The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-01-30

voEm;sou-I'ne supreme Court
to be Upset-asosv it is to be ssc-
cempsisg1eG -Aeiier From 'stERe
Man who Furnishes the Re-
publican Party with zsrains."
From the Anti-Slavery Standard, this day
Ehe Supreme Court.
The late decision, of the Supreme Court
snow US chat we mu hencr rth count
two IF the three great co.cqua powers OF
| the Government against us. llencetorth
| Congress fights alone for the Natl9n against
| the Supreme Court and the President,
| loagueds in the service OF rebedom. VI
| coarse, therefore. the contest grows keener
! md more equal, an the South takes cour-
age The North is not discouraged, because
she knows that s'.e can crush all the mere
forms OF government, wncn 1t IS necessary
so to do III order to secure its great purpo-
ses-ju>tce, and the preservation OF Ma
tiohai exi nee. This the people mean to
do and will do, unless blulked by tlmid,
selfish, Incompetent and 5nrTupt lead'rS.
The action Of the Supreme Court its
disloyaIity--will not SUI prise Aholitl0nirts;
We have tested that heuch for thirty years.
Ever ,inea 'Taney--the mere creature of a
elf-willed PresidGnt-took his seat there,
it has CEASED to be an inlapandent branch
of tn Government, and become the con
veni~n, ani supple tool Of the Executive.
Aboiitionists well know that, dnring tic
whole lurso . its existence, it has never
squared It's decisions on the slave Qaes ion,
either with justice, the spirit Of the Con
stitutioG, or even its letter waen that ia
vorrd liberty. While its course on many
great issues has been open to grave oh]ec'
ton, its record on the negro question Il
iutam us We use the word deliberately
The use of it in this connection :wentl
five years ago, Won us the unmitigateC
abuse II the whole American press. w
have maIlnqly considered their protest
ana remaining of the same opinion still
Deliberately repeat the statement, With
out limiting the remark to the slave ques
ton, we atiirm that. on several lmportan
subjects, no instinct Of freedom has eve
led that Court to deviate by accident or 10
mone0, iito any decision b,comlng tn
American people, their history, Constitu
ton or Declaration Of Independence. Al
effort would have been made early in th
, war to remodel the Court, but for a yer,
: general lstrust of Mr.. Lincoln's policy il
filling vacancies there. Thaddeus Stevens
when appealed to in 1862 to ueutraIize tn
position OF that bench by adding two o
, three traStW2rehy Judges replied: Aa'
, Judg TOR Abraham to nominate! ha
. rather risk the Court as 1t Is EVgnt
have confirmed his saga:city' two oil LIN
coins nominees having Joined the enemy
, II present appearances may be trusted
) that Court like the President, is hencefort
to stand au ln>urm9unteoie obstacle as
: present coHS'ituted' 10 any eihclent an
t safe reconstruction;
!. Thanks to the Dred Scott and other dc
0 c'slons, the Bench has long ago lost tn
e ssy,'npathy and respect OF me masses, =
/. when jackson could not M fancy, te tn
e Behch, nc nc could drag the Semen doWn't
# Ianey' ln2re afH men whom tls lmpoS
4 sIolG to make reSpectaole, since they nav
!. no element 70 win respect mere y no hu
G man lnstltur9m venerable mat the touc
d OF Of we men VIII not dehle and degrade IT
3 len years ago the hnai cause Of suc6 %
/ creatvre as fancy was inexpIcable ~
o day the mystery IS solved no eifMe,'
i less reprisiye anu dlscredItab% thah n