The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-07-20

e. in the nine men who constitute th
Supreme Court.
m Sir, the Republican theory is, tn,
f. the government is not the mas,o
T. but the servant. Every departmel
" was created by the people, not f
the benefit Of any class interest, bt
ID for the saf ty and happiness of tn
whole, and every department ia sul
Il ordinate TO their will. II there is q
" absolute power in any govcrnmer
e that is abo7e and superior 70 tn
/. people, it is despotism.
y HOW CALHOUN AND TYLER MANAGED T
: GET A MAJORITY OF SLAVE. .HoLDIN
JUDGES.
Mr.. Chairman, tho efforts of MI
- Calhoun to enlist all the Southern
= states in his disunion movement @
1882, under color OF opposition t,
the Tariff act OF 1928, having failed
and the scheme exposed and effect
ually crushed out by the boldnest
' and decision Of General Jackson
and this desperate faction ard theil
Leaders excluded from the Demo.
cratic party during the administra.
tion OF that old hero, other expedi-
ents were resorted to by Mr. Calhoun
to secure the accomplishment OF his
cherished purpose either
a dissolution of the Union and the
organization of Southern slave
holding confederacy, or the recog-
milton by the present government oil
his theory, that slavery is recognized
10y the Constitution, and that Con-
gress had no power to abolish or
exclude it from the territories or the
District Of Columbia. After the
election of Van Buren to the Presi
dency, Mr.. Calhoun and his follow
ers were again received into kind
of quasi fellowship with the Demo
cratic party, and supported the lead
ing measures OF the administration
The express ground upon which HE
support was given, was the alleged
fact that Mr.. Van Buren, was dis
posed to favor Mr.. CaIhoun's theory
that the Constitution Of the United
States recognized property in man.
Failing, however, to secure the
open endorsement by the Democrat
ic party Of that Jay OF the favorte
theory of the slave power, Calhoun
hit upon the plan OF getting possess
ion OF the Supreme Court, because
it is a power The irrthest removed
rom the people, is held in great
esteem by them. and such acts Of
aggression Ns Calhoun concentrated
IL committed 10y the Supreme Court
he knew would be so quietly done
As to excite no alarm, and pass AL
most unnotic,d.
/ In this scheme, a. the history Of
the country win show Mr.. Calhoun
was successful.
! Let Us hook at this point i,r few
moments
/ The Supreme Court vas org tnizad
by an act Of Congress passed ON the
24lh oi September, l7S9. by which
act the Court WAS made To consist OF
one Chief Justice and five Asso.
ciates.
The act Of April %, 1902, gave
the North and South each three
Judges and three circuits.
BY the act o. February 24 1897.
the Supreme Court was made to con-
sist OF seven judges; and the sew.
enth circuit comprised the states OF
. Tennessee, Kentucky. and Ohio.
BY act OF Bird OF March, 1897, two
additional Judges and southern cir
cults were created, and to consist OF
the states Of Ohio, Indiana, and the
South, with less than half the popu
lation, and not more than one fourth
of the business in the Supreme Court,
obtained majority of the Judges.
When Mr.. Tyler, by the death o
General Harrison, became President,
and betrayed the party which elect.
cd him, by throwing himself into the
arms OF the disunion wing of the
Democratic party, a point was gain
ed by this faction, which they hav G
never lost, but having secured the
control Of the succeeding admins.
, tration OF Mr. Polk, they have ad
vanced with rapid strides from =
small AMI once powerless minority
! until they have for years completely
t controlled the Democratic organiza
ton, and changed its Fundamental
} principles.
For the first time in the history o
t the government, under Mr.. Tyler
4 administration, the opi3ions OF mel
, selected Tor the Supreme Court, ol
D the question Of slavery, were mad
r test of their promotion to that ex
. alted position. No man who wa
p, known to entertain views hostile t
= the interest and political opinions G
a the privileged class represented b
= MIR, Calhoun could be nominated, OF
|. ii nominated, confirmed to a seat o
Y the bench Of the Supreme Court. =
d And two of tho present Judges
20 Justice Daniel, of Virginia, an
e Justice Nelson, of New York--wer
a selected By Mr.. Tyler, with the aI
J. proval OF Mr.. Calhoun, because
g their reputed fidelity to this clal
10 interest. Having secured by acc
II dent the Executive branch of Il
s, government, their next step was
ty obtain the control of the Sena'
al committees, especially the JudiciaI
,e Committee, to which all nomination
On for the Supreme Court are referre
IN and as a result OF this policy, Il
n. Judiciary Committee for the Ia
he twenty years has been completely
ch the hands OF this faction. Tn,
lts recommended the confirm alton
n .