The Placer herald., 1863-01-10
[From the New York Argns.l
The Return of Law.

rTOHl tHc NeW OTk Argus
The Return of Law.
Ex-Judge Dean, of this city, who has
consented, at the sacrifice of personal aud
professional interest, to represent the DEM
ocrscy of the fifteenth Assembly District
in the next Legislature, has already struck
the key note OF the popular sentiment in
some remarks made by him since the elec,
ton, at Mozart Hall. He announced tina,
at the meeting of the Legislative body, of
which he is a member, he should present to
and urge upon its consideration number of
vitality important measures which he briefly
described, and which are calculated and del
signed to reconsttute the violated charter
of the liberties of the people OF New York
He said that he means to re assert the vital
principle Of State rights, in order to be asl
sured that no usurping officials shall hereaf
ter exercise authority over the laws of the
Stale; that he will move for a committee to
investigate the arbitrary and illegal arrests
of citizens of New York, their deprivation
of the right of trial by jury, their trans
portalion beyond the bounds of the State,
and other similar outrages against constitu1
tional liberty; and in redress of these
wrongs he will move f r the punishment by
impeachment ofthe weak or criminal Judges
who have become the violators of law by
refusing the writ of habeos corpus at the
bidding of an usurping official, when their
duty was imperative by State law to grant
the writ whenever demanded by citizen.
absolutely essential to the preservation of
those liberties which alone render the pre-
servation of the government valuable or de-
sirabIe. And such measures have been de
manded by the people in tones of thunder;
this demand is, in fact, the grand key to the
astounding political revolution which has
Just taken place. Judge Dean bastens to
recognize the characterof the popular judg
ment, and to offer himself as the champion
of the people 1t is a grateful office, and he
will not exercise it more willingly than
We're in position to do it as effectively; as
plenty Of other Democrats will, in Congress,
in the State executive departments, in every
local office filled By Democrat, aud in his
own sphere, by every worthy Democratic cit
izen. The affection of every lover of con.
sttutional government has been quirkened
towards that precious object by the danger
in which it has stood, and is not ye. entire
y rescued from.
Judge Dean further proposes to apply
the grand principle of self government, of
which Governor Seymour is the most gallant!
exponent, to the State usurpation of local
police authority in the city of New York
At the least the citizens of this metropolis
hope to be released from combination of
partisan police authority and arbitrary mii,
tary control, such as has peopled Fort La
tayette with victims, and created an insttu
ton in an American city. so infamous as
"cell No. 4,"-Provost Marshal and Police
Superintendent Kennedy's successful imita
ton of Neapolian nfamies.
We cannot refrain from adding a compli
ment to Judge Barnard, of the Supreme
Court bench in this city, for the determina'
ton he has lately exhibited to upho Id the
authority Of the courts against the attempt
ed invasions Of the military power undar
the direction of the President
The people will, in future, grant an ef1ec'
tonate title to all who now stand up boldly
in defence of their traditional constitu tional
rights.
GOVERNMENT PpopERrY The Adjutant
General, from his office in Washington, has
issued an order stating that
Whereas it appears that large quantities
Of Government property have been unlawI
fully disposed of by commissioned off
GERS and soldiers, in violation of law aud Of
the army rules and regulations, it is therel
fore ordered: That all United States officers
commanding posts shall seize all military
clothing, blankets, shoes arms, equipments
and other such supplies, which have been
issued by the Government 20 soldiers, and
lost or disposed of by them. And it shall
be incumbent on any person, not soldier,
who may have any such property in his
possession, to prove that he has lawfully ac-
oured possession thereof. Commanding
officers of companies are reminded that 1t is
their duty not only to cause soldiers who
are guilty of violating the law forblddlng
the sale, destruction or negligent loss OF
clothing, arms, and public property, to be
charged on muster rolls with all the articles
Improperly lost or disposed of, but also to
enforce such other punishment as the nature
of their offense may demand.
A despatch from St. Louis, Of December
9th, says reliable information has been
received that Caib Jackson, ex Governor OF
Missouri, died at Little Rock, on the 9th of
December