New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-04-30

des the members from the Lower as follows:
Aa-Unions,s %; Unionis;s, IS doubtful " tne 10
members who approve Of the union weEe returned n son
sequence Of violence BY dread OF violence anc os le
proclamation DISTINGUISHING the s1burss OF 9ieoes ac
treal. Seven of the Is government oshceFs VI ZIG
Unoniss were returned under test and OF the
ISIS 2 The - Anti-Uaoniss supposed TO rePFee
population OF $40 1875 AID Ire 70 Uaoais population Of
1882
The House OF Assembly CONSISTS Of 81 members equei
divided between Inc Provinces ne quaii'''O's -
electors are the following In the counties aey are
10 possess forty shilling eeAods; IN towns I'VE 'oio
mods or ten pound lcasehods. Members must hod fe"i
tate worth FIVE hundred pounds, and are eec'e" 10 .~
wears though the Governor mas power 10 Dissolve 'e
.eu,bv a. any time. The Legislative Coiae OF "Pf.'
branch OF the Legislature, as vel as me
are appointed by the Governor.
Tie Virginia Coatrosersy-'Fe have reee.Eea copy o
Gov Stewards reply to communication from lion JOIN W.
p.on acting Governor of Virginia, iacosing warrant 10Y
rho surrender of Robert Gerry charged forgery ".se
arrival in mi, State we before mentioned IL co., at
TOMS letter reversal asked OF Gov Seward decision III
tho sosc Of ExGov Grncrs demand Tor the surrender OF
three individuals charged with stealing negro slave ne
letter Of our chief executive courteous and conclusive re-
vreyiewing succnctly the whole controversy giving MS
far dcclxing TO reverse his previous decision and re-
,norsra,.g with dignity and hsmndsd regard tor the
welfare Of the citizens Of this STATE and the uzon against the
at,i.u1e Of menace which Virginia has assumed
Gov Seward goes over the whole ground in controversy
stating that IN the first place the aidays which 'hc de-
ond ns made were deecve-aecmed only 6y him
self b by the Judicial tribunals of this State fore which
The question came On his ground aene, then he refusal
10 comply with tho rcquson might properly have Ecen
b,scd But the Governor regarded c question involved
even If the eeuisition Supported b: legally proper
charge as one of grave importance and demanding deliberate
consideration He chose therefore accordance with the
ankness tina, becomes public iunctonarics and out OF
proper respect for the Governor of Virginia meet the great
constitutional question and base MS refusal surrender
these men, not upon the objection nvrality sustained
il was BY the Judge but upon the ground that the offence
CHARGED was no crime by the laws of Newly and that
Virpn therefore has no right demand OF Newfork their
surrender These same principles haze been before applied
to cases-havns no reference slaycy-frcsenied by
PENNSYLVANIA and New Hampshire where that institution mas
long since become obsolete The decision says Gov Sew
ard was not designed aggression upon Virginia and
intended to aiec, her institutions Virginia was admitted
the broadcst sense be sovereign within her TORI or IN
the enactment and exc of her laws. 1t was dcH'cd
Only that slc COuId chlCnG ucl i"sIS'-t'' l''+
right to the executive of this State render it his duty 70
surrender its cizcs be transported to that commonwealth
10 be tried condemned and punished for acts in them
selves wrongful, regarded criminal by the laws OF TINS
State and nasmuch as differences might exist between the
codes States, conceded that IN asccriAns
the intent of the compact between them rcreHce might he
made such cnscs the particular code Of the one o:
other but the law received by both the laws
%, =. nod rios
l, was northumberland disputed, indeed-that nc
her by the common law received b. both States the laws of
nations nor the laws of all civilized the offence
charged made crime and on this bread and cnbc ground
was the Governors refusal based The letters written with
ability and manly dignity and the attitude OF NcwYoFk IA
fully ard cloQucny justified. Virginia maintained has
throughout been the aggresser while in NewYork other
spirit than cencilaton kindness AID devetedness to
| the Union has ut any time been cherished.
vrRclSlA-Tke Times and Star Of last evening in treat
ing of the Virginia Election says
The Congressional Delegation viii probably be the
last year-1l Wings and 10 Locoiocos
Begging YOUR pardon neghbor there have never been
eleven Wing Members of the House from that State within
our remembrance certainly since Mr. Monrees day.
Virginia elected c,ght Wings and r. NJ T. Hunter years
ago-or rather, six Wings. Conservatives and r. NJ T
aforesaid One of Conservatives proved worse than
nothing going the and abusing US like pick
pocket Hunter also after strange gods so that we
had but seren good men and Last winter, Hoeman,
Loco rsigned his District hadhe npudencc give
ority for Harrison and Mallory, Wing chosen in
his Pace-brnging number up cigh, again We have
now Ten besides interest Hunter, and a chance to
gain another but gam anyhow, if A. H. II, Stu
arr elected as every body NcshLcr Star don't dis
parage triumph.
P 5. Ditto to the Commercial, which says ten Wings
from Virginia in the last Congress
IyDAsA-Thc Special Election for Members OF Congress
in this State takes place the Sd Of May The following
are the rival candidates:
Dist. C.urues. Wing. Opposition.
l. Harrison, &c. Geo II. Profit, Jan<cs Lockhart,
| H. Vigo knox &c. II. ". Thompson, John w Davis,
Ill Jefferson, &c Joseph L. White. John Cart
". Dearborn, jaime. II. Cravens Thomas Smith,