From the Washimgtos Usion.
The Florida Case..NOveI and ln-
teresting Questions.
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1t seems that the act Of Congress Of the
Sd Of March, lS45, admitting Florida and
Iowa into the Union, did not contain any
provision for the. transfer Of the causes
pending in the superior courts, Of the Ter
ritory to the new district court Of the Uni
ted States created by that act. 1t was Sc
'riously apprehended that, if the distric,
court should Be organized and put into op-
Grafton before Congress should have provi-
ded for the omission, it would arrest these
causes where they are, and put them out
Of court, to the great prejudice Of the inte-
rests Of the United States. The govern
ment interests in litigation in Florida are
said to be immense. b,s.aks :;


Under all the circumstances, the Presi-
dent very judiciously declined to appoint
the officers of the new court, until Con-
gress shall have an opportunity of supply
ing their omission to provide for the trans
fer, Of the causes, and has thus kept the af-
fair disembarrassed Of the clashing iuris-
dictions Of the several tribunals, and leaves
the superior courts Of the Territory in
possession Of the same powers which they
have exercised heretofore, Sc. M


We learn, furthermore, that the district
attorney for East Florida addressed aletter
to the Solicitor Of the Treasury, asking
Instructions upon the sucject; which, pass
ing through the usual forms, has drawn
forth concurring opinions from the Attor-
ney General and the Solicitor, which have
received the appreciation Of the President


that the appointments should not, and in-
deed cannot, at this lime be made.


Since then We have understood that the
Solicitor has transmitted his instructions
to the United States Attorney, in which he
has fully discussed the questions involved;
and the conclusion he came to will be
readily understood, when we add that the
United States Attorney was instructed to
proceed in the cause for ,the present, as il
the act for the admission Of Florida into the
Union had not been passed.


This being matter Of much public con-
ccrnment and general interest we do not
perceive any good reason why the same
should not be laid before the public, whom
it most concerns. At all events, we shall
apply forleave totak and publish copies Of
these interesting communications; and, il
successful. they viii shortly appear in our
columns. - ..,.