Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-06-01
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 The Mississippi river is rising again.
 The following are among the late decisions of the supreme court of the United States:
 Nos. 91 92 and 83-Ja ames Halford,s, ad- minstrator vs The State of Arkansas Chlef Jus ce Fancy delivered the opinion of the couft' | dismissing the causes for want of jurisdiction.
 Nos. 94 and 85-The President ard Directors of the Bank of Washington vs. The State oi Arkansas and Bank of the State of Arkansas: Chief Justice Fancy delivered the opinion ot the court, dismissing the causes, for want of jurisdiction.
 Quite feversh excitement prevails on the sea a-board and at Washington in relation to the action of the British cruisers in the Gulf of Mexico Of late, England has been disposed to search every vessel that bears Amercan colors. She has too much fear of or respect for France, to attempt like search of vessels of that nation.
 Within the past three weeks, the British men of war have fired into, boarded and searched the ship Tropic; seized and now detaln at h. agua the schooner Coztez, and in addition to this took the passports of several of the pas sengers and refuse to return them; hred into, boarded and searched the schooner N. 5, :,, bco JoI on1 caarcbn1 thA schooner Mobile fired into, boarded and search- ed the brig Robert Wing; overhauled at sea the bargue Glenburn, and boarded and searched the bargue w. II. Chandler, while lying at anchor in the neutral. Spanish port of Sasua la Grande We have read several detailel state ments of these acts and in every case the Br- tish officers were in the highest degree insulting, course and peremptory.
 The x. 0. Delta of the 23d ult., says:
 The successive anuOuncem ents of new out rages on the American commerce by British cruisers, has caused great excitement in Wash inston and throughout the country. Govern meut has taken hold of the matter with vigor, and orders have been issued to various colec- tors of customs to report forthwith all cases of ! edge Orders have been sent to fl: out the fri5ate Saratoga at New York, and the brig Dolphin al Boston. for the Streng gthening of our l gulf suuadron Order, were also sent on the same subject to the Colorado, at Norfolk, but she had sailed before they reached there. The Secretary of State has addressed Lord Napier. the British Minister upon the subject of firing | into, and searching our vessels in the Gulf of 1 Mexico, and 1t is understood that his Lord>hp will avail himself of the earliest opportunity to make some remonstrance to the commander of ! Inc British squadron in that quarter. The news is as troublesome to Lord Napier as to Secretary \ Cas-.
 An important decision has been made by the high court of error and appeals of the State of Mississippi The facts are, briefly, these James Brown died in Amte county, Mississippi, in 1856 possessed of considerable estate, which, by his will, he ordered the proceeds deposited in the Bank of Louisiana subject to the draft of Francis NJ. Brown, and in case of his death, to the order of Jerome NJ. Brown. The executor was eniojned from proceeding as directed, the bill for injunction alleging that the benefcares of said estate were its slaves and hy statute of Mississippi incapable of hold ing it. The court below made the Injunction perpetual. It appears that Francis NJ. and e. rome NJ. were the natural children of the de- ceased by female slave that, in 1850, he took them to Cincinnati and emancpated them bought them farm in Indiana, and provided for them in other respects. Once or twice they returned to and remained for a short time in Mississippi. The question hinged on their be- ing citizens of either of the States.
 The court decided that the will should be carried out, and that these free negroes of h. diana shou)d receive the proceeds.
 The Mississppan says:
 Olr colnmns to-day, contain an interesting decision of the high court of errors and appeals, of this State, in relation to the rights and status of free negroes of other States, when attempted to be exercised or enforced in this State The subject is considered by the court. with refer cnce to the rights of free negroes of other States, as they are affected by the union exist ing between the several States. It will be seen that the court sustans the rights of free negroes of other States to be exercised here, unless they are mpatible with our laws and public policy upon the ground of States rights; and the doc rrine of States rights Is fully sanctioned. The decision has an important bearing upon the Drei Scott case, recognizing and affirming the principle of that case--that free negroes are not citizens of the United States within the meaning of the constitution of the United | States-but that as inhabitants and subjects of the States of the confederacv, they are entitled to enjoy in other States of the Union, all the rights which they are legally entitled to at home, unless they are prevented by the laws, or in compatible with the policy of the State where they may be sought to be enjoyed The question decided is we believe. one of the first importance, and the decision will. no doubt, be read with interest both as d legal and | public question.
 | The decision, which is in favor of the rights of free negroes in other States to certain ex. tent, will serve to show to the vilhfers of south ern institutions. that our courts of justice are prepared to hold the scales of justice and of law, with an even hand, and are incapable even as matter of retaliatory justice of initiating the detestable example set by the courts of the northern States, by which the laws and consti tuition of the country are to be stricken down when they are opposed to sectional predilec- l tons.
 POLL BooKs.-We are requested by J. D. Butler to say that he is prepared to furnish clerks with poll book for the August election. In ordering poll books clerks should be particu- lar in stating the number of precincts in their county, so that the proper number of backs may be sent.
 | GT Our thanks are due to Judge Floyd, of 1 Clarksville. for late papers. Also to the clerk