Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-03-12

election districts.
The act to incorporate the William Penn
Building aud Loan Association.
The not to incorporate the Agricultural Scot
ETY. of Sussex county.
The act to createan additional school district
out of Nos. So, 35 and 81, in Kent county
The act ~ incorporate the Delaware Hall
Company.
Mr. Speaker presented tho report of the com
mittee appointed by the last General Assembly,
to consider the propriety of building n new Cap
itOl, which, on his motion was read.
The act to prevent mules and horses from run
ming at large in the town Of Odessa.
The act to incorporate the Milford Coal Gas
Company.
Adjourned to o'clock, p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
The following bills were read third time and
passed:
The net to divide school district in Kent
county
The act to create an additional school district
in New Castle county.
The act to incorporate the Smyrna Coal Gas
Company
Adjourned till 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
| The House met pursuant TO adjournmtn
On motion Of Mr.. Pennington, the act to fence
| mud finish the Delaware Railroad was taken up
for consideration, and read the third time by
paragraphs, when, on the question being put on
the passage Of the first section it was negatiyed
by the following vote;
4 Ayes-Mess Cannon, Martin, Phillips, Shep.
pord, Watson, Mr., Speaker-6
Nays-Me'srs. Atkinson, Cloud, Ferguson,
Dunlap Foard, Frame, Gooding, Lodge, Mere
dth, Moore, Pennington, Ponder, Walter, vii,
liams-l5.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Nothing of Importance done this afternoon.
Adjourned 10 half-past o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr. Pennington from tho committee on the com
munioation from :his Excel ncy the Governor, in
regard 10 tnthe removal of Dr.. Green from the pro
honaory Office in Sussex county, reported, that for
i wantof sufficient time, they uro not prepared to
make rny report.
Dr. Martin asked the minority committee IL they
: had no report to make, when blr Philips, on the
q part of tho minority, offered report which was
Y read, as was also the Governors cOmmunic atiUn
e After lengthy and interesting discussion in favor
and agnitst the merits of the report, the question
was put to its adoption and upon tho yeas aud nays
q heing taken the report was adopted, by 10 ayes
and nays
J Mr. Reed, Clerk of the Senate, informed the
House that the Senate, had en-auncurTed in the
report of the minority Of the committee on the
Q communication Of His Excelleney, in relation tn
. the removal OF DR.. Stephen Green. lie also in
. formed tho llonss that tho Senate would be ready
:, to adjourn in five minutes, SINE die.
Mr. Cooling moved that tho Click BIO ordered to
= inform the S1nalc that tho House would be ready
i to adjourn, in five minutes, SINE die.
7 Jast before the adjournment Mr. doOding offered
c the following resolution
Q Resolved, That the thanks Of the House be and
: they are hereby tenlered to q w. Cunmins, Esq i,
r Speakertor the uniform courtesy and gentlemanly
t, ,lanner in which lie has discharge of his du-
a Ties as presiding officer of the House. Dr. Martin
who seconded tho resolution, made q short but ap-
$ prupri4tp speech on the occasion, and alluded 10
/ the general good feeling that had existed among
d the members during the session of the Legislature
y Mr Speaker responded ia II short but eloquent ad
dress aud touehingly alluded to the delightful hours
. spent together whiO in session, and hoped that
when they returned to their several homes, they
> may each meet Il cordial rGceptioRat the hands o
= their constituents lie then declared the House adj
" SENATE.
e Thursday, March. 5, 1857.
II Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
q Tho following bills was read the third time and
il passed:
e The act to amend chapter of the RevisodCode
1t The net ratifyihg proposed amendment to tn
: Adjouruoi till clock. p. NJ
~ AFTERNOON SESSION.
a. Senate met pursuant 90 adjournment
ID number Of these bills were concurred in b
K. the Senate. Adjourned till Il O'Clock p. NJ.
le EVENING SESSION.
a Senate mot Fursuint to adjournment.
I'd Gu melton Of Mr. Biggs, tue Clerk was ordered {
T. inform tho House that The Senate would be read
N 70 adjourn in five minutes, sane die
70 Before aiiaurhing, Mr.. Bisss offered the follow
- ing resolutiun:-
at Resolved, That the thanks of tho Senate be an
m, nre hereby rendered to the Hon Abraham Boys
ur or the ability, impattiality and courtesy, wit
or which he has discharged the duties of his office
Speaker Of the Senate the prompt and eihcieI
nd manner in whch he has discharged those duties
re- well MS his courteous and gentemanly bearit
~ towards the members of tho Senate, bIye won f
." Lin our lasting respect and esteem.
~ TN motion tho resolution adopted.
CIT un motion, tina Senate then adj OuFneI dc
!. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF THE MISSOURI Co.
N, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, March t.-The opint
~ Of the Supreme Court in tho bred Scott cas-
~, was delivered to-day by Chief Justice Tame
is 1t was Il full and elaborate statement Of Il
~ views OF the Court They have decided u
ne following all important points ;-First-Th
w, ~ negroes whether slaves or free, that is, men
~ the African race, are not citizens of the Unit
80 States by the Constitution Second-That Il
'"' ordinance of 1857 had no independent constit
~, tonal force or legal effect subsequently to 4
uS adoption OF tho Constitution, and could II
operate Of itself to confer freedom or citize
40 ship within the Northwest Territory, on n
~ ~, grocS not citizens by tho Constitution. Thin
w. that the provision Of the act of 1920, cOmnlo
T. ly called the Missouri Compromise, in so far
'. ns1 il undertook to exclude negro slavery fro
- and communicate freedom and citizenship
49,, ncgr0s in the northern part Of tho louisa
~ cession, was a legislative act exceeding d
;s powers of Congress and s.void and ofno los
't effect to that end. In deciding these mi
.snS points, the Supreme Court determined the
~ lowing incidental points
~. First-The expression SsTerritory and oil
~ ~ property of the Union, in the Constitute
~ applies sin terms only, to such territory as
, ~ Union possessed at tho time of the adoption
, II the Constitution SecOnd-The rights oil G
e zcns of the United States, emigratiug into 0
M federal territory, and the power OF the tede
,nr; government there, depend on the general p
Tb- visions Of the Constitution which define
,o this, in all other respects, the powers oil "
hai, gress. Third-As Congress does not poss
i. In power itself to make enactnents relative 10
las persons or property of citizens OF tho I'M
States in federal territory, other than sucl
ma the Constitution confers, SO 1t cannot const
I'm tonally delegate any such power to terri
tbis ial government organized BY it under tho
: stitution. Fourth-Ihe legal condition {
.nt slave in the State of Missouri is not affected
y M the temporary soiourn OF such slave in
~: ~ other State, but on his return his condition
~ depends on the laws Of Missouri. AS the pli
MN till was not citizen Of Missouri, and therei
i ,l could not sue in the Courts Of the Uni
my States, the suit must be dismissed for wan
o'h jurisdiction,
we OF The delivery Of this opinion occupied alb
three hours and it was listened to with proto
lueht attention by crowded court room. Am
after the auditors We're many gentlemen Of emil
CON, legal ability, and due proportion of ladie
u ana Justice Nelson stated the merits of tho
the question being whether or not the rem
of Scott from Missouri, with his master, to
5. inois with u view Of temporary reside
worked his emancipation. He maintained
357 the question depended solely on the lay