Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-04-03
on the State Of New York az on tn. State Of Wiz,
gina.
by order OF the Governor,
"WM n RICHARIlSON S.e,, c...,k.

sBy order of III. Governor
"WM. III. RICHARDSON, Sse'y Csm'lh."
From this communication il appears, that not.
M'hsianding the Constitution and laws OF the u.
states have provided that "a person charged in
any State with treason, felony or other crime, who
sha,i lice from justice and be found in another State
shall on demand of the executive authority of the
siate from which he fled, be delivered up to be e.
moved TO the State having jurisdiction ofthe crime
and although the rcqusiIion is admitted TO be in
que form, and the charge is fully and properly pre-
sented by indictment, and the fugitive is in actual
custody in the State OF Virginia upon the said
charge, and although the crime alleged against him
Is, aud always has been, regarded as a felony or
high crime by the laws OF Virginia as well as nv
those oil this State, and by the laws Of the several
Safes IN the Anne lean Union, and those Of all civil
<eu counties, yet that the Governor OF Virgins
mas seen nj to make his compliance with the reoui.
si'ion dependent upon the condition that the Exc.
cutve OF this State should first surrender Peter
Johnson, Edward Smith and Isaac Gansey, in com
planee win requlsltion made in the year 1882
oy the Lieutenant Governor OF the State of Vir.
gina, acting as Governor OF that Commonwealth
Inc Governor OF Virginia has been pleased TO
assure the Executive Of this State that the fgtiye
demanded by him, shall be retained in custody for
period OF SIX months, to afford time for the Exec.
utive OF New York to decide upon the question
thus submitted to him
would DE manifeSty improper that the fugitive
snould be withheld from the violated Justice Of this
S"'e, or be detained in custody in Virginia under
Avs against which he has not offended, in conse.
9uenee OF any unreasonable delay on the mart of The
aunoties oil tins State in replying to the communi.
cation OF the Executive of Virginia His Exce;len-
~ .he Governor OF Virginia, is therefore respectful
informed, that by reference to papers heretofore
transmitted to him and his predecessors il will be
ounu mat before the requisition for the said Peter
Johnson, Edward Smith and Isaac G ansey came nm =.
et the consideration of the Executive of this State
Sose persons were, by competent judicial officer
senaised from arrest upon writ OF habeas eorpus
nIehis writ secured by the Constitution TO every
-en OF this State, because the papers were defec
anu inseihcient even to charge an offence against
'he Jaws OF Virginia, ard that when the said reoui-
S4"on came before the Executive Of this State n
ueeueu mat The charge was I'm FORM defective. and
s even u mat objection were waived acts of the
oil those laid to the charge of the suppos
GU ,'uSi'iSeS, were not made feonious or criminal
SI'ne' oy The laws OF this State or by the common
Jaw, OF oy the laws Of all civilized countries: and
eSe ana oiher reasons fully set forth il was the
opinion OF the Executive of this State that he had no
awful rishtor authority 10 deliver the said Peter
yyohnson, Edward Smith and Isaac Gansey TO the
--N1. 'e oil Virginia, IN compliance with the said
.eIu'ston' he Governor ct Virginia is further
respectfully informed that the subject has now been
'S'uereu upon IT'S merits, and also in connection
"'h me position assumed by the Executive of Vir.
s'ha IN regard to the requisIon for the delivery OF
lne fugitive demanded by the Executive of this
a'e and no sufficient reason is found for REVERSING
the decision before made
by the Governor:
H. 81 SAM'L BLATCHFORD.
Private Secretary