The Supreme Court's decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford is unanimously denounced by scholars.... Opponents of slavery fiercely attacked the Dred Scott decision. The Evening Journal of Albany, New York, combined two themes and denounced the decision as both an offense to the principles of liberty on which the nation was founded, and a victory for slave states over the free states:[32].. That editorial ended on a martial note: All who love Republican institutions and who hate Aristocracy, compact yourselves together for the struggle which threatens your liberty and will test your manhood! Many abolitionists and some supporters of slavery...