Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1858-05-01
Says the Senator Of New York:

Of record, and appeared for the defend
snt.
Says the Senator Of New York:
1.-THE opposing counsel, paid by the
defending Shareholder, had insisted in
reply, that the famous statnte was I'M
constitutional. The mock debate had
been heard in the chamber of the court
in the basement Of the capitol, in the
presence of the curious visitors al the
seat Of government, whom the dizziness
OF a judicial investigation could not
disgust. The court did not hesitate to
please the incoming President
Where are we, sir, that such language
as this is used? Is this the Senate Of
the United States, and are we the en-
bassadors of the eoequal sovereiguties,
to be ~insulted by language like this? Is
not this an insult to every one Of US
direct and personal.
THE court did not hesitate to please
the incoming PRESIDENT by Selling this
%extraneous and idle forensic discussion,
and converting it into an occasion for
p~ronouncing an opinion that the Nilsson
ri prohibition was void, and that by force
of the constitution, slavery existed, with
all the elements of property in man
owe man, in all the Territories of the
United States, paramount to any popu-|
lar sovereignty within the Territories,
and ever to the authority Of Congress
itself" ...t@. T. ~r#=~a a.%
'The day of Inauguration came--the
first one among all the celebrations of
that great national pageant that was to
be desecrated by a coalition between
the executive and judicial departments
to undermine the national legislature
and the liberties Of the people,"
Is there a solitary word Of truth in
this? Not one. Is solitary fact al
legged? Not one; but a broad and naked
charge is made, which is intended to
stamp infamy upon characters hitherto
beyond the breath Of ~reproach. Shame,
shame upon the Senator that makes
such charges as these and has no proof
to support them. nj
The President, attended by the usu-
al heightened procession, arrived and
took his seat On the portico. The SUI
preme Court attended him there, in robes
which yet exacted public reverence
The people, unaware of the import Of
Whisperings carried on between the
President and the Chief Justice, and
imbued with veneration for both, filled
the avenues and gardens as far away as
the eye could reach. The President adj
dressed themin words as bland as those
which the worst of all the Roman En-
perors pronounced when he assumed the
purple. He announced vaguely indeed
but with self satisfaction the forthcom-
ing extrajudicial exposition of the con-
stitution, and pledged his submission to
it rs authoritative and fnaln. g III
Does anybody find that in the Presi-
dents inaugural? Does anybody find in
the Presidents inaugural anything on3
this point, except that he learns the
question is to be decided by the highest
tribunal Of the land, and that he, as ev-
cry other good citizen is. is willing to
render obedience to that tribunal?
"a few days later, copies of this opin-
ion were multiplied by the Seliate's press
and scattered in the name of the Sem
ate, broadcast W the land, and their
publication has not yet been disowned
by the Senate.p 81
AS if we were going to disown pub
fishing the opinions of the Supreme
Court Of the United States.
simultaneously, bred Scott, who
had played the hand of dummy in this in
tereseing political game, nnwillingly,
yet to the complete satisfaction of his
adversary, was voluntarily emaneipated;
and thus received from his master, as a
reward, the freedom which the court de-
MED him us a right
Now, does not the Senator from New
York know, was it not published in ev-
cry newspaper in the country, that the
slaves master had died? Was It not
KNOWN that the man who emancipated
the slave was a Black Republican com
peer IN the other House, of the SENATOR
OF New York, (Mr. Ghaffee, of Massa-
chusetts, J who was forced to give thisl
emancipation after having lone hesita-
ted, by the indignant denunciations ofi
the fellow Republicans around him Nv.
erybodya knows that, and yet~we are
told BY theSenasor that tfsis rifs MI
freeaesff to the slave was the y,ward
granted By his muster, the defendant.
for playing dummy in a game Of cards
"a political game-with the venerable
Chief Justice and Chief Magistrate of
the Union. Shame, shame once more
upon the Senator who makes charges
like these, w~ithonttlre shadow of ground
for their support.
Il
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