New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-30
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
sxw-yoRK. MONDAY. July 50.
I.vsu south-Carolina.

Law I'm south-C sroiina.
A man named John NJ Barrett 10 now in jail at
sosrtsnbars, 8. @. on suspicion Of being an Aoo'-
s;opist and 10 quite likely 10 suffer smsrty under
the Code Lynch II some provision In the bloody
st.tate book Of Carolina cannot be stretched 70
reach bis case. Yet it Is not pretended that be
Ia. bsen engaged in melting the Slaves 70 nsur-
,sc,;on or aizht, nor even that he has approached
them in any manner whatever. But heis accused OF
having had an agency in what is far more danger
ous-in enlishtening the Whue Non-Slsveholders
Of South. Carolina with regard TO the glaring op-
pressions TO which they subjected by reason oil
the dom nance Of Savery-she lnequaiity oil he
presentation between the strong Slaveholding and
comparatively non SlsveholdiDg portions Of the
Stats-the rigid monopoly OF Once by the grea.
slavehoIders-the degraded condition and gloomy
prospect Of the White Freemen Of South-Caro'
lina who do not ow Slaves, sc. The letters which
fully though briefly exhibit this subject in its true
light were written by native Of South Carolina,
himself formerly Stakeholder and thoroughly &C
quainted with bis subject. There is such thing
answe ring him-the only safety Of the Aristoc-
rscy is to be found in keeping all knowledge OF
his letters from those he addresses OF course,
the South Carolina journals are goitess Of any
such incendiarism' 40 would be involved in their
publication.
Somebody out of the State has strongly desired
10 bring these letters lsgDed 'BrotOs 10 the
knowledge Of the class 10 which they are al
dressed, and, knowing that Mr. Barrett was about
10 travel through the upper part Of South Carolina,
has requested him 10 drop packages Of the letters
fprintedl isto some specified post Offices addressed
70 various citizens OF the State. As yet, psrti-
Gle Of evidence has appeared showing that Mr..
Barrett knew what was in the letters, or that they
were obnoxious to any party in Carolina Yet
The Spartan OF q late date says
The charge under which arrested punishable
by twelve months imprisonment and one thousand oosfs
fne But be may be indicted under The arrest ior any
crime of which the STATE Attorney may tns nli' Th
possibility that Barrett msy be isoieea 9 ~
of.bse The penalty OF which 10 dso without benent Ok
e,sfry and sssuledy n convicted all the sbolinoniss 10
the United states cannot save him"
Bat II is not so easy to convict man legally
of crime a. TO threaten it. even in South Carolina,
and Slavery has taken another step in its own d.
rection at sparanburg There is In the Post Of
fee at that place letter directed TO John Ed
ward Thomson which the accusers Of Mr.. Barrett
assert was intended for him. or that he has author
clines 10 have any thing 10 do with it. They then
summon the Postmaster to appear in Court asa wit
ness against Barrett, and bring this letter to be
broken open and used in evidence against him
The Spartan says
"Mr Legg WA arrested and brought before the Magis
,,.s Ne ssd io his defense thai he officer
Of The yovennent aud had given his bond and security
for the faithful discharge Of his duty that he was not a
,horixed 10 deliver the any bat the party or his
bound the letter 10 the Department IN wash
hog Ssy i 10 ,bs state . good ct1en that with due dee
the Distinguished authority under winch the Mag
isirae was acting he felt himself compelled TO decline
delivering up letter enter into recogpzance eI
oept for hs personal spP-ssnce Tbs defense though
islrate who thought that The posi-Oice not intended
enable criminals to perfect their schemes OF crime win
impunit, upon reasonable showing, If the post
Office the evidence Of some crime Perpetrai@d
about TO be perpetfated the po'iaeL ms Any Pr.
State authorities. TO produce the evidence in -, J.,
Mr.. Legg therefore committed TO jail, until he
shall have given bond security for bic appear
ancs Court, and the production o. the John Edward
to relieve himself from his painful and geesbs post
uon Mr. Legg finally complied with ne order OF me Mag
istrae Is under bond appear aud produce The
letter Mr. Leggs conduct In th. whole affair was wholly
ireproscbsbe and becoming his general character. II
arm. temperate, and respectful, showing conscen-
uous deefm nasn TO do his duty according the beet
Of HE knowledge and ability both to tbs State aud Inc
Thas has sssa made the fret feasible law with
the General Government The State must succeed while
up Aaf che viii give up all that rammes iDeferes
with t. Wecoemend Inc precedent 70 The Magisrscy OF
and 81 them will refuse To act upon
IL whss called upon Trey could hardly have higher or
reliable authority than the venerable Judge Johnson
ssfdefense the first law OF Nature and that law
psrt OF the code Of each sovereign the Union No
law regulation OF the General Government can deprive
Of this insenabe light nor will we suffer ousevesto
be cheated. tricked. buled out Of by any human
power or form o law
The Charleston Mercury hereupon mixes in
TO the fray 10 the following fashion;
The Issue raised IL this Have the criminal authorities
OF the State the right TO compel the attendance OF the
agents OF the PosOce Department IN this state 10 bear
Testimony "a TO auy crimes psrpetrAed through the Post
Once against tho STATE and to bring and lay before the
Cous any In their possession proving such crimes
TIE laws Of Congress make provision for the case
which has arisen, because never entered into the minds
Government could become perilous to the safety Of
State, instead Of being protector and supporter of
order and law should In any OF s branches be used
a. an instrument Of ncendianos to carry out their
schemes OF nsarrceuon aud bioodshed Now, We know
No Kendall one OF his predecessor. In Office issued
circular 10 the Pos,masiers the Southern stsies direct
M. poe, Ofces In those stsies We should suppose that
ia Postmaster can suppress a letter or document he
carry into Court urtherance OF the criminal laws OF
State But whether the Postmaster General shsl pur
will n,nch from protecting itself against the nsg.uous
conduct Of the Poet, obee Its agents within iis limits
lion, they viii be made II the Federal Government
THINKS proper attempt TO shield tie ohcers with PRIV
State let u do One OF Two things will occur they
will have either leave the service vi the General Gov
ernInent snaer the penalties OF State laws though
life itself should be the forfeit
I'VE woad put few questions To odr readers before
closing this subject How IL that the very hrst
ffuts OF the existing Administration, which the south
lifted have been the vigorous exercise oi The
branch Government which directly reaches usthe
Post-Ofce Departmental asssil ana overthrow our
Slave institutions May not the fact that have Abol.
nonists IN ofhces Of NcePresdent Of the United
States Secretary Of The Inferior and Postmaster Genera
by Southern cooperation lead 10 The eonchson that the
south IL now ripe for all sorts Of Abolition experiments
In the face OF hcse results, true soskherneT, who
from mistaken views. aided In producing mem do other
wise than abandon the Administrator, and turning his
back on Taylorism aud AbOoOism stand by The Souu
In maintaining her rights and honor p
1t 10 very fortunate that our steam commune
cation by water between the North and the lest
lansiic South is already 90 nearly perfected tia
will not be very announcement to carry the Nall
around In case South Carolina expels them tron
her soil 1t Is quite clear that Mails are yer,
much out of place thereon, aud it Is scarcely proba
bic that the dsunionsts will soon fnd bette
excase Tor expelling them than the present W.
should prefer to let thing. 60 on as they have gone
but between . rihsd, spy haunted, dog cared MAJ
and mono 1T all we could not hesitste-oar choice
Is None. We greatly mistake the present Post