The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-08
By TELEG II A PHI

Dosro-, April = 1861.
This morning Marshal Turkey arrested a the suit
a. a colored man named John Rsn1olf for trerpass
for arrcstins him and searching his pockets for concealed
weapons Mr. Turkey gave bail in the sum q $1,000 to
appear for trial
The abolitonists have had John Bacon, the age,t
here 10 reclaim simns nndM 8 De Lyon ofthe wit
nsscs arrested under writ Of conspiracy 70 kidnap
siums cut Of the State They readily bail in s. 900
each
An attempt has been made 20 take simms Tho fugitive
frt N tie custody of the United states Marshal ~
means q an act passed by the Legislature In lS6 ent
tlcG an Act 10 restore the tril y jury questions II
perFonal freedom" A writ based upon this act
served upon Mr. Devens but be -efuscd 70 give Up Sum
The city mains perfectly quet the crowd around the
court house Il large. and the military companies
siili nj their nrmorics in case q trouble.
AT II o'clock this morning tsc Hon Robert Rantoul
Jr. appeared before the supreme Court and argued
section petition for hea corpus in the case n Thomas
snIns on the ground ciegy. of The cusuonalty Of
the Inv Al the co~e II his remarks ChiefJ u-tice shaw
aunounccd that n decision would be- given at o'clock
The proceedings before the Commissioner we're adjourned
In tha spprcmc Court this afternoon Chief Justice
shaw delivered opinion the petition &c the fl 81
tive Thomas sms, fsr hotsds pns on the ground Of
tho uncurstitutonalsty Of the Fugitive Slave Law lie
alluded 10 the deieasy q the question containing II
ala an inquiry into the constitutonality of law passed
Nv the r,prescntatiyes a the whole confedcracy lie
then pont into history q the adoption q the cous
tuition Under this constitution he said the law of lpO
hnab operation Tor over rfy years ana under W
eases have come M before the United States and State
eouts end tho Couyt u not that u cned
IN auction Respecting the ID ealty a warrants srd
Nv :, missioner the Court held that under the Law ~
1870 tho authority Of rmandi,g had been vested in
tain state ocer justices q The peaee SC but certain
s,a,es had passed laws forb lng their uccrs ever
cis, the pos.rs granted e. them under the Fugitive
slave act ard therefore under the law power
rppt,d TO certain specified persons to eet under 1.-THE
law a 1870 1hr Court saii The law stood thu came
etourd ~ that a 1888 n docs not suspend the
writ a kaIsss corpus any privilege which ngitivea
bsd uudfr the cd law IN conclusion tho Court said
that Tho prvferyaton ~ the powers q bosh state
ard pstopsl nee each in it, proper sphere
has ever lcen regarded essential IT, the peace
ana rrc rrrty of ell tie United states The court dd
ANY thai case mght under the Fugitive Slsyc
act Witch xpud cnusa them to ~ writ Of haeai
,a.,as. Int in the Tgssgnt II tie unannou.
etrion a the court that The wr q haa corpus cannot
kner this dccisian tho hearing before Commissioner
Curtis was rect u ncnccd nnd Mr EaBtoul argued nj
Great length against tho constiutunaty "a the law, and
\ in ! similar strain 20 hs plea AZ Lynn.
swords and other weapons sufhcient % hundred
roee tccrs have been forwarded from tae navy var 3
md p.acea IN the mnrshals cficc ~ the fugitive
| pmaId,d a. when these eficers viii guard BIN 70 til,
\ cars on bs return -
to Nsrshal Turkey and several policemen were recon
| dreting the agent II the claimant aud Mr. DE Lyoi
retfc sfcrr az sayannsh, and wncss In the case, q
| heir hotel James Rnndolf NJ whose tuit Marshal
TtEey was arrested raised large club snd about
,tke Tho eQt M on the head. whom his caught D.
on tGeer md nc was arrested and committed 70 jail.