The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-07-09
An ATTEAlPT roREM0yE TIE COY ER.
nor FROM MISSISSIPPI

W. arc rraily surprised 90 lem lI'A' a
Data Of tie 22d iust, that y hody 81 men
II, New Orlenus. called lhe Grand Jury OF
tb. M. s. District Court, have seen proper
D, ipIict the Chief Magistrate OF she STATE
of Mississippi. for a violation OF Tie aei oil
ts,s I'm citing out au expedition agains'
China. What are the specific accusations
moo, which the Indictment has been found
~. are left TO conjecture. Bot that the
CHARGE is uuf0uuded, and only intended 10
.,l-s,ve an Interior motive we are album
dandy satisfied from an intimate know
LEDGE OF the character OF Governor Quitinan
Whatever his political enemies may say OF
him there is no citizen of Mississippi Who
,gould for a moment believe that he could
connect himself with any expedition III Vo-
lalion of his public Obligations nor even
vbos in keeping with those obligations, I'M
less ioined with such expedition IN person
and holding himself ready to meet all ITS
dangers and vicissitudes. There Is not a
word of truth in the Indictment. Governor
Ouitman has always declared to his friends
and TO the Cubans who sought his assls-
lance, that he could have no participation N
the present affair. From first to last, he re-
fused all connection with it. What he
might have done had the people OF Cuba
overturned their government and invited
him to their shores, we cannot certainly say
but it is enough that he had nothing TO do
in the present expedition. .
This indictment has now been got up Tor
the evident purpose of political persecution.
We hesitate not to say that when the mat
ter shall be probcd to the bottom, it will be
seen that the whole charge has been hatch
ed up to attempt the destruction. of a char
acter bought at so much peril and devotion
TO his country, and which now stands so fair
before N people
Whatever may be the purposes now veil
ed to the public eye, we trust that it will not
be attempted to deprive Mississippi of her
Executive under a pretext calculated to
bring the honor of our State into disrepute.
This administration has attempted many
high-handed acts, but the present one caf'
not be ~coutenanced in Mississippi. The
Round Island affair was a palpable viola
ton of the rights Of our State, and one
which must not be passed over in silence
Commander Randolph and the Secretary o
the Navy are guilty OF a conspiracy against
the peace of our State and the latter off.
Ger, were he tried in our courts for offence:
committed by his subalterns upon our citi
zens, might stand a fair chance of being
sent to the penitentiary. Indictments oughr
to be found against all connected with the
Round Island affair, and the case brought
to trial. Good grounds exist for such 9
course. In the present case, the fedora
government is taking another step in its ag
g~ressive policy and contempt of State rights
Ii it can forcibly carry off the Governor of
sovereign State to New Orleans, it can d'
so to Oregon city or San Francisco. If h
may be carried off during the adjournment
he can be as well taken from us during TIL
sitting of the legislature. We shall the
| have an mterregnum, a little startling
i our history, being not caused by death, res
ignation or removal from Office" the case
provided for blythe constitution.
We deny the exercise of any power {
this kind by the general Government.
is provided for in our constitution; that tn
Governor shall support the constitution {
the United States, as well as the State, an
for a breach of either he is made liable t
impeachment. But all impeachments mus
be tried by the State Senate, and conyictio
is only to follow the concurrence of two
: thirds of the members present. If til
Governor has violated the laws of the Tn
ted States, let him be tried III the wa
e pointed out by our constitution. His pre-
ence at the seat Of government is mad
Y necessary by law, and it has never been
will never be contemplated-that this Lax
r is a mere nullity before an order of a Z. 5
Court, and that our State shall be left will
d out a Chief Magistrate whenever it ma
q suit probably the President of the Unite
4 States to demand him. Not a clause IN Il
: constitution, nor law of Congress eXis
which sanctions such a dangerous exerci,
of power; and while the Governor is boun
by oath to sustain the requirements of OIL
laws and constitution, he will be the la
man, we believe, who viii permit them
c be violated by any want of moral courae
g on his part to sustain the dignity of til
n State
1t is to be hoped that President TaylC
0 will see the supreme folly Of seeking to a
raign our Executive on pretences so friv'
lous and unfounded as the present, aud in
Inediately countermand an order that nevt
, would be executed without a serious coll
sion between a sovereign State and til
general Government MiSsassippian.
AFFLEcK's PLANTATION AccoUNrs.-Th
agent of Messrs. Weld & Co, of New o
leans, has submitted to our examination
work, by Thos. Afleck, of Washington
Miss, for which he is soliciting subscriber