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 ... (Hardcover)

This text presents a critical examination of the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision, along with Benton's arguments against the Missouri Compromise that reaffirms his conviction that the status of slaves, as property, could not be affected by federal legislation.