The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-04-16
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w nn ute SuVlt@--'s sfths
as rrnsy'
. ,ttia tar ,a4eaS, ,lass Of MAJ 70
PryiouS 10 the hrs; argument N ,h'
brSl Scott ease. no nan ~ the tn.to
States had any aa'hoelt, ior saying wha
would le the opin.ou ui any mclalsr Of ,h-
court, upon all, one Of thu many points a
issue. The several judges with great pro
priety kept within their avn bosnms III,
doubts and mclina,ious they entertained
80 vas, IN ils Consequences, 81 deeply i'm
portan, w,rr the issics lyolvol not only Il
the parties interested hut 90 the entire c,n,n
try. that the court orIerJ u rNarvumeul %
the csise at the nrNt l-.,6~5 term Tbs
cas- of hrcj scott ia ali It's ramlHal lsar
iugs was before the Court, still 10 hv argp0l
s,ill 10 le considered. stjl 10 b. weiehI
bsian~d ard aliu,igsi \" man, wbe
that court rse in the spring af ls5G, cuG,
venture 10 say how lam, Mclean, \cisnn
Gr,sr. Curtis ur any oih"i ri the niue Judge
would decade any one oi the many iSsn,~
The ca~' was not VET concud,d ,,aimG
for the several parties hal yc, 10 be bearl
and calumny did not dar, 10 LAY that e,tbcl
Mclean or 1aney had r,solvod beiar' hear
ing the argument how b. would d'cidc lF
ease This was as il should be This wa.
u glorious exhibition OF thai high sensc oI
Justice which had always Iaen attributed 10
that tribunal Zach of tbs nine Judge
AGREED 10 meet his brdhrr Judges nj thu
neNt term, and with unbiased mlnds, and un
formed and uncy ypr,~s,d eonvic,ioua. 10 laar
the arguments. anl then consider carefully
and gra,oly the mighty questions of cons,i
m,ional power
Was that ayrsmea, broken alia II ~,
by whom
Gall the roll at lhoso who have b~n 80
recklcsSly styled ihe pro-siayery Judge
the judicial dt~pots of the harharoas IN.
stitut,on. and ask did c,,her 81 ,lpm dur,
my that hong vacation, ~ at auy time hcion'
the argument Of the case, express al Op,n
lou upon any onc Of the points in the ca.c >
Did fancy write any letters stating that hc
was ot the OPINION that Npr"~ werr moi cat
liens hid Campbell publsh IN the Ala-
bama papers that b. va. Of ile opinion that
the Missouri restriction wa uncobstitution
al hid Nelson inform the politicians of
New York how ie wmhi decade apuu the
powers Of Congress ossr slay,ry IN lhc Ter
ritorss' i'id any Of the sr,on inAss, Who
asrssl apou III, Indignant ~ ,hc cnur,. 10
any ina.,lIer e,i,oc that the, hnd upon an,
pom, made up their Judgment, helofc the
ca- had even ls,sn argued
" ho. of oil thue nine Judges, ,,enling u
case before linn al the vast magnitude uf the
Drei Scot, case. went forth from ,ha; rour,
room. AMI in letters and pnt,llcst,on- made
known to the ,m,o,,e Of thr mon What h,s
decision would be- What ludn wa il
that. in u gr,ssy PRAYER ior lhe domination
which was given 10 frmou' laid il down
~ his soIe,nn Judgment hat oigr,r. hal
tls constitutional power 10 prohibit slavery
IN all the 1errilo,ics ol the niied state. I.
Which II ,hose nino Judges aas Il. TIA, al
,lrc--rl 10 convention Of ,i,ievai,s ealL.i
to nominate ca,,iida'es tor Pr~picn, and
Vice President. Known TO Ia IA Gsor of
prohibiting slavery IN alI the Tcrri,or;,,, Of
ibe United Staics. and forever keeping il IN
it, present. iirni,s. that h. had col-au,sd 10
nccrp, thu nomination oi such a convention.
pledged 20 such "A rule Of action, asd pro.
claiming +, a. their doctrinc that conrrrx-
should cyerci4c that prn,,ibitory p,wrr +.
Which II ,hcs, Judges waa Il that ctnlor.nI
The silly ami uai,nrsi..i accusation ,hs, tl,.
eo,,rnnou; wa. 4proslsvory. by aaun1
that h. would accept ihe uoinmsfna 81 The
slavery prohbitionis,. that b. mie,d ~
Form tis, government. WaS h"fr q uian
in the ni,c,i state. vi ordinary intdhgcncs,
who was noi ,aly awarr Rom Judga Ne.
Leans ccndnct IN Nav aspl June last, that
his mud WA fully made ut. and his crn,jr.
ton. lpll, matnrs,l n,-in hr .,rapd qit'vfian
wbsfber Cengr,.s h..d tl,, constitutional
pov,t tn laohihit sIav1it r.. us iirftimr-,
of the United state.
II judy Mclean h.s.l n,,. a, ,iat tins
tgsJe up M. m,id ,fAf i,aisf,t, h,s,i ti.s
power to prohibit rlnfcri in thr lerl.lsis-.
arpI, con=sIuently. 'ha, ibr Grl.iaB,.. 81 -
sad ,llc Mi-soir romprmic vefr rm-
s,i,utinuai. sni. ,uusqucu'ig t,n,i se.t, =
ffu. mar il,u 81. att apt to ., q. rsiihi-
na,iyu ot ,he ,appiGchn cuavu.t.yo va
sgch glatiug A;i,inu' ~ frard ihstuo rlsi.
wviA laft in,sair g. him We oabi
nj .ue.tiou hIs parity ~ tpiil,pi ~ .rf,.
ppsius lin guilty Il any ssrt doeit iiut
l,,iif,r of ills. xb, rf-t,! 10, ,irnut,. ...t..
"a ap'" h''/as. " 's''s" 80 ''' ht''