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Show A swindle that has been perpetrated perpe-trated upon the fooliah blacks is being c j posed, but not until it has done much barm. A circular was sent out from Topeka, Kansas, purporting to Colonization Society," a mythical organization, It represented that the Bociely, which "eympatbizea with their colored brethren of the south, has been organized by the government govern-ment to provide land for each head ol a family, which will be given in bodies of 160 acres, in Kansaa, gratuitously." gratu-itously." The circular was widely distributed throughout the south, and induced many of the blacks to leave their homes and hasten to Kansas, when they discovered that eomebody bad been practicing upon their credulity, cred-ulity, and making money out of them. The swindle probably originated origi-nated in St. Louis, where parlies claiming to be agents of the society Bucceeded in getting conti lerable """ sums of money from the colored emigrants emi-grants as fees for information and instruction as to how their claims actmiat the government for tbe prom ieed (arms should be prosecuted. We publish, this morning, the full text of the United 8tates Supreme court decision in tbe case of Striog-lell'iw Striog-lell'iw et al. vs. Cain et al., reference to which was made few dayB ago in these columns. It will be seen thai the telegraphic statement was cor rect. The decision establishes some points of law that may oe of value to Utah ccurta hereafter, provided the judges will observe them. It is hardly necessary to comment fuither on the cae, except to say the fadings and decidiou of the territorial supreme court were almost iofanious, ccming from a tribunal that is expected to deal out juitice and maintain the right. Neither the findings Dor the decision are sustained by tho evidence cr lac:; and the judges guilty of such a gross violation ol law aud equity thoiild b'uih to acknowledge it. improper to congratulate Justice Ejiersoo, who first, sitting as judge ot this district court, decided the case as tho Umied StaUs Supreme court baa now doue, and subsequently in tho territorial eupreme court dUaented from the opiuion delivered by Justice Boreman and concurred in by Chiel Justice Schaeller. Judge Emerson's maniy stand tor the law and right, and his refusal to adopt the prejudices of his associates, subjected him to a good' deal of violent and vicious criticism and shameful abuse at the bauds of those who can aee nothing but wrong in a court doing justice 1 a Mormcn iu a controversy with a OeutileJ Tbe Supreme courl decision is as gralilying and ccd-'dele a vindication of Judge Eaerson, as it is a scathing rebuke to his associates. |