The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-19


LAW IN EELATioN TO NEGROES DECLARED I'M
CONSTITUTIONAL IN LOUISIANA -HUsoEED5 or
EMAAoIrATSD SLAVES TO IS RETURNED TO BosD-
AGE.
From the New Orleans Delta, Des loI
Toe decision the supreme Court OF tets State, ron
deed Monday last In tue Of tue state ve
slave Harrison, OF unusual importance relates
10 the question OF the cnnstinonsy or tho OF 1855
ltisye 70 sayss ana Tree persons OF color THIS sst
one OF great length and m0odied In n digest OF the
stsniee completed ia 1856, after long preparation and
considerable expsnse II ialeuded 20 ferniah CON
pee code with reference 10 the classes named conssniag
lass than huadred provisions aud repeated,
terms, all previous laws on the same subject.
But legislators with all difference 10 the wisdom as
senoec al Baton Rouge, we say ~ are not always rs
iT seting and circumspect "a lawyers subtle; they
may be dhgtn, and ski 10 trying 10 perfect Their
tatnsry structure, but lawyers moro Industrious
aud keen In discovering its eesc and topp!ns over
oy ,stfos ca, az lucas cn.t Stone or too IN ias
mt ntoned Inc slave Harrison prosecuted for
criminal ohsnoe under the act or 1866 an1 convicted.
An sppeai taken 10 the Supreme Court upoa excep
lion tered 10 he oonstintooAy "a the act untae which
he was tried.
This act the counsel for the defence con,snded. was
unconstitutional because referred aud its dste
mersto more than object 10 wit siAves ADD free
persors OF color, whereas the constitution requires
(er llo} THAI every Ia. enacted by sne Legislature
shall oracc but one obie,,, and tina shall be
pressed the tne - The Supreme Court, Il appears,
has sustained the exception ana consea iensy has do
cided question be anconsltaaoaai Tao o.
feet Of this decson viii extecd Tar beyond In
which II was rendered. II VIII render null aai VOID al
der the u 1856; and we have Is ststsd that Ia
court alone Of thus city than ave hundred slaves
hra been emauopetsd by vtae OF tho provisions OFT ats
Further this II thought tue decision will produce
Inconvenience or confusion the esta oshne1t OF tue
upcos stutously OF the repeating act revive and
brog in force tine old laws woicn Il repealed Nos being
lawyers, do rot pretend 10 speak with legal mic y
or with positive convisnon on the subject but such
10 be reasonable inference. OF course toe AS
ssmby will have to teg!siste the premisss, anf
while doing We hope they Will omit those lnjudcoas
provisions when emancipation has taken place In this
CITY almost By wholesale.
BLACK MANS FUNERAL.
From the ssyaaasn Rspaohcan, Dec. 10
We announced some oays ago the death, q. Soumoai,
Va OF Audfea Marshall the lolofed preacher, Tao had
been ninserns ia holy ihnss 10 the slave population oil
Savannah for nearly 70 ~ years His rentns enclset
In . rest meiaic colin o.ongnt iron Rch Eond .,
the expense Of his congregation ani yesterday Sas sct
apart al The E,gs African BAplss ohagca for tue funeral
CEREMONIES she amcuted cead. L)og before the
hour Hpp,aled Tor Tia serGioes, an imasnse throGg,
without respect 70 ooior - coaii oa, collected as ina
ctufcn, the noor sses, galleries. and steps sat
winnowr OF winch were otnsely packed H1ndr5ts. IA
soie 70 gain alaltarcs. were assembled Ia froa, ana
M0a1a the church, while toe street vas completely
b.o'Sadeo On WITH yehises Of 'esy description.
az tho appointed hour Tho BODY taSon from thu
residence q the deceased % the church. sod lisced ia
nor ~ Inc aiisr Afer pryor, singing .ni the read.
ng Of appropriate le5soas from the Scriptures clio
quspi sIf Impressive ditcou.se preach ID by the
Rev t Rsmosl' formerly of tue First Baptist rcn,
a writ to the city.
tie 10 the church having been cooouded the
body wss retained 10 tas hearse aad the i'm nen.e
Rregxi!on formed In procession the descaas aat other
oeess OF The various chufohes In 'front.' next Ca ne Inc
remains OF the deceased. followed by the Coofet ,oe-
lire OF csylisges, some ntiy IN uumbsr, and mutt
.ut OF pedestrians The procession was most s,e nm
and imposing spectacl. aad attracted much attention
1t passed through the city. II moved up West Broad
shence 70 Laurel Grove Cemetery where tina
body deposited the family vault, Win the usual
ceremonies o. the Bapfst church.
Andrew Marshall We, la many respects, remarkable
We are bp' little laiTmqa =; Y as early n.e,g,
but learn TIA ne originally slave, And having ac
eumuiased condsIabs amount Of noasy, ss earnings
IN his tine the INDUSTRIOUS OF our slaves
seldom fail TO do, purchased h.s f cdom. His secular
pursuit was that OF oray man, winch he followed with
energy aod thn aud laid up comfortable support FOR
binlsta family IN his old age His eher employ neu,
hoT-ver, Tor nearly faf csuury, was tue Caristiau
minsy 10 which no acquired large funo OF scrip,u -a
lore and exercised almost unboanded influences among
bs by the truth and power OF bis sermons and the
psety Of mis- life. he before stAtoc the pssor q
The First African Bap church In this cay, ani though
ptory u age he continued his iabors among Bis
aocx with unaba,cd zeal up 10 he day Of his attn 30
greatly Respected ny all our citizens, ant an idol
among the large congregation o. his oxa color 50 ong
pnder his pastoral care--a fsot which doubt
who Witnessed the deep solemuity nnd une,gnod grief
that characterized the obsequies Of yesterday.