Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-30
EsaDiyz ElSTsC.
(PSom Mc Mobile Register

The Grand Jury of Tuscaloosa County, in this State
on Friday The 29th ult, returned true Bill against Ro
bert c. Williams, the Editor OF Z" the Emancpator'
New York, fos circulating within this State, publications
OF sediious character lending ~ excite slave POI
pulaon to insurrecton and murder 1t is said in The
Flag of the Union, though not automatically, that
the Governor will make demand upon the Executive of
N " for tie delivery of Williams be tried under tho
Laws this State The clause ofthe Constitution relied up
to sustain the clan is that which declares that
charged with treason, felony, other crime, who
sha ee from justice and be found in another State shall,
demand Of the Executive authority of the State
'eheh he fed, be delivered up the State having jul
risdicton of the crime
Should such demand be contemplated there will arise
grave and intricate questions Of constitutional
law which we hope will receive the most earnest and
patient investigation, before the decision is made The
South stands now, mprcgna5le grounds. Our rights
are clear undcnabc, undispued. The whole of
the Northern people confess ihem-and though they
have not in most instances answered just expecta
TONS in the offer of such aid know our Just
due for restraining thSre, the authors of the mischief
the voices that object TO any action, doubt const
tutiona rights aud the moral obligation do something
actively To uphold them for us, few and feeble We
have no divisions, on the subject South of the Potomac
There is not man-not oDc-who, on this, separates
from his neghbos Of every shade OF opinion other
subjects. With this array of moral force unshrink-
ing determination and enthusiastic unanimity here and
the admitted concert of Northern feeling with the spirit
OF onr demandsour pos ton 49, we repeat IT. mPregna
bic. Let us be wary, while resolue cool,
while we frn,-and assert rights, not to
Lose force at home, weaken admitted constitutional
nights abroad. Letths question Of the right to demand
aboltonists be carefully considered, before
united of the which. differences of
and conscientious, impede
QUESTION of guarantees and securities from Northern
country which they would be willing TO grant but
for terms which involve principles totally distinct from
the merits dement's Of the abolItionist5.
1t sccms to that nothing would be likely to
embarrass the question, than conflict between
States of the Union the possession of the person Of
citizen Of Of them be tried by law app-
cable to the place where his offence committed, and
for offence whch-wicked incendiary reasonable
it is ia the inatical violence of its purposesis
technically crime against any law Of the State which
protects linn There would be little question Of the
right paEt to demand compliance with the
spirit of the Constitutional Compact, that the
thoritics of New York should enter into arrange
mcnt with for the suppression Of the incendia-
ry publicntlonsj 1t would not be a large concession
TO make arrangement by mutual legislation, for
the reciprocal delivery OF gross offenders against the
municipal offenders Of each other and il is a duty from
which they cannot shrink, for them either by Of
spontaneous legislation in aid of Southern legislation,
restrain by penalties and punshments the issuing out
Of their borders Of revolutionary and incendiary pub
cations into another State. Uut these measures or
all. taken, must depend vigilance and
Ury institutions By watciul and energetic action
IN few weeks, both legislatures will be in session.
Ours sits first aud aggreyed State require
from New York such acts Of legislation will mark her
adherence OF the designs OF our enemies and The since
riiy Of her pledges, 10 uphold the Constitution IN ali tie
original vgor aud with all lis sc,est exclusions, of the
ript Of interference with Institutions Would it not,
therefore, be better approach question OF such inn
nense Importance, in direct and digniied manner, re-
tcr than press now, measure which, however p1usi.
bic some OF the grounds may SEEM to some, considered
Of doubtful right Il the South, and which undoubt
edly will be contested vebemeniiy elsewhere
A letter from Union Court. House, g. ca dated 10th
inst states that MIR. Samuel r Bailey, who shot
some time last summer, bot not dangerously again
shot through the body with pistol BALL. the night Of
the 9Th inst The ball entered the right side, near the
npple nd came the shoulder blade the LEFT
side Mr. was still alive AT the time Of writing but
his case was considered very critical Several sus.
pected persons have been aPpehcndcd aud examined,
bot sufficient proof having been produced they were
Discharged and the perpetrators Of tine foul deed are still
/ undiscovered.
A letter from an officer Of the U s ship Ontario 70
friend il, Charleston dated Rio Aug 18th, says: We are
ordered TO sail Immediately for St Thomas the coast
Of Africa to get the money from the Governor who was
bribed by the Spanish PiraIes recently hung at Boston