United States v. Mitchell

2 U.S. 348 (____)

2 Dall. 348

The UNITED STATES

versus

MITCHELL.

Supreme Court of United States.

The charge of THE COURT was delivered to the Jury in substance as follows.

PATTERSON, Justice.

The first question to be considered is, what was the general object of the insurrection? If its object was to suppress the excise offices, and to prevent the execution of an act of Congress, by force and intimidation, the offence, in legal estimation, is High Treason; it is an usurpation of the authority of government; it is High Treason by levying of war. Taking the testimony in a rational and connected point…