Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-06-07

auss In lite lsngvsGs 20 make quite in sossibis
TO miseonstrue disohsy IL without eoniessins to
utter imeeei,ty Of understanding or tn an seiual
overt act Of virtual treason TO the Constitution.
There - no eseape-no possible mode OF evading
the obligation There It's in black and white. with
as little chance for miSconstrueton the provision
tor taking the census. or that constituting the office
OF President; aud yet a Governor. of Connecticut,
reipsss to obey the Injunction, ard the Editor of a
New York Wing Newspaper iust6es the act Such
\ a refusal ard such n Justification are bald enough
and alarming enough IN tho abstract; but their appl.
cation To this particular case, can excite but one
| feeling in the mind Of every rational man the
United States-a feeling of unmitgated ndigna-
| ton. The conduct of MIR Cleveland is not only
absurd but atrocious. This "Dorr." after having
runaway, Gom rebellion OF his own raising il.
his native Stste-aiter having actually applied a
match with his own hand to a cannon trained and
pointed upon his father and brothers,
skulks iato n neghboring State, and is there pro-
tceted by the Executive OF that State. while in the
very act OF recognising another rebellion and coll
Letting another array of cut-throats to murder his
fellow. citizens, including the members of his own
fathers family. There is the slghtcs, doubt he
is at this moment mediiating all this atrocity, and
that Chancey +. Cleveland, 10y the curse of God,
Governor ot Connecticut, knows It. And yet we
are to be told that he (Cevelandl is acting "about
right" Shades of its immortal foundets what is
the country coming TO. An unpIincipled dema cog
commits tide crosses, and most palpabe overt acts
OF treason, Is unsuccessful IN the first attempt, flies
lnto the JURISDICTION OF Sstcr Statc, nnu Wncn ne
is required 10 he given up to Justice he is protected
cherished and permitted to organize another on
slausht upon the citizens of the State where he
born, and upon the kindred who actually now in
TO protect themselves and their resides against
his parricda attacks Is IT not too bad to DO bornel
Is il not too horrible 10 contemplate, Have n
Government-a Government capable of protecting
itself and its good citizens, or have we nol Ii we
have, implore the interpoStlon Of its right arm
before Il is too late. We invoke that protection
which is reciprocal with obedience, or we too wish
20 withdraw our obedience. Let US all understand
our relations. Ii Government is not bound TO pro-
tect us, citizen OF the country is bound 10 obey
It's beheSts. We are in the state OF nature IN which
we otisinated-a society resolved INTO rs primal
elements, and every man, woman and child is at
perfect liberty 10 consider the bond broken. Let
every ono 90 that which is right in his own eye,
But we trust there is some remedial process which
may reach the rccreant Governor OF Connecticut.
We DO not profess very clearly whit is, but
there must be some form of coereing the executive
government Of State into obedience 10 the Con-
sttution and law Of Congress, or we are in q DC.
plorable condition, sure enough. The talk OF a CO.
temporary about 'impeachins" a Governor under
such circumstances, is, of course, idle. Who is TO
impeach himl Where is the tribunal for his trial
We suppose we must not hint at such thing s
the issuing of the high prerogative writ of mandamus
by the Supreme Court OF the United States; that
would disturb the Estate Rights" of which we hear
so much. II there is indeed No mode of folc ne the
Governor OF Connecticut into obed ence 10 the law,
the U. States, ard the L. 5. Marshal sent in pursuit
Of him II Dorr has not ''levicd war" upon the
United States, we hardly know what war is; and il
Cleveland, of Connecticut, is not "aldins and nbe,
ting" him in u, Il is little difficult 10 see what he
is doing.-.E Y. Cor. s. Eng.