Year: 1860

"HAvE VIZ TITLE AMONG Cs."-Such is
the caption of an article sent under envel-
)ope to US and cut from the Ala California
OF the 25th. The gentleman is unknown to
us who sent it, but we suppose him to be
the author, who wants his progeny noticed
probably because he is proud of j. or has
some left handed motive, or both. We OBJ
serve portion of the same document pub
Hshed as IN advertisement in the Sacra-
mento Union. We suspect the writer of the
document to be some Custom House officer
interested, perhaps, in Peter Smith or Peter
Funk titles, and who would not prefer see
ing Judge Baldwin elected to the Z. S. Sem
ate before himself or one of his employers
The article, though appearing as leader in
the Alta, was evidently written by differ
snt individual from the one who generally
does such chores in that journal, The OBJ
jsct of the article is plainly to throw dis
credit upon Judge Baldwin for bis recent
very able decision in the case of Hart VS..
Burnett, by which the Peter Smith titles to
property in San Francisco are declared in
valid. 1t is not to be denied that the deci-
sion works hardship to great many in
nocent parties in the city of San Francisco.
The decision involved titles to property
worth perhaps ten or twelve millions of
dollars. But however levelling the decision
may be, is it not law The duty of the
Supreme Court is to examine and declare
the law regardless of consequences. We see
no evidence in the very long article before
us that the judges have not so done
Neither does il appear in the decision itself
The aim of the writer in the Alta appears
to be to show that six judges on the Supreme
Bench anterior TO Baldwin decided altogether
different and he would leave the reader to
infer there is something wrong in the sitting
judges to account for the difference. There
isan artful attempt to convey the impression
that the writer is merely fearful if the Su-
preme Court is to reverse its decisions, or
not stand to the principle of stare decisi.,
cloud may hang over every title to the det-
riment of the country, but is too plain the
writer is Peter Smith man or an enemy of
Judge Baldwin. If the decision of Judge
Baldwin is wrong both in law and reason
let it be the object of the press to expose it
by legal and logical evidence. Any other
mode is ad eaptandum and reprehensible.


AFFECTED MAGSAyIMIry.-The Marysville
Democrat auimadverts upon the course SEN
ator Sumner sees fit to pursue, and is posi-
tive he ought to forget blow which nearly
s;nt him to the grave, and particularly
should he entertain none but kindly feel
ings toward Southern men who took no
active part in the cowardly head-splittng
process.


single'Southern locofoco, or show us line
of his own condemning the brutal attack
of Brooks, We will agree with him that
Sumner ought to make an exception in that
mans favor. So far as our observation has
extended the only sympathy Sumner re-
ceived from the locofocos was in such ex-
pressions as. +" soft head" shallow pate"
etc, 1t is senseless to talk about magma
nimity, christian torbearance and forgive
ness, and MI that, from one who has re-
ceived, is receiving and will receive nothing
but insult and abuse from a certain source.
1t is not in human nature to tamely submit
TO icontumely. The act of Bully Brooks
was generally applauded in a certain quar-
Ter. He was sent back to Congress with
se'at from his own Democratic State, and
even the ladies turned out to do him honor
for striking down an unarmed American
Senator from behind in the most cowardly
and brutal manner. Any man with human
impulses and passions would under similar
circumstances swear eternal hostility to the
breed of dogs who countenance such bar
tarous assaults. We would like to see the
man who has arrived at that pitch of per-
fection that he is exempt from resentments
for the cruelest of injuries received. 1t is
only craven spirit that would bless the
rod that chastised, and smile benignly upon
the chastiser.


TIM DoUaLxs BLow-There is evidence
on the face of events going to show that
the friends of Douglas have made great
many votes for him BY representing him the
only man in the Democratic party who has
show Of success if nominated. The real
state Of his popularity begins to Develop
itself. Benjamin and other Southern lead