Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-03-07

thOMs WASHINGTON.
MARCH G.-rhe decision III the Supreme Court
in the bred Scott case, was delivered to-day by
Chief Juctice fanny, It was full and eIab6.
rate statement Of theyiewS of the Court They
IlIavc decided the following all Important points:
LIST. That negroes, wllctherSlaves or free that
is men of African race, are not citizens Of the
U. S. by the Constitution.
Cd. That the ortlihahee ofs1TS7, had no in
dependent Constitution force or legal effect sub.
lkcquently.to the adoption Of the Constitution
and could incorporate of itself TO coulter freedom
or 5citizenslipOn negroes not citizens by the
Constitution.
Sd. That the provision of the act of.l82O,
commonly called the Missouri Compromise is
so far as it undertook to secludc negro slavery
from and communicate freedom and citizenship
to negroes in the northern part Of Louisiana
ccssiol, was Legislative act, exceeding the pow
ers of Congress and void and of no legal effect
to that end in deciding these main points.
The Supreme Court have determined the FOL.
lowing incidental. points:
list The expression of territory, and other
property of the Union in the Constitution. an
plies III terms only TO such territory as the
Union possessed at the lime Of the aduptiOn,of
the Constitution.
Cd. The rights of citizens of the u. S. emf.
grating to any federal territory and power of
federal government, may there depend on the
general provisions of the Constitution
3D. Congress docs not possess power itself to
tmake enaetments relative. TO persons or proper
ty of citizens Of the u. S. in federal. territory,
other than such us the Constitution confers So
| it cannot COnstitutionally delegate any such
powers to a territorial government organized by
it under the Constitution.
4th. The legal condition of q slavein the State
of Missouri. Is not effected By temporary so.
journ such slave in any other State on his re-
turn, depends his condition still on the laws Of
Missouri MS the plaintiff was not citizen of
Missouri, therefore could.not sue IN the courts
of the o. s.. The suit must he dismissed for
want of Jurisdiction. The delivery of this oNin
ion occupied 5nb0ut hours; il was listened to
with profound attention by crowded court
room. AtnpDg heauditors were many gentle.
men Of eminent legal ability, aud due proper.
ton of ladies.
Justice CatTon believed the supreme court has
Jurisdiction to decidc.the merits oR tile case :
in the course of his remarks said Congress could
not do directly what it could not do Indirectly.
III lttcould exclude ono species Of property, it
could another. W 18th regard to territories ce-
died; congress conld govern them only with res
strtctions of States which coded them, AID thu.
Missouri act Of. 1929 violated the leading fta-
lures of the Constitution. 1t was therefore
void. He concurred with his brother Judges
that Scott is q slave and was so when the suit
was brought Several other Judges are to de-
liver their views toslnorF6w.
Capt. PeltigreB, United States Armyis dead.
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FROM LOUISVILLE.
6outsytLLE, March Gtti.@A Il imposing . nlriS.
cessIon of Alasons in regalia, Firemeng and CHI
zens, received the remains Of DIR. ane this NOR
ming, aud 166rch thr6lg the principal streets
and attended Them 10 the steamer Telegraph,
Which will leave with them for Cincinnati ID
noon. John Scott, agent OF the b q u. x. r.
now here audi an. Entterson Of Adams Express
Co, VIII atteltu 10 the ion of the res