Inaugural Address and Dred Scott Decision Summary
The piece presents a lengthy inaugural address by James Buchanan stressing union, slavery policy, territorial rights, and constitutional construction, followed by the Supreme Court exam of the Dred Scott case. It covers popular sovereignty, federal duties, military road needs, and foreign policy, then shifts to the court’s ruling that black people are not citizens, the Missouri Compromise is unconstitutional regarding slavery in territories, and coinciding opinions on territorial governance and legality of the Scott case.
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Inaugural Cabinet and Slavery Debates Split the Nation
The Toledo Blade surveys Buchanan's inaugural cabinet, calling it slave-state heavy and weak on talent, while praising the dissent in Dred Scott and noting Pierce's unpopularity. It chronicles cabinet picks like Cass Cobb Floyd Toucey Thompson Black Brown and comments on political alignments across states and parties.
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Senate Session and Bills on Fugitive Slave Law Debate
The Senate held an evening session March 5 amid a lively debate over contract resolutions and amendments. Members from several districts argued the substitute and various resolutions, with votes split 14 to 17 and 16 to 15 before adjournment. A House bill to curb abuses under the fugitive slave law passed, while other measures and adjournment articles followed in Columbus reports from March 6 to March 10.
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Chicago mayoral donor aids firemen and widow relief
Mr Wentworth, the Inte elected Mr of Chicago, offered one third of a salary of 83,500 for a mayoral term to the Firemen’s Benevolent Association and arranged to pay the remaining around 300 to the widow of Mr Beiffort on her homestead. The Supreme Court and Roman Inquisition comparisons appear in a broader editorial remark.
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