The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-02-16
THE VIRGINIA AND NEW
YORK CONTROVERSY!

petition mas pGcu ph0|GmA@1 ~ e"s
II,eoislature of New York from citizeni
i f Richmond County, in that State
complaining ofthe hardship and injury
Of the Virginia Inspection Laws upor
vessels entering the waters ofthis State
from N. York.
! In the House, Mr.. Hathaway hai
appIauded the message Of Gov. Bouck
upon this subject. !.
| In the Albany Argus, the mouth
piece Of the Regency, writer's vindlcate
| the cause Of Virginia.
These several authorities all assume
that the inspection Laws OF Virginia
will be repealed the instant New York
repeals her offensive law, extending
the right Of Jury Trial to fugitive
slaves.
| That is one condition which must
be observed before Virginia will repeal
her inspection laws. Let US remind
the New York authorities that there is
another condition precedent embodied
in the inspection law itself: 1t is that
the 8 fugitives from the criminal JUS
tice of Virginia, whom Gov. Seward
refused to give up, must first be sur
rendered, Isaac Ganzey and two 9TH
ers.
We are no: sorry to learn that the
inspection law pinches i! We shall
think the better of it on that account.
1t was designed as lea tGlionis, TO a
certain extent at least, and the more eff
fective it prove in that way, the more
speedily may Virginia look for redress.
Il is idle for New York TO complain,
when day devoted to doing justice
to Virginia, will bring certain relief TO
her own citizens.
Will the Legislature OF New York
repeal the jury Law? Will Gov. Bouck
surrender Ithe three fugitives /? Will
acts be accompanied by disclaimer
the principles and these views OF the
Constitution which led TO the passage
of the jury law, and to the negation Of
the demand for The surrender of the
three fugitives /?
We hope these things rather than ex-
pect them. Political and President
making interests are involved, which
make the event extremely doubtful,
and render it question, considered in
a "capital making" view, extremely
nicely balanced /; and the Virginia rea-
der may feel we'll assured that 'capi-
tal making" and not right or the Con-
stitution will decide it at last, let it be
decided as it may.
Mr.. Van Buren's friends WELD the
Government Of New York without con-
troll. That parsonage is again can
didate for the Presidency, and he and
his party are openly charged by the
Calhoun wing ef the -Damoeraoy, with,
conciliating, courting and wooing the
Abolitionists, who hold the balance of
power in the States ofNew York, Con
necticut, Massachusetts and Ohio, and
it must be confessed that the Calhoun
ties adduce pretty strong evidence Of
the fact.
IF then Mr.. Van Buren's friends in
the New York Legislature repeal the |
Jury law, and Gov. Bouck surrenders
the three fugitives, what will be the eff
feet? Why the horror disgust and |
certain alienation Of the whule Adolf
ton party. Nothing we imagine could
appease or conciliate them, after overt
acts so decisively hostile to their ia
natical views and feelings.
This is one view Another is this
II, now that the Van Buren, party have
Inll swing in the New York LegisIa-
lure, and there is no let or. hindrance
70 the redemption oftheir former prom
ses If, after railing at Gov. Seward.
ind vaunting what they would do when
hey got the power, they decline to re-
zeal theS Jury Law, and to surrender
5anzey and the rest, what will Virgin
q and the South say to it? Must Cot {
1r. Van Buren, be overthrown in all
ne States South of the Potomac, by I
IS thus demonstrated Irritation and Y
ollusion with the Abolitionists n
The reader will observe that we a
eat it purely as a political, or rather b
party question, and he may rest G
'sured that we are right in doing so. p
40 that in this light only is it regarded al
Albany. Right--Justice--the Con- G
not into its considera- in
On, with the cabal who have resumed m
elr ancient sway over New York al
nan we make most by complying b.
TN Inc demands of Virginia, or lose ht
ost! Is it better to lose the Adolf pl
'nlsts certainly, By repeating the Ju- dc
Law and guaranteeing the fupitives CIR
or to run the imminent hazard oil su
sing all the South, by refusing both ) ce
1nese are the questions, which the eli
egency at Albany have to decide I'M re-
) and this the dilemma in which they be
placed. Il cannot be denied tba, ia
sy are IN hard place. and ,h.t 49, w