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SNOW v. UNITED STATES

85 U.S. 317 (1873)

18 Wall. 317

SNOW v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. C.J. Hillyer and T. Fitch, on his behalf.

Mr. G.H. Williams, Attorney-General, and Mr. C.H. Hill, Assistant Attorney-General, contra, submitted the case.

Mr. Justice BRADLEY delivered the opinion of the court.

The government of the Territories of the United States belongs, primarily, to Congress; and secondarily, to such agencies as Congress may establish for that purpose. During the term of their pupilage as Territories, they are mere dependencies of the United States. Their people do not constitute a sovereign power. All political authority exercised therein is derived from...

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