The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-15

The bred Scott Dectsion-Our Anti. Slavery
Journals and their RevoI stationary Tendon
Giles.
We had hoped that upon a little reflection the
leading anti-slavery journals of the republican
party would discover the wickedness and folly Of
disobedience and rebellion against the late deci,
sion of the Supreme Court We had supposed
that between an insurrectionary reaction agains,
the government and legitimate and constitu.
tional movement for the reconstruction of the
Supreme Court upon Northern basis the latter
course would be alnea instantly adopted by
every prominent journal and politician siding
with the views of N Lean and Curtis.
In these reasonable anticipations, we now ap-
prehend that we have been widely mistaken.
The editorial columns of the New York Tribune,
Evening Post, Courier and Enquirer, Albany Eren-
ing JonrndI, Boston -i2as, and other prominent
republican journals, are brimfull of the elements
Of sedtion, treason and instruction. One Of
rhese journals compares this binding decision Of
our supreme judicial tribunal az equivalent in
moral weight to the judgment Of SO many Wash
'ngton bar-room politicians in another quarter
greatest scoundrels" in the country. And these
first outbreaks of rage and chagrin are followed
up not by the wiser counsels OF submission to
he law, but by the boldest suggestions Of an or
gaDized resistance and rebellion.
1t is to be regretted that the prejuaices OF our
Northern anti-slavery people concerning niggers
and Shareholders should run away with their
reason; but when such professedly Union-loving
anti-slayery journals as the New York Courier
and Enquirer, the Albany Journal, and company,
are ready 70 shake hands with Garrison, Parker
and Abbey Kelly Foster in an insurrectionary
uprising against the general government the case
of these newly confessed converts to treason and
revolution becomes truly and entirely depiorable.
We say entirely deplorable; for whatever may be
the real constitutional merits or dement's OF this
late bred Scott decision, Il is the law-it is the
Interpretation Of the constitution from the su-
preme judicial tribunal of the country-and
between loyal submission and seditious resist
anee there is no choice.
What are the tendencies of these violent
denunciations in the premises from our lead
ing black republican journals? They are
seditious and revolutionary, We can only
the Northern republican party with the
open -mouthed infidel, disunion traitors Of the
Garrisonian school. We look upon these sedi-
tious views and recommendations Of our republi-
can journals, in fact, as significant of gathering
troubles TO the North, TO the South aud TO the
4 MI At aanE,l obar aio aa.,
ioreshadow series Of legal decisions and laws
from Northern State Legislatures and courts, in
direct and revolutionary conflict with the Su-
preIne Court OF the United States, and a sec
tional agitation, from this violent clashing Of
state and federal authorities, of the gloomiest
complexion.
The constitution and the laws must be and will
be maintained. II is for the republican masses
attached to the Union and the constitution to
say whether they will follow the revolutionary
teachings of their leading organs, and fuse with
Garrison and his abolition disunion faction or
abide by the supreme law of the land. There is
the legitimate alternative to the North Of con-
reversal of the decision Of the Su-
preme Court by the necessary change Of its
majority from the Southern to the Northern side
Of the argument In the interval, the duty of all
is submission to the law and the lawfully consti-
tuted authorities Of the land Let this submission
be refused. and let il be followed by an organized
party and sectional rebellion, and a chaos of
parties, factions and issues must inevitably
follow, driving us all headlong to ruin aud
destruction.