The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-07-29

to the deelslon when it vas made; but
after it was made he would abide by it
until it was reversed. Just SO! We
let this property abide by the decision,
but we will try to reverse that decision.
Loud applause-cries of good.) We
will try to put it where Judge Douglas
would not object, for he says he will
obey it until it is reversed. Somebody
has to reverse that decision, since it is
made, and we mean to reverse it, and
we mean to do it peaceably.
What are the uses of decisions of
courts? They have two uses. As
rules of property they have two uses.
First-they decide upon the question
before the court. They decide in this
case that Dred Scott is slave. No.
body resists that. Not only that, but
they say to everybody else, that persons
standing Just as Dred Scott stands is
as he is. That is, they say that when
a question comes upon another person
it will be so decided again, unless the
court decides another way, CHEERS
cries of good,'') unless the court over
rules its decision. (Renewed applause.)
We'll we mean to do what we can to
have the court decide the other way.
That is one thing We mean to try to do.
The sacredness that Judge Douglas
throws around this decision, is a degree
of sacredness that has never been
before thrown around any other decis-
ion. have never heard of such o
thing. Why, decisions, apparently
contrary to that decision, or that good
lawyers thought were contrary to that
decision, have been made by that very
court before. 1t is the first of its kind
it is an astonisher in legal history.
Uaughter.) 1t is new wonder of the
world. daughter and applause.) 1t
is based upon falsehood In tha- main a s
CO tne Iacts-alIegations of facts upoif
which it stands are not facts at ali in
many instances, and no decision made
on any questionable first instance of a
decision made under SO many unfavor-
able circumstances-thus placed, has
ever been held by the profession as
law, and it has always needed confirm
alton before the lawyers regarded it as
settled law. But Judge Douglas will
have it that all hands must take this
extraordinary decision, made under
these extraordinary circumstances, and
give their votes in Congress i'm accord
ance with it, yield to it and obey it in
every possible sense. Circumstances
alter cases. Do not gentlemen here
remember the case of that same Su-
preme Court, some twenty-five or thirty
years ago, deciding that national bank
was constitutional? / ask, if somebody
does not remember that National
tfShk1y ksRh pat aYfelss-a YES, yes. t Such is the
truth whether it be remembered or not.
The Bank charter ran out, and a re-
charter was granted by Congress.
That re-charter was laid before Gen.
Jackson. 1t was urged upon him,
when he denied the constitutionality of
the bank, that the Supreme Court had
decided that it was constitutional and
Gen. Jackson then said that the SUI
preme Court had no right to lay down
a rule to govern a coordinate branch
of the government, the members Of
I which had sworn to sdppart-t the Con-
stitution-that each member had sworn
to support that Constitution as he ufi-
derstood it. / will venture here to saw,
that / have heard Judge Douglas say
that he approved of Gen. Jackson for
that act. What has now become of all
his TRADE about resistance to the Su-
preme Court?'
! My fellow citizens, getting back a
little, for Ipass from these points, when
Judge Douglas makes his threat of an
7 Inhalation upon the alliance" he is
cautious to say that that warfare of his
is to fall upon the leaders of the Repub-
lican party. Almost every word he
uttters and every distinction he makes,
has its significance. He means for the
Republicans that do not count them
selves as leaders, to be his friends he
makes no fuss over them; it is the
leaders that he is making war upon.
He wants it understood that the mass
of the Republican party are really his
friends. 1t is only the leaders that are
doing something that is intolerant and
that requires exterlnination at his hands.
As this is clearly and unquestionably
the light in which he presents that mat
ter, / want 10 ask your attention, ad.
dressing myself to the Republicans
here, that / may ask you some ques-
tions, as to where you, as the Republi-
can party, would be placed if you sus-
, tanned Judge Douglas in his present
f position by reelection? / do not
: claim, gentlemen, to be unselfsh, / dc
not pretend that l would not like to 90
! to the United States Senate, daughter ]
l make no such hypocritical pretence
but do say to you that in the mighty
| issue, it is nothing to you-nothing tc
the mass of the people of the nation
whether or not Judge Douglas or my
, self shall ever be heard of after this
i night. 1t may be trife to either ol
} us, but in connection with this mighty
question, upon which hangs the desti
| nies of the nation, perhaps, it is abso'
/ lutely nothing; but where. viii you be
: placed if you resendorse Judge Doug
: las? Don't you know how apt he is
t how exceedingly anxious he is at al
t times to seize upon anything and every,
' thing to persuade xonl that something
: he has done yox did ydllFselves I? Why
a he tried to persuade lyon last night thai
Q our Illinois Legislature instructed hin
a to ;ntroduce fhe Nebraska hill Tho~.