New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-04-24
CALIFORNIA.
e. ,nsb Law-Tbe Case Of Judge Parsons and
the Press.

the Press.
SAN FRANCISCO Saturday, March Is.
=. Ne I'd ors Of The Tribune:
Since the departure Of the last steamer, the
not important events which have occurred here
lave been several cases of lynching Of horse
,hsves in the back parts Of the country. Three
AVE been hung and one has been shot and the
thence Of prompt and eficacious administra-
ION Of Justice by the established Courts leads TO
,bs belief that Lynch law will be generally admir-
iaersd in the back parts Of the country wherever
=. offender is discovered in the act Of stealing
r,ticpIarly if the property stolen be stock.
There hss been very considerable excitement
n this city arising out Of the proceedings OF the
Judge Of the District Court-Levi Parsons by
,,me, and, regret TO say, a New-Yorker. re-
jared in nv last to the course OF the press aRd
he lynching crowd here on the subject OF the ia
Tcinrv and the shouts of the crowd when Judge
PARSONS attempted TO address them. On the
onepipg of bis Court on the first Monday OF the
Month. Judge p, in charging the Grand Jury, took
occasiOn to launch TRADE against the press, aud
N recommend the Grand Jury 70 present it. The
Herald of this city commented very severely upon
,he charge and the Judge and thereupOn Judge
Parsons went before the Grand Jury and tried TO
est an Indictment against IT, las has since been
s,certAiDedl The Grand Jury refused 70 find
I'M and then Judge Parsons, determined 70 graf
M his revengeful feelings, summoned the Editor
n The Herald before him for an alleged contempt
Of Court, consisting in publishing tho article be-
fore referred tOl and after a hearing, in which he
showed that his mind was fully made up before he
came into Court be ordered MIR Walker THE Ed
i,o,l 10 paw a fneOf $500, or stand committed I'M
n paid Mr.. Walker refused to pay and was sent
70 prison. He has been taken out on writ OF
LAbeas corpus, and bis case is now before the Su-
perior Court for consideration, aud not decided
This ighhanded and arbitrary proceeding OF
Judge Parsons striking as it did at the right OF
free speech. flor the same rule which fined Mr..
Walker for writing would punish others for speak
Ing ia the streets disparagugy OF Judge Parsons
1vuied the entire community. mass meeting
was held. at which, with entire unanimlty, Judge
p was requested 10 resign and. in the event OF
ht refusal, the Legislature was requested to i'm
peach him. RI has not resigned, but the Legls-
ture will probably impeach and remove him by
hat means from a post for which he is totally un-
qaied-possessi not one OF the requisites oil
tJudge.
Business here is improving, but still 10 far from
bsng a. brisk as could be desired, or as is natural
tftbis place Ii will not now probably resume
apistine force and energy for some months. 1t
orainy cannot revive until the winter season is
/ try over and the miners are able fully to occupy
he hummer diggngs. which will, it Is fGliy OK
! bscted, Weld much more abundsnty this season
| ntn any former one, on accOuu. OF the unprece-
deptedly low stare which the wsteriD the streams
hupected to reach from the want OF rain this
season.
To give some Information respecting the busl-
. ness Of this place, append sundry tables, pre-
pared from the Custom House returns, relative to
the commerce and navigation OF this port
farLE Of Enancc and Clearance Of Icsel' at San Fran