The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-03-18
Important DccisiOa.

The Supreme Court Of the United States on
the inst, decided the celebrated "Dred Scott"
case. a. follows. We trust that this decsio 4
viii put an eud to the agitation Of the subjects
eabracei in its decision-
WAsuIxarox March 6.-rhe decision in the
Sa2-em, Court in the Dred Scott case, was de-
liyered to-day by Chief justice fancy. 1t was a
full and elaborate statement Of the views of the
Coart They have decided the following all i'm
portant points
1,t. That negroes, whether slave or free, that
is msn ofAlrican race are not citizens OF the | nj
te | States by the Constitution.
81. That the ordinan; ;e Of 1887, had no inie-
p.aie1t constitutional force effect, subsequent
" TO tie adoption OF the Constitution, and could
not operate Of itself to confer freedom or citizen
saip on egfoss. not citizens be the Constitution.
81. That the provision of the act Of 1920,
cosntn 1nIy eailsi the Missouri Compromise, is,
su t4r a. it undertook 10 seclude negro slavery
fraia AMI communicate freedom ami citizenship
to n5groes, in the northern part Of Louisiana
cs,sien was alegslative act exceeding the pow
er, Of Congress, ami void of no legal effect to
TO that en- in deciding these main points
This supreme Court have determined the fol
lowii 7in idental points.
Ist The expression OF territory, and other
nroperty ofthe Union in the Constitution, applies
hi4ern' only to such terr tory as the Union
possessed at the time oil the adoption Of the Con-
stttltion.
81 The rights of citizens ofthe United States
emigrating to any federal government, there de-
pend on the general provisions of the Constitu-
tion.
3i. Congress does not possess power itself
to make enactments relative to persons or prop
arty el citizens OF the q. States in federal terri
tory, other than such as the Constitution confers:
no that it cannot ConsttutionaIly delegate any
sutea powers to territorial government organ-
zeI BY it under the Constitution.
4th. The legal condition Of slave in the
Stat Of Missouri, is not affected by temporary
soiourn, of such slave in any othe State; but on
hls return, his condition depends ON the laws Of
Missouri; as the plaintiff was not citizen OF
Missouri, therefore could not sue in the courts
OF the United States, the suit must be di missed
for want of jurisdiction. The delivery of this
opinion cupied about about four hours; it was
listened 10 with profound attention by crowd
ell court ruom- AmoRg the auditors were gen.
tlemen Of eminent legal ability, and due pro-
portion of ladies'.
JUSTICE Gatrou believed jurisdiction to decide
the merits oil the case; in his remarks he sid
Congress coald not do directly what it coul,l
of property, it could another with regard to
territories ceded, Congress could govern them
only with restrtictions Of states which ceded
them, and the Missouri acs of 1920 violated the
leading features Of the Constitution. It was
void Heeoncured with his other Jalges that
Scott ia slave, AMI was so when It ,e suit was
brought. Several other Judges are to deliver
their views tomorrow.
WksHrNGTos, March lin the U. s. Su-
prsne Court this morning Justice Mclean de-
fyered his views arguing that slavery is limited
to range Of the State where established by mere
mnns-ifH.l law Of Consre 5 Ii they dsein slayss
or 4 colored persons Injurious to territory
HI rave power to prohibit them from becom.
in1 itlefs therein. The power to acquire terri
tory comes with It's power to govern it. Tho
master does not carry with him TO the territory
Gle laws of the state from which he removes,
hsnc the Missouri Compromise il constitutional
and the presumption in favor Of tho freedom 81
Tred 5estt anil ilis family, who were frce under
the DECISIONS for the last rs years.
Justice GuFtiss dissented from the opinion oi
the majority Of the Court as delivered BY Chiel
.Jus.ias raasy, and gave his reasons for dissen-
tsay