Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-04-12

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y%p"n'''ns natures, and 'hexross outrage they
'na'e, upon the mora, sense Of, IN. oo,so,,,;,,'
We nave not word Of apology = offer for these
pspe"-we entertain no other feeling Ithat that OF
o"mmsa'ed adherence for the rem, who under
, "' "'"ea"s u'pe"'sooa y Proidenec, could har.
ooo. suen 'ee""sS r' Inspect their eandour
. s""s S''e'S".o " ~, Sentimen,s-altho' they
n % ao"u''" anu ,N% wehate hypocrite--
z ""'e t"o'' '''', <6n for the Monster who frank
tter, than for him, who assumes
il SAMMY " the more successfully to practice
o the vflanisofo 6eud.
: "oI<cha,er's course played too much into Cor
e X Seearars haadn
q ~ MS IS the language of writer in SATURDAYS
4 w hls, who sgns himself "Unon." Neither Gov
N. So, nor nus friends have attempted to weaken
tne Ioree OF measures which they could not an
prove lhey have not even done what under nre.
sent circumstances, might have been conside,.d =,
eas. eheusaoei they have not made any public
Nhuieanon OF measures which have been con5.r,
cd by the Legislature, and which tbev bonss,I,, =.
garhed as que 10 the dignity and character OF IN.
State-measures which seemed To hay, h.en a.
manded OF the Executive by the previous action of
the Legislature, ard by the emergency They
have been willing TO abide the verdict Va hch LI
opinion, despite the efforts to forestal it. will soon
| or late render. wa S''"
without wishing to Nrrnign the wisdom or IN.
" ~,
It is that has "played too much into Co.., s.
hand" The writer Of "Union" is evidently x,,,, M
easy at the tone of Gov. Stewards MESSAGE 81 ~.
26th March, and he has fearful mssiyinss. wb..
Their the action of our Legislator and MIR P,,,on,
supplieatory letter. have placed Virginia in the mos,
enviabie attitude. The hope Of operating on Gov
Stewards magnanimity seems now TO be ebandon' |
cd; and as last resort, is imagined that the sub
mission OF our State authorities NAV indnc. az
Empire" State TO reent. VIZ
Gov Seward seems to have understood the term. |
and the effect Of Gov. Gmer's order on IN. d.maSJ
for Curry, better than the writer OF Union or Than
many others VINO have chosen TO speak of il as a
peremptory refusal TO surrender fugitive from iu.
tee Gov. Seward, in his order and me.x,s. ., |
zoth March, treats the order of Gov. Gilmer os |
suspension only OF the demand for Curry until the
'us"'es VINO stole the slave, and who were de. |
manded IN 1889, should be surrendered: and he nov
attempts, for the st time, to shift the ground whch
ne has heretofore occupied throug bout this con,ro
Versy, so as TO create a distinction between tho
rights and obligations OF the States in the two
cases. lie has been compelled to attempt This or !
TO confess and atone for his own error. fbe w,;,s
OF Union has shown very satisfactorily that Gov
Seward fails IN this attempt to shift his ground
hreierence 10 the dates OF recent events will
further explain the means by which Gov S.wn,d,s |
hand has been strengthened. Gov Gilmer ros;,n.I |
on the goth March. The action OF our eg;sI,srrs
disappearing Of his suspension of the demand to, |
curry, was, OF course, prior TO his gnation The
Message and order of Gov Seward hear d,ts on,Ls |
26th OF March, when the PROCEEDINGS Of The 60 |
lature and the resignation Of the late Governor n,
Virginia were known TO him. and when he had rs'
ceived the letter of MIR Patton, informing him ,bo,
Virginia had Internationally receded from ,L. 80
sition assumed by Gov. Gilmer MIR p,t,o,, -,
was dated on tle 22d March, and in the four d,vs |
which interviewed between that time and IN. d,,snr
uo'' Se~aru measures, now So much Complained
OF by "Union," without an extraordinary circun,
stance the mani which generally passes from Rich !
mond TO Albany in three diys must have nnn,;sad |
Gov Seward OF MIR Patlon's prompt connI;,n.a
with the mandate OF the Legislature What thar
led TO the subsequent action Of Gov SewarJS |
was u Gov. GIimers order of the 10th suspendins
compliance wi h Gov. Stewards demand for C,,,r,s
or was II the resolution of Judge May of the pom
which censured that order, and caused The I,te O.
vernon resignation, and the letter from MIR Patton
OF the 22di II the orJer of Gov Gilmer made On The
10Th, played into Gov Stewards han - WIN me-. |
ten dayssuitered 10 elapSe, and Why does Goyerno,
Seward take no action until the counter resolut,on
OF our Legs ature and the letter OF MIR Patton come
10 his knowedge7 And why does Gov. Seward
act so promptly after he is apprised of the c,ns 81
our Legislature and Of MIR Patton's letter. Hs.
any answer or any acknowledgements Of Mr. Pat
tons letter been received, is II expected thatanv
will be received from Gov. Sewatdi
The position taken by Gov. Gilmer in his cor
respondence with Gov. Seward and repe,ted !, |
his communication to the late Legislature viii no,
be Questioned, VIZ that the Governor of a State ~
not 3ounu 10 execute the act of Congress of 1893
ana That II Is only IN comfy other States and a..
Terence 10 their mutual convenience that 4, can n.
expected to be executed. This was conceded 10
Gov. Seward before the demand for Curry was ever
made ii was urged on the Legislature as an areu
ment why the duties under the act of l7y3 sbn1,IJ
be conferred by Congress on Federal Ofic.rs wbo
would be responsible for their discharge 10 The Go
vernment under whose authority these demand, aro
made- Nether Gov. GIlmer nor Gov. Seward
were officers Of the Federal Government t.
were me chei executive officers of two States sun.
posed hitherto, TO be sovereign. One OF these off
GERS had perempiory and repeatedly refused To
surrender three fustiyes charged with having stolen
save III Virginia, and on the ground that il was
no crime TO steal slave, because slavery was ob-
nOrlous 10 the laws Of New York He then do
mands the surrender Of fugitive from the ius:ic.
OF New York. and he is told that his right TO do 40
acknowledged, that the obligation on the part Of
Virginia TO comply Is not denied, but that the tiobt
and the obligation In both cases spring from the
same authority, a compact between the Two States
and that they must from every principle of Justice
and every consideration Of safety bind both parties
or neither. F'S
It is not possible that this action of the Ex.,u,;v.
authority could have led to collisions foree or vio
ence. IL could have had no other efTec, than 10 an
peal TO the reason OF the Governor of ~ Y or that
iailing to the people Of New York and produced The
results which the writer of Union desires II mich,
have forced the attention of Congress TO the detects
OF the act OF 1893, bat IN no event could il have
mad the effect which legislative action must have M
causing a collision between the authorities of The
states ana endangering their peace. IL was the
mdest form IN which any action on the part Of our
State could have been taken, and IL remains In lac
seen whether the dangers by which the Southern
States are environed can be removed by nero argu.
nents or stout remonsances, or entresties however
humble.
do not wish to recur to this subject. bu, III, :,
70 be discussed there will always be found trns,
an advocate for EQUAL, RIGiJTS
To THE EDrroRs or rHE WING.
Genilemcn-lt is extensively reported in yar;ou.
parts OF the Caroline District, that sometime during
the past summer or fall, Mr.. Speaker Hunter said
20 gentlemnn Of ESSEX, THAT he regretted not