Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-06-25

regularly and legally promulgated, upon
tho mere newspaper report, that such de-
cision had been made, fierce onslaught
had been made, not only on that honored
tribunal collectively, but the personal and
private characters of the judges we're bit
terly and Indignantly assailed and villifed
Even the venerable and noble Chief JUS
tice, who for forty years had governed the
country and the bench in his capacity as
law -giver; even he, with the SHOWS of 81
winters upon his venerable head. and the
! experience Of nearly half u century of wis
dom and learning; bq, than whom a purer
patriot. en- abler jurist, or better citizen.
does no; and never has lived; this man. so
! high and pure in has great Office, was Sc
lected by these malicious archers who defy
al law for their most enyenomed shafts,
AMI their most malignant enmiiy. After
passing a high and beautiful eulo.ism up
on the other judges, and descan,ing upon
the terrible results that must certaialy en-
sue should the reasonable counsels of the
leaders of the republican party be followed
be asked, "what is there to justify such a
course?" We are vaun,ingly told in all
the Republican papers. that free people
are to rise in the majesty of their strength
and resist at all hazards the application Of
the decision in this case as rule of law
in this country. He adhered to the doe
trine that this government is a government
of laws, and every free and patriotic cit
izen is bound to uphold the supremacy of
the laws at all hazards and against all op-
position, come from what quarter it may.
In such contest, political parties must di-
vide Between the friends of the Constitu-
ton and the laws, and the enemies of all
law. When that contest comes, he had
faith to believe that fully nine -tenths of the
American people would be found rallying
under our glorious banner of the stars, and
battling for the same inestima5le blessings
that our forefathers battled fora Consii-
tution--a Country-and Government Of,
Laws. Beneath such flag. with the Con
stitution and the supremacy of the laws
emblazoned on its olitierine fidO.
'.Where breathes the foe but falls before US,
With freedoms soil beneath our feet,
And freedoms banner waving DER u.s.
If the republican party desired to force
such contest upon us, in Gods name let
it come The Democratic party and the
honest and rejecting citizens of all parties
would rally to the rescue.
He reviewed the main points of the de-
decision at length, and said there wese sub
stantially but two propositions in the decis-
ion. First, The Supreme Court of the
United States had decided that, negro
born of slave parents cannot be citizen of
This Union; and, Secondly, That the act of
March. 1920, commonly called the Missou
ri Compromise, WAS unconstitutional. and
therefore void before il was taken from the
statute books by the passage Of the Kan
sas- Nebraska act He. as tle author of
that act, aud consequently of the repeal Of
the Missouri Compromise line, had left the
decision of the question 10 the people, and
the judges OF the Supreme Court. The
decision of the people had been ratified at
the polls, in the triumphant election of Mr..
Buchanan to the Presidency. upon thai
very issue, and thai decision had been en-
dorsed by the Supreme Court, the highest
tribunal of the land. So far as he was
his sin extended as far as the
repeal of an unconstitutional restriction,
and no farther, and in that repeal he bad
been most emphatically sustained and en-
1orsed by the people and the Court. But
the Republican party say the decision is
Infamous and must not be obeyed. Here
is treason most foul What, he asked, is
their object in making the negro citizen?
To make him yoxr equal and mine. He
was thankful the American people were not
so far lost to all feelings of patriotism snd
ove of country. as to be prepared to re-
sist the constitutional authorities of the
country merely IN order to secure negro
equality. To do this, the laws of this ahd I
every other State must be reversed. 1t
would be. in fact, making Illinois, situated {
as she is, a negro colony. instead of a free {
State Inhabited by white men. You must ,
strike the word ',chite'' from the Constitu- +.
ion of your State; and what then? The
negro becomes your equal-your equal in
Your equal at the polls, your
equal at the public tables. your equal in I
ury-box, your equal to become candidate
Tor the Legislature, congress, the governor I
,hip-his children will be the equal ofIe
Tours in the p .Dlis schools. Nay, more. /,
make him citi,er, and you give him the q
right to marry your daughter, and Pollute {
vour hlo<,d Tboeo fb;,.,o tho Suprou,ol