Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-03-10
~ Drrd sco,, Decl.ion.

The decision OF the Supreme Court of the Uni
ted S stes in the bred Scott case, knocks IN the
head not only the Jeffersonian ordinance of 81,
aud all the subsequent legislation OF Cong for
the exclusion of slavery from the national terri
tories. but completely nu6es the fundamental
principles Of the Declaration Of Independence it.
self 1t gravely assumes that the of quoted
s clause in thai glltious instrument; . We hold
these truths to be self.evideni-thst ALL MEN
AaE GREAT EQUAL; that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain inalienable right that
among these a'e fe. LIB RrY, aud tie pursuit of
happiness. That to secure these rights, govern
meats ate instituted among men, deriving their
pest piwers from The consent Of the governed"
&C., is not merely "rhetorcal flourish . but
that has no application at all, in this age, to
persons ola certain cOlor,-those whose ancestors
res ded in certain quarter ofthe gube!
Seven out Of nine Of the Ju ges of the Su
preme Judicial tribunal of he Urirn, in the year
u Of grace 1857, have thus united to echo the de-
sr mands Of the slave power ny trampng under foot
s the great truths for the establishment of which
the Resolution fought, and our national
government established.
No1 Whether. after all the recent aggressions Of
the slave power, and especially this last mon
slrous usurpalion, there be enough of liberty
worth living for, in msnamed Republic, the
true yeomanry Of the country, WIN love freedom
and bate oppression, must decide for themselves
g8 For ourselves we think it Looks enthusiastically
small. &
Five Of the Supreme Judges majority of the
court who united on all the points of the decis-
ion and The arguments contained therein--sre
from the slaveholdihg States, as follows Roger
B.TAney (Chief Justice) Of Mary land, James A.
49, rrr.
see, James ~ Wayne Of Georgia, and Peter v.
Daniel Of Virginia.
These all concur in the opinion, nearly unani-
mously prevalent in their section that slavery is
national institution and to be protected by the
general government, not only in the States, but
in all the territories; that any legislation inter
fering with the right OF persons to no slaves in
{ Kanzas, Minnesota, any other national terri
tory, is Unconstitutional and void
Two Of the judges-Samuel Nelson of New
- York and Roberto. Grier of Pennsyyauia-dodgt
the constitutional point of the power of Congress,
slavery in territory, but agree with The
majority in declaring bred Scott still slave. on
tAe ground that bis temporary residence free
s9 H. BY the voluntary act Of his master, did moi
NO bis freedom. But there is no doubt how
these two Northern doughfacs Democratic judges
would have decided, fulLbloodei n all points,
for slavery. had their opinion all thos, points
been necessary TO decide the matter.
$3.50 Two justices ony-John Mclean of Ohio and
60 Benjamin r Curtis Of Massachusetts. both emf
20 nent conservatives anywhere near decen,
cone usions on the points raised They decided
10 favor OF The r. edOm Of bred Scott, both on
TIE groapd Of mis- voluntary removal by his mas
- ter 70 a free State. and his temporary residence
Ia 1885, 10 national territory (now Iowal from
am waeh slavery had been prohibited BY the Missouri
mpromise. thu, afr ming the power of Con.
gsess thus 90 ,nhibit slavery. This is the most
!. + e1nssrEadVe position which the North can take
- and MAINTAIN any decent regard for its tights
- To ind The Northern sentiment Of the country
90 FAR retreallng IS TO have take up with Ben
jAmin H. Carts for It's leading Judicial champion
s1 Ron this section, singular enough. But SOFT is.
We presume that when the Lemrn case shall
M come TO be adjudieAted upon, the decision will be
Ave 70 four, al least il seven nin4, 10 favor
Of the right Il shareholders to hold their slaves
in any fee State, whenever they may choose to
travel or stop with them therein. Such decision
2 wnd be but the natural sequence, in principle,
e. OF the recent one.