Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-02-20
From Tie Courier and Enquirer.

rom tH8 beHflcf mn EngnlsIs gs
Fugitiee Pom Jasfiee+--In the Senate Of Ken.
lucky, Nj WiekiitIs, from tho eommiites On Fer
eiga Relations. has introduced a report on Tho
letter Of big Eseslluney The lpy. Of ths State Of
Vifslatatt The Governor Of Kentucky, beafiHg
date the l5th lay Of November. 1910, also, .ans
oihet luttef from the sane 10 The SANS, bsatipg
date lbe @5J Jay III Ueiabaf, lsAu. epinnuIieae
ting . preamble an1 resolutions pissed by the
General Assembly vfshe stats Of Virginia, afofes
said. on .hs i7th Of March, 1910, relative 10 the
detnsI,i by The u seeu,iys VI vHgiaia upon tbs
sists u N \, Of Tho surrender oi thee ~lagttises
tfets Justice,
Tas report takns the ground that lt,s stealing
af o slave sas k,Iouy in Virginia BY law. st the
TINA Of the offence ehatsed. aud that Ia violation
Of Tia law Edward Smith and Isaae t'a,say
ware duly charged, ~agfeeally te the act Of Com
gtsss, With tho crime Of lslonleusly tslltDg away
il negro slave. and had fed from justice IN lbs
State Of fifgiaia TO the Slate Of New fu,k.
The Executive Of this Stats fefe sed TO comply
With lhe d3mand Of lhe G.yefnet Of Vtteinia. al.
la4ing III At ltldte was 10 law VI New York MAKE
lug il i felony 10 steel . slave. and The Cnnsilta .
tt,ti &c ti,e TINTED STATES did not authbfiss the
lematt, except Ia epaes where. by the laws u ia.
tiuss, y fugitive aoutd. be surrendered, OF and bee
fots Tbs dale Of lbs ciosntutivn.
T'iis doctrine the Ctinmitleo Of tho Kentucky
3unale, dulyanee rs novel and mos. dangerous,
witinat jasiilieaiinn or astusfi violating the
Constitution and fshdetiD4 its pfptisieis Oh tbs
sntjael aitpgelhtt usaisss, Tho second section d
the feutlh article Of the Constitution, provides
Tia, q person essfged with treason fsiony Or
otatr eria,e. who sbntl fse from justice, and stall
10 fond III another State. shall, On demand VI
Tho Executive Authority Of the state from which
iB hed. ba delivered W, TO he fetnestd 10 Tho
State having jurisdiction Of The crime,
Now, II II IL tho meaning VI ibis instrument
he State 10 which be aies. thei tbs State. by tho
affoaation Of bet pebal laws, might virtually desc
roy those VI tho other States, and become
Inc asylum Of 81 their criminals, This Is The
syil which The Trainers of;he Constitution intend.
cd 10 guard against whei they say the %fugiIivs
shall 10 delivered ap, to be tiled where tho fence
WAS committed.
The e.innsitsee folly concur with the Executive
ii v,fgtnia Ia hi. Views ei tho constitutional Hight
IN h,m 10 demand, and want Of authority IN tbs
Il ~zeeut,se Of Ecw Ye,k to refuse, 10 deliver the
feioa# for trial. 10 The slale auibotisiss where The
off nee wa committed. They concur also In The
views ssp,r..ed in Tho %pfean,ble and resolutions
adopted by she Legislature. The committee com
eiade their report with tho following feseIu"
tiops'
Resolved by the General Assembly efthe Stats
af Kentucky, That they haze carefully examined
tbs letter u The Executive Of y~irHinia, aud The
and Resolutions, passed by tho
Legislature Of that stats. relative To the demand
ii the Executive Of Virginia Oh The Executive Of
New York, for tho surrender Of three ~lngiliyes
from justice, 10 wit; Peter Johnson, Edward
Smith and i-nae uansey; and tho reasons assign.
I'd by tbs Executive Of New York fst his falling
and refusing 10 %cau,piy with tho demand ,atd llisl
IN tho orinion Of tte Legislature Of .ba slate Of
ktn,o,ky. tbe said reasons Of Tho Executive oi
New ok fuf failing 10 sarfehdtr ssid f~ugitives:
Peter Iohsson, Edward smith ard Isaac Eaasey;
on tbs enid demand Of the Executive Of Virginia,
are VIII lily insufficient; and that, If the stole Of
N York shall sustain the Executive Of that state
In bis eonduei Ia refusing 10 deliver up sail felops
tmf trial Ia ,hs state Of Virginia. where the offence
woa committed, that i. will place ail the slave
states in in,taineat jeopardy. and demand
ftnm then, no. only their solemn protest. tu,
render IL necessary that they adapt measures fot
their F.. safety and preservation againsta the laws
act. Of oil slave stealing f.lons, rs well ~ 10
n due obedience to their tights ~ con-
states.
Resolved. Tint the Executive Of this state
cause copies oftiis report and resolution to be
transmitted TO the Executive Of Virginia. with
= request that be my tho same before the Leg