Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-04-04
FROM the Reformer.
DECISION OF THE SUPREME COURT
OR WHO ARE TIE JUDGES AND
THEIR SUPPORTES2


This manifesto Of n pOrt0n--some Ave or six
ut of nine men--of the Supreme bench OF the
United States Court, has been the theme for much
animadyersOn, especially by the editors OF those
| pa tcrs which are opposed 10 the administrator.
J They have criticised in just terms upon the in
humanity of the idea. that colored people are not
citizens in the constitutional sense of the word.
And well they may, for those grave seign,Ors who
he thus set up their say in the face OF reason.
nature, law, and common sense, are deserving the
severest lashings Of criticism. and the keenest
cuts Of every blade Of wit and sarcasm. have
read some Of these remarks, and to me it seems
that those reviewers have missed one I'M
portant point; a point too, on which those honor
able gentlemeh, the judges. may be regarded
ss exceeding vulnerable. And il is ths:-
Must of those who have thus decided live in
the South--one or two servile toadies, perhaps.
disgrace certain Free States by calling particular
places in them, Home In the fifteen Slave States
| the are some four millions Of slaves. Of these
four millions of things how many are there who
have Mt least onebalf white blood running
| in their veins2 There are not much short Of two
millions who have more or less Anglo Saxon, Cas-
tun or Gallo blood cOursing through their veins.
And are not Anglo. Saxons. SpaniardS and French
men, white? are they not therefore, citizens
Then the inquiry inevitably rises in the mind OF
every ore who the fathers of those millions of
The mixed races2 Aye, that is the question hers
! Who are their their inthers2 Perhaps il would
be regarded political 5!asphemy worthy Of
crucihctun to suggest tina. any OF thuse honorable
judges are the fathers Of any of those things,
! which they have JUST decided not citizens !;
and yet, why may we not deduce so oerous I'm in
ference ioui-perhaps not very marrow pfelnfses.
1t is we'll known that the whole South is hut one
unvarying scene Of concubinage. That is n0tu-
II rious the marriage relation among four millions
of people is totally annuled-dsregarded
But suppose we prefer not SO direct charge
I,n thosa diunifipd hnnnrnllas tn n
that they have any relations whom they are very,
Ilearnedly decided mere things what, then
must we do? Have they no friends no relatives
no political supportersnO religious admirers, who
have such relatves2 Are there not uf their friends
in the South, small judges governors, congress
men senators big aud little generals, majors, colonies
captains, privntes bottle holders. ensigns, SER
geants corporas, D. p.s, reverends, deacOns, eld.
: ers bishops. laymen. and aI sorts and conditions
Of men," who aTe the FATHERS Of their own human
cattle? That they have such supporters is q fact
1 of worldwide notUriety and had it not been for
them and their political influence, these judges
; would never have disgraced the position which
they Aow occupy. Nay, more than this had ii
$ not been for these two millions of human ehattels
4 '--THEIR OWN CHILDREN !--%ho, IN their
g view not citizens, nut HUMANS, they might now
= he ,vorniing their destiny in obscure cor
ner of southdom, in the exalted position of luca
J pettfogers, defending low dongeres from thu
ast penalties of the law or trying to save from
= ts~ gallows some ot those .g2"ni,m OF human be
% incs nas Mr.. Writ styled o-~rseers. charge @
niurderinga few slaves, by moderate chastsement
Such are their supporters-their warmest advo
e Gates and admirers; they are their political crea
1t tors and sayiors.
;, And more than this still if more need be. L
it not for these four millions of slaves, thing
y chattes, not citizens by the supreme courts decree
{ half of them the Blood Relations of them anC
r their pporters-they would have never been abl
to ascend to the topmost place III the judicial trib
>. unals of our country. Those millions of slaves
y Things not ctizene--persoual kinLred-dunt for
= = get that are counted by thLt slime cOnatitu
- ton, in their construction, to create some y
y congressman In part of the southern states, too
! ownership in slaves, children, qualities man to bt
" " IL voter, and especially state legislator These
:, state legislators manufacture United STATES Sc IA
" tors southern votes and southern influences make
. southern presidents lno difference if they do live
u north these presidents nominate candidates fo
- United States Judges and these United States sen
ators, originally compounded OF things, chattes
:. not citiZens-)yet sons and daughters of south
eTn lavehoders-stick to that y confirm the pres
u dent's nominations and thus the circle is complete
u u the hoop is welded the tut is bound the judge
y are mads
= Ingratituds is regarded, among civilized ant
"a Christian people as one Of the basest, meanesl
" and greatest Of crimes. And it applies here wit
y u bitter force. These judges, if they have suff
e cient penetration to know their right hands iror
tnelr etf are conscious tnat II IL were not tneS
= millions of slaves. things, and half of them bloc
), relations to president and judge makers, the
could now, PLATE like, sit in Judgement owe
" men whose virtues trey may vainly attempt {
;;e ape, whose inellects they can never equal, Q
's whose magnauity they utter strangers to. Yc
~ they .rampe men under foot with mules. swine
b" filthy tobacco plugs. and rotten whiskey, with tn
most hardened feelings OF unsratefulness and indt
l. cent disregard for humanity; they tuin about bt
n, cause they have the power, and place those anon
al fish, fowls, and creeping things to whom they ar
be indebted for their present elevalion.-F.
he The decision in the Dred Scott case has bee
under consideration in the New York Legislature
ch joint committee Of three Senators and five Al
n semGlymen, was appointed TO examine what action
OF if any it behJoves the State OF New York to tax
y, to protect the constitutional rights of her citizen
rs series Of resolutions was reported setting fort
les the views of the Republican party on tho question
at and in accordance with the consistent decision
ny Of all the courts for many years. The Atbdi
ay EpeniRg Journal remarks that five voices On
tn were raised in opposition-those Of course a
bt' "Democrats," and all but one from the city
ut- New York. The advocates of the resolution star
upon the old and we'll established doctrine that a
ol rights not ceded TO. the General Government a.
hy reserved the States and that it is both the rg
no and the duty of each State to maintain them wit
me in its limits The opponents are forced. less |
he their fault than by party exigences, into tt
nd Sonl6Wndt pOoili"hH, tH"t NhHV ~
Slavery question should be settled By eaoh localt
30 for itself it is treason for this locality TO try
~ settle It for it that the Federal Government ha
no power to keep Slavery out of the Territories
though it has power force it into the States
n that the recent Decision will stand the test Of th
ne seyerest examination but that it is nevertheless
Of exceedingly dangerous and impoliiic to examin
,rs il 1t is needless to say that the Resolution wa
nd adopted by only n dissenting votes.-PHs. Gaz.
y. -
80 The London Times says that war between Spai
M and Mexico ia inevitable.
he
as Jededah Grant, the Mormon President recent
It's deceased, is said to have left seven widows
mt
ry Chrstendom, so called, enters upon the la
IL half of the nineteenth century with nm unpni
or war bill amounting to the large of 50 900 00
Of lnnO.tha interast of " hioh at DER cant hnnna