South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-09-05

command Of Gen. Harris are ordered
to meet at Ravenna on Saturday next.
The lebanon Star states that Cover"
nor Lucas "has ordered quantity Of
arms and other munitions Of war to the
northern border; and intends by the
goth inst. 10 have embodied there a
strong military force" AS much as
we regret the necessity Of these move
| ments, we are glad to perceive tina. his
Excelency exhibits firm and unalter.
able determination to protect our citi.
zens in the peaceable possession oftheir
rights, and to prevent the futther dep
relations of a ruthless and vindictiye
1 mob.
" The Columbus Ohio State Jour.
nal of the 25th ult. in speaking ofthis
| call says:
So far as intelligence has reached US
from the several counties, the call has
been periodically responded to; and we
| learn that were it not confined to MOUNT
ED men, 1.-THE difficulty and expense Of e.
quipping themselves according to the re-
QUESTION being manifest our citizen SOL
diers are preparing to turn out EN- MAssE.
1t is plain, from the domineering attitude
Michigan has assumed, and her determi-
nation not to accede to the terms of our
Compromise Bill, that the time for dis
cussion has passed by and that we are
now necessitated to act,--at least to sus-
tain the civil authorities ofthe State
and protect our citizens within our con-
stitutional boundaries. That Ohio has
been patient past endurance, cannot be
denied. Still it is not contemplated to
make war on Michigan, but simply to
maintain our own rights.
The day Fixed by law for opening
| the term Of the Court Of Common Pleas
for Lucas county is the 9Th September
next. Is it to be expected, judging
from the past, that the Court, its off.
GERS, Jurors, and suitors would escape
insult--probably outrage? Their pro.
lection has raised the necessity OF en-.
rolling an adequate force Of volunteers.
The boundary line, according to the
tenor of the Compromise Bill, is also
to be remarked. But this does not
contem plate the taking forcible posses
sion of the disputed territory for the
same bill expressly provides that the
| citizens on the disputed ground will
be left to their own choice in acknowl.
edging the jurisdiction either of Ohio
or Michigan, till the close Of the next
session of Congress. But we are also
bound to lend our aid to those citizens
within our limits who choose to live
under our jurisdiction, and who claim
| our protection. How far the course
which Ohio has been compelled to take
may end peaceably, now depends on
circumstances beyond her control.
The Executive Council of Michigan
! assembled, pursuant to the Proc!ama>
lion Of Acting Governor Mason, on the
18th instant. Oftheir proceedings be-
yond the Message of the Governor, we
are as ye. uniformed. For the char.
ac,er Of that document, and their prob.
able course, we will quote the language
of our neighbor Judge Smith, in the
late number of the Monitor.
an. B. We had not seen the mes.
sage Of the Acting Governor Of Michi.
gan to his Legislative Council when
the preceding was written. Governor
Lucas has favored US with copy. 1t
is, as we expected, furious message.
He scods at Ohio for proposing such
terms as are offered in the compromise
bill and says that the General Gov
eminent cannot authorize the accep-
lance ofthe proposed arrangement, and
that the President never intended any
thing more than courtesy to Ohio in
proposing to Michigan 10 accept it.
And he says that If the Council accep,
the compromise, they sacrifice the rights
| of the territory. On the other hand,
| ifthey reject the arrangement, violence
and insurrection may ensue, but upon
others will rest the responsibility
"Here we have the direct avowal Of
Mr.. Secretary Mason, the hopeful
youth just out of his teens, that he has
rejected the advice of the President to
accept the arrangement. Governor Luz
cas- also informs us that Mr.. Secretary
Forsythe had also communicated to
him the fact of Mason's official ryec-
tion. Slow as we have been among
the journals OF our State to call this
difficulty ssettled,' we did anticipate
the Presidents immediate removal OF
this man, on the occurrence OF such
contumscy.
"P. S. The committee to whom
the Governors message was referred,