The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-12

prepared to resort 70, to repei what they .eve
to be the aggressons of the Gentiles.
The religious society at Boston, under the charge
OF the Rev. l. S. Kaloch-who was recently tried on
the charge Of adultery. and with regard to whose
guilt or innocence the jury failed to agree-hsve
adopted strongly worded resolution declaring their
unabated confidence in his integrity, inviting him
to resume his duties in the sanctuary and pledging
him their steadfast support. Contributions are to
be taken up among the congregation to defray the
expenses of the late trial.
The sales Of cotton yesterday embraced about 500
2,cco bales, part In uansu st nrm prices. line Of
coed middbng Mobile Il said sold ct l6o. Private
telegraph despstches from New Orleans reported the
ceip Of the week Of ID 600 bales syarxs AZ 0cO the
period last year. At Mobile the receipts for the week
had been 1900 against 600 last year for the Pc
Rod The total decline receipts The Southern ports
was stated st $4,000 bales Common grades OF aour
were dull and esser. while . fair local and East
ern d. inland existed for the higher to good
extra grader, which were arm with . fair
amount Of salss. Wheat was inactive, and prices
for all grades except for primo qualities dull and egu.
lar. sses Of Southern and Canadian white made at
81 60 Germ hrmer and In good demand with sales
OF Southern and Jersey yellow and Western old mix
ed at eos zoo. Pork was heavy and lower FOR now
mess, with sales N S72 90 $28. and prime at $40 So
Sugars were firm and active, With sales st full prices
Coffee continued nrm and quio,. Freghs 70 Liverpool
and London continued dull ard eDgagements moderate
There engagements for Copenhagen, Hamburg
and Bremen while to Havrs rates were unchanged and
engagements light
The New Slavery Agrration-The Repubti-
can thinkers at Albany the Dred Scott
Case.
We publish this morning the report of the
joint committee of our Legislature on the late
decision of the Supreme Court of the United
States in the bred Scott case-a report, which our
readers will perceive, is designed not so much as
legislative remedy for the evils complained of
as for an electioneeripg irebrand on the slavery
question.
The committee say that "there was only one
question before the Court for adjudication, and
that was whether bred Scott was a citizen of the
United States" and substantially that all the OPT
Mons of the five slave holding judges" outside
of this legitimate issue are nothing but leather
and prunella.'' Notwithstanding this judgment
upon these outside opinions of the Court how
ever, the committee proceed to discuss them with
all the gravity due to an established law. Next
they arraign the majority of the Court for
taking ground officially with the pro slavery
party of the country and declare that |" the in
fluence of the Court having now been marshalled
on the side of pro slavery propagandism, and
against the rights of the citizens of the free
States it no longer accomplishes the purposes
its institution
What next? What is to be done with this su.
preme tribunal of the law? The joint committee
of our Legislature declare that SHE safety and
peace Of the nation require us reorganization so as 10
admit into ia fair and equal representation from tie
free States, according TO the ratio Of population be-
treen The free and Stare States, achich can and ought
promptly TO be done By act Of Congress-" Now, al
though a measure of disorganization and in.
creased agitation and sectional discord, there is
nothing in this proposition unlawful or unconsti-
tutional. 1t is legitimate issue for party plat
form, and we presume it will become the plat
form of the republican party in 1860, should not
the current of events in the interval bring to the
surface some more sharply defined aud more
available issue against the party in power.
But our legislative JOINT committee go still
further. They say that until this measure of the
reorganization Of the Supreme Court shall have
been accomplished, "it is manifesty the duty of
this State to take ard maintain a firm stand
against the encrcacbments of slavery, and keep
this direful evil out of her borders;" they re-
commend the adoption of the proposition that
" slavery shall never pollute the free soil
of the Empire State" To this end they
report several resolutions and bill
to secure freedom to all persons with
in this State" in which resolutions aud bill
it is provided that slavery shall not be permitted
in this commonwealth, Gin any form, or under
any pretence, or for any time, however short, be
the consequences what they may" that neither
descent, near or remote, from an African, a.,
shall disqualify any person from being, or pre-
vent any person from becoming, citizen Of this
State;' that every slave coming into this State,
Involuntary or with the consent of his master,
shall be free; and that any person who shall at
tempt 10 hold another in this State as slave, for
any length of time however short shall be guilty
of felony, and subject to commitment 10 the
State prison.
Now here are the elements Of sediton. bad
faith. discord rebellion and revolution. In these
projected measures Of State legislation the party
concerned simply propose not only to set the
lawful decision and the 30 called extraneous OPT
mons Of ths Supreme Court at defiance, but the |
obligations of the constitution ITSELF The very /
essence of the constitution is that spirit of good
faith, good Deighborhood and fraternal recipro-
city among the several States which pervades
every lire Of it. But when New York shall enact
that a citizen Of Virginia or South Carolins
coming within our borders, and bringing slave
with him, will do it at the hazard of losing
bis servant, and of being himself sent Off
for not less than two, nor more than
ten years to the State prison, our State Le-
gislature takes upon itself the lawless and des.
potic terrorism of the border rufians Of Kansas