The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1860-07-06
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Drcd Scott Decision.
HowAED's reports gives the following sumna7
rY OF llG nninlS ilol i,,t

howAED's reports gives the following summa7
ry Of The points decided in this case:
J.. The territory thus acquired is acquired
py the people of the United States for their
common anu equal hcnciit, through their agent
anu trustee. the Federal Government, nm
GfcsS can exercise no power over the inh,s Of
person or property OF citizen in The Territory
Witch Is prohibited Ivy the CONSTITUTIONS :. rh,.
government AND the citizen. whenever tl" Ter.
ri"ry Is open TO settlement both enter i, with
Their respective rights defined and limited hy
the Constitution.
< congress has no ri ght to prolibi, the cit
gyms o' amy particular State or States from Ia
King up their home thcre while il hermit, ,i,;
Ichs Oh Other States 10 do So Nor has il II right
I" give privileges TO Ci:" class Of citizens which
II refuses to another. The Territory is ,cou;rcd
for their equal and common benefit and if omen
TO amy 1t must be open 10 all upon cu:,al and
the same terms.
!. 4. Livery citizen has right to take with lin,
INTO the Territory any article of property which
the constitution Of the United States rcco,ni,.s
rs property.
i The Constitution Of the United Statcs 20
c"%h'@rS slaves as property. and pledges the
f''cfai ""fcrhmrn' l." protect it. And Com
Ir"sS caLnQt exercise any more :,u:hori,v over
property of that description than il NAV con
slit'i'l"naliy exercise over property of anv
kin.l. '"'
D. The act Of Congress. therefore. prohibit
ing citizen Of the Unitcd States taking with
h!ln his slaves when lac removes TO the Terri
tory IN question I" rrsi:c in an exercise os
""'""''F over private lr"n"rly Which is not
warranted ny the Constitution and the removal
o the plaintiff by his owner To that Terri ,,rv
gave him nr lille to freedom
.. "hile H. remains Il Territory Congress
may lc@>latc over il within the .c,nc II il.
c""S'l'"'ir"al powers in relation TO citizens of
The nli"d States. and may establish a Terri
t"ral Government, and the form of this Ior.J
Government must he regulated by the discrc-
tlon ut Congress; bat with powers no, exceed
ing those which Congress itself bv the t'ons,i
t;tinn Is authorized Ia exercise over C. items of
nc 'hlbel Sintes In respect to their rights of
persons on rights of lropcr;y.
"HAr IEEY SAY IN CrHA-Thc IInvanra
correspondent of til" Charleston Courier, under
dA'e 10Th inst, speaks If the excitement ,,ro
du'ed in Cuba hv the recent exploits Of U. s.
cruisers off that coast -
The capture of the three slavers off this
coa>t, hv the American cruisers sill cou:iuu.s
I" he the all ah-"rhng t"'rc of conversation
among the Havana mere -anis. MaiIy of whom
are largely intel tested this trade nrd tb, of
iic''s "i our Navy abused for not rcs,,.ctin,,
The national d"ci'Ine of the right of search
he loss "t three Vessels on the coast of t,ub,
alter having escaped from ih. EnrlIsh nn,l
American cruisers in African waters. Is h rd
indeed. hnd the fear of continued virilaur,
over n fleet Of thirty ar forty, keep the Cubans
~ lever OF cx"itemrn; nnd f-arssT!e Span.
lsh navy. too, have captured one off Su,lrnari
Erandc. with five hundred negroes, and hayte
received orders !" keep brighter luuk out for
the future. und not l." suffer any more slave,s
to tie taken OUT uf island.
If they nrc To he c'rrurrl. they had better
be captured by the Spanish Ga, crn,n.n, for
IL this case the lsand derives eumi. h,nrf,
F from TIC B"zal". na>n'uc!, as they are ,}IS,ri,
u,"'i ior m"cratr head money among ,h,.
= un'"rs nn'i raIiro I'd cun' Factors. Tb. owur,s
"t HE Vessels and carg"cs IN KY West
nave s"ht over agents 10 s'.r what may te cti'rc-
led IN The '"Scuc or bribery linz. LuI they have.
all returned wi';"u' havn. ct. c'-,, ANY iIIiur.
ana give hui poor hopes "i hc!ns u'... 10
anything with the Key Wr>'~,s 1t .lisrns.
eI"'! i! break out among the uryr".s and the,
s;i"n!d b. sent % one of The mrI. I.hlnr'n. Keys,
| have IL" douh, bu: that nm nllr,u,,, will t.
md" hy the Sp"niarJs 10 run oil with their
ri;h'fni rr"pr;:y.