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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore), 1862 , September (search)
September 25.
The One Hundred and Sixty-ninth regiment of New York volunteers, commanded by Col. Clarence Buel, left Camp Corcoran, at Troy, for the seat of war.--The One Hundred and Fifty-seventh regiment New York State volunteers, Col. Philip P. Brown, left Hamilton for Washington City.--The Convention of loyal Governors, at Altoona, Pa., adjourned to meet again in Washington, D. C.
Sabine Pass, Texas, was this day attacked and captured by the United States steamer Kensington, under the command of Acting Master Crocker, assisted by the mortar-boat Henry Janes, and blockading schooner Rachel Seaman.--See Supplement.
Judge T. W. Thomas, in the Superior Court, Elbert County, Georgia, in the case of James M. Lovinggood, decided that the rebel conscript act was unconstitutional, and that, therefore, the plaintiff was entitled to his liberty.
The Daily Dispatch: October 1, 1862., [Electronic resource], A decision Adverse to the Constitutionality of the Conscript law. (search)
A decision Adverse to the Constitutionality of the Conscript law.
The case of Jas. M. Lovinggood, an enrolled conscript suing for his liberty, was brought before Judges T. W. Thomas of the Elberty county, Ga. Superior Court last week, and a decision given liberating the plaintiff from the hands of the enrolling officer.
Among the points made by the counset for the plaintiff was, that the "Conscript act is unconstitutional, and therefore the act itself and all regulations and orders based and forty five.
Whereupon, and for these reasons, it is ordered and adjudged by the Court that the act of the Confederate Congress known as the Conscript law, and entitled an act to further provide for the public defence, is told, and is hereby declared void, and that the plaintiff, James M. Lovinggood, he released and discharged from the custody and control of Sydney P. Bruce, and from the custody, and patrol of the Sheriff of this Court, and be set at liberty to go wherever he please.