Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-04-03
/ WHOLE NUMBER 533.
RESIGNATION OF THE GOVERNOR OF
VIRGINIA..


VIRGINIA.
The Richmond Wing of yesterday contains
message from Governor G.lmer, to the General
Assembly of Virginia, resipninp his Office. AZ
Chief Magistrate Of that Common wealth Thu
message was communicated TO the two Houses
on Saturday, and appears 10 have taken very
much by surprise, both legislature and commuoi.
~. There Is apparently something Of "vexa,ioa
oil spirit" among the Wings Of the METROPOLIS.
that tho Governor should have felt or deemed
himself called upon, under tho circumstances Of
the case, to have taken this important STEP with
cur warning or consultation. But this is quickly
merged IN n feeling of unmixed regret that tho
services o! en- officer Of such high cha rae ter and
taienis Us Governor Gi!mer, should be lost 10 the
STATE
The resignation is the more noppor,uoe. for
the reason that, II bong in near the close of
the session, several of the whg members had al.
ready departed for their homes; and it was fear
ed that sibiy enough had SO departed, to leave
ihs power OF choosing a successor to Governor
Gimer IN The hands Of their opponents. Tho
wing seems, however, TO think tina. were tho 10.
cotoco party thus uneXpect edly 10 find them.
selves IN The majority in the Virginia Legislature
ihey would be too magnanimous to take a "snap
Judghent on their opponents If they should
be thus in the majority, trust the Wing will
be justified IN It's good opinion Of its adverse RES
But, whether or not, the result will afford no
lustihcaiIon 10 those whig members; who have
been SO ready TO leave tho post Of duty before
their trust was fulfilled, and their duty DONE A
loco TOGO Governor In the place of Governor Gil.
fner would be pretty penalty indeed!
This unexpected movement Of Governor Gil
mer, which may possibly result in the "untoward"
event OF placing iocofoco in the executive chair
oil the Ancient Dominion, is to be considered as
one of the "biter fruts' Of tho collision bel ween
New York and Virginia. The position Of Now
York, IN the matter at issue between tho two
States, Is, II Virginia, universally held to be
wrong On this point, there is no dissenting
voice But in regard TO the ulterio. action
waieh becomes the Ancient Common w calth, or is
enloined by her duties as a member of the nations
al Confederacy, there is no similar unanimity.
And 1t was difference Of view, between the ex-
ecutive and the legislative body in regard to tho
proprlo:y or expediency of an oct Of tho first
named ,havin ing an acknowledged bearing upon this
vexed question, that induced Governor Glmer 10
send IN his resignation.
The refusal Of the Governor of Now York to
surrender certain ''fugitives from JUSTICE" from
Virginia, on the requistion Of the last named
State, IS, with lis principal circumstances, well
known 10 most of our readers. Tho affair has
been subject OF correspondence between the
States; and while the difficulty was yet unadius-
an error, Us is almost univ ersaIIy
believed, on the part Of the Executive of New
York, re4usiion is made by New York on the
Executive of Virginia, fordelivery of "fugitive
from justice" from tho former State. This de-
manu- or requistlon the Executive oil virginia DO.
clIned "for the present. accede to; and in tho
order to that effect, intimat that the requsiton
of New York would be respected, SO soon as
New York should respec: the previous requisition
of Virginia.
The subject, being ono of so much moment as
10 threaten to etnbroil two leading and powerful
members of the Conlederacy, was brought up, in
due course, before the Virginia Legislature; aud
II appears, from the message Of Governor Gilmer,
that tho General Assembly t'did not sussain'' the
executive, IN his retaliaiory measure towards Q
sister Sta,e-however clearly the previous
error or wrong of that State. The proceeding
OF the Virginia executive, was not sustained by
The legislature, on the principle, we take it,
that two wrongs cannot make a right; or, that,
among the members Of our National Confederacy
breach OF duty or Of constitutional obligation,
by member, will not justify similar breach
by another. The palm Of practical wisdom, we
take to be with the legislature. if, in tho
nultitadinous collisions that me- e0r among
the States, our happy Union is1l6e preserved,
IT must be preserved by moderate and soothing
counsels. But Gov. Gimer, differing conscien-
tousy with the legislature, as to the true course
of action, resigned his Office on the instant, in
order 10 afford the latter opportunity Of select
ing for the trust, individual who might con.
cur with them. to the measures deemed expe-
dent, on this vexed Question We trust that the
resignation of this true Wing, is be follow
ed by the visitation Of a loco foco Governor for
the Ancient Commonwealth.-[Bal Patriot.
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