New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-26

purpose Of agitating the repeal Of Li.w which he
had sanctioned IN The STRONGEST possible way in
three successive years of administration. The
Legislative Committee came pretty near being
packed against the law, and only earnest remon-
stronces saved it. But after while the people be-
gan to arouse themselves, and they soon set the
matter right The Committee reported yesterday a
bill making some slight and unmpOrtant alterations
in the law. Here it is:
Sac l. The writ Of hsbeas corpus shsn Al, eases except
hoa mentioned in the hrtiesh and .ecopd 4. ms OF
one hundred and fourth spar Of he osnsm s.V.s b
thereof IN term time or vacation. y
SEC When any trial shall Dc bad upon writ Of hsbsss
fty fourth chapter Of the General Statutes Issues snsn %
famed The direction cbe and the rule. evidence
SIC Nothing con'%ned In the statutes OF the Common,
wealth shall be constr to authorize The ssias s s
Marshal his 1puty holding him BY legal and sasen pro
ss sSD o. S 1
of The Supreme Judieil Cont its Justices in
Of hi. Commonwealth investigate and deermine upon 1e
validity and legal effect Of any ploc" may pe " "
S S IN he the
hundred end fortySurh chapter Of the Genera
who, without any false preene or unlawful intent claims
NSbns ooamd T the ONE HUNDRED end
chapter of tho General Statutes shall be construed TO prohibit OF
militia the prevent suppre.ion Of not tumnt or
mob provided 10 the hIiesnth and hundred and sixty
members of the militia On Obeyins any such law.
the same Provided that the militia shall used hinder
the service Of any lawful process. OF this Commonwealth
$40 All acts and parts Of acts inconsistent here"ih'e
The first section merely takes from the inferior
Court (styled the "SuperiOr Court" tucus non,
&C. the power of receiving the return on writ,
except in the case Of prisoners in jail for want OF
bail, or whom it is desired to bring into Court for
trial or as O witness. The second section explains
itself; or, if il does not cannot explain it without
stating wherein the present law, in its provisions
for inrv trial in the case of ngitves from service,
varies from the cOmmOn-law processes.
The third section is declaratOry but seems unob-
iectionabe and q sufficiently strong yindlcatlon oil
the right of the State to interfere with the process
Of a slaye-catching commissioner or kidnapping
Deputy Marshal. The fourth section is also de-
claratOry, and merely makes plain the language oi
section over which the Judges and lawyers have
been disputing. The same may be said OF the sixth
section. the last clause of which is an important
gain to the right side.
If the law il amended as proposed, il Will be free
from all constitutional objections except such as are
raised by those persons who think that the chlei
| end of Government is to catch negroes, ana thal
therefore anything which intereres with that DUST
| ness is contrary to the " compact" Unless Mas,
sacbusetts il willing TO see her citizens, white and
black seized and sent into Slavery without raising
| a hand in their defense she must maintain the law
| as modified 1t would have been much better
under the insolent threats of the slave drivers, 10
refuse To touch the law, but in these times OF tmd-
ity, not to say treachery, We may, perhaps, thlnk
ourselves fortunate to have escaped, thus far WITH
| out more material notifications. L presume the
new bill will pass without much objections.
| People are very well satisfied with what they
hear Of the way our Commissioners to the Slavery
saving Conference are conducting themselves. The
Governor was very successful in his appointments:
The only apparent benefit TO be derived from the
matter, however, is the removal OF the msappre-
hension az to the position of Massachusetts, which
| the mission of Everett Lawrence d Co. was cacu-
lated to create, aud did to some extent create.
There is little or no domestic news. The Cattle
| Commissioners have lately killed the rest OF Mr.
Cheneys suspected cattle. The American Alma
nae, however which is just out, has an article ny
Dr. Mrorll Wyman, showing that probably the dis
ease is not contagious, and that slaughtering is nc
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