Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1852-04-14

IMPORTANT DECISION. The Supreme Court of
Missouri at its recent session decided question in
relation the rights Of master and slave OF much inn
portance 1t suit to try the right to freedom of
negro slave who belonged to DR.. Emerson, de-
ceased, formerly surgeon in the United States Ar
nv. The suit was brought by the Administrators
of DR.. E's estate. In the evidence 1t appeared that
while DR.. Emerson was surgeon in the U. S. Army,
he was stationed at Rock Island, military post in
the State ofIlinos, and at Fort Smelling, also mill
tary post in the Territory of the United States, north
of the Missouri line, both of which places the
gro was detained in servitude-at place from the
year 1884 until April May, 1885, at the other place
from the period last mentioned. until the year 1888
In the trial of the case in the court below the jury
were instructed, in view of these facts, find for the
slave that he was, by thus being carried into Illinois
and north Of the Missouri, virtually set free.
trial moved for the ground of misdrectlon by
the Court. which being denied. Writ of Error was
taken and the carried before the Supreme Court
of Missouri. .. .. T'- ....'
The decision OF that Court was pronounced by
Judge Scott, reversing the decision of the Court be-
low, and remanding the case for new trial. This
decision overrues several decisions which had been
given in former times, by the Supreme Court Of Mis-
souri,. In referring TO this, Judge Scott says:
IS Times not as they when the former
decisions this subject were made. Since then not
only individuals but States have been possessed with
dark and fell spirit in relation to slavery, whose
qualification is sought in the pursuit Of measures,
whose inevitable consequence must be the overthrow
and destruction of our government. Under such cir
cumsances it does not behoove the State OF Missouri
to show the least countenance any measure which
might crafty this spirit. She is willing to assume
her full responsibility for the existence of slavery
within her limits, nor does she seek TO shave or d.
vide it with others. Although we may, for our own
sakes regret that the avarice and hardhearedness Of
the progen:ors of those who sensitive on the
subject ever introduced the institution among yet
we will not 90 them to learn law, morality re-
ligion on the subject" ..E AL. H...,... a.
COMPARATIVE COMMERCE OF THE ATLANTIC CT
rUra fho f0tP nrInc final nOrfQ Nau Vnrk taHo
the lead, and her imports considerably than
all the rest of the country. Next comes Boston, with
about one fifth of the commerce of New York, then
Philadelphia with considerably less than one-half,
and Baltimore with about onefourh of that of Boston,
New York imports $3.50, ,OO0, 900 of goods; Boston
$50, 900, 900 to $95 OOO, 900, Philadelphia $14 ,OOO-
900, and Baltimore SO 900 900. Although the latter
named cities have very respectable foreign trade,
yet the commerce of this country may be said to be
controlled by the cities of Boston. and New York
The immense wealth of these cities, amounting 10
the sum, in the aggregate, of five hundred
millions of dollars will always enable them to defy
all competition in the management of those great
branches of commerce that require vast capital for
their transaction. The united valuation of Philadel
pha and Baltimore, in 1S49, was but one hundred
and forty millions. The East India and Pacific trade
including the vessels bound to California; employs
the present time 233 ships and los barks of which
not hardly a vessel is owned in Philadelphia Bal
timore and, with the exception of few vessels
owned in Salem, is entirely controlled by NewsYork
and Boston-New York having majority of the
China trade, and Boston controlling nearly all the
Calcutta, Manila, Batavia, Sumatra, Cape of Good
Hope, and Chill and Peruvian trade. ea r...tr .
-.,-...,..,s Boston IrGreAer.t