The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-06-16

But, say The opPoasaas d ~ Ooastiaa-
ton, this previsioa soa1isls, = ths ssss sf
crininals and slsvss frsa etAee States, With
the Constitstioa u The Uaitsd StAtss. We'll;
il that be true, then thsss must bs excepted
cases in the operation Of our State jarispsu-
dence. For the Constitution Of the United
States, and treaties and laws Of the Uni
ted States in accordance with the Constitu-
ton, are declared by that instrument to be
the supreme law Of the land. And to the
supreme Law 20 declared, the citizens and
the courts Of lows, Twill never fail to pay due
respect and obedience.
J.C. Hall, who 10 ~ rabid "NationAp'
a. can be found in the Stass, advocates tbs
adoption Of the Constitation, and in speak
ing Of this clause holds that the courts Of the
State will not, in view Of the Constitution Of
the United States, conatrue this provision a.
applicable TO ':tagiiives from labor" and
s.fugitivss from justice." So that in either
view Of the case there is nothing in this claass
which should prevent any person, Whatever
his opinions on slavery, from voting for the
Constitution.
The Constitution makes NO distinctions of
country or color in relation to the admission
Of testimony, but leaves the jury to decide
upon the evidence according to the character
Of the witness and the credibilisy Ut his story.
This 10 the law at present, and it is right and
proper, and quite - useful to the ends Of
Justice for the white man - for the Negro
or Indian. And at oil events no enc can
change it BY voting against the Constitution.
The provisions alluded to in the foregoing,
are all that have thus far excited opposition
TO the Constitution on the part Of those who
regulate al their political action upon the
acuseness Of their olfactories, and their nice
discrimination Of colors. There may be yet
other provisions in which bic ksenness Of
scent mag enable our neighbor "to set" "a
Niger in the wood pile" but il will probs-
bly, be very little negro and not very black,
90 that it viii hardly pay to burn up all the
wood for the sake OF smoking the little thing
out.
NIThe Great Eastern, Brunel's msnster
steamship, is expected to be launched about
the first Of August. Her tonnage 10 22,500,
and her length is $50 feet. Yet with this
immense size and tonnage she will draw but
Sc feet Of water.
GU. S. Dye, Of New York, boasts Of
having one Of the coins paid.to Judas for the
betrayal Of the Savior. 1t ought to be de-
posted in the famous Spanish cathedral
which boasts Of vial Of the water which
the rich man begged father Abraham for.
GTThe Dubuque Daily Republican, for.
merly conducted BY MIR. Flint, bu. fo- some
time defonct, has been revived. BY A. P.
Wood, whom No wish abundant success.
eTThe whistle Of the locomotive At the
southeast corner Of Van Buren, county,
seems to have reused the people Of the county
seat from their Rip Van Wrinkle slumbers.
The Keosauqua Republican has this pro.
monitory local item:
oWm Funk. the builder Of thu p;tt.hur.h
steam mill. and the steam saw mill belone-
inp to Messrs. Thatcher 4 Hilles. has nur.
chased 4 large tract Of land adioinirv IN.
town and intends to srect : 80 Mil snd
manufacture into lumber the timber thereon.
The changing Of this land from the hands Of
an Eastern ,peculator. and nasa;nr into tho
hands OF an energetic business nan. cannot
fail 70 be largely 70 the adyantare ana pros.
peritv Of the nlsce.
We viii soon he surrounded With ..vm;,,.
and lumber vill be more n,ert;fnI Ms..,.
@. a ". Valentine have purcha ,sa ,hs Mill
o'io" 'o"h
erThe French corn. Lsei.lstif h.s 81.
r;..a ~ Gn;,.,;nn =. go. -. -
' 80 11'-.0' "'''ak osen
uecreeo IL Sax years. Casaignsc ana other
will be candidates to represent
Paris in the new corns.
The DooA OF OuR WoaLD.-What this
change is to be We dare not even conjscture;
but we see in the heavens themselves some
traces Of destructive elements, and some in
diostions Il their power. The fragments of
p.SneL uuscons =. me'eoric
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...siI;,s-sh. snrs..s. az - :. ou' o. ~
Il sPPeslanos o. new stars, ana
Inc .o.ssppsarsnce o. o'1srs-a.s al fore
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