The Washington union., 1857-05-09

Alfred j. Vaughan, of Missouri, Indian agent for
the Blacleet and other neighborng tribes vice John
II. McBrayer, who declines the appointment.
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A GOVERNOR MIsSTATTNG THE CURRENT HISTORY
OF THE TIMES
Our adversaries have been so long in the habit of
insrepresentng the occurrences Of the day that it
ceases to create astonishment That the masses are
misled and cheated by prints accustomed to design
ed devatons from truth for political effect does not
pendent State where education abounds should mis-
represent material facts which all have the means of
understanding correctly, cannot fail to astonish all re-
Ascting men. Governor Haley of Connecticut, in
his recent message to the legislature of that State,
after touching upon few matters of State concern,
devotes large portion Of it to national affairs, in
which, through ignorance or design, he grossly mis-
represents the action Of all branches Of the federal
government, but more particularly the Judiciary Con
necticut boasts of her institutions Of learning and
her organic law furnishes strong for her cti
zens to learn to read and write. She needs another,
which would compel her politicians, who attempt to
instruct the people in political affairs to keep with
in the boundaries Of fact. Governor HALEY, in his
message, says:
~ reported judicial declaration that the negro in this
country hare rights ihh wae bound 10 respect, If
received binding authority upon U.S. would place that
race in the condition Of outawry which might demand
measure of legislative interference in behalf OF negroes in
our State sufficient to them from the condition
Of oucasts from society. The dictates of humanity
would hardly be satisfied with smaller measure OF JUS
tice while the promptngs of philanthropy might suggest
the extension them of political franchises under suta
bic regulations Whether the time has arrived for fur
ther action in relation to this unfortunate leave to
be determined by the general assembly.
Here his excellency assumes and informs the legis
aturc his constituents, and the public that Judicial
decision has been made (meaning the bred Scott
case in the United States Supreme Court declaring
that the negro race in this country have rights
which white men are bound to respect His conf
dence in blackrepubican papers and lecturers, and
his native creduity may possibly have misled and
induced him to believe what he states. But this is
hard to believe of one chosen the chief executive
of State where the electors are as sagacious and
wellinformed as in Connecticut. To arrive at this
conclusion would be question the great intelligence
attributed to them Hence we compelled to adopt
another, to wit that his excellency counted upon
their ignorance and creduity and designedly made
I: misstatement for political effect Every intelligent
man who reads and understands passing events
knows that the Supreme Court made no such decision
as described and imputed to it by the governor, nor
anything to that effect 1t simply said that where
the jurisdiction of the United States circuit courts
depends upon the parties being "cizens Of different
States negroes could not sue because they were
not under the United States constitution citizens.
In this the Supreme Court followed the opinion OF
William Writ, Chief Justice Gibson Of Pennsylvania
and Chief Justice Daggett Of Connecticut, as well as
others and as well as the practical action of the
American people before abolition and its less manly
offspring black republicanism, entered the political
arena. The decision of the United States Supreme
Court was confined to the right of the negro to sue
to this one narrow point In every other respect
their right to sno was left broad that Of white
men. This limitation is found in the constitution,
which confers jurisdiction upon that court in but few
cases AS an alien the right Of the negro to sue in
that court has not been questioned. He can sue in
the courts of this District where the constitution has
not limited the jurisdiction, the same as any other
person He can do the same in the seven Terrific
res and in the thiryono States, unless some Of them
have withheld jurisdiction under their State consti
tutions, which is not probable Where the criminal
laws Of the United States have been violated, to
the person or property Of negro the United States
courts have precisely the same jurisdiction and act
in the same manner as in cases of white Where
q crime has been committed upon negro, so far as
we can ascertain every State and Territory Furnishes
the aggressor under the same law, and in the same
manner, as if it had been upon white man. His
excellency was bound to know these things. If he
did not, he would be clearly incompetent for his
high Office. IL he did know them, then no language
can be too severe to characterize his attempt to de-
ceive the legislature, his constituents, and tho pub
lie.
THE REMOVAL OF JUDGE LORING
Abolitionism in Massachusetts (says the Boston
poaN Ia in eesfasiea at the action Of our sena in