Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-04-15
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TuE HANDY CASE-tS,c. Per5er.
The following important message from the Governor
TO the Legislature. was sent IN yesterday morning ii
i,a mos, admirable document, and inst such
we would expect from Governor Porter. lie is re-
solved 10 see the laws faithfully executed, ana
joice Mt it.
The resolution e5einpnr George Handy from pu-
nishnent, indeed very extraordinary and absurd
proceeding. What right had HE Legislature TO set a
iree from the lash Of the law, whose conduct they
know no,hin. of Mr. Handy mglt have been the
most criminal cons2ator of ail-indeed, director
OF the Bank %. the T. 5 he be regarded, aad
vet he is pardoned without inquiry, BY resolu.
ton Of the Legislature The proceeding was alike
vel and unconstitutional and we glad to see 1t put
in train Tor judicial determinations The infamous IN
situations against Gov Porter viii now he brought 10
the tombstone of truth and rejoice that lie boldly
challenges Inquiry. Let all parties who are guilty. or
thout TO be So, b. brought mp, ana receive what JUS
tee requires al :he hands ot the law.
GOV Z ,r.er seeks shelter. We hope the knaves
.. whom he els .: not ''cut and run ios Texas be-
fore the facts can De invest. a;ed. The Attorney Ge
neral, we learn, has vigorously begun the work.
To The Ss@.te and House IF R'prese".attces q the
COMMUNICABLE If Pennsylvania.
Cien,lsmen: | have just learned that circumstances
csis; ia regard the examination Of George Handy,
~ ! witness before the Committee of investigation,
wnch have induced me to adopt step that ought 10
be- communicated To the Legislature.
have good to believe that certain letters are
IN the hands OF persons amenabic 10 the process Of the
Law, winch VIII prove tend 10 prove, the fact Of
conspiracy procure corrupt legislation during The
session OF the Legislature OF lSiO, against certain in
drvduals therein named, or addressed These letters
contain, "a assured, unjust unwarrauiabie, and
false references TO the Executive OF nature so gross
and wicked, to call for Immediate and rigorous
prosecution os all parties concerned so that, # the
charges iasinul,ous b. true, tie Executive my be
duly puni shed, II false, that those who have made
ius,nuated them, may be exposed 10 the judgment
OF the law and 20 pubic condemnation.
The resolution which recently passed the Legislature
the 29h ntmo, entitled, ~ resolution directing
,,oie proS,qu, % be entered N certain CRIMINAL pro.
secntions AGAINST George Handv might be supposed
10 exempt han from punishment but that resolution is
subject condition. which the sad George Handy
may, no,, hare fully complied with II ne has,
he plead and show i; not, he IS not entitled L.
protection At all events have deemed II uly duty to
direct criminal proceedings In be instituted against
hun, and those implicated with hi:n-and accordingly
the Attorney General will pursue such the
subject, Will speedily og,n. the offenders If any, TO
Justice take recommend, thai tn" gin
al letters and all vouchers N the possession Of any
committee OF either OF thc Houses Of the Legislature
b. carefully preserved, essential part o. the evil
dence IN the trial.
haze acted promptly this subject because
think public iusuce-,he parity cf public morals, and
every consider aticn of public duty require o. me THIS
course ot proceeding | am resolved, far depends
me- that Tins most extraordinary be prohed
10 bottom, and tia. who has been g1il,y
Of violating the a"s, III tins transaction, shall be-
dragged The bar OF pubic Justice. The majority of
those who in Concerned IN the enactment
OF our laws should not only he spoess, but above
picIon and rcprosch-and he mus, be fai,hess
unworthy servant the people who shrinks. from
battles the most searching inquiry. mn ready and de-
termined to meet this IN the most risd manner, and
have put 1t tram Of nvcsti alton that cannot fail
TO deveope the whole truth
DAVID r. PORTER.
Executive Chamber, 18th April, l-I2.
THAT "LUMBER" BUSINESS
Every body knows what "pipe-ay,ng MEANS and
when the term made OF not necessary to u.
nlsh definition. Every b.. d., however, is not 50 "a
mllIar with the slgnicaton oi the recent term
''lumber, It's legislative sense; and hence, it
bids far to become famous It's compeers of 'yarn
and ''ppe no'orety, an eXplana ton may be deemed
not unsatisfactory.
During the l-t0 session Of our Legislature the L.
S. Bank fund itself IN considerable t.puhle. THIS
trouble principally from The anxlety Of the peo
pie and through them the members oil both Houses
hibed, To do something calculated to "wnd up that
institution. Such measure conceived necessary
to publication Of the iuiGuitous Banking system
Of the Commonwealth.
well known individual, named George Handy,
selected a; this acture TO attend To the interests
ofihe Bank. He Director, and stakeholder
holding three sharcS, il rightly informed as col
lateral security for money advanced by n loan TO
certain hrin. Mr.. llandys first to
instrument for his purposes, and this instrument he
supposed he had me: with in Daniel NJ. Brodhead
lumber merchant of our p'ous city.
Mr. Brodhead wen; up 10 Harris burr for the purpose
of "borng' for the Bank--l.e Influencing the mem
beers of the l. gisature favor Of the Bank The Com
Inittee appointed by the Bank composed of Messrs
Handy Price, and Lewis, and tins Committee expend
Ell Harrisburg and through MIR. Bsodhead, it
red, lst-SG,2to 90
I'd. 3 600 90
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