New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-19

Lacey, N L1e DreI CcON cdsc, t~O Ciauscs vi 'Ho
Fedt al Constitution are relied upon to show that,
under that instrument, negroes OF the African
race are regarded "as beings Of an inferior order,
"unfit assoc atss for the white race either socially
1" OF politically" and as having "no rights which
"white men are bound to respect" These two
clauses are as follows:
s.Tbe migration or importation Of such peraons as
v Of the States now exi.tiog shall think proper to
ADMIT sai not be prohibited by Congress prior to the
year 1928 but tax or duty may be imposed on such
importation not excsecpg ten dollars for sch person
No person Led 10 service or labor in one Stite
under The LAYS thereof escaping into another shall IN
Consequence Of any law regulation thereof be dls-
charged from such service or labor. but shau DC
delivered up on the claim of the party to whom such
service of labor mag be due.
Such is the proof, and all the proof rhi'h tho
ingenuity OF Mr.. fancy is able to produce from
The Constitution Of the United States Of that pro-
scription of the African race which he and his four
brethren pretend 10 see in it. These " two clauses
"of the INST tuition 30 the Chief Justice
US" point to the African race as separate, and
"not REGARDED a. citizens for whom the Constitu-
" ton was adopted
New. in neither Of these clauses is there any
mention of "neg1oes of the African r.ce, or Of
sny other race-not word in them from which
suy conclusion can be drawn that the immigrants
to b admitted, excluded or taxed, were any more
African than Irish, or that the Obligation to sur
render fugitives frem service depends st ali upon
color or race. So far from that, it is made in ex
press terms to depend upon TIE fac., wholly ire
specti,e Of race and color, Of the fugitive beng
held TO service or labor in State under the laws
thereof and escaping into another State. This fu
gitise clause applies with precisely the same force
to white indeDt ID servants and TO white apprentices
IS il does 70 negro servants. So sr as these clauses
90. the Federal Consti.ution-lnstesd Of taking
any distinction between white Immigrants and
negro enigrsats white servant, and negro servants
REGARDING he white citizens in or in posS,,
and the black as separate from the whites, and
frever though. Of or spoken Of except IS prop
"erty "-aoes in fact, appear to place them on
precisely The same legal level That clause Of the
Constitution which gives to Congress power TO
establish Uniform rue Of naturalization is equsly
bread. There is no restriction Of this power Of
naturalization TO persons Of the white race, aud no
prohibition 10 extend the rights Of citizenship to
per,ons of any race. The argument, therefore,
of the Chief.Justce derived from the terms of the
Constitution i.sef would seem to be just as unten-
able q, the historical argument, the guns Of which
have been so completely turned upon him.
Al the Chief Justice and his four brethren were
at the time in the gracious humor of favoIing the
world with extra judicial opinions gratis there is
one little point upon which, by way Of settling the
whole question st once, il is pity they had not
thrown some Light The Chief Justice speaks OF
the population Of the United States a. having been
at the time Of the Declaration Of Independence
composed of two classes, whites regarded Is cit-
zens. and negroes. What, We should Ike TO know,
4. tbe serse snd extent 10 which he uses the term
..rsyror We constantly read in our Southern eI
changes advertisements Of " runaway negroes,
no are also described IS Learly white, and likely
70 psss for white men. l. tba. the sense IN which
the word Lego is Used in this opinion OF Is II re.
str;c,ed 10 persons of pure African blood Do the
rosiority If the Cour, intend 10 adopt the South
Carolina doc;rine in toto, and 70 hold that the
.ebte.t drop Of African blood IS fOre'er disqdal-
tcs,;on n be q citizen of the United States, even
though az TIE o:ier drops Of blood N the VEINS Of
,ns ipdyidua have been collected together from the
v.n, Of the first families Of Virginia Do they
recognize IS valid those sets Of the legislatures Of
Virginia Kentucky and other Slave States, accord
iog to which all persons taviog less than 81 eighth
of Afcsn bood in Their veins are EMIT ed to be re-
ss-tei as white, and OF course capable Of c izen-
ship
Its vel known that : la!e distinguished Demo
c-,t. Vice. President Of tie United States married
nu.atto daughters TO white men for the very
purpose Of securing TO bis grandchildren the PRIV
-aa, e cilzensoip IDder the laws Of Kentucky
Wo.; s,y, lie Chlf-JGstce. and hi- brethren To
t..scssel Can tbst ting be dooe or ao.' DOES
ne c rs.;'ufion recognize the eescenisn's 81 1ni'
d.,iireu,.hsd Democss. 30 part Of tha! pes