New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-10
FROM ALBANY.

From GU. Special CoresPondert
ALBANY, Thursday, April ,, 1871.
| se.d you copy Of tm report and resolutions
of the Jsipt Committee sppoioted to consider
the declsitn in the bred Scott case; also, the
bill reported by ,he Committee, and intro
dUctd into the Assembly this morning By
Judge Foot aud TO the Senate by Mr.. Ma ide0.
The report and resolutions are very well: but the
proposed law, it seems 10 me, ietches up The rear
rather limpDgiy, aud does not by any means imply
that the Leaders OF the Republican party are quite
PREPARED to lhrn- The tea overheard. they seem
over a. gous TO avoid passing any act when shal
be proLounced unconstitutional even by such eml,
uent expouuders of that instrument as fancy aud
Kane If remember rightly, or have read history
correctly. The Declaration ot Independence was
not regarded as sxcty constitutional By shA
authorities who then assumed 70 make aud exPDund
laws for the colonies. and the Slave Cligarchy, who
LOW make and expoul d laws for the Republic,
seem to have adop'ed the same interpretation IN
regard to that 50. string Of glltterlpg generalltes
which was 81 tie off,prng Of a revolutionary era
The problem to be solved would seem to be whether
there is any power remaining IN the nomlnaUy + rec
States TO stem the tide Of Slavery aggression
whether New.York nay make her o"n laws, or
must accept the ready made articles furnished ~
the manufacturers al Washington. How far the
proposed law will 90 toward testing this question
he rublic will Judge for Itself. To your core
spOncent who is no lawyer It seems 70 be n0'hlue
more thsD all explicit declaration OF the laws oil Tue
State on the same subject as they now exist.
WY not Il Get the Issue by enactIng thst on
nen ;Icadiug the soil Of NeW-l"rA, unaccused OF
crime, shall be free and entitled 10 he protection y
thsir freedom regardless OF the manner in wh'ch
they rescued the State That New-f0rk Is nor
only Free State II maine but in facf. We must
make such an issue some time or taHieiy SuOtht I"
b. slaves our.eIyes Shall we he IL any better po-
stion TO meet the question after aaoher decision ~
the Supreme Court taxing away the rights ol s0de
other class Of our citizens Say those having 'efy
black or very red hair OK al " 10 may nave oteh
born with pug noses or with any pr! steal pe;ull-
0rity which The Supreme Court mny deem uucon-
stititutoral. But As the Legislature Is not quite
ready for action ~ this kind could not some addI
tions or amendments be ade 10 the law
which would be servceeble 70 the cause OF Tree
dom and not open to any valid once
ton on the score OF Constitufonalty
FCi INSTANCE tie closing oil the jalls ahd prisvLt
[. lie State iga.st thOs6 VINO "'d.d use thru .
slave vens-declaripg that no mar who -hal az
pe,r ga The attorney e STAKEHOLDER clalmics
humen chatte shall thereafter practice a. az a'fc'-
icy n srv Of our State Conrts-tbat 40 Iers0r
who cccep;s the tfice and does the business ot
slave tuareJ .bal thereafter De eligible T. Az lace
OF profit or i5ust under the suhvily ct The STATE,
ana that ally person holding office urder state al
tho!ity who .ha accept TIE place VI siA'
~ sla.e catct.rs assistant shah be deemed 10 hsse
vacated liz ofice. And hen an act mlgo' DC
passed stab'ishiic fir rules q te ~ oDy IL eases
where n.en are claimed as meTctaldlse relulrltg
hat the claim b- established by the positive ,est
mony q at .ess! three Witnesses Wno 'aaiI 70 dI'