The Nevada journal., 1858-02-19
dge Nebaoa yourual.
FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 18th,


the history of Jurisprudence in the Uni
ted States, is that of the Supreme Court
of California in the case of Arehy, ne
gro claimed as slave by one Stovali, q
young" and "sickly' person from the
State of Mississippi. Judge Peter H
Burnett, the first Governor of Calfor-
MIA, writes the decision, and it is doc
ument that dough-faces ought to carry
constantly in their pocket es looking
glass IN which to see the emselves as 9TH
era see them. 1t is an excellent though
disgusting reflex of the mind of poll
tician who seeks to be considered 'sound
on wool"
The law and evidence in the case are
recounted in the decision well enough,
and the opinion of the Court is that the
slave is entitled to his freedom, that
Archy is "his own Niger: but as the
master is young" and "sickly" and this
is the first case of til kind before the
Court, Stovall can take this once what
don't belong to him, but hereafter the
Court will see the law executed, and the
legal rights of individuals maintained
whether one of the parties is young,
green, got the spindle fever and comes
from Mississippi, or not /!
Justice Burnett has saved the late
written opinions of Attorney General
Williams from everlasting infamy, sink
ing himself and the highest tribunal of
the State below contempt.
With the Sacramento Bee, we call up
or the Legislature to prefer articles of
impeachment against the two Judges
who officiated in the Archy Save case.
Ii is due to the Legislature, to the State,
and the cause of good government
The laws have been wantonly trampled
upon and violated by those who were
elected AMI svorn to uphold them. The
people have been betrayed, their Judg-
es selected for supposed uprghtness and
answering fidelity to the Constitution
and laws, have proved faithless, nay,
criminal 1t is evident there was collu-
sion between the Supreme Court and
the Stovall How else could Archv
have been brought before that tribunal ?
The whole case is an outage and will
be so declared by every honest man
throughout the civilized world. Law
yers read the history of that case and
hang their heads with intensest shame.
patriots read it with sorrow and regret,
and all classes, open their eyes and ask
What monster wrong is here. Imbecili-
ty,we will not say dishonesty, has now
pattern that can never be improved.
We once knew Judge to decide that
oats were not grain. Justice Burnett
has redeemed that judge from his COLI
demnation as a fool, and made his name
respectable.
This decision, when the high charac-
ter of Judge Burnett for integrity, his
age, his experience and his supposed in
difference for Office, are taken into con-
sideration, is wholly inexpIicahle. 1t
finds no rational solution but in the in
frmities of weak and imbecile brain. ]
BANKING BILL OF Mr.. SHEPARD
We have examined attentive:y the bill
introduced into the Assembly by Mr..
Shepard, of San Francisco, entitled "an
act to authorize the formation of joint
stock Associations for the purpose of es-
iablishing savings deposit, and discount
associations" We like its object. In
stitutions of the kind proposed in this bill
are commercial necessity. The great
want Of the country is money market.
The proposed act of Mr.. Shepard, amen
ded so that one or more person can avail
himself ofits provisions. instead of sew
en- as required in the DILL, and well guar
ded so as to protect depositors and per-
sons doing business with the association
will do away with all institutions like
Adams & Cos irresponsible concern,
and work wonders. The people have
been time upon time swindled of their
hard earnings by private banking hous-
es. There is not city, town or mining
camp in the state but has suffered from
them and is bound to suffer from them
til the Legislature steps in with protec.
tion. Other states protect the depesi-
tors in banking houses, and there is no
reason why in this state where lawless-
ness is the rule and integrity the excep-
ton, depositors should not be protected
also.
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