The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-05-25

n jsinAor-.D brief bus 10 the Point.
The Journal, in ito two column editorial
in response, 10 constrained to deny the effect
Of the bred Scott decision in order to avoid
the overwhelming force Of our conclusions.
Admitting oil We assert, the Journal says:
"Ths Supreme Court do not decide thatths
right Of property in slsves inhsres in the
STAKEHOLDER in the Territories in opposition
to local law"
Nov in the opinion Of the Court delivered
by Chief Justice fancy It'll declared that ssthe
right of property in slave il distinctly and
expressly affirmed in the Consultations" and
upon considerations growing out Of this right,
he says, ssitis the opinion Of the Court that
the act Of Congress which prohibited . citi-
ZEN from holding and owning property of
this kind in the territory Of the United States
north Of the line therein mentioned, is not
warranted BY the Constitution, and 10, there
fore, void" Then If Law Of Congress is
void because it interferes with rights secured
by the Constitution, surely . Territorial Law
cannot have greater validity than . Law Of
Congress and the Constitution Of the United
States, especially in view Of this sixth articls
Of the Constitution
ssThis Constitution, and tho laws Of the
United States which shall be made in pursu-
ance thereof, and oil treaties made, or which
shall be made, under the authority Of the
United States, shall be the supreme law Of
the land and the judges in every State shall
be bound thereby, any thing 10 che constitu-
ton or laws OF any State to the contrary not
withstanding."
But Chief Justice fancy does not leave US
to these inevitable logical deductions, but
expressly decides this very point which the
Journal declares he did not decide. After
stating that the form Of government TO be %.
tablished for Territory and oil matters re-
lating to it, political condition are left to the
discretion Of Congress, the Court insists thai
there are certain rights Of property and per.
son-such - the rights Of hobsds corpus, th.
right TO bear arms, and the right to private
property, whether it be In . slave or wha,
not, that Congress may not interfere with
and then concludes in this distinct af6rma-
ton Of the insuihciency Of local Territorial
law TO accomplish what 10 denied to Congress.
Sand il Congress itself cannot do this--if il
10 beyond the power conferred Oh the Federal
Government-it will be admitted, we pre.
same, that It could not authorize the Terri.
torial government to exercise them. Il could
confer no power on any local government %.
tablisbsd By it authority, to violate the pro.
visions Of the Constitution" Az the entir,
two columns Of special pleading squattel
sovereignty humbuggery il based on the de
nial that the Court did make the decision
here quoted, W imagine il hardly necessary
to spend time on the superstructure after v,
have Knocked ont the underpinning.
t1Mr. Bishop, the new appointee to th.
post Of Commissioner Of Patents, has not ye
asssptsd. What 10 the matter? Is Bishor
trying 10 follow The example Of our Senator
Jones, and play the incorruptible and unpur.
shassabls patriot ; compile Of months befor,
accepting tho promised bribea