The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-04-10

W A"e view 10 Examiner, Baptist
paper, and one Of the most consel ya,iye Of
he religious journals Of the North. has an
able Article Of three columns on tho Drc,l
Scott decision, uhder the sisnifcan, head Of
"A Geographical Juiiciay.' The writer
peaks OF The decision Us new, and Judge
made law-recastin2 the constitution. A..
TO is Permanency, there are but few finali.
Lies in the whole history OF the race aud
The bred Scott decision is no finality for u
nation like our, and Tor the nineteenth cen
fury. The annals Of The pas, supply parsl.
lels, which statesmen OF the present day
mist have forgotten, IL they vsawrs or such
augu'ies.' The following sxirae, Is fvrcble
aud pointed:
This fearful revolution has invaded our
Law Courts. The Missouri Compromie
rested On n principle older Than itself. Til.
most daring OF ue;s roli'ici,n,, who lo.s,
Affected t,cs juris,, would not, u lew yc>. i,
me, have ventuied IA imPsach the co ns,,.
lrutional character Of that principle. In
deed had Daniel Webster ind Henry Ga,
been living il 1887, this new decision woul,
not have been has ,nled. Their whole live,
had been eniwined rs siaiesm about N,
constitution; and Just as SelJen's author
", though bur al the bar, would, Oh ques
non VI The Interpretation Of tie En.lisl
Constitution, have weighed down the op.
posed judgment Of The entire Bench Of th.
Kingdom. 20 ia The Case OF the Massachu.
sclts statesman, his authority. a. 10 the
meaning Of the Constitution OF this Union,
aUulL have eounierpo;sed ant swallowed
up that oil The entire Supreme Court, hal
they been uniied-as happily they were
not.
Bu, j, 10 urged, they have made !, Law
and by an overwhelming maturity. Five 10
'~o have sp,ken. We reply: When the
first Cha les OF 6 gland needed money, bu,
would shnk Parliament, the twelve J,dss.
U-re Consulted as TO the Legality Of Ship
money, u cot Of tax ,tion, levi.d without
asking leave 81 thu refractory Commons -
Two doubted, bot under pnlnicnl pressure,
iny.,l With The other ten, and asseutrd 10
he Lwiullue,. Of The imposi. IL was.
~ith"u, battle or procla'nation, quiet anal
must pnrts"tous revolution. Wentworth.
better knnwn Afterwards a. the unhappy
L. Al Stratfu,d himself renegade from the
cause 81 iisedooa, Was u rnsu " ve'y re-
markable ENDORSEMENTS AMI Of many nobles'
traits nf character, spite OF gave faults
Il would DO wronging him in his sspulchrr,
to compare any one Of our Northern states
men who have sought to betrny Freedom
and the North 10 The pIes-ni contest, a.
even approaching Wentworth, in greatness
OF character AMI endowment. He followed
ou' his scheme Of Thorough to use his CT.
pressiv- phrase for absolute Power, with an
energy and a subtilry that were incompara-
BILE. Then a. now, right Struggle against
The deseriiou Of it, old and natural allies.
or tha, unanimous declaration Of the
Jnise-, Wentworth said h Was the ersais-i
service that profession The Juds-- hath
due the cruwn in my tine Bot Hsmp.
drn pushe,i in hi, own psrson the question
10 trial. The two Jud,e whose conscisn.
ces had yielded 10 courtly stress. recovered
themselves; and Two olhrn joined them.
They were minority Of four, sustaining
Haupden and denying The legality Of ID.
'mposi. Bot majority Of the twelve Juds.
% rallisi abou, the Court, and lesA,izsi
shiPmoney. II was eight 10 four or two
birds against one-,hi,d Of the Supreme Ju-
dietary. By 'iuOs, thai precise m.jHily.
az h'sa g.ins, ,~o. (whbin . small imctiou
Of oos third 81 hs,an'iog two thirds } the
new docir'ne Of OUT Sop,rms cour, . main
iAinsi. Aud 90 Enumerated. it 10 heucslsts
individually and itr'ocAbly-s.y con g.
The law VI the lAnd.