The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-06-07

Tns Tusr The irst meeting over the Eclfpss
Course, Long Islaod, under the direction aud man.
agement OF the Uaion Jockey Ctu., took place lac,
Friday afternoon. The swetp.tako, mile heats, for
three years Did eoits aud Gilies, was wen by Pau,
line: time l:52 and I.S3 Prophet came IN second
and Prophet third, Tho Jocksy CInb Haudiean.
oae mile and half for all ages vas the uext rsos,
OF which tho following ia summary
sweepstake Of $500 each, half forf.,t. and tso
oniy,M declared by tho 18Th Of Nav: Al oo0
added by the Club; the second horse TO rseeiy.
q Bacon names Bill Cbea,ham !,
Doswell names b Slasher .
Mcdaniel names b Don Juan q
SatViu Hreen names ch fGtencopn A
Lowell Purdy names Imp Pleeting Moments s
Time--2.45
After this there was a race for a nur.e Of
500. which was won by Bill Dsarfnz, time--3,4sI<
it was i0;ended to make two mile heats In mi.
race, but the conteoding horse, r j. Walker. broke
down aud was drawn on the first heat.
The second day of tho meeting takes place on
iuesday, and has been christened the great four
mile Gay, owing TO the fact that tho
is the four mile beat, for which Tar River, tb,
the copquerer of Nicholas the First slasher nan
Dcsring, kaslis and Don Juan will Gil start. The
great Union Handicap and the Union Selling Stat ca
will be run The same day.
Law SuPRrMr-However politicians NAV vs,or
about the legality Of the fugitive slave Ia when.
ever any question comes up for adjudication In
State Federal Courts, in which the consittution-
aiiy of the law is denied, the decisiou is inyar,a-
bly, In favor of the law The Supreme Court OF
Ohio has bas before IL ust such questi 80, and
though every EFFORT was male to c0ncentr; ate pub.
lie opinion 10 hear upou the minds of the Judges
and collision of Federal and State Jurisdiction
was confidently predicted the Court has decided
that the law of Congress. giving the owner of an
escaped slave the right 10 rec Iaim him In a free
State. is constitutional aud must be suforoed The
Court reviewed the question In It's various bear
ibes, and three out of the Ave gave the OPT uon of
the Court, that any Intentional for the
purpose OF rescuDg from the owner an escnped
slave, 10 violation of the constitution of the u
States of ITSELF without regard to the m It'll saye
law That, Congress, from the earliest peri, d OFF,
govern mont has. by legislative penalties. yipdIca
ted the Constitutional right of the owner sIayes
against unlawful interference That tn. les isIatye
power OF Congress on this subject has been recoys
niZ q by the General Assembly of Ohio and by
the supreme Courts of nearly every State and has
never been denied by the Supreme Court of apy
State-the Courts of Wisconsin,, notwithstanding
the popular impression, not forming an ex ption
That this form action of Legislatures hatiopaI
ana state, and OF the Judiciary the several Stat,
and OF the United States puts the question b, yond
tue fesch OF the private personal views of judye.
ana takes away the power TO make their jrC yhJu.l
opipions the arbitrary interpreters of the ,.onsti
fntion. According to this decision the co pstjtu.
'onai right exists 10 reclaim escaped sIavtw the
act otCongress inficting penalties Oh thos q who
osertered with this right is legal, and the u, 4
urts nre pound to enforce the law, and the State
Courts to respect it.-fha Ledger