Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-09

Shat The people may see the length and
n bgFsaslth and depth to which modern Sham De-
Motracy has sunk, and HE infamous war it is
eine against freedom, We quote The follow,
- S7,m -Ihe last number q the Democratic
I soSl |gl ls!s 49, Ta ha''- 7sFtii !
IL. y nj. we Enus Jar followed the leaders
Il thstpasy IN mo belief that they were as
a6eh opp bed q slavery as the Republicans"
ria thee ticie, and then say, if, as free men
4 who lovslreedom and honor free labor, they are
= nsI Obliged iogive up their pa ty or to give up
Y az preensions TO being anything but the recre
adj tools Of despotiSm and slaverye Here is the
article:
From the New Hampshire Democratic Standard March 49,
TIE DRIED sC0TT CAsE-IMPoRTANT DECISION OF
the SUPREME COURT OF TIE UNITED STATES.
I'VE presume most of our readers are aware
u an important case, involving the whole
QUESTION Of slavery, and the status Of the AZ
riJan race in this country, has been pending be-
fufe the Supreme Court of the United States
dusing the last two years. 1t came up from the
State of Missouri, and was suit for freedom
brAght by the bred Scott a slave against his
osber. His Master citizen of Missouri, vol
1ntrily took him into Illinois, a flee Stale, for
aten,porsry purpose, not designing to remain
inslAat State permanently. Afterwards, buth
thqlnaster and the negro returned to Missou-
ri. The negro then claimed his freedom on the
grdbnd that his removal by his master into a
free State was voluntary manumsson. 1t
wasupon this state of facts that the action was
hroAght IL has now. after mature delibera-
,;.a ho.a doc;dod aoainst the sayp We have
:airasS published the points decided by The
SuI}ene Court and especially refer the alien
tio,bf our readers to them.
NE Court decided that negroes are not cit
lzem-ihat the Ordinance Of 1887. had no force
aile the adoption of the Conslltution-thai the
Asssufi Compromise was Unconstitutional aud
Vo' = that Congress has no power TO legslaie
oI&,e subject in the State or J erriiorles-thdt
gfts aastsr saoy trapei and so)ourn Temporarily
do,J his Stare in any State Territory an The
is the law as promulgated by the high
,ca tribunal Of the land. VIII our
epublican friends submit to this decss
,oaa Nv profess TO belong 10 the party of
whose c0n5fibsn 10 be especially devoted to the
=. -. s&an fnrpf Law and Order and to enter
Il aiiar yeneIailon for The judicial iri-
perhaps W. specally the SupremeLour OF The
the roaa y tas I'D W i'll they nose; IKE good lay
=. x, lass than sis. s srIzens, submit TO the de-
~ :..;aa lgus and ilustrious tribunal, and
avVus wy - this decree which prOnnunces
about sixteen ltizenship of Bieeers, and proclaim
providently too'As master to come wih his SLAVES
- midst, if he comes lravele
lno '"s''' The friendly errand of peace ant
the extreme O, will they rebel 1t is true thin
left hand, wiocks from under their feet the onl,
I'D islands pup which Black Republican abolition
..-o,siszsn d but we expect to see the profess
W s"'0 that5potcal faith bow in submission II
dering tfsee which annihilates them as a party
the shadfdounces the warfare which they hav
.,,e l;fa against their brethren of the savehol
yates, as, In substance, DEMONSTRATIONS
was 0oasonable.
green's of the frst results OF this decision "
the DAG dlsfraachise all The negro poters # III
eh,de dqtes. l'he decision pronounces this Gov
Nh. htio beone OF the Whe men, not Africans
uoh' hspese. And no State law can make thea
were to
our asceer result will be- TO bring among us, agrea
ar ~ our southern friends eith their siare
1Qrn t'mporariy; 10 spend ihier none
miiesat US ;and TO interchange III kiSd office
leave thaliiy and humanity. We should nj
,,oak AMI, lDiitin len years, the shores OF III
~, and Connecticut ripas, and of Lai
hos ,sSse0ga ,cere lined ,eih The residences 4
portunin gAaniers, auho ,piH spend their summe,
reckonedv1hs and fheir winiers an The sum
what a<thati Would knes really /
aihing Would INIT lend TO inerfus
larse 4ermnae the sentiments, customs al
not farAf al our country. and nuke US mo
voured usqs ani united people than we no
ID it not tend to remove the pref
ostilities Of the different sections, al