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Show THE NORTH CAROLINA CLASH. Tho diBpntches carry rofcronccs to a clash in North Carolina between the State courts and the Federal courts in that State. This conflict appears lo bo getting acute, and to be of such a nature na-ture that thcro must bo a square back down on ono s.ido or the other. The conflict raised is this: There is a State law regulnliug railroad rates within North Carolina. Under that law, two ticket agents were arrested and found guilty. They had ignored the provipions of the law, ami on conviction convic-tion were sentenced to tho workhouse; whereupon Judgo Pritcbard, of tho Federal Fed-eral court, Issued writs of habeas corpus cor-pus and on tho hearing of these writs, discharged the agents. Tn another case a State judgo found a ticket agent guilty and anticipated tho wril of Judgo Pritchard by having tho man brought into his own custody, where ho was fined and afterwards released. In this case Governor Glen, of North. Carolina, had given the judge to understand under-stand that the State militia would bo at his disposal for enforcing his decree; de-cree; even against tho judgment and orders of the Federal court; he claiming claim-ing thnt the Federal courts have no jurisdiction in interfering with the enforcing en-forcing of n Stale law within North Carolina's boundaries, and no right to nullify a State statute by any proceedings. pro-ceedings. And thus is raised in a new form the old question of State rights versus tho Federal jurisdiction. No doubt there will be an amicable adjustment of these differences, or possibly thoy will remain unadjusted, nnd time will wear away the friction caused by them. But more likoly the accused will give bonds, and the companies surety in the State courts, pending the finl determination determina-tion of tho wholo question.. It scorns a clear case, in the absence of Federal incorporation of these railroads and in the absence of any direct di-rect jurisdiction over them by Con gross involving any question covcrod by the Stato law, that the State law cannot can-not bo set aside. The North Carolina courts, backed by the North Carolina Governor, ought to be supreme in any case involving tho enforcement of a State statute, whero thnt stntuto is not in conflict with any Federal law authorized au-thorized by the Federal Constitution. Until there is a final adjustment or until tho ncuto stage of it works off, the reports from North Carolina will be looked for with great interest by tho public. |