The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-03-26
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sHo ouptetne JuuiciSl tTiounal OF
the Union decides that, according to the
Constitution, negroes are not citizens,
whether free men or slaves In other words,
ours is The white mans Constitution, and
Ihe negro asa citizen is absolutely ignored.
me consequence is, that all the existing
constitutions and laws of the free States
eieVating negroes TO the rights and hiiyile.
ges OF citizenship are null and void; for. in
this authoritatiyelv declared meaning oftbe
Constitution, 10 be citizen of a State ia tn
be citizen of the United States. inasmuch
as The Constitution expressly ordains (Art.
4, see. that the "ciiizens of each State
sIali Oe entitled toall the priyiIeges and
lninunit,es oi citizens in The several States.''
ms decision, therefore, settles the old diff,
ncuiiy between Massachuset ard South
carolina concerning the free colored citizen
COOKS and seameL Of the former, treated
only as dangerous free negroes upon enter.
ing ports of the latter State. The decision
rs against Massach chusells and i,er free color.
Ell citizens, and IN favor of South Carolina.
:, lhe decisions concerning the Federal or.
d'nance OF 1877 and the Missouri Compro-
mise OF 1920, establish the full validity of
The kansas-Nebrsska bill, as the true con.
stitutional policy in regard to slavery in the
Territories. The decision concerning slaves
in trdnsitu through free State. or the
temporary sojourn Of Southern slave in a
tree State settles the Lennon case, and all
CAGES like that Of Mr.. Wheeler, of North
Carolina, whose slaves, at PhiladeIpbia.
were SO uncefemoniously spirited away; and
IN all such cases the supreme decree is de:
cisive OF the Shareholders constitutional
rig hts to his slave property.
But tue most important Of these supreme
decisions, in political party view, is the
Judgment that Congress has no power, and
can delegate no power, over the question OF
| slavery in the Territories. This decision. az
4 single blow, shivers the anti slavery plat,
form of the late great Northern Republican,
party into atoms. The policy of legislatine
slavery out of Kansas and the other Terri.
tories Of the Union by Congress will no
longer avail them. Congress has no power
IN the premises. That is settled What
was in doubt is in doubt no longer. The
supreme law is expounded by the supreme
authority, and disobedience. is rebellion,
treason and revolution. The Republican,
party hencefoith must choose between SUBJ
mission and reyolution-loyal,y or; treason
TO the government. The gall and bitter.
ness OF the New York Tribune are BETRAYED
IN Its mad assertion that these vital and IA
tai decisions of our Supreme Judges are
entitled to just SO much moral weight a.
would be the judgment Of majority Of
those congregated in any Wasting,ot, bar
ROOM But this madness of our Seward or
gahs will avail nothing. The only alterna.
tive to the anti-slavery factions of the
North, from the Garrison TO the Seward
and original Van Buren, factions, IS LOYALTY
or treason. submission or rebellion.
Unquestio nably this bombshelI from the
Supreme Court, together with the inauou.
raj and the Cabinet Of the new adminisira-
ton, VIII at once reopen the slavery agita.
tlon IN all its length and breadth; but hence.
forth slavery In the Territories is an issue
which must be decided by the laws of eli
mate, products, races and the natural laws
OF our population and emigration; for Con.
gress henceforth can have nothing to do
with the subject. Meantime, the new ad. .
m'nlstration, relieved Of the preeedents Of
The Missouri Compromise, the Wi,mot Pro
v'so, and all other unconsiitutional laws
and proceedings Of the Government during
the last forty years on the slavery question.
has Its course plainly and authoritstively
marked out. In this respect Mr.. Buchan.
an is particularly fortunate, and his admins.
tration will, we dare say, be singularly sat.
lsiactory and successful for the people are
! ever loyal TO the Constitution and the laws.