Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1851-09-23
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Johnston.
xvs.ah,;s his morning letter from The gem
go. named above. and addressed 90 Governor
Iohns,ons III Pennsylyania. The theme 70 one
,ssh;.6 might well move the indignation OF every
man familiar with the facts win whleh y u
soriated and in view OF an apparent hardness IN
~ osrformance Of duty, or perhaps q real aeFe,
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sssts ~ lmnc more decided Teptoof than mat
80 MIN letter. Of Mr. GoTsnehsW hope
-, III communication will contribute 1Ds0me
decree to The promotionUfthe tmPartlal ana en-
eienf dministFationo OF tnaI Jaw SUI Jnsuse 49,
sbe afroeities of the case demand. Thetaet that
an anoIication had been unsneeesstuly made 70
Gov. Johnston for The person OF 9 coioIeueIegs
,tys from ~ Justice of this State, under Tequt-
sition from che GoVernorof Maryland, ~ = pew
feature OF this case. and one we hofe suseepuote
of . satisfactory explapatien.-oa
wssnise4os. Sept. u. 1851.
GSlsgnor Of Psaasslsdnia
The undersigned. sou Of the late Edward
Gofsnch, the victim of abolltlonist entnpsiasm
and high handed rebellion, % soEty .nst 2 RH
f1f asd1iyi is imposed upon him a. that TO which
he now addresses himself. lie Iitesto8ou SUI
with no yiadictiye feelings, but only 20 assure
Won. whathe desires every one 10 knOws that ne
thinks thedlack Of official promptness on your
mari has resulted in the escape, hitherto OF the
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father. Il would have tended IN someadegree TO
relieve the anxiety of the family aud friends OF
THE deceased tohave known thatthe G9yeTnoro OF
the STATE in which this foul murder was commit
ted had acted as prom PITY and etneIenIY as ue
circumstances demanded.
Iknow that YOU passed within a few yards OF
where the body OF my father lay, the afternoon oil
the same day on which he was murdered. The
cars stopped al tie door of the house. Some OF
the passengers went Ia To louk al the ghastly
-. Rat IL son Hid mt Hun. who
Ought, because OF your responsible station To
EhaVe been most interested, showed the least con.
cern. And this is not TO be wondered a. II
would seem natural that then you should have
been rejoicing at this the FIRST fruits OF your ON
cial and personal hostility TO the rendition OF tG-
Egitive slaves. Did we not well know what y0u
have done to render imperative the law under
whose protection my father entered your State
10 secure his property, in a manner strictly legaI,
some excuse might be found IN our minds toT
your strange inactivity. But we knew your
tconfses We had watched Il with pain, and We
ibid NOT expect you would be induced 10 change
lii even al this extraordinary crisis
Allow me TO call your attention. to a TACT which,
perhaps, you will remember. Those slaves, Tor
whom my father was searching, were to be free
at the age of twenty4eight. They were detected
in selling stolen wheat to a free negro. Before
the writ which was gotten out against him could
be served, he escaped To Pennsylvania This
brother of mine, now so near To- death. was sent
.S5oe - ~ ! Az Ian1so, "
But you would not deliver btm up, and sent my
brother home convinced thai further effort mthal
k.sspeel nas 1n'aSan, -. H. .ehsis - a.,
Thursday morning.
have read some letters which You wrote To
some gentlemen OF Philadelphia, Sh0 were urg-
ling yoH 10 action. marked the strung contrast
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States military. than when every one thaI desir.
ed the punishment Of these muTderefs and irai-
tors was afraid to move; wien the rioters stili
wet with The blood of innocent and peaceable
men-weFe triumphing in their victory, and their
conIederates congratulaIin themselves upon sue.
cessfut treason! Why. sir. did YOU NOT show
your promptness then YOn applaud the decis
ion, energy and pf0mptnessof the Lancaster ON
Gers, and in this / most heartily concur; but IN
proportion as you praiseIhem, you cOndemnyOuT-
sell. You knew of .the insurrectionary move
ment before they did,. Ifthey had waited, as you
did, until the fifth day 20 do what ought TO have
been done on the first, you could not have ap
plauded them. You must,t therefore, sir, be self
condemned
Do Won know that SO hours passed before one
San aW us, .a Ne T gu. agalnst ~, Lnes s,a men a,, ~ s"n
LandsMr sReigart. To- proteet Ibeir own lives and
Ito quelI the spirit of resistance which fortified the