, 1857-08-21

/ its Of the question, and without dccdin.
2 whether under the constitution and laws a
E applied TO the facts Of the case, Drod Scot
= was free men or slave, wonld they no
} have been denounced with increased viru
q ence and bitterness on the charge Of hay
ing rcmandCd Drel Scott to perpetual sla
T. very without first examining the merits 0
his case and ascertaining whether he WAS
Slave or not
1 If the case had been disposed of in thai
} way, who can doubt that such would have
been the character Of the denunciation.
which would have been hurled upon the
devoted heads of those ilustrious Judges
with much more plausibility and show Of
I fairness than they are now denounced for
having decided them fairly and honestly
upon its merits?
The material and controlling points in
the case-those which have been made the
subject OF unmeasared abuse and denuncia-
ton, may be thus stated p. . ...pt
| lst.. The Court decided that under the
Constitution Of the United States negro
descended from slave parents Is not and
cannot be q citizen Of the United States.
2l. That the act Of the 9Th of March,
1920, commonly called the Missouri Com
promise act, was unconstitutional lrand void
before it was repealed by the Nebraska
act, aud consequently did not and could
not have the legal effect of extinguishing
masters right to his slave in that Terrific
ry.. Whlle the right continues in full force
under the guarantees OF the Constitution,
and cannot be diFeaied or allenated by an
act OF ColIgresaf,i. necessarily remains a
barren ana lef0orthless right, unless s's-
tanned, prof-eied and enforced by appro-
pirate pohfaafegulatlons and local legisia-
ton, preeqibing adequate remedies foPlits
violation Pheseiregnlations and remedies
must necessarily depend entirely upon the
wllband. Mishes'ofl the people or tue Terri-
tory as they can ohlyobePHeserlbed BY the
local legislatures. Hence the great prin-
eiple OF popnlhr sovereignty nnd selfgov-
ernment is sustained and hrmly established
by the authority OF this decision. Thus II
appears that the only SIN involved in the
passage OF the hansas-NeOraska act, con
sists IN the!iacs OIL having removed from
the statute book an act Of Congress which
was 9nantherzed oy the Constitution OF
the Y nltsd states ana VOID because passed
without eoestltuilonal authority dl qnd seqnII
seduted sR lea
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vo;co Of Tho Americon neppIs' in the A.. III
tion Of lanes Boehanan to tbs presidency
az tbn TIni,od S,atas rnon tbs, ,sSsJ NC,
d;stinc, ;ssSo an, ,viI,sss \, ,sStitS', nv,
vindication N tho roSasnrs and, nv, Sc,;i,
In connection with, a nnoe fhst atcisiS.
and unon that vpraiSt sf The A,nSyirs,,
noorle rImgsnss, aIrr,lsusar1lq IA fTH
iii, dIract otfeseia,, ~ ~ !, q.
volvsa' IN M erst nse,,ssitic III ,ss t6,~Iti.
That ,hsa userh isi,pni ar5SesaS III ~ :
rit;vot' of ~. T,,;,sai s,.fsss SS'i5sii S.iI
'.liI Wsrsys' tnId S1SssIs1ssso,;e;s.i ~,
oani4s,ioe tbat tSat ySss;s5asyss IA ,r,er 4,
;rbnnoon AMI ;neamo,s mi shon,d ne;,Ess
~ tas,oo,o,l oorohsvS5p i WA, n tLsS,,h
sect;ob .to 'that aecision IN s,;s,,,lv tb.t sbs
secro is not a citizen + vvhot is the ohiart
IF rnakingI him + 4 cit;osr = IN co,rae a
;vs Llas 2 He, r;cbts \ ,ss;siJsoss.ard i,,,o,l.
s,i,iss ~ e;,ize5 II MAJ. ~ ,sSt fgna.
n,sTtafiats n,o1,s s,oSSI; ;s,er ~ tbst nndse
Nc, Ias,i cjtizens ,s4 sc,si = ebsiS ssie,bts
ssl .s,iyi,Iges 4 It,s sSly n, ~ iSl,nr,s -,
~ Iin .fea,ons - 5o,,ss,,o H. - xFs,,sS.,
osaSo oss these nysS;tss,.s ~ s.is,5eosb;,
~, ,sn,,IA -. llI, ,s;i2
tho other citizens ~ Tho conut1v .ilasas5'
Now III mn iasll ivnf, 1 nv eajow.eit;1ens
ave Won rgenayed n 6stsilt ,be- rous,ienls9
anthar;tiss ~ this ecnt,tys III orae ~ =.
cnre c;,izensb;n, ara thy6nShi elti5snshir
souslitv with the xblss nan ITToI6ge
- No nof1 M Won lsSc Voc r,nst y vev[e
tho whoIe noI;cv ~ tI,;s 80 o. n orcsnle
law Of onT own STATE IN order 10 esrry
ont That Dyinrinle If neero eitizenshib Ard
Dss.ro essaI;t i,nde the IA y vi, oSt IN
onIv ~ verse ths a,.saS,c Jas; n hsdrs own
SGto hit oe ss6ry 4 oiber state n tbis
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