The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-17

FUGITIVE sLAvEs-TAx ON NORTHERN PRODUCTS
AND MANUFACTURES.
The following message from the Governor Of yirenis
was transmitted to the Legislature Of thst stste on

AND MANUFACTURER
The following message from the Governor Of Virgins
was transmitted to the Legislature of thst Stste on
the 18th inst;-
Tohe General .assenbiy IF riryinio;
n.D,;nr letter OF Thomss c. Green sows ti%s ssno.
appointed agent to demand from the authorities OF
Ohio free negro charged with crime. His letter win
The demand was refused and the grounds for the re-
fussl forth in opinion Of the Attorney Gene
that state You VIII discover that the reasons assigned
amount scarcely to pretsxt for the disregard the
combination Common courtesy required that come
shoud be gtven 70 . formal yequisition upon
that state for Fugitive om justice ssds in strict
conformity the constitution Of the United States
the CUT sge inflicted upon this State The attempt at
reason In the opinion Of the Attorney General H the
IT,. % Of ii. United State. pro,a., that
person charged In any State with treason felony
other crime who shall Zee from justice, and be found
tive authority Of the State from whence he fed be de-
Mvered up be removed to the State having ufsdc.
tion Of the crime" It impossible to conceive
press more distinctly idea a command. All
crimes recognised by the constitution and whether
they be offences against the moral law the statute
any State is matter Of no sort Of moment, To
render murderer Is more the duty of State than
to surrender man charged with any crime whatever
made so BY the laws Of the State where it may have
But argument upon this subject is useless All right
minded satisfied upon the bare reading Of the
paicism would be convinced BY any reason which
human wit could devise, controlled by any oblga-
tion which religion itself would impose.
This OF thing is Of frequent occurrence and must
be remeded II the Federal Government fails to fur
n.h protection to touching slaves and
offenders against the Ds~s concerning them, then we
must the remedy into hands; for citizens
entitled to ample prots ction in all their rights whe
ther of person property The which from
fear or fails this great end for
which 1t Is instituted deserving Of neither the respect
nor the support Of free and enlightened men.
am Of the opihion, that system Of taxation under
the license law be 20 arranged to transfer
trely the trade from those States which have
under foot the constitution Of the United States to
thoss which still willing to abide BY its compro
nises and recognise rights under It, This would
TO It Is under exclusive control and
the ~orh of our own authorities.
The present session Ia too far advanced to perfect
details Of the plan and therefore only suggest it, ths,
your minds may be turned to the subject, to
BILE you to act with promptnees and efficiency immed
stely upon your return next winter concerted and
action the part Of The South in this matter
will either redress grievances ut once transfer
the direct European trade to the southern ports o
would ultimately tend greatly 10 strength and in
dependence.
we now tar . tin pedlar ten dollars year, whilst
clock pedlsr has to pay nfty. The vendors Of all
articles manufactured in the recusant States could
be taxed hundred per cent and the veBder be
Quired to show where the artises we're made. Pains
and penalties could be eay attached to evasion of
the law which uld ensure the due Of II
The dets could be made to embrace live stock and the
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JOHN B. FLOYD.