New-York daily tribune., 1843-01-05

Gov. Marcy hinted at: it will be time Tor TINS
after they have helped him 70 reelection
There IS mesnness in the petsifogsery aboss
stealing a slave within the jurisdiction OF V u
einia' which Gov Bouck mus, not bsar the dis
credit OF originating. Il IS part OF the low
shutting Of the Loco-Foeo aajority OF the iass
Legislature. Nobody needed to be told that sseo!-
ing any thing is a crime the question oefweea
New-Yo ork law and Virginia law Is whether ne who
merely connives at the escape OF slave-whs
perhaps Only knows that slave has escaped or
concealed himself on board avessel-is really gull
ty of stealing. If be is, than Moses was 8 most
a,rocisrs thief in leading the lsraelites cut OF
Egypt To swis, the question into the shape the
Governor wsuld have it wear, i, below sven the
low cunning of His Excellency.
There is a greater amount of unnecessary inform
alton in this Message than in any we ever before
read Itwould have been just as sensible TO insert
dozen pages from Websters Spelling-Book. Per-
haps, however, the Governor understands better
than we do the mental resources of those on whom
Ii intended to have effect. More anon.
THE MUTlsY.-The Correspondent of the A-ne-
rcan contains the following notice OF the attention
the proceedings of the Court of Inquiry aow in
session here, excite at Washington, and of the
investigation TO which the Commanders action
will We; be subjected:
Political questions have yet so slight hold
upon the minds of men here, that the Somers
mutiny'' continues to be the great and absorbing
object of interest. have never known case
where an occurrence out Of Washington, excited
such strong, universal and permanent interest II
Congress- The reports of the proceedings OF the
Cour, of Inquiry are very carefully scanned, ano
are already giving occasion to very grave discus
sions of the principles involved in this very remarka
biz. transaction. The great question, and, In tact
the only point after the evidence OF the danger /;
complete is as the power, the right, to deaf thu
with human life in anticipation OF danger and io
the security of life and the prerentten OF crime.
;s a case which does not concern small! a mat
,er as the mere discipline snd security of our Navy
II is to establish precedent for the decision o
all fnture contingencies of parallel nature in al
American vessels that traverse the common ocean
Each vessel contains a community, an isolated hu
man society, necessarily governed by peculiar ma
turel and moral laws, and just so far independent
! of the limitations, checks and cautions OF mum!
cipa law as it is deprived of the security and pro
tectiou'of tha, law yet jus, SO far subject and res
ponsible to it as may be required by due regar'
to the safety of all similar floating communities
the common rights of mankind, and the nature
rights of each individual man. The proceeding
and results of the Court of Inquiry are therefor
not only interesting, but important to others tha
those Immediately concerned, though these pro
ceedings are merely preliminary to those whic
are to settle this great precedent, involving tn
incest points of nature law and moral right. IL
barely possible that the subject may nave som m
profundities of this sort, below the reach of tn
..deep-sea line'' of any mere Naval Judgement
At any rate, the case will haze the revision an
final action Of the greatest minds and the hghes
authorities of the country.