Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-03-12
msMR. BCCHANAN's CABINET.

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msMR. BCCHANAN's CABINET.
WAsuiNGroN, March 6.-The President
this afternoon sent in the following nomina-
ton Of Cabinet officers:
Secretary Of State--Lewis Cass, of Mich,
igan.
Secretary Of the Treasury-LVwcll Cobb,
of Georgia.
Secretary of War-John B. Floyd, cf Yir
ginil.
Secretary of the Eavy-I~aac Toucey, Of
Connecticut
Secretary Of the Interior-Jacob Thomp.
son, Of Mississippi.
Postmaster General-Anson Y. Brown, of
Tennessee.
Attorney General-Jeremiah S. Black, of
Pennsylvania.
The nominations were Immediately con-
frmed by the Senate.
THE DRED SCOTT CASE.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-The opinion of
the Supreme Court in the bred Sect case was
. delivered by Chief Justice Taney today 1t
was full and elaborate statement of the
views of the Court They have decided the
following all important points:
First-Negroes, whether slaves or free
that is men Of the African race-are not cit
izens Of the United States, by the Constitu-
tion.
Second-The ordinance Of 1857 had no
independent constitutional force or legal ef
feet subsequently to the adoption of the Con
stltQtion; and could not operate of itself to
confer freedom or citizenship within the North
west territory, on negroes not citizens by the
Constitution.
Third-The provisions Of the act Of 1920,
commonly called the Missouri Compromise,
in so far as it undertook to exclude negro
slavery and communicate freedom and citi
zeaship to the negroes in the northern part
of the Louisiana cessi0n, was q legislative
act exceeding the powers of Congress and
rod, and Of no legal cfect 10 that eHd.
In deciding these main points the Supreme
Court have determined the following inciden-
tai points:
First-The expression territory and other
property" in the Constitution applies lin
terms) only to such territory as the Union
possessed at the time of the adoption Of the
Constitution.
Second-The right of citizens of the Uni
ted States emigrating into any Federal terri
tory and the power Of the Federal govern
ment there depend on the general provisions
OF the Constitution, which defines in this as
in all other respects, the powers Of Congress.
Third-As Congress does not possess power
itself to make enactments relative to the per-
sons or property Of citizens of the United
States in Federal territory, other than such
as the Constitution confers, SO it cannot con-
stltutionally delegate any such powers to
Territorial government organized by il under
the Constitution.
Fourth-The legal condition Of q slave in
the State Of Missouri is not affected by the
temporary soiourn of such slave in any other
State, but at his return his condition still
depends on the laws Of Missouri. As the
plaintiff was not a citizen Of Missouri and
therefore could not sue in the Courts of the
United States, his suit must be dismissed for
want of jurisdiction.
The delivery Of this opinion occupied about
three hours and was listened to with profound
attention By these in the crowded court room.
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On tie 18th ult, young woman, nam
cd Anna Hewitt, was barned to death at
Shimpstown, near Mcrcersburg, Pa. Her
clothes accidentally took FIRE, and before the
flames could be extinguished she was almost
entirely denuded and her person frightfully
burned. She fingered until the following
day.
EsA~Iesse Yount, for many years we'll
known citizen of Indianapolis, Indiana, died
March 4th, Of disease resembling poisoning.
lie had eaten some pork, and it is supposed
that 1t must have been diseased, as the hog
choiera has been prevalent among the swine
in that vicinity.
as8.- Geo. r. Mowry, Esq, who has for
some time held the post of First Assistant
Superintendent and Engineer of the Pennsvl
yania Railroad, has resigned with a view of
removing to Chicago. His friends at Altoo
ma last week presented him with black eb
ony cane, highly polished, with magnificent
gold head.