, 1860-07-12
THE UsURPATIONs OF THE FED
ERAL JUDICIARY.
speech Of Hon. J. N. Ashley, delivered
In the U. =. Elous. of Representa-
&tves. Nlay 29fh. 1860.


Speech Of Hon, ]. N. Ashley, delivered
In the q. =. Eoua. of Hepfesenta-
ttvess may 28fh, 4ooV'
We nresent below a portion of this ab1e
s,.s,, s,,hoav;no ,ts leading points. Its
epeesn' eua'ou'4's
great length prec'udes our pruning " en1ife:
Ion1rY or s1Av1uoLp1Sa 1uooEs.
Mr cb,;r1,., ,be Efforts of Nr. Culhoun to
an,;a: III ~ GonthaTn States ia hIs dianrion
movement ot 1s33 under color Of oppositiont to
~ +aG9 at ~ 1903. having failed. and tho
srhama sxnoset aud efftctuailT crushed out by
~ ha1ar.is.n,d decision Of Gen: jackson md
th;s 1a.nsrate f.ction and their leaders exclud-
81 frcT ia tlamncrntio party during the Ad-
rn;n;s,rat;on ~ that old hero. other exnedients
Tars rsenr+a5 n hv Mr. Calhoun to secure the
asase:sts,ant ~ h;s cherished nurnoss-
rsm.'T .;.hs- a i;.solution Of The Uninn md
H. n5s,.r;1as;on of a Southern sla,eholdipc
~ fsdsrar,. " .he recounition bv the nresenf
Envernment If hs theory, that slavery is re-
corn;,ed hv The Constitution, and that Con.
$3.50 h.a n -ovor tn abo}sh ar exclude Il
ff-on, .Ia T.rr;for;es ar the District Of Colum.
h;a After TN election Of Van Buren to the
prsridarcr sfr. Calboun and hi. followers vere
rleslaeue!, u: 1a4no t;.s - a.a.; f.nn-.S;e
asaln IecT!seu -? " "rs, a s'aae..aJ p *
WIZ ING oeHocr*'I r.. 11 ~ rue
ieaotns meA aa =. -h;st IL s.,..1a.. ~
epsess gfGhnoa, ha a,,srsd fact that Mr Vnp noren
gTen was tae aeo Wr net caihonn. ,h ua
.h HPo.;.,,.;o. sPo ~ tba I1n;1ed Statas 1850
~ Soast.an.om assae4.; =, wsn " ~ 'e9 'e~os
,as. !. ~. I,en,nc-ot,r n,r4v ~ ,b,t dor ~
.ha nt - u .haar1 If thaI sisya noaar IT, -
W.. ~ .atotHe tneJ IL H.. po"sa ~.
~ 1.IUu9 .hn cn.n ~. cnr1t hscsnsa r. nowa..
A. ~ ~. o1sd f-o.-, ~ ,,s,ai, ia
s. go, H., ,hsn, al s,l"h n,, - na
~ sssas es's - r. C9,tnrn conts,nnIa.aJ a - - ~ -
6't 6:..oSi. 80 -. cHr.a Tn.,St r. =. III III
1seo h m " tse a to ."n;ts ne Apsw 1 "ou'd
rs,. ~ a,aast WE. sann.;rs5 u" 'e ~ 0'a'D' AAu
pefs 70 staas ~. "ha ~ ~ h;.to- ~ .h a..u
viii .hn,,. III rs1hnnn vas sr..o.afi ~'"AA'
~ rs ioot ~ ,h;s ro;nt ~ - a.. .,or,an+s
ria Srnrama fsourff va nrosn;.sa ~ an act
of CnnoIass rassad m ths oI,h ~ Sant.nahar nj 49,
80 ~ ona Ch;aF r. go ond - assae;st.s
' Tba ac, ~ iii % 1soo an s,ara ~ Earth md
c,,.h s.h .tepa 1,d,as ~. .;,e,;..
ocp.u r.. ~ aat ~ Teh-,,s-n 10y ~ S'sea
onrt ~. ~ saa to ro3s;st ~ sns desa
and the ser. nth circn;t rnmnr;seJ tha Sts,ss II
Tennessee EentnckT md t,b;n '17 0'A's0 ~
liz act ri al nf March 1saT +vo addition,
iud9es aud SoutLern cirrnts were c,eatad and
10 consist of the States Of Ohio. 1nd;ana and
the South. With less than half he nonn]aton
and mt more than one. e.fourth of tha hnsiness
in the Supreme Court obtained q maiority Of
the Judges,
When Nr. Tyter. by the death of Gen. Har-
party which eIected him. 6y throwinr himself M
into The arms Of the disunion VIM Of The DEM
ocrnt,c nnrtv' n nont was pained hr th;s far.
tion. which they have not oaiy never iost. but
having secured the control OF the succeeding
admin,stratinn of Mr.. Polk. they hare advanc.
ed With rapid strides from . small and once
poxerless minority. until they have for years
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