The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-08


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The Decisssa or the supr~sne Court IN the
Died scett Case, and ,ts Trsns.ao"s Com
sequences.
The late decision, or, rather, he series OF de-
cisions of the Supreme Court of the United
States. in the bred Scott case is of more
vital importance in reference to the settle
ment Of the slavery question than any or all the
other acts and proceedings upon this subject
legislative and judicial, State or federal-since
the organization Of the general government.
This supreme and final tribunal in the inter-
probation Of the constitution and the laws, has
decreed that negroes, or men of the African
race, whether bond Or free, are not citizens of
the United States by the federal constitution;
that the ordinance Of 1887 was superseded by
the constitution; that the Missouri compromise
of 1920 was an unconstitutional act; that slave
helders have the right to carry their slaves into
he Territories; that the legal condition Of
slave in slave State is not affected by his tenn
porary sojourn in a free State; and that Con-
gress has no power over the question of slavery
In Territory, and cannot delegae any power
over the subject to the Territorial Legislatures
The importance and comprehensive bearings
OF these decisions cannot be over-estimated-
they cover all the disturbing party and sectional
Issues upon the slavery controversy, and strike at
the root of the mischief in every case.
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Union decides that according to the constitution,
negroes are not citizens, whether free men or
slaves In other words ours is the white mans
constitution, and the negro, as citizen, is abso-
lutely ignored. The consequence is, that all the
existing constitutions and laws Of the free States
eleyatng negroes to the rights and privileges of
citizenship, are null and void; for, in this au
thoratively declared meaning of the constitution,
to be citizen of State is to be citizen Of the
United States, inosmuch as the constitution ex-
pressly ordains CART sec. y, that 1.-the citizens
OF each State shall be entitled TO all the priv
leges and inmunities Of citizens in the several
States" This decision, therefore, settles the old
difficulty between Massachusetts, and South Caro-
lima concerning the free colored citizen cooks
auu sthUltH vi Tue tOTntI, utdicu Ouly as Ndl-
gerous free negroes upon entering the per.s OF
the latter State. The decision is against Nassa-
chusetts and her free coored citizens, aud in ia
vor of South Carolina
The decisions concerning the federal Or
dinance of 1857 ard the Missouri compromse
of 1920 establish the full validity of the
Kausas-Nebrasks oil, as the true constitutional
policy in regard to slavery in the Territories.
The decision concerning slaves in traaati through
free State, or the temporary sojourn OF a
Southern slave in free State settles the Lennon
case, aud all cases like that Of Mr.. Wheeler Of
North Carolina, whose slaves, at Philadelphia,
we're so unceremonously spirited away and in
all such cases the supreme decree is decisive OF
the Shareholders constitutional rights to his
slave property.
But the most important of these supreme de
cisions, in political party view, is the judgment
that Congress has no power, and can delegate no
power over The question Of slavery in the Terri
tories. This decision at single blow shivers the
anti-slaFery platform of the late great Northern
republican party into atoms The policy of legis-
latng slavery out OF Kansas aud the other Terrific
ries OF the Union by Corg ress will no longer avail
then. Congress has no power ia the premises
That is settled. What was in doubt is ia doubt no
longer. The supreme law is expounded by the
supreme authority. and disobedience is rebellion
treason and revolution. The republican party
herceiorth' must choose between submission and
revoluuon--loyalty or treason to the government
The gall ard bitterness OF the New York Ti5un.
are betrayed in It's mad assertion that these vital
ard final decisions Of our Supreme Judges are zen.
titled 10 Just 80 much moral weight as would be the
judgment Of "A majority of those copgregated In
any Washington bsrroom." But this madness OF
our Seward organs will avail nothing. The only
alternative to the anti slavery factions Of the
North. from the Garrison TO the Seward and
original Van Buren, faction. is loyalty or trea-
.on. submission or rebellion.
PROFESSIONALLY this bombsbell from the Su-
prone Court together With the inaugural aud the
Csbine, OF toe new administration, will at once
reopen the slavery citation in all its length and
breadth. but henceforib slavery in the Territories
is an issue which mus: be decided by the laws Of
climate products, rsces and the natural laws OF
our population AID emigration; for Congress
hencetorth cat have nothing 10 do with the sub
ject Meantime, the new administration, relieved
Of The prece,ients Of the Missouri compromise,
the Wilmot pfoviso, and al other unconstitution-
al laws aud proceeding Of the government
during thu lost forty years on the slavery question,
has its course plainly aud authoritstively marked
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