The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-25
Arrivals from the Plans.

Arrivals from the PLAINS.
From the St. Louis Reville, Oct. II.
IsprrESDrscE, Oct 8, 1s4s.-on Friday We had the
pleasure Of witnessing the return Of the brave Missouri
boys under the command of Col Rails from their long
and tedious march Of many hundreds Of miles through
Mexico and, indeed finer set of men have not seen
for many day. The Santa Fe battalion, commanded
by Mai Walker, came in yesterday, about IL O'Clock.
This battalion known far and near for its suerings
wards Of two years-they composed of the bone
and sinew Of land, and their appearance entities
talon, '-Msj. Walker is good and eficent officer,
and to FAY the least the very man suited for such
command con, The battalion are sncapped at Wayne
F. Aubrey Esq, left to day with large train, for
An unfortunate occurrence took place last evening
in the store Of Messrs. Reynolds Mcintyre. 1t ap-
pears that two volunteers met, and a conversation
the companies-a fight ensued-one of the parties
being considerably worsted, the friend Of whom,
a, Mr. I. 5ndey Santa ,s Fs trader hearing Of
taken part against bis comrade proceeded to the
store of Messrs Reynolds 4 Mcintyre, and in
perfon addressed when some sharp words passed.
and Findley was knocked down, and while laying on
on the person Of Mr Rey nolds the guard uterposed
and thus stopped further difficulty TO day (Su nday)
has been day Of much riot.
This evening q free mulatto, barber, named
Henry, and who returned from Santa Fe with the I'd
Regiment, stabbed by spaniard called Jose.
sm informed by Drs. Melowny and Groves, tnar the
wound lie Of dangerous character. and will probably
prove fatal
We have had no rain for several weeks the weather
Capt. Shepard, Of Col. Eastons bait aion, aud who
has been acting as Marshal for the town has ceed
ed in breaking up the many gambling houses which
in full operation in our midst
Capts. Barnes, Cunningham Shepard and Pauls
companies will be mustered out and paid of SO you
may lock for them home in q very few days.
In connection with TIE above letter, may men
ton, that on sunday the steamer Martha came down,
NUMBER Of Soldiers, IN the evening the Hisasnd
Mary arrived With large number of Officers and dis.
charged soldiers Of Co.. la Ls'tOns basts,lon. Among
A Allen, Stuart Bailey. nnelps, Gray, Pennman,
Hupp; and Drs. Bohenan and Groves, with eighty.
i've discharged volunteers. Capt Shepard and COM
pany are Cd the Sacramento, and Capt. Barnes and
company on the Mary Blame.
The SLAVE CAsE-Yesterday the alleged slave,
Lewis Pierce, was again before Judge King, COM
planning that he had been restrained Of his liberty
Robert Tighman: The matter was learnedly argued
by Charles O'Ne for the master, and by the Messrs
Earle for the alleged slave. The opinion Of Judge
King as follows 1.-THE constitutional question
raised in this case is free frem real difficulty The
State Of Pennsylvania, like any other indepe ndent
sovereignty has the clear right to declare that slave
This was and is principle of the common law,
(Somersetts case State trial vol 20 and is in terms
asserted by the 10th section Of the act of 1880 Where
the master of his own motion brought his slave into
free State the operation of whose law he is boun to
know. what ground has he to complain if those laws
give freedom to his slave! Ii was hts act which
has produced the result, and for all the legal
quences f which he must Of course respond Has
such state Of things anything in common with the
in which slave has against the will and without
the agency Of his master fed from his service in
State, and sought shelter and protection in ano-
ther' This was the intended to be provided for
by the Sd section Of the 4th art Of the Constitution
Of the United States And undoubtedly, Pennsyl.
vania lie bound to the faithful execution Of this OF
al other obligations imposed on herself in becoming
spsry to the national Mon. But when Pen ylvans
stipulated with her sister States to deliver up fugtives
from labor fleeing from other Statee and seeking shell
ter in her territories she certainly TO de-
pendent sovereignty to forbid the voluntary inroduc
ton Of slaves into her territory by their
Such accommodation Of her natural and inherent
thority, as an independent State neither be in
ferred from the letter spirit Of the only article Of
the national constitution having relation to the
subject. The case on principle seems clear. The pe.
oner has been brought by his master into this State
where he has served him for some time. By being
thus brought Voluntarily into the State the petitioner
became pso Jdeo free. The right Of sojourners to
4so t bsn Saves Tor six months given by the act Of
1857 the case stands on the common law and the
general provisions OF the act Of 1880 which gives
oom 70 save voluntarily brought by his master from
another State into this commonwealth The prisoner
n ct liberty to go where he pleases.'-Phd Eaqur.r
HEAVY LAWSUITS IN TExAs-We learn from the
Galveston CtrAidn, that there are now pending
before the L. S. Court for the district OF Texas TIE
following suits for lands claimed under grants made
prior to the Texan declaration Of indepe ndence =
Whitney We. Ham. Suit brought for eleven leagues
but deeds filed for sixtysix; all Of which depend upon
the result Of this suit. Cameron against than
one hundred defendants, settlers for four eleven
league grants, forty four leagues. Garcia Cid
dlngs for eleven leagues Guadalupe, worth $50 000
Ih,e m now under advisement, in the Supreme Court
OF the State the Of Jones and others the Ger
msn Associaion, involving clever leagues the Mission
case embracing ten eagues held under old Spanish
uue the ferry claim for four leagues but surveyed
Tor erteen on the Medina and the great case Smith
vs. Power involving fifty six leagues pg up the
coast one hundred miles from Point Isabel Here says
the Ciridn) are upwards OF two hundred leagues Of
land ali claimed under conditional erauts now in
suit and depending upon the decision OF the Courts
some Of the lands claimed embrace populous and ex-
<neivt settlements, and have undergone extensive
Improvements from the occupants who are now sought
be disposeessed. Many similar suits have also beer
brought In the Circuit Courts OF different counties
only defence Of the settlers, against these heavy
cIms In most cases 10 that the grants void be.
ssuse tse conditions attached to them have never
been complied with.
MovEMIN1 on Tnoors The II = stearnor.