The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1860-04-05

{ This power the Suprem, Court did exercise by
setting aside the jutgneut ol the Circuit Court
on the IN .rits aud by diSrnissny the suit wlth
out any ju lgmeut fur Or against either party.
This is all that the Supreme CouJt did, all that
it had lawful power to do. consider 1t great
public misfortune that several OF the learned
Judges should have thought that THAR duy re
quired them to discuss and give opinions upon
various questions outside of the case, US the case
was actu lily disposed Of by the Court. All such
opinions are extra judicial aud OF no authority.
But besides this, IL appears to the that several oi
tn. ouestiuns 80 discussed BY the Judges are po.
hticrl questions, aud therefore beyUui the jurls-
dcion OF the judiciary, ,andproper only to be con
sidered and disposed OF by the pol ,tca depart
ments. II am right in this, aud it seems 10 me
plain, the precedent is most unfortunate, because
it may lead IT, a dangerous couhlct OF authority
among the CO ordinate branches Of the Govern.
ment.
TmRu AS to the Colonization of the Free
Blacks.
For many years have been connected With
| the Am.ricSn Colonization Society, of which the
rising young State OF Liberiu is the first fruit
consider The subject both humane aud wise, ,ber-
ifcrnt alike to the free baC Cks who grd aud
tn the whites whom thev leave behind. But
Africa is distant aud presents 81 many obstacles
| to rapid settle nen that We cannot indulge the
hope of drawing otfiu that direction the grow
ing numbers of our free black population. The
,rnpi cal regions OF America, think, Offer Tar
b.tter prospect both for us AMI for them.
FJURrH-As to any Inequality Of Rights
among american CitiSenS.
recogniz' no distinctions among American
citizsns, but such as are expressly laid down in
the Constitution ; aud | hold that our Govern
manl is bound to protect all the citz ms in the
- all IL.
gainst al assalants; aud to these rights ther'
is no difference between citizens born, and citi
z-ns made such by law.
Railroad from the Valley ofthe Mississippi
to IT.: Pdcifc O;saH, Utdcr the Auspices o
the General GOp:rnmeat?
Yes, thorougly. do not only believe such
road to b. oI vast Importance as the means o
in. rIasin1 the population. wealth aud power o
this gret valley, but necessary as the means o
national defence AMI of preserving the inIcsrit
of the Union.
, SIxrH-Am in favor of the M:dsure calle
| the Homestcad B.H?
Yes. am for guarding the public lands n
T well as possible from the danger of becomin
E the subject OF common trade and speculation
tor keeping tn IN tor the uctu,l use of the peo
pie, unl for granting tracts of suitable siza t
i those who will actually inhabit and improv
them,
q SEv sNra Am lin Fdp3r Of the Immcdiate Ad
n, ssion Of Klasas under ihe WyandoH Con
!, stitution
think that K,nsas ought to be almit,e
without delay, leaving her like all the othc
= States, the sole Judge Of her own Constitution
Thus gentlemen, believe have answere
all your inquiries, in plain Ineligible man
I ~, I hn..
attempted to support my answers by argumen
, for that could not be me in short letter; an
i, restraining myself from going into general pol
r. tics, have confined my remarks to the partit
p ular subjects upon which you requested me /
- write
. Your Obliged fellow citizen,
EDWARD BATES.