Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-03-13

the brain of their originator John 9. Cal
houn, in lS47. 1t has never dared openly to
avow them it cvadedthem, indeed, in the
late election, and was obliged to, in order to
save itself from utter overthrow in the free
States but now, bold in the secure possess
sion OF the government for four years, and
backed by tho Supreme Court it will pro-
badly no longer hesitate, but fling them
forth in defiance of all history and Of the
public sentiment of the free States.
The originality and modernness of these
doctrines, that now spring forth full blown,
from the Supreme Court and the great De-
mocratic party, will strike everybody at oil
familiar with our political history. They
are found nowhere in the political, section
al, or judicial discussions of the country,
previous to 1910. The entire course and
practice of the government, in oil its de-
partments, was against them down to 1850.
Washington, the Adamses, Jefferson, Mon
roe. Madison, jackson, Calhoun himself,
Webster-all our Presidents, statesmen and
jurists until these last dozen years, have
upheld and defended the opposing prn-
ciples. Their introduction by such au-
thorities, constituting them at once the
ruling doctrines of the land, marks an era.
revolution in our progress as nation,
and shows to what fatal extent the inter
ests OF false system of labor and of society
nave possessed themselves oil all departments
Vi tue government
From the New YORK Courier and Enquirer
The decision of the majority OF the Su
preme Court In the bred case, covers lar
more ground and carries with 1T far greater
consequences than anybody anticipated. 1t
would seem as if that majority had seized
upon the occasion to seek out IN all direc-
tlons Tor the EXTREMIST pretensions OF MIR.
calhoun, and make one JOB OF setting them
up for the future acceptance and direction
OF the country. Ihey nave IN TACT, con-
iessedly, done more tnan the necessities OF
the case required. The first point in their
decision is, that the plaintiff bred, being
OF African blood, is not n citizen of the
United States, and therefore was not com
petent to sue IN the Court OF the United
states. mat point settled the plaintif Is
at once Oh course put out oil the court and
ms cnse' 50 lar us the tribunal Is concerned,
loIeNtr ~ an emu buC tnls does not
sHtisiy thsir Iiohors' tne majority IL Is
nov enough tiat tne oiack man having no
BUSINESS III the Courv' shouiu nc at once
hioAIu oul' inio slavery again being
oauen' 'here 'he oiach rascal must DC hrst
PuV ~ So.i'c use-solhe si''e use lnere Is
. .IhG Niger uri',n8 10 DC uone through
eno rec States anu INTO 'he territories IN a
way never uohe before, though often talked
~; "na tii's purc Atric'h WIN MS ,eoo-
sum uno sl]"aru looe' Is the very SUBJECT
~ Practice upon 90 thelr llonors lay
nuhus upon MN anu make them 60 through
all the possible motions and having shown
the world, as they think, how much may be
made OF these sable scoundrels anywhere in
the country ii they are only handled right
this suddenly by the combined application Of
their ieet propel him back into the arms of
his owner. Thus bred Scott has not onlymado
nothing on his own personal account in the
Supreme Court, but has been dealt with in
such fashion as to bring incalculabe dam
age upon his whole race, by giving white
men to understand what full swing they
coRStittiondliy have against them.
1t yet remains to be seen, however, how
all this oihcious and supererogatory work
will be received by the country. 1t will be
thought of and Of course talked of precisely
as If the Supreme Court of the United States
were not the tribunal Of last resort and its
deci sions, theoretically at least, final I'm
plicit Difference is ont OF the question. The
iirst notice lble consideration is thata political
line divides the Court upon the main judy
ment. The seven Democratic judges pro
nounce for the slavery of bred, the two
W ing Judges, Mclean and Curtis, for his
freedom. Then, again, there is a sectional
distinction. The Southern Judges pronounce
against the Constitutonality of the Mis-
souri, Compromise, the four Northern Judges
either pronounce in favor of that Constitu-
hohaIity, or refrain from expressing an
opinion upon me suHl'ct' !hese patent Gil
ierenGes 20 10 snow ttat IL Is not reason al
pu. . r Ice,i''H mas n',ISied with H. Inns
iinii'iesV "uu uhucni'oie iact must heces-
sar'iy uG'rdct from its au'nority: however
.ne itsai understanding OF the Judge unon
ono i'eo may NC en'i.'e =, 10 particular Del
eienIe MS persona icelihS Is not. 1t Is
49, ,'T ilioie ''!n' NM Vi any ihte!llGeht
~ pe'!aGio ',rn III Tue community ana just 50
Ia, a. !. IS u!Io".p " entcr lnto ms ludg-
i NV .l ";'u sNe mem snule' JUST 50 much
Wv ms 3 j"uS ioso III Juuicial charac-
"''@ ioAl'leto !" value u Tue opih-
'one " ~ I'M; cl''"InS'
S"t"' Wv luNsn'en' Vi inc Hrst Amer
.ti Ia WIN nc "clSheu against
s"'s = No. ~ ''I i,inl''y VI the gu
pm; UouIs' tna: tnI missouri oohpro-
49,, 49, .'-',.ti' IHu '"a' CohGress
10 ~ pm :" PiT",''' slavery III the Ter
r' I'H d, "uG respect 10 Judge
fancy Juu5e DANIEL Judge Wayne, Judge
o"in "iu Jug oatroh' the great
i mus VI the american people VIII hesitate
o''o'o ie.eiti my 'neiH as oetter authorities
~ 'o,'''i'u 'io'ia "a, Ia" than imam finck-
ney iInSuon .nce'es' =" imam H. oraw-
ioiu, iiti'y I"y' ana Dahiei webster to
say no'nIne Vi scores OF other legislators OF
srea' upiiity' VINO never doubted that Con
..irc Ss huI the power 10 interdIct Slavery IN
sre -> 9n territory ABOVE the line OF
o. oo ihcy WIN remember zoo, that
'no t'ne Vas "nen even MT calhoun,
whose modern doctrines the majority of the
court nave now so unreservedly accepted,
gave ms written opinion, as member of
MI Monroe Cabinet. that the Compro-
mise OF lo2o was not in conflict with the
constitution lhey also cannot forget that
since the establishment OF the Constitution,