The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-22

DRED SCOTT GONE TO FINAL JUDGMENT.

DRIED SCOTT GONE TO FINAL JUDGMENT.
The old negro whose name has attained such historical
prominence in this country, in connection with the MIS-
souri, compromise, the Supreme Court and tho general
question Of African slavery done with the things
OF mc and, though be had no status before Supreme
Court Of the United States there s no reason to suppose
slat his color or condition excluded him from the pre-
sspec Of the great Judge Of the universe In ages yet
10 ceme when the names Of the actors tho poll
tics Of the day will have been forgoten Drcd Scott and
tho decision which his will be familiar words
in the mouth Of tho ranting dcmagoruc IN ros,rum and
pulpit Of the student Of political history The clc
graph informs that Dred died Friday the 18th inst
In the city Of S. Louie; and, although the supreme Court
Of the United States overruIed his claims freedom he
died free man and with the conscousncss that his wfo
Harriet and his two young daughters, Eliza and Lizzie,
were also oosed from their bonds
Although Drcd's has made such stir In tho world
hIs life was by evcntfu He born
on the plantation of the Blow family, Virginia. and up
TO abou, his tenth year be enjoyed his share Of the %
frcc and sports tina, usually fall the lot q such
nate ebon youngsters lie subsequently, carried by
his master 10 ST. Louis, and during his abode in
that city, believe, that no changed masters, Blow
having sold him 10 Dr. Emerson, then surgeon the
United states army In the course Of his new mascrs
military career bred found himscf from isa& 1890,
located at the military post at Rock Island, ia ILLINOIS, and
subsequently, the since famous Fort sncllng Mime
sota pr Emerson died, and his widow became. AMI now
is tho wife of tho Hon. Calvin G Charec, member Of
Congress from the State Of Massachusetts,.
For some ten years before tho death Of Dr. Emerson
which occurred about twelve years sncc-he hal
resided st. Louis Dred Scott being Of the household
But while Fort smelling Drcd had himself a.
wc the girl arrett then also slave of Major Talacrro,
az tho United States army. Ths his second wife. Hs
first died chdcss Harriou bore him four children, two
only of whom are living Their names are fiza and Lizzie,
and their ages respectively about ten and nftccn
After the death of Doctor Emerson prcd became the
body servant ~ Cant. Rsinbridgr, and Corpus
Christi the breaking cut q the Mcxican
ON his return 10 s. Louis ho made application 10 his
late the subject q purchasing the freedom u
hiself and family. She, however, 70 tho pro
that tho "Drcd Scott case commenced Dred was in.
formed that having been voluntarily taken by his
that act became free lie therefore, about years
ago brough, suit for his freedom against the
Of NJ Fmcrsons will-Mr. John \. A. Sanford-and the
Circuit Court of 81 Louis decided 4 in his favor. That
dcciron however, ovcrrued by the Supreme Court
Of the State of Missouri aud thence before tho
Supreme OF the United States which refused w en-
ter,an il the ground that the descendants q Africans
who had been sold here slaves not, under the
constitution czcns OF tho United States and therefore
not entitled 10 IN the supreme Court This decision
made the tcxt for vtupcravc assaults from press
pulpit and rostrGm against the Supreme Court of tho
United states and a. well Tor the prncipcs settles
for the dcta Il lays down will continue TO be- as has
been, the fruitful theme 81 politicians e both secons ior
pcrhaIs centuries 10 come.
But although the decision not such as Drcd Scott
had been led 20 believe hopc and although under no
and his family N ,hc condition of cha,,ci pro
pcrty, stili he, IN reality, lost nothing by a. s real
owner had been Mr. thsfce although tho suit WA
brought against ssniord the executor q Emersnns viii
rcrrese NATIVE ~ the commonwealth ~ Massachusetts,
could not with any sort cf grace, be the proprietor of
human ehstela. But ~ he was non.resldent % the
State lie could not under the laws of Missouri etnanci.
rate his slaves These laws however, easily circum
vented where tho disposition ~ 10 exists az IL did in
this case. The Scotts-parCnts and chdrcn-were con.
voyed ba 10 the representative Of their original pro.
pretor Mr 1ay loT Blow, ~ S. Lous"one of them boys
he was ra sed with '-as Drcd used to express H. anl
this Mr.. Blow formally entered up their emancipation in
the proper court
Dred was probably not fty years of age Al his
death athuv gh the general impression that he was
quite an old darkey. lis widow II considerably his iu
Nor She follows tie business of aanress IN S. Louis
and bred used 70 AID her the business by carrying the
clothes beck ard forward. The girls disappeared
they learned the eject of the Ded Scott decision
they subsequently, returned 10 the parental roof bred
much icked n finding himself occupying such
poraEt position before the public and although he did not
Trt any grand airs tat account told that he
tscd 90 laugh heartily when taking Il de fuss doy made
oar Ia Washington bout dc ole Niger