The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-01-13

HE DRED SCoTT GAsE.-Ne nnu the fol-
lowing editorial paragraph in the Washington
Union:
SIT is currently reported, and We hope on
good authority, that the Judges Of the Su-
preme Court have come to decision in the
case OF bred Scott, which involves the con-
stitutionality Of the Missouri Compromise of
$50. The rumor is that seven Of the Judges
viz: Chief Justice fancy, Justices Catr0n,
Daniel, Wayne, Campbell, Nelson and Grier,
decided the law Of 1920 to be unconstitution-
al. Justices Curtis and Mclean dissent
There are other questions in the case, about
which nothing is said in the rumor referred
TO. The country will look with anxiety for
this decision, and its influence upon section
alism cannot be otherwise than highly bene.
hcial."
This report has been contradicted BY tele-
graph from Washington. Il is nevertheless
not at ali unlikely that such decision may
be rendered. Scott claims his freedom part
y on the ground that he resided two years
with his master in Illinois, and partly on the
ground that he subsequently resided with bis
master IN the Territories from which slavery
was excluded by the Missouri Compromise.
III the latter plea fails the former must be
decided. decision upon that point will be
OF special interest to all the free states. III
SCOTS claim is decided on this point, no
state has right to prohibit slavery within
her own territory. Under such decision a.
this layeholders would have the right to
bring their slaves into Ohio and keep them
here. Ohio would, in fact, be in manner a
slave state. We agree with the Union that
1.-THE country will look with anxiety for this
decison.'-lCin Gaz.
eT Some of the Dubuque papers are agi-
tating the project Of connecting that cit '
with Davenport, Muscatine, Burlington, keo-
kuk and st. Louis by railroad on the west
side Of the river. The completion of this
would render the projected one from Alton to
Rock leland, unnecessary.
| road leading towards the southern boun-
daries of Iowa, called the North Missouri
aud Iowa Railroad is already completed from
st. Louis to ST. Charles. This road 10 in
tended to connect with tie Iowa system Of
roads, by a branch up the valley Of the Des
MONIES, and branch to Keokuk. The keo-
kuk and Muscatine is aimost ready for ths
rolling stock distance Of IL miles. The
The Nuscatine branch Of the Mississippi and
Missouri Railroad, intended TO be extended
northward, is running distance Of IL mile.
north OF that city. The Jackson or our owr
county road, viii also form a convenient
link Of the proposed connection, and thu
branch OF the Dubuque and Pacific TO Teta
! ac Merits, VI! &c &C INCH -c-c - the lire
bellevue Republican.
CO The Pittsburgh Dispatch relates tn,
following story:
"a lawyer On neighboring county Wa
once called upon suddenly to attend . wealthy
farmer, after further medical attendance
was pronounced useless. He proceeded Il
draw will, in accordance with the dyinl
mans directions, and both supposed tbs
business concluded, when the lawyer rsool.
Iected fine tract Of the farmers possession,
which had not been provided for, and RI.
marked-'you have forgotten that hundred
acres in township; what disposition
shall be made Of that?' ooh, no - quickly
replied the dying man, sI'll keep that myself
there's coal in IT, ''
| ET-A schoolmaster "down cost" has in
vented machine for licking scholars. BY
means Of crank, : boy il put through biz
discipline IN ons-foarth the time the rattan
used to consume.