Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-09-29
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
NV YoRk, Sept. 9Th, 1858.

Political parties are arranging their forces IN
this State in the line of battle. The Republi
cans have put in nomination most excellent
State ticket Mr. EDWIN D. MoReAS, of this
city, the candidate for Governor, is one of the
best of men, and most thorough and energet-
ie Republican Mr.. Morgan was born in Wash
ington, Berkshire Co, Mass, in 1911. He has
besn the architect of his own fortune. From
humble life, by the native energies his mind
and character, and by industry and integrity, he
has become one of the leading, prominent mer-
chants of this Mercantile Metropolis of the
world; and no man has a better name, or a bet
ter reputation in all that constitutes mercantile
honor, fair dealing, manly independence. and
enlarged, and liberal, and just views of public
policy. Making money has not been the sole
occupation of Mr.. MOrgan's life. He has, in
the midst Of long years of business cares, been
student, and is thoroughly eOnversant with the
history of his country, with its wants and inter
ests, and with that system of public policy best
calculated to develop all its resources, and ben
eft most largely the whole population. With
Commerce, Finance, Manufactures, Agriculture.
Internal Improvement, he is intelligent and con-
versaut; and to the many Educational, Religious,
ald Benevolent enterprises of the day, he gives
an open and liberal hand. He is indeed
model man, and is every way worthy of the place
hoaUred by the CLINTOSs and JAYS of former
age. have no donbt that ''old Berkshire" will
have the honor of giving a Governor to the
Empire State" in the person of Mr. Morgan.
In the Congressional and County Tickets, at
least in this portion of the State, there will
prob lbly be union between the Republicans
and Americans. And why mott On the one
gr, at question of opposition to the extension
of Slavery, there is but one opinion and all
right thinking men seem desiIous of helping
down the present Administration.
The Dred Scott Decision, and the English
Bill ought to crush out Of power and existence
any Administration and any party. According
to the doctrine of Gen. Jackson, in his Bank
Veto Message, of July 10, 1882, Congress is
not bound by the decision of the Supreme
Court on a question of Constitutional Law
Gen. Jackson said:
The opinion of the Supreme Court
ought not to control the coordinate authorities
of this Government The Congress. the Ex
ecutive, and the Court, must each for itself be
guided by its own opinion of the Constitution.
Each public officer, who takes an oath to sup
port the Constitution, swears that he will sup
port it as he understands it. and not as is under
stood by others II is as much the duty Of the
House Of Representatives, Ofthe Senate, and of
the President, to decide upon the Constitution
ality of any bill or resolution which may be
.s..ls H.. i
1t it is Of the Supreme Judges when 1t may be
brought before them fJr judicial decision. The
opinion of the judges has no more authority
over Congress, than the opinions Of Congress
over the judges and on that point the Presi-
dent l. independent of both. The authority Of
the Supreme Court must not, therefore, be per-
mitted to control the Congress or the Execu-
tive, when acting in their legislative capacities,
but to have only such influence as the force of
their reasoning may deserve"
II the above doctrine Of Gen. Jackson is good
law, then Congress and every officer of the law
has good reason to reject the Dred Scott deci-
sion, if it is only to stand upon the "force Of
reason" do not know what the democrats of
1858 will say TO this Democratic doctrine of
1892 They may apply to it, the universal
law Of change But, however opinion and men
change principle does not change ii is
eternal.
Business here is comparatively dull mer-
chants are doing but little, and workshops are
idle We need the tariff of 1912 to put the |
labor ofthe country at work. But, if free trade |
is best, let Us have it. Something needs 10 be /
done. There is stagnatiOn and want Of conf
deDce now. We need something more than
Atlantic Cable celebrations to start the wheels |
of trade and commerce. The Cable seems to
be suspended The people need more light in
regard to It; they may get it.
The City is very healthy. Money in abun-
dance on cal, on good collaterlls; and want
Of confidence by everybody in all business mat
.ers. The weather is cold and fires comfortable.
Your, truly,