New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-24

VIC oaio eay pretty eccuiso uco vi " 10y ~
formed from Chief Justice Lecompte's famous tres
son charge to the Grand Jury Of Douglas County,
under which an indictment for treason was found
against Gov Robinson Of Kansas Territory. In,
fortunately, however, the time had not yet come fol
the success Of such energetic measures. The New.
York Petit Jury did no. by any means come up 70
the Kansas standard. Though hectored By the
Governor and twice sent back, they persisted N
finding verdict Of scquittal. Andres, how
ever did not give it up so. BE still stuck 10 his
claim and detained Carteret in custody til
the matter could be referred to England.
But the English lawyers of that day fell as far short
Of the acuteness and adroitness Of our Tsneys and
Wsynes as the New York Jury had done Of our
present Juries IN Kansas. Sir William Jones, to
whom the question was referred, did not show q par
tcle Of that legal sleghtofhand in getting rid of an
incOnvenient bargaip-and one Of which the Duke
bad already pOcketed all the consideration-so
strikiDgly exhibited by our five slsVehOldins Sd
preme Judges in setting aside so far as the North
took anything by the bargain all the provisions OF
the Missouri Compromise. Sir William Jones de-
cided against the Dukes claim to jurisdiction. In
consequence Of that decision New.Jer'ey has re-
NAMED till to-day an independent community, JUS
tfyiDg from time TO time BY a dog.in-the-manger,
or We might rather say hOggish spirit OF legisla-
ton, the protests of Nichols and the policy OF
Andres Of that species of legislation remarkable
specimen has lately appeared in the act Of the
jersey Legislature on the subject OF quarantine.
In spite however, Of the i'll success of the
efforts of our old Colonial Governors to rectify
the bunders of the Duke Of York and recover
the jurisdiction Of New-Jersey, there is still
q chance left for us-indeed, we may say two
chances. The famous doctrine Of "re-annexa-
tiop,' get up to justify the seizure of Texas,
will apply exactly to this case. That jersey
once belonged to New-York is very certain-a good
deal more certain than that Texas, previous to our
admission Of il into the Union, had ever belonged
to the United States or to France. According TO
the doctrine of remuneration the doctrine that
is, of taking back anything that ever belonged to US
we have plain right TO take possession of the
State of New-Jersey. But we are not reduced to
rest upon this "re- annexation" title alone. The
recent act of New Jerey on the subject ofquarantne
plainly brings her within the provisions OF the Ostend
manifesto and for that matter of the doctrine on the
subject of helping ourselves to the territory Of our
neighbors laid down in President Buchanan's In
sugural Address. Whatplsner case of necessity can
be supposed than the necessity ofproviding quaran
tine station most compatible with our own security
and that of our suburban population against the
spread of infectious Diseases matter, too, In
which the security Of the inhabitants of NewJersey
is involved beyond any power of separation in that
of the inhabitants of New York Or, If some ques-
ton might be made of the extension OF the right OF
seizure thus accruing to us under the doctrines of
the Ostend Manifesto, to the whole of New-Jersey
who can undertake to deny our perfect right and
title, under the principles of public law laid down
in that document, to seize upon Sandy Hook-frst,
of course, offering TO purchase and rendering there
for a reasonable prce'