Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-10-05
The Gazette aud the ssprcme Court.

The Gazette and the ssprcme Court.
What wonderful discovery The Ga
zets has made in The fourth resolution
Of the Democratic State platform OF last
year. 1t is indeed surprising to find
the Gazette cndor.ing resolution Of
Democratic Convention.
The resolution 10 as follows:
4th -"A,soivd, That the supreme Court OF
he U0ited states, heiDg under the Constitu-
ton. an independent co-ordi ate branch Of III.
government. with . tenure office which can
no. be changed by the ac,ion Of parties.
through the ins,rumen tali,y Of Congress, ~
hold the Dem, crazy entirely irresponsible for
us doctrines. and 10 no csss conclus,veiy hound
by the zane except 70 iar - to ine,.ica,e oJed.-
ence 10 its eisons csiie they C. n.,nue il. force
And the Gazette adds:
Exactly. The Republican pa rty do moi
prea' di.oted ence TO the laws Of The county
90 established by ongress and construed by
The Supreme Court This re. outicn goes just
~ far as the very extremists oil tho Republican
party"
How dare the Gazette, in face Of its
declaration only two DAYS ago, that ",he
Republican party openly and boldly re-
pudiate the bred SOFT decision" assert
the Republican party do not preach
dlsohed zen .e to the laws |" What does
he Gazette mean by "rcpud ate I"
Webster gives its meaning to lie 'to re-
fuse any longer to acknowledge" Such
mierable quibblingis unworthy even OF
the Gozette. We were disposed to give
the Gazette some credit for honesty and
courage when it avo~ed that 1t openly
and boldly advised the people ITO refuse
TO acknow ledge" the exist g laws OF
the land, but we cannot express the VI
Ter contempt We feel for journal which
has published ant Gle sficr article con
tanning the vilest abuse Of the Supreme
Court, and VIII Oh now advocates the
passage of law iu defiance of its decis-
ions, and yet has the unb'ushing effront-
ry to say that it does not advocate DISC
bcdience to the laws. We sh all not ar
que as to what the decision Of the Su-
preme Court in the bred Scott case is,
with journal ~hich openly and boldly
repud,stes it, and which does not &C
knowledge it. We only say that the
Supreme Court has not decided that the
people of a territory may not through
their Legislature lawfully protect or ex-
clude slavery, while in a Territorial con
dttron.
But 1t has decided tina: Congress can
not intervene either to protect or prohlb
'tslavery inthc Territories. The question
as to the right Of the people of the ter
litorles to leylslate on the subject Of
slavery was not before the Court, nor
have the Court by any fair or honest
construction, or implication, passed up.
on this SUI ject.
Every citizen has the right to take
his property with him into The common
Territories Of the United States, but he
holds it there under and by virtue, not
of the Constitution of the ULited States,
but Of the laws of the Territory. as en-
acted by the Ter'itor al Leg stature.
these laws are const tutonal or
not, like the laws of the Leg slAtures o.
The several States. is question which
may be determined by the Supr, me
Court of the United States. And when
ever the Supreme Court Of the Ulited
States shall determine that any law.
either Of ,he Territorial or State Leglsla
lures is unconstitutional and void, "0U
good citizens shall respect the decision,
and 1t should be enforced NTH prompt
ness and fidelity By erery department Of
The General Gerernmea.t," ard in the
language Of the 4,h resolution Of the
Democratic State Platform of last year,
" hich tie Gazette endorses, SHE DE
mocroey are bound 10 inculeate tbedience
70 ats decisions, achile Mey continue in
force" So the Gazette has become the
champion Of the bred Scott decision
and it will "inculcate obedience to IT,"
The Gazette must either "shut up
shop" or haul down Lincoln ard Hamlin
from the head of its columns. "Otht Hos
occupation is gone" The Died Sc ut
decision dcte,m mes that Congress can
not prohibit slavery in he Territories
The Republican party in wboze serv &c
the Gazette hos been enlisted, asse rts it
can. The Gazette "iuculcat obedience'
to the decision. 1t atandons the Re
publican party Which "openly and bold
~ repudiate the bred Scott decision"
Shame on such contemplate yacilla,ion
and Inconsistency.
IHE CaliiorLia papers report that some OF
the pc trees Of that State, of the Bartlett va
r'ety. bear t~o di tinct crops tf nit this year
The trees bioorned in April and July. IT.
pears OF the first CROP al the fret of Septem