ou the ground thi his arrest was iu vioiatMij uf tne Cmstilutiou of the United rilAtoa and 1 ihe sovereuu rights ol the common weuiui ot Virginia. Tim altjriu-y genera!, in opeuiug Inn ,:d,st lot Itie pet tinners. argued ii at the que ot ion I- r cHi3durlioi) ia whether or not tns f Mirth stvlmo id ihe act of March lat, 1573. is con-sUiiilional; con-sUiiilional; it nt, thou ujkju ttm pnu-cpld pnu-cpld ol the Yerger and lnge tana 6 Wall. b anJ 15 Wall, loo) f, ouurl iiou.d urder Cles to b J.a-cuaiged. J.a-cuaiged. He mam tains mat Ihs alJ law is uticeiU"tr.ut!''rial. asd that uo court vt the l intpd stairs cu i-erci'i i-erci'i any jurisdiction uudr H. I ue jtito, a;. J t.:e attle a juo, Lia aulli ir-ity ir-ity to I'.'iu . i . t'o ttie tuain."r m wtucti i ;aror aL.i Ij.- aci-cte l ani It.s qil,i-ti'.-at' us n hicti an!! be r s, nr ), Ln I il ai. iic i' tu huil lis judfc'ra to account ac-count Mr lonr Libciai acta. If, un-lrf i:m law uf M::-i 11, 1 -a" J. judges uf e irn cao bs U-.iJ . erinr nai.y re?',"jii"i'" in t-iru of tne ! L tiitr-i Stau-a far ln-ir olluiai a.:is. l ; i o U.J al.uo. '.:a'.i n ul juiti-: ty 'ua. ii u.o' mn tr.bani.s, is at ,l;i9 Ili-ri y of C 'n , n aa. It e'' t.r ' nu liiie a t'u', .' : U j-iJ.cai il can icip.'i u t: -t 'i-if.u n.a wr. .o term ot a- r.u--, r -I : r.:n Ir : i tlice. It ill. p i a-r t -. .:ied I : ix it uV'-r to- j . ! J ie Ultf, it Iia !. p-yrtf ulcf l..o Imiu ' --ra uf t;.'! I'tstur;, sjn a-.in ,-.r .. n .l-p- "i U ei.Lfr I in .,i.tt...n of r.y mt.. n i j t'.e Ir-ir ! ' i ",:. 1 fi tr.r i Xicutive i:li :- ri tu aijr u'-'niinn l.'j rl'" :tr il. In a ; rt, i.f af.-'i 1, il . :ii,'!'.j ::- g leri. n : . ii.lo a ..v.- ,..JauJ J--a;'.rTi, t.. : J- t... I et.-igri.tau u. in j i-'-y u; j .ti.-ttaul Ati -r..-; n i -1 ii;'. u;.n-J in :t in.,i-i I u t.j t;.s i-"..:. i.'-. ii a .' : . I .at ti. a e. oft m n. a ol-o- all' i hi; a writ : i "' ' i !'. ' ( , m au r j;a uf r : . i . j ::-d -'. "i . ' , ; V :fc.:..a o ' 1- " t :. t-t t.;.a ,....: J : : .: l i,,-rt , r. i -r-' - -r r-JT td -ra. r - i-i :. . :- -d Ii f i: b Irs u'ra. f iJ t iI ;. ran fi'f'ai i.o a,. - a' - if t C .lull. aii. '.--i.-a S l ii f-al lrm l:ifi bM two no ji ,; ni'-.i-l ifi I; ' ci:'- f'- .. 1 f u. . t -nd I .'. it -a L-a r ol kJ t. d a I -. C ort, in th Uft ir.al!,.:, l. di-tulc W ..af I a'.oiU iu ) j'S t,.,o i uiKooa'.i.i:..-.! t.r i...'. ;: l.. at r.o ; r i tr. a.Jr f r - ' an'.i -.ai - n f a d-fn.r:al.. n. I . ..... iSSat.ft.MMaa. - j-..-. tiat.lo" " i : t.j aa una i. v.:al n'i--a'., ,n m-'d n lo . I s d- trniio.i. u of ti.t'. q iat. -n au. u-d ti-A ls n r ra in -.t. it at 1 A i i- Jn r-t tha n ufl fr-'jw. Id fat, ni mio'ar.ad Hi at i". t a'a i . iif. f w tn it.ajrf four I. r -n-Td rr r r a; . o a I-. . I ; ; r.a arc ie 1, (i ar ti-a U.:- ' ' -i. d .-ruii.nli..n a; oat n- t J rt.n, t--a'n t a'alu'. nil- n .i.a, or (,- w ..'i ii.-n am tj.'.l h ir.ra If a:! r. - rut ni-n r" n i . i-d lv J i-l a t j.a fr n loa 1 ry iia'i rin,!,i i;;i tf n m a. .-. y . ,r '. 40-i or.t id Jirn, !. f K pM ' i; n.r...,' on, t'i s m a i! rr.;.,u.at ti. , 1 ii W.m no.', i. t.. .,- l.,r o; i : a I it,! nor. !r,l '-an niu" it. n a. 7. j i.o .iri.,.-.J. wu.,r..r il-pniM m.s -,f o'a r g .i ! h, t. .--.d n- n :n jury f r d-r.riv-a ln a.-r.;a. or hi.ii.l of rn 1 1 1 ha tr..- 1 or t.-a: I fi arj ir.i, -fl ai h J. 1'iry. ronioi.1 an iCti w.m.mi th" ' pnra.sw u( to fr' .nrfrntn Ani'i-l 1 oiT.l r. l ti. ! ; i i'nn llirn. t'-r. I los inirnt w.i to ri it'innrd l.f-nv l.f-nv if row. I T-'O nr la;a n'hr at' rt.-if I l idc wofi in ii -'.-," m fr. I nitrtt H'(s il atr.ct r1 orl f- r lot ajn ' r lUnao witn wine n Jodn t - is la nhar'd, ar.d Ihnir caj-s wdl r i!" ri In) hy Ine n:-uj"' Q nf II. s ri 'ifl in I the prr"nt |