The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-09-30
DANGEROUS ADMISSION.

~ he Louisville Journal does not underrate
the il telhgence and fairness of the Republicans
of IL nois when it assumes that Mr.. Douglas q
lateg position on the bred Scott decision is
more distasteful to them than the doctrine OF
the decision itself. We believe that we know
the sentiments of the party in this State, and we
| decls';e that they are ready to abide the decis.
ions 4 the Supreme Court on the Slavery ques.
| ton q long as they are the law of the land !;
and nowhere in cur ranks should we look for
so msan and petty an expedient as that EN-.
ploysd by Mr.. Douglas to get rid Of the opera.
ton If what the court has decided or will de-
| eide, 70 be in accordance with the Constitution
and be laws. If it be ultimately determined
| that slavery exists In all the Territories, BY
virtu OF the Constitution alone, let the support.
| ers ef the institution make the most of the ad-
| want ige which their position gives them. We
| may deny the Justice and constitutionaty of
| the ecsion which so ordains; We may leave
| no e fort untried to reverse it, and to educate
| the eople, and though them the court, up to
| whst we believe TO be the true constitutional
stan lard but there could not be any action en-
| dors d by great and generous party like that
to which we belong, so exceedingly petty as
| that which Senator Douglas recommends as the
| mea is of evading the consequence of consti.
| tutic nal provision. We do not believe that
Their, is, or can be, by virtue of the Federal
| com pact, such thing as property in man.
But 4 it is otherwise determined, and the court
rule as it must, that property is entitled to all
the ighs and privileges of other property, lei
| ii b, protected, say zoe, eUen though The conSe-
que, css be to bring SLaccry into the free
| StCa IS. We have no idea of setting aside the
deci ZION of the most august of our judicial tribu
malls by course Of procedure that tcould disgrace
| a p httogger in magistrates court "-Cht
Gag Tribune.
| Pc do not like the tone of this extract, and
| it c. ntains admissions which we consider dan.
ger Us. For one, we shall not profess what we
do OF feel, profound respect for the decisions
| of t e Supreme Court, without discrimination
We shall not take their dicta as decisive in any
cas- If a member of Congress, or President
of tje United States, in swearing to support the
Cor titution, we should swear to support it as
we Understood it. The President must construe
for himself the instrument which defines bis
possrs. Congress must decide for itself upon
IN yet, whether it be constitutional or not
9th srwise, the official oath should be, to sup
| por. the Constitution Of the United States, &c
corr ing to the Supreme Court.
ne sentiment OF the closing part OF this ex
trae, concerning the supremacy of the Court
is s.monstrous one. Our contemporary does mo-
bel we that there is, BY virtue of the Fed
eral compact, such thing as property in
mat. but he adds
Syf 1t is otherwise determined and the court
ruiz :, as it must that that property is entitled
70 81 the rights and privileges of other proper
| ~, 1t it be protected, say we, even though the
consequence be to bring Slavery into the free
| STAGES
Extravaganza like this-such as no Demo
cratic paper in Illinois would dare give utter
snce to-shows, more than any comment can
do, the utter absurdity of blind, unreasonine
deyotion to Supreme Court Despotism.
Toe TRIBUNE, in uttering such a senti
nsns misrepresents not only the Republicans
n Illinois, but itself.