. Historical and legal examination of that part of the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the Dred Scott case, which declares the unconstitutionality of the Missouri Compromise Act, and the self-extension of the Constitution to territories, carrying slavery along with it : with an appendix ... . oasts * Article 4, section 4. f Same. 30 INTKODUCTOEY NOTE. and islands, extensive as tliey are ; but circumvolving the terra-queous globe, we look wistfully at the Sandwich Islands, andon some gem in the Polynesian group ; and plunging to theantijDodes, pounce down upon Formosa in t
. Historical and legal examination of that part of the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the Dred Scott case, which declares the unconstitutionality of the Missouri Compromise Act, and the self-extension of the Constitution to territories, carrying slavery along with it : with an appendix ... . oasts * Article 4, section 4. f Same. 30 INTKODUCTOEY NOTE. and islands, extensive as tliey are ; but circumvolving the terra-queous globe, we look wistfully at the Sandwich Islands, andon some gem in the Polynesian group ; and plunging to theantijDodes, pounce down upon Formosa in the Chinese Sea. Suchwere the schemes of the last Administration, and must continue,if its policy should continue. Over all these provinces, isth-muses, islands, and ports, now free, our Constitution must spread,(if we acquire them, and the decision of the Supreme Courtstands,) overriding and overruling all anti-slavery law in theirrespective limits, and planting African slavery in its place, be-yond the power of Congress or the people there to prevent it. I object to the Courts opinion, not only because it was with-out jurisdiction, and wrong in itself, but because it was political,pertaining to the policy, or civil government of the Union—interferino; with the administration of the affairs of the HISTORICAL AND LEGAL EXAMINATION SUPEEME COURTS DECISIOl^ ON THE MISSOUEI COMPROMISE ACT, AND THE EEXTENSION OF THE CONSTITUTION TO TERRITORIES, AS PRONOUNCED IN THE DUED SCOTT C_Z^SE. Tliis Examination divides itself into three parts :—First.—As it concerns the power exercised by Congressover the original Territory of the United States. Secondly.—As it concerns the new Territory acquired by the Louisiana pur-chase. Thirdly.—As it concerns the Missouri Compromise it will be the jDoint of the whole Examination to show thatCongress exercised, and rightfully, supreme authority over theseTerritories, both ori^lal and acquired; that it governed themindependen^MhK^
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