New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-25
purchase estabIishes the vvaIidity Of tha

! dow Of fear that Slavery Will ever De legal-
lied in Texas by any such subtlsty as this.
1t is not Texas logic nor Texas law that will
carry Slavery to Santa Fe without Texan
Commissioners, Sherifs, bayonets aud bull
lets TO back them. Keep out the function
aries of Texas and the New-Mexicans will
keep out their jurisprudence aud laws.
"Suppose, now, we take the other co1rse-let
| Congress or the Supreme Court decide upon the
/ oue,tion Of title. Gen TAYLOR taxes the
Ground that Texas has no iide--thst the rerritl-y
belongs to the United States by right OF conqa s.
and that there is no danger that Texas can prac-
tcaly divest the United States ofju1sdiction over
! it, Courier.
We protest utterly against admitting this
question Of Title to the Supreme Court as
now constituted-eight of its nine me nbers
Loco.Focos and five of them slayeholders-
1t is to all intents packed Court, so far as
this question is concerned, and not proper
tribunal to decide question so purely PO-
litical. Beside, Texas does not assent to
any adjudication, and We do not see that it
would amount to much, at all events not I'M
til the United States shall place itself on the
record as the party adverse TO the claim Of
Texas. AS yet, we have had no straight
out, earnest, explicit cOunter-clam. As to
Congress deciding the question, that body
will be called to pass upon it, Of course.
All we ask or wish Of the President is an
explicit declaration that, until Congress or
the Supreme Court, if it must be so shall
otherqrise direct, he ioM hOid Ner-Msri,o nth
her ancient boundaries for the United States,
and rgel all gainsayers. Why should he
not say that? Congress has not asked him
for his opinion as to the probability that
Texas will or will not invade New-MezicO,
yet he volunteers that opinion, yet does not
tell us Aor he scWa act i such iarasion should
nere1theless take place. We think the resO-
luton to which he replied last Monday was
intended to elicit information on this head
we think the Country ought to have tive
think feeble, harassed, distracted, imperiled
New-Mexico is entitled to it. Only let us
know that, until Congress shall otherwise
direct, the Executive will protect and defend
New-Mexico as he found her, and we ask no
more. Is that asking too much?
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TIE HERALD AssAILISG Mas. FoRREsT.-After
announcing that Mr. Wilis has sued Forrest for
the recent ferocious attack upon him, laying his
damages at $1,000 The Herald proceeds:
"Asfsr as Mr. Fones, is concerned, we believe be 70.
cesveo the intmslOus OF such suit being commenced
snsi him. with feelings Of great delight and sausaetoo
On the T1a the unfortunate arst will opportunity
OF brr cir forward al The evidence ir reference - the
unhappy difficulties ch caused i'm to proceed 10 the ex
utnfty which be did in Wsshiue ton sous nifty
Inch by jGsify-which contrary to law,
AID cannot be approved Of whatever may be lie terrible
az. pi such Indeed, this affair between Forrest
and the eOeie Of male handles around Mrs For
forward and The whole evidence given to world from
The beginning TO the eDd-ffom alpha to omega Ony
oIion, and all portion, Of the evidence has yet
peseo the pablo O1rnas-thst which gisen the
legislsure Of Pennsy wanna. Since tha, lime, new,
msIkshe character, has voluntarily forth and been
Furnished TO MT Forrest with additional facts which viii,
when placed before this or any other Community tend
act he matter in moot important light relaive 70 him
an injured ~ an ana 'n ~ hnnn "a IN. ba.. st ~ IS
periods Of absence"
We scarcely know either Mr.. or Mrs Forrest
but we know what is honest and fair dealing
know that The Herald and its prompter is guilty of
cowardly defamation Of a defenseless woman. lfMr
Forrest has any such new, stronger more powerful
more startling evidence ofhis wifes gutss is here
pretended, he ought, in common decency to sue at
once for divorce and produce his evidence where
size will have fair chance TO meet it. Dragging
her character into law suit with a third party
where she can have no chance to meet and refate
him. ms 10 US most unfair and cowardy. II he has
prcof Of his wifrs baseness, he should cite her be-
fore court and challenge her to disprove it. To
go into Court gu assault and battery case with
third party and offer to prove this or that calcu
lated TO blast the character OF his own wife in or
der to shield himself from damages sued for by
somebody else, is not treating her manluly. The
counsel for the defense will make parade
Of offering to prove this or that involving the
disgrace OF Mrs. Forrest, which the Court will rule
cut as irrelevant to the case, leaving her
to suffer under the implication that it rould have
been proved Irrelevant to the issue. Through all
this her hands are tied her voice is silenced. She
cannot be permitted to vindcate herself against
perjury, however gross, false differences, how
ever unfounded and injurious. We can imagine
no case in which q man wishing to blast bis wiies
character can decentiy attempt It on any other
than a direct issue with herself
As 10 the Herads volunteer baseness-but
that is matter Of course. We lack pateace to
speak Of it.
" We are under Obligations to the gentleman.
ly Pursers Of the steamers Crescent City and Ohio
for the early delivery Of California letters and pa
pers. We are also indebted to Maj. RICHARD AL
Les, Of the Pacific Neps who was passenger in |
the steamer Ohio for late papers.
List of Geld Dust per Ohio.
John C. Thompson.
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