United States REPORTS. OF CASES ARGUED AND ADJUDGED IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. DECEMBER TERM, 1856. BY BENJAMIN C. HOWARD, COUNSELLOR AT LAW AND REPORTER OF THE DECISIONS OF THE SUPREME VOL. XIX. WASHINGTON, D. C. WILLIAM M. MORRISON AND COMPANY, LAW PUBLISHERS AND BOOKSELLERS. 1857. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by BENJAMIN C. HOWARD, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. HON. ROGER B. TANEY, Chief Justice. CALEB CUSHING, Esq., Attorney General. JONAH D. HOOVER, Esq., Marshal. |