New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-07-13

great ssios1sd Of tie citizen, thFoNn s'11-1 IA ~
toe Cor stitu;ioD.
How IL hi. Uniformity t, be accomplished, II /. -.
6e,irsble and possible There = bu. one mode n
which il coud be brought soont, ana TIA. one
mode would be % abolish the s;s,e LesGrires, BIO
out State sovereignty. ard merge ths flyat. SCI
sovereignty Of tne States IN one CONSOLIDATED en-
rire. vestir2 Congress si.h pleGsry power % make
al tue poce regU atoms and domestic eoncerni, ana
local AVS throughout the hmlt Of the Republic
When yeu y 81 have done th.-, you VII nave 10,
foruiy thst you Sul have ell ire ssies Fee or al
Slave then slaves will ve'e every where OF NJ Sa-1e
then you will have Maine Liquor L:v IN every
safe or IL note; then yo1 WIZ asVe u-il,tI.J
in ell things local and domestic, by the sktnoF-
fy OF the Federal Government b1. SasH you
have uniformity, you Will hsye consl,nis1 these
terfy-two Ststes-ireepsrd tt Pre- en.-tIto one
coufolidsted npire with uniioTmity OF oe-potlsn
-eigring paramount throu tie le,g.n ed breath
Of tie iand. Applause
Hence ny friends | an driven irresisubly % the
conclusion that div. rsy dlfs-milar'y snd vaiety 70
cur ocai sDd domestic Institutions are the great Ale
gurds Of liberties; that the rsusrs Of our ins'
tutors were viss and ssyacl0us and patriotic Hlel
they made this Government confederation OF sovef-
eien States with Leg stature for each, that Legls-
ture hsy ng the 20 make all domsstc Instltu-
tops aud lave TO suit lt-elf; and II We expect to
maintain or hbertias mast preserve the sOVer-
eighty of the Ststes- must MAINTAIN and carry on.
Z, at great principle Of sefgOverpmsnt incorporated n
tie compromise Of 1850 rdorsed by tbs Illinois Lses-
s,ure in ISL ard embodied and carried on, IN tne
Kara -Nsbrasbs BILL and vindica,ed this year by the
refusal to bring ksnsas into the Union WITH Consti'
tuition WITCH enc had voted down.
The other proposition advanced by Mr.. Llneon IN
liz speech consists in crusade against the Supreme
Court If the Uied States on the ground Of the Died
Scott decson. On this question, also, desire TO say
to you unequivocsly tina. | tske direct or DISTRICT
issue with Tim. i have 10 warfare 70 make on the
Supreme Court Of the United States appleuse ether
On account Of that or any other decision which they
have pronounced from tnst bench. The Constitution
OF tie United States has provided that the power OK
Al. IS h. avail
Ststes sd the pIovisions-shsl be divided into
three departments-the Executive, Legislative AID
the ontution ard the construction Of law is vested
in the Judiciary established by the Constitution. As
lawyer, feel at Liberty t. appear before court,
ana coDtrovert any principle OF law while the question
IL pending before the tribunal but when declsion is
made, my private opinion, your opinions, al our
opinions must yield 70 the mses'y OF ina, authorlls-
tive adjudication Icres of GOOD and cheersI snd
| sish you 70 bear 10 mind that tits involves the
great prDcpe upon witch rig ats aod our liberties
and our properly all depend. Wnat security have
you for your propertyfor your reputatons-for your
personal rght unless the curs are - be upheld and
their decisions respected when once finally rntsred
by the highest tribunal known 10 the Constitution
do not choose, therefore, TO 60 INTO an argument
with Mr.. Lincoln reviewing the various decisions
that the Supreme Court has made either upon the
bred Scott or any other, aud have no idea oil
appealing from the decision OF the Supreme Court
upon consfitn ional question to decision of osn
meeting [Cheers.l l am aware that an eminent
lawy er of tIis city, more said that the
Stale Of lliUos had the most perfect Judicial system
in the world, subject 10 one exception glch could be
cured by slight amendment. Tia. amendment was
that the laws should &c changed 30 as to allow ap
peal from the decisions Of the Supreme Court OF Hi
rois Cd all constitutional questions % two Justices of
the Peace. Cheers ard laughter. My friend Lin
coin assures me that that proposition when vas
Jut &c of the Supreme Court. Ii that be true,
don't think that That fact adds any greater import
apce or weight 10 the suggestion. IL matters not to
myself, q Lockwood or Sni,h, whether it was
Tsrey or Marshs; yet the decision of the
highest tribunal Of q nation On the CONSTITUTION OF
tao country nust be fosl until it has been re-
versed by equally high authority. Hetce am
opposed TO this doctIiIe of MIR. Linool's, by
mich he PIopSSsss to ts5 sa az Ct fRe re ned S
upon these high constitutional questions, Free
Soil or Republican csucus situated IN the country
yes, or to any other caucus or town meeting. re
spe CT the decision Of that august tribunals shs bow
in difference to it. j ON law abiding man; will
sustain tie Constitution of my country fathers
have made it, and | will yield obedience TO the laws
whether ike them or not as | find them On the
statute book. will sustain the Judicial tribunal and
the constituted authorities in all matters within the
pale Of Their jurisdiction as deAned by the COnsttn
tiOn. But am equally free to say that the reason
assigned by Mr. Lincoln for resisting the decision OF
the Court in the bred Scott case does not commend
itself 10 my appreciation. He objects ~ 1t because
tina. decision declares that negro descended
from African parents, who were brought here and
of the United States. lie says it ls wrong because
il deprives the negro Of the bene. OF that clause
of the Constitution which says that citizens OF
State shsll enjoy ell the privileges and
iumun'es Of citizens of the several States. In
words he toll ks it is wrong because deprives
the gro OF the privileges immuItles and rigots OF
CT zership, which pertain according to the decision.
only 10 the white man. en- free 10 say 10 you, my
fellow citizens, that in my opinion this Government
Of ours is founded on white basis IL was made by
white for the benefit OF white men, to be al min
steIed by white men in UGH a manner as they should
determine. II is also true that negro Indian, or
Any other Ct inferior race t. the white man,
shl uld be permitted 10 enjoy AMI humanity requires
that he should have all the NJ hts end al the pryi-
leges and all the immuuiles which he is capable of
icisitg consistent with the safety of society.
will give hia every right ana every privilege which
bis cspscy will enable him to en y consistent wish
the good Of zoe ETY. where he lives But You may ak
me VI st are those rights and privileges My
lie that each Sse utt decide foe itself the nsture and
exert of q ose rghts. Illinois has determined for
herself We have decided thst the 1eyro sh 81 Rot be
a slave. We have at shs sane time decided that ne
shall rot vote nor hold office, on jGrss,
eIjoy polltica, privileges. / deny the Isht OF any
other State 10 complain of our policy or that subject,
or 10 inte fere with 10 ate mDt 10 change it, Ga
the o'her hsnd, the State Of Msine has decided
that in that state negro msy vote on elushty
with woite man. The sovereign power Of Maine
had right prescribe thst rule FIR nersslf. Illinois
has right 70 complain Of Aaiue for confsrriog me-
gro suffrage Maine any rgh. to int rfere with
or complain Of Illinois for denying Iegro suiffage. Ga
the or er band, the State Of NewYoIk has dsc1ed
in her Constitution II a. negro may vote provided
G OWE $3.50 worth Of properly, ard not otherwi-e.
TIE iich negro may vote, but the poor one shant
Although tina, distinction does not commend itself to
nv iudgmelt, ye, say that the sovereign power of
N.G.loIk Lad light to prescribe that form OF the
ee civ. chise If he chose 10 do Ga other
hard, Kentucky ard Virginia, aud other States have
Prove ed that .grces certain class of them 10
thoss Saes shall be slaves having neither soca nor
Do cs rights Without indorsiog tue pr prety OF
tie, decision, | sssert that Virginia hss the