New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-19

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WAsHISGroS, Dec. l6 1856.
The argument of the case of bred Scott of Missouri
"a John +. A. SaDdford Of New-York was resu ned
hi. morning before full bench of the Sapreme Court
Taking inso consideration the state Of the country
and RE purposes for pktck Ais has been brough
Iffore tie Court it may be well regarded as the
most important that has ever been brought before that
tribunal.
tended 70 embrace come upon which counsel do not yet
snnesr 10 have Joined issue. The admitted points are:
Era: Hes an owner Of slaves the right to take and
hold them in Free State as soourner notwithstand
inc the laws and Constitution Of the same prohibit
S,ecnd Are the Constitutions of the States prohibit.
inc slavery penal statutes, which the Courts Of other
states are bound to enforce y
raises another to wit: If the Courts Of Slave States
are not bound to enforce that H. to recognize the Con-
stitutiops of the Free States and rice the Free
States are not bound to respect the Consuoas OF the
others then who lis There is but one tribunal OF
common jurisdicton-the Supreme Court This fact
raises the question whether that Court has jurisdiction
in such case as this which involves the shts OF an
individual growing out Of violation Of the Constu-
ton Of Illinois. .
This is a point not suggested in either brief. Bat
the third point which has been raised in the course Of
the pleadings is whether free negro IL citizen OF
apy State or the United States to an extent that
entities him to bring suit by appeal or otherwise, in
the Supreme Court. ,
by the Courts deciding that the plaintiff is mot such
citizen, and that they have no jurisdiction IN the
Last Spring. when this controversy was in progress
in the Court made the suggestion that the facts war
ranted the suspicion that the case had been made up
by Washington politicians, in order to enlist the SD
pfeme Court in the eeconeering struggles OF the day
and 10 procure romlt decision adverse to the RePub
jcan party and the Free States Those grounds oil sus
picion have not been removed they are IN fSct muen
was originally tried in the Missouri Supreme Court
wherein bred Scott was himself the plaintiff and VI
Emerson his then master, the defendant. think tue
decision Ct that Court against he pansd ~a
And there 60 far as it question Of private
prope,y the case at end. Scott and his family
the slaves Of their ,or even pa rons not
have appealed to the Supreme Court against citizen
of the same State. How, then, was he Plsced In the
situation of plaintiff BY the act Of bis master the
cor troyeted title to these slaves was transferred to
JoLn +. A. Sanford of NewYork, and then bred took
his appea or rather was taken for him, for to do
these things requires money, ana certainly as slave
bred had none to spare nor 10 use. In Dec Iooo
in the nick of time for the puspose OF the Democ ac
party the case came to Washington and In May 1870,
Il came up for argument Had the expected decision
been given it would have bee issued BY millions OF
copies TO prove the constitutionafm OF tne
nsrty. and the Supreme Court would be permanently
arayed as piece Of partssn machinery on the SIDE Of
he Democratic party. That this is specially faori,
Gated cae, and fabricated for bad purpose, need
say more TO prove KNOW nat II Sao wv oP,u.ou
NJ nj least one sound Democratic and conservative
LAWYER ten month ago, that the case would be thrown
cut of Court upon this very ground and at that tune
il was but half developed.
1t IT, of course without any intention OF mPugnlns
the correctness of Dr. Emesons conduct in this Me
that refer TO the facts shown by the record In
the vast public interests involved all individual con-
alterations should be lost sight OF. Mr. Sandford the
now defendant 10 broherin:iaw 70 Dr. Emerson M p .as
| Cboteau of St. Louis He has recently become de-
| ranged ard is the inmate OF lunatc asylum.
The charge which the facts warrant Is, that the on
triye and supporters of the overthrow OF the MissoIri
Compromse discovered this opportunity to make up
case for seitapg the Slavery question 10 open the Su
prme Court. They have fully succeeded in their pur-
pose and they have secured 20 tae M aus
Presidential election had deprived them OF the usual
material. 4. A.
speech of Senator Geyer, counsel Tor csleoaan an1
habuslly hear if they permit these wranges OF pont
ticians to be introduced there. II was stump speech
on The Southern side of the dispute, and 1t displsyeo
feeling not very far removed if1m .SoSe 81 ~.
P,rSmond Eaonirer and The Ner- Orleans Delta dur
ing the Presidential contest "a. c. h,
will not anticipate the decision OF tue ooui.i vu'
cor stiuted that tribunal at tns tms' mouaL ~ ~
voluntary abandonment OF the rights Oh Tue PeoPe
the Free Stase should they submit any question auec
ine the polite al rights of their section 70 is
TIE members of the Court are not impdrusl suou =
c,s' They car mot be. They are learned, wise aud
good they only ~ To s.pst sSs% Of
st hear and resolve, unswsyed oy m s, bv toe in
,e,ests Of that institution which nov controls every
other department of the Government would De 70 sup
Cunt he. thus far disappointed the hopes of he
o,stors and vindicated its ow7 high and conserve
i've cSar.ier. II refused to throw any cPnlon into
the political arena last Sun and from IL, the ear, ~
which the lawyers .s f BE-
,Se chief 5;aiculty and think IT necessary 10 argue
sgsinst the summs di.missal of their eiS.s;