The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-04-02

CHIEF JUUflcg fANHyo OPINION.
,h;ef Jr.s;c. T.,ev 1, 8.,;v~r;n. III,
o,;r;on NJ IN conrt ~ that th;s ~ n
,Ir .r.,u..,,, a. m. H., tor, ~. S;,s.t.,
a. ..-.sI =, ~. r....e,, team ov;us
"a d,H.-.cs - orir;on er;.,;rg .mocs
49, ~ - ,o.rt "a In 60 ~ ~
H. ..Sisst -. r.,n,. d.i;hsest;c,
~. - tva Lsd;rS ors.,iors. Arr,
"a m. .;,rr;. so,r, ~ ~. T,i,rl Ss.,e,
n, ~. S;.s,;sa Of Missouri; ;ur;sd;c.;oo r.
m. - - n a h.d ;nr;.j,c,;oc w,s II,
,I.;s;.. 49, .. ~,
~ lss...a..s d~n;.., hv MIA. in .ha,s
~ ,..;.,s,ss;o, ~ H. c;,cn;, cour,
80. IT.;tsd $685. an tho rro,,nI sha, m,
.is;-ssS !. = . - ~ E;ssn Lscert hi,
s-s..<o.. -. onors Af,;can Mood And
~s-. h.o.,.s, ;.,o his country and soId a.
s,avc. scs therefore the nlain,iG a il no, !
citizen ~ ,hs s,,,. ~ W,ssour;. To mi,
nla. ,hs ,i.;n,;a .,,,n,rr,-5 snJ IN. conr,
ipms,.;a., ,ha J.mnr,sr Tho,sr,S,n ON,
'IasS.a.a, - 60, ana ;as,;s.s, ~. -"
800 a., NJ. sronnd Tho, Nh. nla;n,;T ami nj.
nm;,v ~sr.. r. na.,,,, .Iay,- .ni . s,a,a-
m.n, ~ Tho facts .,r,,I ~ nv ho,h ,artiss
was road in s,;J,..e
Ths chief ;,s,;cs h.y;,, s,a,., thu fart.
!, ths .ass ,rocss'led On ssv that m. o,,s.-
ton 6rs, ~ hs Jec;ded was vhcther the
nla;,,;G Was so,;,lsI ~ snc in a court az the
Lifted s,.,ss TL;s va ,.r,Isr ou,,..
lion and G,r the frs, time brought h,for,
,hs .onr, nn,,.r snch eirr,us,.m,.s I'm, !,
haa h.,on hro,,,h, here ami !, was tho d,, .
~ ,h,. ,",r, NJ ,,e., .n,I On aar;ds !, TN.
QUESTION was simply this; Can A negro
-. .,,..,,,,, -. ;,,,,,r,,-l anl s,l5 as
slavcs hecoue a member Of the nol;tical
cnmmrn;,v formed and bronob, ;n,o eYi.
,.n.a hy ,hs c,ns,;,n,;on ~ the IJn;tr,
States AMI ma snch hcome entitled IN aIl
;to ,;.sjs .,d ,,,,,,,,,Y,sI ~ NJ, ,.,, -,
~ which r;yhts i. sn;ng !, The conr,s Of ,Le
ii,;,oJ S,a,es In .asos ,hare;n s,sr;seJs
I, discussing ,b;s oncs,;o, We must M,
.onfonnJ tho ,;uh,s Of a c;,;,., which +.
s,a,e mag CONT, within Ia ow, limits
with the rights Of . citizen within the limits
~ the Ir,;,aJ stats M an. can he a
eitiyp Of the limited STATES unless under the
nrnv;sions Of tho cons,itntion hut II docs
"a, srI,o,, thu, /. mar ho;n,, , c;,;vc,, ~ ono
l,,,e INNS, ho reco,n;so, n, .ucb hx everv
'@'"sN' "''ss -, sN~'S"N s> W. " 10y
state IN the Union, Tie may be citizen
IN one Stale and not Recognised ~ such IN
cons,i,n,;on e,cry S,a,e u;ab, cons,r the
Character OF citizen, ana endow u man
with all the rights pertaining TO II. lhis
ami gavc him M r;oh,. heyona Ia limit.
Nor have the seyeraI states embroidered
TINS power by the adoption OF the consti-
luton.
Every State may confer the right upon an
aiei "r Oh any ou,er class or DESCRIPTION OF
Prsoi,' VINO "ou'u' :" All .h.e", anu pu''
P u, 10" " ~. ~ w. Nv. :"
~" % ~ ..' ~. uS' ~ Wv o'''s..1'o"
a. ,'e 80" 'a "U1u ", 49, ..
=! o1"'ns 'i'i1,n W ue oni'',i o'A"F'
.''u ,ne'e,o'e' 'ou,u ~, sue W Any 'ou't ~
ue un'"u =. o,'nr .'A" hH s'gn's
", m"u'' We ooi,.'H' s'''c'y 7" h1s o~n """'
Nc eo"s',ta''oa si.n ConRreS wv power
70 eu'"'sn uhno'"' rug " na'u1n'']a-
uon Consequently no S@'e, ny NATURAL,
1"p all ANU CUM o,hW' upon MN ,ne
riens anu in''hun'''es o, all INC otaus unuer
.ne sene'"i government I" W very c'si1
ueI r'o', ',as ,'o o.ae 'l,. ~ any n.y. ~,
I-n;on c,sa,sd he ~. constitution
The oucs,ion then arises whether the nro-
,;.;nno ~ Tho cons,i,r,;on 81 d.. T,t,s,
STATE in relation N rerson.I r;ch,. N mich
a citizen Of a State il rn,i,Is,j embraced
nsa,o.. ~ Tho To-, ,.c. =, ,h., Nm. :,
,hs country a. af,e,ward. ;,nnor,nd y, r.d..
,rn. from .nv Stat. and wb.,her !, "a in
,ha no.n- ~ an. 0,.,a g. ,n.La snoh . on.
a c;,,,sn Of n Stats and en,,ox him With
G,n n;,;,.nsl,,, IN a., o,hnr S,.,o ,.;,hnr,
ID, - n. ,ha .o,.,;,n,;o" ~ ,ha
Tn;,o.i So. 49,, 80 Nm anJ c,o,h. h;r ,
w;,h At, ,Sn r;nh,. ~ = c;,;,ans IT, CON-,
,h;nt ,hs ae;rna,;,s s.nno, J.. r.;a,,;n..t :.
snJ !, No, tho ,,I.;n,;g c,,nu no, ho \ c;,;