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corpus was sued out by James Collier, late
Collector at San Francisco5is most extraor-
binary one, and in itself embraces an admis
under the penal clauses of the Sub-treasury
law Thus his counsel contends, not that his
client is not public defaulter, but that as his
offence was committed during the existence of
but temporary United States Court in Cali
fornia, the permanent United States Court.
under the authority of which he was indicted.
could not lawfully take cognizance of Or,
in other words, that because the Congress of
the United States have recognized their iu-
dicial system in that quarter since his offence
was committed. therefore, it should 90 unpun-
ished. In any State where public opinion
sustains the judiciary in prompt and efficient
execution of law, no Judge would dream Of
granting writ of habeas corpus unless the
petition on which the arrest was made was
defective: it being customary. in effect to try
the right of the party proposed to be arrested
to exemption from the authority of the foreign
warrant or demand for his arrest, under the
petition for authority to take him into Gus
tody. In Ohio, and few other States, how
ever, where extradition laws are very unpop-
ular. because the fugitive slave law is an ex-
tradition law. the writ of hGbeas corpus is
granted-to be tried-on very fimsy pretexts,
indeed We presume that, in this case, the
hearing on this writ will result in an order
from the State Judge, before whom it is to be
tried, promptly remanding Collier into the
custody of the United States officers; for he is
said to be Il jurist Of experience: attainments
and character, too great to allow him to be
imposed on by any such balderdash as plea
that because c. lnisappropriated public funds
| in California Jetore the present United States
! Court was organized there, therefore, he is
not amenahle under the Sub-treasury law;
which, by tbe by. follows custodians of United
States public funds wherever they go, on land
or sea, its penalties impending over them so
long as they have the custody of a penny of
the public money, or may fail to have in pos
session a receipt in fnH from the officers OF
| the Treasury.
! SILVER CHASGE.--The Baltimore Sun of
this morning is in error in its intimation that
the coming establishments of the Government
are not doing their best at this time to supply
| the extraordinary demand for small silver
change accustomed by the sudden withdrawal
from circulation of the silver coins heretofore
in use. Recently, there was what may be
termed temporary suspension Of such work
in the Philadelphia mint, but now, as in the
New Orleans mint. they are bending every
nerve there to turn out change" Some
twenty or thirty millions of dollars in such
silver coin are really necessary to supply the
vacuum in our circulating medium as de-
scIibed above, while the utmost capacity of
the Philadelphia mint, working night and
day, with two sets of hands. is only to turn
ont with their silver coming machinery about
SS00,00 per month. So, it will require still
a long time thus to furnish all the small
change tho country requires. At Philadel-
phia, by-the-by, their gold coming operations
are nov almost entirely confined to the pro-
ductions Of snail geld coins. by way of doing
away with the publc's want Of silver. We
presume that on almost any day the Baltimore
banks can get $50 600 AZ the mint in the new
silver change in exchange for gold. One or
two such exchanges would soon relieve the
| embarrassments Of the commerce Of Baltimore
complained of by the iSha. provided the banks
would use the silver SO obtained for the public
accommodation, rather than for speculation
The STATE OF THE DOS'T WANT TO 60 TO SEA
DIsEAsE.--From what is said around the no.
tells of Washington. in circles Immediately in
terested in naval affairs, Secretary Dobbin is
| inhexibly administering an eifectua remedy
for this aiing which has so long afflicted the
service now under his care It's certain that
tic great mass Of the officers of the Navy of the
United States are ever ready to obey the in
slant order of the Department to exchange the
pleasures and comforts of life on shore for
their legitimate duties on the ocean, while a
per centage, year by year growing larger
we are sorry to write, seek TO gat off from
sea. service, even though in so doing they
know that they necessarily innict undue
share of the discomforts attached to n naval
Office upon the gallant men who never fail to
respond to their cosntry's call in peace or in
war. For years past-this class have had pref
~ much their own way as it were, getting off
from Fea,seryice by dint of political influence:
and, at times, OK the persuasions of interest
ing members of their respectable families.
! From what we hear around Washington, the
reign Of this state Of things is rapidly draw
ing to close, this present Secretary intiexibly
answering NO to al apppals from whatever
quarter, to be excused from obeying gsa.or
ders. when the officers turn has come as
shown by tho record of his comparative sea-
service and its dates. 1t is said that he was
furloughed is, virtually displaced more
than one officer of late who failed to be ready
to do his share in relieving the ever willing