Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-08-11
Riehmond Mhig and Jordan Hatcher.

Richmond whis aud Jordan Hatcher
The Richmond Wing is yet rampant on
the Hatcher case. We have never
thought that this detachable Federal sheet
was ever prompted by higher aim on this
question, than to manufacture party cap
ital /; and from the signal failure the in
ane scribling. which from time to time
has appeared in and adorned its columns.
has met with outside Of the city of Rich
mond. we did suppose that before this the
editor of that paper would have given up
the chase and turned his attention TO some
more available game. He is now out on
our Delegate Mr.. Lewis, for his speech
made at the courthouse some time since,
and published in the Register. His STRIFE
lures on this speech are characteristic Of
that paper. He does not attempt to re-
fute an argument made by Mr.. Lewis, nor
does he attack a position assumed. But
continues to attribute to the Executive;
sentiments and views on the subject of
slavery, which he never entertained or ex
pressed. So far as the speech of Mr..
Lewis is concerned it needs no vindication
from us. But ifa spirit of insubordina-
ton among our slave population should
grow out of this matter, those who have
so grossly and for such ignoble purposes,
nisrepresented the views of the Execu-
tive, are alone responsible. Had the
Wing press treated this Execulice act with
the same silent forbearance with which it
looked on when Lit. Governor Windham
Robertson and 1t. Governor r. r. Dan
iel (both of whom were good and faithful
whigs) committed the punishment OF
slaves convicted ofoffences of equal grade
and committed under circumstances of the
most aggravated character, none will pre-
tend to say that any evil consequences to
our slave population could have resulted
from it. But when Wing press located
in the metropolis of the State, continues
to agitate the question and TO proclaim
day after day to the slaves of Virginia that
the Governor is an abolitionist, and that
he will protectthem in any and every act OF
characterization, it would not be surpri-
sing to find in the end that most DANCE
rous impression had been made on this
ignorant class of people. What the whig
papers of the State have Said and done
on this question have had no effect on the
white population of the State, for this class
of persons fully understand the object
had in view but their writings and teach
ings, as no rejecting mind can fail to see,
address themselves to the ignorant slaves
and are we'll calculated to incite to insur-
rection and domestic bloodshed. 1t is
time the slave owners of the State should
look to this matter. Others besides the
Richmond Wing and the other reckless
editors ofthc state, are interested in their
own security and the security of their
slave property and none can fail to see
the necessary effects of their wanton
teachings. And should it be persisted
in, it may in this section become IL question
for our courts to determine whether the Esd
Sec. of Chapter 1913 of the Code of Vir-
ginia affords any protection to the slave
owner from these incendiary publications.
But how can the Richmond Wing COM
mand sufficient eff ontery to arraign the
Executive or the Democratic party before
the public for the act of Communication or
the message in relation to it, when the
Communication was granted upon the re-
quest of sixty-one petitioners, the most
respectable citizens of Richmond, irrespec.
tive of party, and among them the editor
of the Wing himself? The reasons given
by Gov. Johnson, for complying with
their request, arc the same in senti-
'nent as those they gave for requesting it
of him. +
We copy below in parallel colu ms por.
tons of the petition and of Gov, Johnson's
message, showing the similarity of rea-
soning between the Governor and Mr.
Elliott, before the attempt to manufacture
capital against the Democratic party.
Extract from the Petition. Extract from Goo John
Your petitioners sons Message, sent to
frankly admit that there The House, llh Nay.
can be but little doubt THAT Jackson's death
but that jackson came was caused by blow in.
to his death by reason OF Aicted by Hatcher there
the blow inflicted by the can BIO no doubt; bat the
noy, but they submit testimony and all the
that that consequence attending circumstances
was neither expected nor so far from showing that
desired by him. All 1.-THE unfortunate Result
the facts of the tend was contempInt,d or de-
toestaolish thatthe do" sired by the slave rather
was struck under CIR prove that he had no in
cumstanccs tendln gtention of committing
greatly to aggravatS the murder, or of taking the
boy, without premedita- life of his ovcrseer, Mr..
| ton and with no design Jackson in nny woy.
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