Noah Haynes Swayne

“ A State court cannot issue a writ of mandamus to an officer of the United States. 'His conduct can only be controlled by the power that created him.' [9] The validity of a patent for land issued by the United States 'is a question exclusively between the sovereignty making the grant and the grantee.' [10]
The judges of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Nebraska are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate of the United States. The people of the Territory have no agency in appointing them and no power to remove them. ”

“ The subject is as much beyond the sphere of its authority as it is beyond the authority of the States as to the Federal officers whose duties are to be discharged within their respective limits. The right to institute such proceedings is inherently in the Government of the nation. ”