Amador weekly ledger., 1858-03-13


oendant In San Francisco-B Black Repub
hcan Press
The news Of the arrest Of young Stovall
and his slave Archy, as they were attempt.
ing to leave the State, has been the subject
of much conversation during the past few
days The circumstances attending these ar
rests we cannot help considering as disgrace
full to the people of San Francisco aud so
far as Stoval is concerned, we have no doubt
that the party who made the affidavit against
him has been guilty of perjury. and that he
could be punished in any other county in the
State.
The fact that the slave Archy had been
given to his master by the highest judicial
tribunal in the State, seems to have exercised
no influence over these higher law fanatics !;
on the contrary, they seemed the more bent
on cifectisg their purpose, and hence have
not hesitated to add perjury to their other
crimes In speaking of the Justice of the
Peace, Austin, who issued the writ for the
arrest of Stovall, on the charge Of kidnap-
ping the Globe says he is notoriously incom-
petent, and this view of the case is strength
ened by the fact, as we learn by telegraph.
that on Stovall's being taken before the Po-
lice Judge, he was promptly discharged, upon
the ground of the irsuficiency in law Of the
complaint Here, then, the first part of the
farce is ended by Stovall being released.
That our readers may be perfectly in
formed of the exact facts Of the case, we
annex the following, also from the Globe
Mr.. Stoval had taken passage for him
self and Archy on the 0rizaba, and it was
first proposed TO employ sail vessel to place
them on board the steamer outside the Heads.
Mr.. Stovall, however, was induced to believe
that there was no reason to apprehend that
any steps would be taken in this city to pre-
vent his departure with the slave /; but to
avoid giving any occasion for Interference, he
determined TO 60 on board after the steamer
had left the wharf In the meantime. the
negro league of San Francisco, having infor
nation Of the movements Of Mr.. Stovall,
had taken measures to defeat his plans. At
the suit of a negro named james Rker, well
known to the frequenters Of Steve Whipple's
establishment writ of hsbeas oorpas for the
of Archy was granted by Judge Freelon.
and at the same time a warrant for the arrest
of Mr.. Stovall, on the charge Of kidnapping,
was issued by Justice Austin, also at the suit
of Riker.p
We have stated. through our telegraphic
report, that the negroes of San Francisco
were following in the footsteps Of their illus
trious predecessors, the Vigilance Committee
that they we're standing guard at the
wharfs aud watching every arrival, but it was
not stated that negro testimony was used. or
negro afidavits taken such, however. seems
to have been the facts. II anything were
wanting to fill the cup of disgrace and in
fanny Of these San Francisco Rejorners (?)
this last act has done it, and We cannot won
der ut the following remarks in relation to
the matter. which conclude thelGlobss article.
1t says:
The entire movement was instigated By
These negroes were allowed 10 gather in
crowds about the streets and wharves, and
seemed for q time to be the ruling power in
this connection Let il once be made evident
here that they can gather together with i'm
punity, 10 oppose the law, and we shall have
in San Francisco the same scenes which have
been enacted in Boston, Chicago, and else
where. This the people here viii not permit,
and the negro agitators and their white abet-
tors may as well understand it in time. II.
in this case of Archy, or in any other case, a
wrong has been committed, there are courts
of proper jurisdiction, and the law defines the
remedy: but it is scandalous TO hear that ly
ing writs from petty Justices Of the Peace,
invoked by negro clamor, have been used to
falsely imprison citizen Of the United States
As was to have been expected. the CkrOa-
icis sympathises with the negroes in their
movements, but we purpose to show that
journal that il has . dangerous rival in this
city, albeit il has claimed TO be the only Black
Republican organ in the State. We copy
from the Bee Of Saturday:
EXCITEMENT AMONG rHE CoLoRED MES.-
About dark. last evening. q telegram was ~
ceived in town that the negro Archy Was al
safe, and that Sfovall was under arrest for
kidnapping, whereupon there was great re-
joicing among the eoiorcd population and no
little pleasure was manifested by hundreds OF
Others. who disliked TO zee the escntcheoa OF
the State sullled by such ridiculous decisions