The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-10-14
THE FUGITIVE SLAVE CASE.

| Judges Murray and Anderson yesterday rem
dered the decision of the Supreme Court In
the matter of the three slaves, whose case has
been under delberation for some time past.
| Their names are Carter Perkins Robt. Perkins,
and Sandy Jones. Mr.. {. S. Perkins OF Boil
var county, Miss, is the claimant and arrived
here in October, l849, with the tirst-named
slave. The other two arrived here afterwards.
| They have been at work in the mines until the
| 3lst of May last when they were arrested ut
Ophir, Placer county by the sheriff of that
county, on the complaint of Mr.. Perkins, who
seeks to re-convey them to Mississippi, under
the provisions of the act of the Legislature, "re
speeding fugitives from labor and slaves brought
to this State prior to her admission into the
Union passed April Is, 1852.
They were taken thence to Sacramento city,
and before Judge d. B. Fry Justice of the
Peace. where proof was adduced of their being
the property of Mr.. Perkins, and they were or
dered into his custody. They then sought for
release under writ of hdbeaS corpus, before
Judge Aldrich of the District Court Of that Ju-
dical District, who held that they were legally
restrained of their liberty, and rcmanded them
into custody Mr. Perkins then brought them
down here for the purpose of putting them on
steamer, when they obtained from Judge
Wells, then holding a temporary appointment
as associate Justice of the Supreme Court, a sec
ond writ of hdbeas corpus which brought their
| case before that tribunal
The case was argued there month since by
| Messrs. f. Norton G. Cole and H. s. Brown,
on behalf of the slaves, and by Judge Todd
Robinson for the master Judge Weiss term
having expired by reason Of the return of Judge
Heydenfeldt, the decision of the case was left
in the hands of Judges Murray and Anderson,
each of whom delivered opinions coming to the
same conclusion. Both of the opinions are very
lengthy, and are devoted exclusively to the dis
cusson of the constitutionality of the law of the
| Legislature and both Justices concur in the
opinion that the law is constitutional and val
id. An order was accordingly made that the
negroes be re-deivered into the custody of the
claimant-Aia Col, dug. 81.
DR.. BOND ON THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW
1t gives us great pleasure to transfer TO our
columns the following, from the last number of
the Christian AduOcate and Journal On this
subject we are agreed, with this exception-the
danger to the country arises not from a revival
of ultra-abolitionism, but from ultra pro-sla-
veryism:
1--WE desire, however that no one may con-
slider us as sanctioning the Fugitive Slave
Law On the contrary, we are free to declare
that it contains provisions which we do not ap-
prove, and imposes obligations with which, as
a Christian, we dare not comply. AS Chris
tan we are bound to submit meekly and pa
tientiy to the penalties Of disobedience; but no
earthly power has right, nor can it have the
power, to compel us to commit sin, or what we
believe to be sin. We believe, too that the
politicians who may disregard the higher law
and find sanction for everything in political
expediency, will find the measure, as Talley-
rand once said on memorable OCCASION to be
worse than crime, political blunder In
pecuniary point of view, the advantage to the
South is very inconsiderable, while in political
effect it has revived and strengthened an ex-
pring ultra-abOlitiOnism to degree which
threatens to absorb all other political and ma
tional considerations the apprehension of which
should fill all patriots and friends of the Union
with alarm"
THE MARINE OF THE WoRLD-The follow
ing authentic and highly interesting table is
copied by the New York Commercial Aduer-
t'ser from the Belfast (lreland) Mercantile
Journal.
Number of Vessels and Tonnage belonging 10
the f0HOwing Countries