Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1864-10-27

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ssTAis distinguished AmssssAn jusiss
was born IN Uslssrt 6uanty, Maryisnd.
March III, I77T, and consequently 50 aAi
his dsosa6sy y1ezs of 90. He -
|dasesndsd from q famify oS English Rc~
man Catholics which ss{sied d Maxyiand
abous the middle uf the t7th esatdry, ard
receiyed his education At Dfskinson Col
lsgs, Penn, whore he graduated ID I795s
Commeucing the ssudy on law III Annap-
oils In 1895, be- vas adnittsd ID 1879 10
the Maryland bar, began % psaesics in
hls native county, from which hs was also
elected delegate ss the General Asssm-
bly. and In 1901 removed 10 Frsdario.
In lei6, be was elected d State Senator,
and up0a retiring from thsE osfes Ia 1874,
reaoved 10 Baltimore. In IS27 be vas
sppoinssd Atsornsy General Of Maryland,
and la the Summeg Of 1881 be vas ap-
pointed hy Pr@sidens Jaeksoa ATTORNEY
aensgal Oh the United States. Upon tbs
dismissal Of Mr. Duane ffon the piEice Of
Secssssyy of the Treasury, Ssptalhhes 20,
1883, on account Of bis refusal TO ramovs
the Government aeposits from the United
States Bank, Mr. Tansy was sppdntsd 10
succeed him, and immsdistely Issued the
necessary orders FOR the removal oil the
deposits to the local b&Aks selected by
him ~ agents Of the Governments. The
Senate, which bad an anti Administration
majority rejected mis- nomination Ia 1884,
by . vote Oh % 70 Is. Ia 1855 he was
nominated by President jackson - an
Associate Justice Of che Supreme Court
bot The Senats, being stiil opposed 70 the
President, postponed the subject indsf-
nitsiy on tie last day Of the Term, which
vas eQaiyalsnl 10 rsjscsion- Upon tha
death og Chief Justice MssshAsl, be waa
appointed by President jackson as bis
successor, and In March, ls36, TO Senate,
which had asanwhils changed lss poIiti-
cal eomplsxion. confirmed the nominAtion.
He took bis sast upon shs Supreme bench
in January, 1887, which high pgaee he
held 10 the day og his death, OF the va
rious Qusstions bsfore that Court With
Viii, b his name has been associated, thai |
known "a the Dred Scott eass has gained
. special prominence from the important |
political interests which ii involves. Ths
Chief Justice while concaEring in ths |
judgment Of the majority Of lha Court,
Of tho United States FOR Missouri had no
Jurisdiction In thessHis broughs BY the
plaintiff in srroY, Drsd Scott on the
ground thai the latter was not q citizen
Of Missouri, hsld that negroes, whether
slaye or free, coald not In any gaspect be
eonsideged a. citizens; that the Inhibition
Of slavery in the territories Of shs United
States lying north OF the line Of 36 deg.
and 30 minutes, known A. the Missouri
Compromise, was unconstitutional; and
that Drsd Scott, negro alave. who was
removed by his massss from Missoa1i 70
lost Whatever frsedoa hs may
have thns acquired by being subsequently,
removed into The territory Of Wisconsin,
and by his return to the State Of Mia |
souri,