Desribes v. Wilmer
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Mobile Circuit Court. (Name of the'presiding judge not disclosed by the record.) Charles Corege died iu Mobile, in this State, in October, 1880, leaving two children, both of whom were then under twelve years of age, and whom their mother, the wife of Corege, had abandoned in their lifetime.
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Appeal from Mobile Circuit Court. (Name of the'presiding judge not disclosed by the record.) Charles Corege died iu Mobile, in this State, in October, 1880, leaving two children, both of whom were then under twelve years of age, and whom their mother, the wife of Corege, had abandoned in their lifetime. The proceedings in this cause originated in an application made by Joseph Desribes, the appellant, to the Probate Court of Mobile County, to be appointed the guardian of said children. On final hearing the court entered a decree refusing to appoint him, and from this decree he appealed to the…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
We enter upon the discussion of the questions raised by this record with deep feelings of regret; regret, that the case has been brought before us, and deeper regret that any occasion should have arisen for its presentation. It is history, that differences in religious faith and creed have given rise to the most inveterate and sanguinary quarrels the world has witnessed. “Vengeance is mine,” is the language of inspiration, but mistaken duty and misdirected zeal have often prompted the fanatical to usurp this divine authority. Religious quarrels or persecutions find no warrant, or even…
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