Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-04-08
The Usieea Seaee. sapreme Bench.


sertion In the issue. Advertisements for tbs Weekly
mus. be hasds in Monda in order to secure the
insertion.
The Uaited State. Supreme Beneh.
The recent decision of this Court in the bred
Scott case is in apt iluatration Of the character
given It by Daniel Webster in 1851. Said that
great statesman, who was thoroughly aware Of
the degensracy to which the Supreme judicial
tribunal of the Union had become sunk =
1.-THE time was, sir when well-read lawyer,
who thoroughly understood his case, could form
an opinion as to its result before the Supreme
Court-=but not now sir, not now that Court has
become Court Of expectancy. Ef
The above remark reminds one of an opinion
which was advanced By Judge Story but short
time before his death. In a letter To Hon. Eze-
kiel Bacon, dated April u, 1915, he said -
"Ihave been long convinced that the doctrines
and opinions of the old Court were losing ground,
and especially those on great constitutional
questions New men and new opinions have sue
sseded. The doctrines ofthe Constitution. so vi
tai to the country. which in former tunes receiv-
ed the support Of the whole Court, longer
maintain their ascendancyr am the last mem.
Der now living Of the old Court, and cannot con-
sent to remain where can no longer those
doctrines recognized and enforced. For the fu-
ture must be in dead minority with the Court,
with the painful ALTERNATIVE oil either expressing
open dissent from the opinions of the Court or
by my silence, seeming to aequiesce in them
Under the influence of those views, says the
Boston Journal Judge Story came to the concur
sion definitely to resign his seat in the Supreme
Court, and to fall back on his law professorship
a. Harvard College, station which he had oc-
cupied for several years; and with this view, he
returned from his last term of service at the SEES
sion Of 1915. His death however occurred before
he had an opportunity to accomplish his design.
CoLoRED CITIzENs.-The able New York cor.
respondent of the Milwaukee Sentinel, whose
mark cannot be mistaken, in a strong letter upon
the late bred Scott decision, recalls the following
interesting incident touching that class of inhab
itants who, according to Chief Justice fancy,
shave no rights which white man is bound to
Eespeet''l:
During the Revolutionary War there were
whole regiments Of colored troops. Rhode Island
hsd eolored brigade, in which, if / am not mis-.
taken, the illustT Greene served in his early
career. In the second war with England, compa-
Eles OF coored men we're mustered into the
vice Of the United States in this city and well
remember that, on the return Of the United States
fr1gate United States with the prize the British
frigate Macedonian, when the corporation gave a
feast to the whole ships crew, as the gallant fell
lows marched up Broadway, band of some eight
or ten stalwart black men, marching in a body,
struck my eve. There were other blacks in the
procession, scattered here and there, but these
were all together. Having an opportunity to ask
Commodore Decatur the reason of this, he said,
This group was the complement of particular
gun-that certain men were assigned to each gun,
and that they became proud of their guns, gave
names to them, and that great emulation among
the companies thereon ensued AS to these black
men, their gun was called Black Bess,' and
more quickly handled, truly served, and efficient
gun he had Hotin all his broadside."
But of what use is all the evidence and all the
testimony in the world, not only that negroes
were recognized as citizens in eleven out of the
thirteen original States, at the formation of the
federal Constitution, and have been so recognized
By the federal authorities themselves, until within
a certain period We are now under new order
of things. The Consultation is now tortured,
90 as to make color test, not only of citizenship,
but of humanity itself Persons of a certain col
or do not, according to modern notions of " dem
Oeracy," come within the range Of humap,BBssS os
they are mere 50 PERSONAL 50 ad-
..ged BY Roger B. fancy and his four slave
holding Associates, comprising majority of the
Supreme Court. And this doctrine is to be pro-
mulgated as the test of modern " democracy"
go - = -
GooLD BRowN.-Goold Brown, the well-known
grammarian. died on Tuesday, March 81, at his
residence in Lynn, at the age of &c years. Mr..
Brown was born in Providence, R. l., and was
son of Smith Brown. who died at Pembroke, in
this State, some thirty years since, He belonged
TO one branch of the Brown family which has
heep 50 closely ideE.tifed with the business and
prosperity of Providence for the last fifty years.
He was for number of years principal Of an En-
glish and Classical Academy in New York, and
was muck celebrated as teacher. NJ. Brown
was the author of several works on Grammar and
in 1851 he published his "Grammar Of English
GIammars, . which was the result of twenty six
years Of unremitting toll, and which will perpet.
uate his name to future generations.
TRIAL OF JAMES MAeEE.-The second trial OF
James Magee was commenced in the Supreme
Court Tuesday morning. Present-Judges Shaw,
Metcalf, and Bigeow; and the CLERK proceeded
to empannel the jury. The prisoner challenged
a large number Of those who had been summoned,
and some three OF four were set aside, having
expressed opinions relating to the guilt of the
prisoner. The pnse then proceeded to trial. The
ltestimonysfor the government closed shortly af-
ter clock P. NJ. and was Immediately followed
by Mr.. Wheeler, who commenced his opening fol
the defence. In his remarks, Mr.. W. stated thai
the defence was insanity, and in order to substan
tiate that, they should introduce competent med
cal testimony. At2 o'clock the Court adjourned
for dinner. g
Cater viii not be sentenced until the close o
Magee's trial
y Theodore Parker has SO far regained his heaitl
that he was eble to preach of his old diseours
es at the Music Hall, on Sunday, though he wa
q quite feeble. His congregation nave had thei
annual meeting, and voted to raise his salary from
$1,000 TO $500 per annum, and to give him leavt
ofAbsenee for six months, they supplying tn,
pulpit meanRhile at their own expense.
THE DRIED ScoTT DEcrsIoN.-The Washing
ton correspondent of the New York Courier ant
Enquirer writes:
.The decisions, together with the opinions o
the Supreme Court on the bred Scott case, will
be published BY the Appletcns in New York
about the 18th Of April. The volume is to b,
stereotyped, and great sale Of it is anticipated
The Chief Justice has just received proof of his
printed opinion, and is engaged in revising IL
What improvements he may make in it cannot b.
foreseen, but neither the opinion the decision
will take determinate and permanent form until
officially published. What the Court has decided
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