New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-17
CALIFORNIA.
NEFARIOUS DECISION OF THE SUPREME
COURT OF CALIFORNIA IN SLAVE
CASE

CASE.
From . Special Corespondent-
SAS FRANCISCO, FEB. Il, lS)S.
The bred Scott decision and the election Of the Hero
of Ostend to the Presidency are beginning to bear their
legitimate fruit in California. The Supreme Court OF
the State sitting al Sacramento the llth inst.
dered in the case Of the slave "Arcby one Of the
most nefarous decisions rendered by high judi
cal tribunal in the United S.ates-s decision not only
nefarous but absurd and contrary TO every principle
Of law that not Newspaper in the State has ventured
to Justify it.
The news Of the arrest OF Archy carried to you
month ago. The facts Of the follows Mr..
Charles A. Stoval, young Missssippian came across
the Plains last Summer for the benefit Of bis health,
bringing with him a negro named Arcby, l9 years OF
age who was his slave in Mississippi. Stovau arrived
in Carson Valley late in the Summer, stopped
there several weeks, and bought farm there. In
October, he came over 10 Sacramento and taught
small school there. While he teaching school, ne
hired Archy out and received his wages. About the
niode of January, he determined 10 send Archy to
Mississippi, via Panama, and was about TO start for
hs cit 10 place him the steamer when his chatel
determined 10 lay claim TO the character OF freeman.
He was arrested, on complaint made by Stovan
that be fugitive slaye and the next day
writ of habeas corpus sued out by of hls
friends before Judge Robinson the County Judge Of
Sacramento COuDty. For three weeks, that Judge
rendered no decision IN case which was al exceed
ugly plain one ard where there was No excuse FOR
the responsibility which he saw before him, with law
and Justice on one side and the unterrifed Democracy
triumphant on the other. His FIRST move was 10
refer the cause 10 United States Commissioner c. y.
Johnston, requesting him To decide i. Johnston,
though Southern man IN feeling, as well as by birth,
rendered an opinion, saying tkGt Archy having been
brouch. into the State by his master, no. "fugi
tive Slave and therefore lie, IS United States Com.
missioner had no jurisdiction in the case. Archy
ought TO have been discharged Al this time II there
was any prope;y in the reference OF the csse TO the
United States Commissioner but he still KEEP, in
is Judge Robinson went of INT The interior ot the
state and renal med week more bat he found that
TO change of affairs took place during his absence and
that he would have 10 give some kind of decision IN
the matter; he returned and decided that Archy
having been brought 70 this STATE by BIS rsser, was
a free man. Bui il seems probable tha, Judge Rob
ipson had given notice beforehand 10 St0yali OF wnk
the decision would be- for no sooner had Archy stepped
out OF the court han he was seized by the City
Marshal under Lew warrant, sued cut against him
a. a fugitive slave BY HE master. The latter then
applied 70 the Supreme Court for writ OF hsbess
cdjpus alleging that Archy, bis slave Imprisoned
ard Illegally detained by the Cty Marshal of S4cra
uento CITY,
You 10 doubt be astonsheda. these pro 'eedings
4 second arrest on the same cAsrse, which had q
moment before beer declared VOID OIL hab-a> corpus
and then another habeas corpus to senc nan into
slavery hy rescujng h.m from al srres msde or ON.
rl.iDf c the petitioner where. from tie very nature
If the case there mus. have been perjury ani ,he
most fragrant contempt of Court. DO you guess that
Sf0Nall punished 10 NtI ihulcL' ne lply oi q
man rlo should not only lose the pecunary value Of
what was orce his property, but, n foolish erdeavor-
70 orecover il, should commit peJuly expose himself
to he reprobat on OF his ,.tlens, End then be
punished by the Cour; for his folly ana crime /:
woud be bn, reasonable for you - lamen. his case L
Justice were done him; bu, AZ justice heS rot been
done 10 him. lsmen, not for hI7 lsinen. for Archy
for California, for humanity Stovall has not been
punished for reIiury nor Tor contempt o; Cogr;; he
ss beep rewarded for his sliaciy arG .sl,e swearing
by decree ths, the slave shah be h' lie has been
told that be has no right 10 the slave under laws
that hereafter in similar cases the law wi tel he
oppieSsed that he free but that IN ;ns case the law
-sckpovleSped to be a. vsrancs with jgstice-shal
De departed nom 10 get still further from asice and
the biack man shall be consigned 10 .he o?pressor
hiu;ai,ed him snd his heirs :oreverl by The most
terrible of all tyrsnts-the slave master
You viii suppose i impossible that TIE Supreme
Cour, Of thi. State could render such decs9n; you
must a. frs. believe that do ;hem NOS, Vie pjustic.
YOU mu,t saw :ha, no mater how bat the Judge.
may be. men elected by people 40 Intelligent - tee
Csiorrians TO the bgees: 1aieA Pos.nlrs, oou.dro.
be so foolish q. 70 thus expose their ofce and tbs
S,s.. % rdcule ard themselves 70 contempt. Btt
they lave dousi: 1 r,ree 70 yop flD In1 correc.