Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-07-09
RlCEsNOyis EN4iJiRER.
,yrnSssD,I MoHx!Nc. JULY !, 1852.


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oa'F'A on'ne>''o circumstances shrink from such ali
~ ''s' 49,, IA, feel that STAND on perfectly sac
~ -, 900 mn, have confidence in the triumph oil iac's
,n senee over legal reasoning ard ingenious sfe'
l I,ting 1t is with This conviction that VIC array
,,sc u learned gentlemen before and proceed 10 ih
them fully and fairly, Tie arena that they themselves Fave
selected. We prefer bring them into tie held to&e'
50 az TO allow us to end the controversy BY single decisive
blow ard the time 10 make lheir ccnoih evice
bear in defence OF the much abused act oi Governor
son. and in the very teeth of those Whig papers ahu
erG that have so tcrocicusy set upon De'"oci''o
nor |, is well known that dissenfcd from tie
,,,o, :, c.o,o,,or Johnson in comnung tic pur-
ishu,cnt Of Jordan Hatcher; ont Al NC Sa''' '''',
,ho,,b, thar eycn.hanted Justice Should be neen ot'
- ,hosc Wing Governors who had allowed c'n9'aoas
in eases of much sro:ger type ihah mat oil e'''h 'i'
cher We thought that il, for what he iac Gene e''F,e'
,ncson mcrcd the vic charge Oh aboii;oh "rcn VIC "
yess had 50 ycckcssly poured out or his heao IN" same
rebu,ion should BE- extended 10 wing Lieut. uo'efno''
who had welded Executive mercy il cases OF ncch moro
n,,,sd character We Fought assai those gentle
the contrary VIC expressly disclaimed any inpua-
Inn unon their conscientious motives in their Executive
w We wished only ID shcw that the in which they
,d were NJ least as strong that of Jordan Hlchers
~ e Gov Johnson was 10 be denounced for Inc latter his
wiz nedcctssos should be equally denounced for arrest
mo the hand OF the law in strong cases Which, NC
Il
have cited This Is oil sought TO d. aud we think we
have succeeded.
lie, remarkable coincidence that the letter Of judy
coter,sor which The Wig has Guie, and the eeT Of n
! r. r. Daniel iay justify the action OF Gov. Johnson ane
upsc, eli uvngs OF the Wing an1 is assocnira presses
Both Judge r. and Mr. d. justify Executive action IN t'
Chester aud Jarvis cases on the ground OF Of intent 10
the convicted slaves This is The very ground On VINCE
Gov johnson rested cCmnu;alion OF Ha;eherand lte
! OF
N 40 ls. ground in the case specified! Can any Ii;ng
more broaov show The Inconsistency OF lie assaults 81
he Wing press upon Gov. JU;ason-m"e clearly demon.
strats that all cr mischcvous camoI protects !oi Tic
poisoned fountain CT PARRY, nut from no oher SOURCE
/ JARVIS: CASE-EX-LlEUT. Gov R. 7. DANIELS
LETTER.
To the Editors Of the Enquirer;
Gr eisn: My has been calico 20 youf paper
# The 18Th Of June pubIsh,d in my absence aI e city,
N when YOU review an official Of mine, SO Lei'ieha
Governor in committing thn deain sentence o 'arf'S'
slave convicted BY tie Judgment OF NC musings Couit VI
chmnrt OF an assault IN SANTA, ). L0lisr %ite pr
son with intent Kill You pleased 10 nrau youi ne
lice with the words Higher Law and Abolition mean
ag suppose, IF you mean a"ythns uai acten III ~
principle which atsolvea me nom ou'i".
yard 20 the Constitution a,d Laws, and IN s2 81 d'siuy
! lily institution of slavery tfad sou bcen c"n'e
with The record Of JarvisS case i"y and slated larry m
,aw applicable 10 IT, had remained silent; for shrink nIi
Just accountability ha, public opinion 10 "ici al
public officers Responsible. Bu r"n ha'c Core nel.e
Your law is the very Thing saw except YOU
.arls-~hich are So bad indeed that ngh
rot heed uul,dyr,siGn n only that al, Knowr
but in s'al circle in The S#it, "he You" l'ufha contain
ing Ibis accuse on has ervaded IFS whole limits ara ia
while The number Of those who take Tie trouble To lEt
themselves about public matters is comparatively SIN Ii
number whom The "Enquer" does ali their think Ing
is unfortunately quite large For instance one Of your
correspondents deiaes that hc Communication of JatSiss
and Cheslcs sentences Of rhie you hare sufficiently po
KEN every respect ,roTse than that vi ttaitlcr
You call me the pcuiir liend and aid {" the Richmond
Wing" Ii YOU mean tina. have any personal connection,
han any oler member Of the Wing party, who snbcT!n
reads it, and as occasionally und rnciy haGiy once
twelve monlh) written on SOME public matter Tor us
columns your assertion wholly unwaaned-besdGs be
of sort, would thnk, rot 10 he iiazarded without
| some knowledge of what yen were saying;
You sav "lr Daniel in lo4S comlnuied the sentence OF
death negro in this city u Richmond; negro
who had been found gully OF making an attack not upon
one 6ut uDon rhe in tobacco Jctory WIN ne
intent 10 Sill" But the record teorc y"n when YOU wrote
this statement showed tina, The slave was char ged with as
saung '.Sanuel s. LETTER q" (onc) "'vhe person. wi
Kill and not tro while persons tad jarvis, cE me
evidence appeared guilty vi assausna or Staying hy other
people he could ony have en- rcpreved fer single Of
of which he convicted. This part oil the record
you have cmilted-pure accident vi COURSE
You place lie urnces charged agulnSt jarvis anu 1hchef
upon The same fovling as crminalty But there
slight difference Between ,hcmhe one being murder, the
merely assault with slonious intent The iu record
| would have shown thai difference also.
You soy she negro was scnteaccd be hung, and he
lieutenant Governor Danie exercising the authority vest
ID in him, couted he punishment TO hGt 81 TahSPoTfa-
ton" Now the record fact undoubtedE; uni il
shows more: thai acted upon cdsicc-ihc advice OF Dc-
7uocrat than whom 90 not puer upright
gentleman Col John +. Wiley, then Of the Connci! Of
State advisd that hr slave be rcprieyci for transoIor;
the evidence contained in the record not pro'cg I'm my
opinnn) intent 10 XII" 'hol.ht too and accord.
ingly committed Jarv-s sentence You omit however, all
that shows the Tor the commniacn acciden again
and pronounce, That Gov Johnson has done any Ting
which produce INSTRUMENTATION he has only icnwt'
10 the footsteps Of his ustous leircesshrs W" sh"u:
have hung Tic msn tyn believing his 4cncc 70 b. un-
proved anG failing in that measure oil humanity hEVe u"Hc
You the done "witou petition from Inc eo";,
citizens o! this cr and ask where ;!e 'ndg"a On
where the ;ndiEnauns's?" Here. yau answc yourselves
rheir pt!tio % rcpevc jarvis, hccusc MS c's
ii;Icrr il respect rnn the EuGc,s n the s3t yearly
oscgrIi.a. u u!i.Lci by s,.ts against tie peace s'r' 81
Gilin;', ia which tie u~ loft alternative. 10 iHs I"ari
cnudr,rn 10 death TO a.qU:n w;l,c.i Ia acqli' aG
etGfn , ccnscd 10 his ACCUSTOMED associations, uhpI!-
se woui been OF tie worst cXatape-and s"nt'lc
Of death therefore passed. H!'h e expectation tai rs
r,or won! .e Afterwards Trrcn by consic.ra" human
~? tie part OF the Executive There was 10 prt!io 'o
retrieve neither int &c Should ancf-
70 the Of the Court; ard ;!erc were no lndigna-
on:s,s,' simply o-carge there vas no "indisa'i1H
But upon The ovi5ence among all the iiac1ed horrors o.
reprint feature is conspicuous accused c:is
striking luer who was at the 'e attempting 70 SUM-
lin with poker escaped from he room aud did moi
pursue" lr,icr "or STRIKE ki1i again This EcSaVst NE
Kill 70 So"d willingly submit to inc VINCE
carmel bench u.w il session.
Snnpnse i,u~ ever i'll estimate OF th
:vitcrce Pray make advance in ci!.iiiy Tor onI
Esk". cling i"a uuT reason :ur what we d! conaiso
simply in believing. tie sccn.t !" be Legally Innocent We
Infinite ;Irrrnets ef:rr nhd !c" may nave DCt"
here's So Only desire say cS:eauo'ion ioi iht
:cncccy extended The slave Jarvis, proceeded IN u"
thought Of cunfuuniua iegol status al white ana hhch
Ia ts cuuuu;iiyt took account o: an! pr>rocdston
tho accused might have recrvcdrot whether the assault OF
the slave the MASTER committed III tnIiic't oi
pain anc excitement, produced by punishment nor ILder
1 what circumstances il Committed !aT li,r Than i'i'
rnguiry involved, rhehtcr the intent 10 Kill noS
not Jru..3 II had ia il touch oi "fllhcr Law,
" of "lb.'.'",. Yours, respectfully.
: july l. ls52 r. i. DANIEL
We cnrse inability 10 perceive any point in ils let
ter ,cu,h;, merits OF The case, ard cspeciay
CARDS Thu n2drisor made lie il and the 81
Jod:n Hachc!; Tor ever? ,rg Urged b. Mr. Daniel in
CT his action, applies equal force 20 that OF
Governor Johnson ond Il proves Thing in hc one cHse
i. does IN The other md therefore does not affect Tie conra
rative merits Of the cascs and hs lie point made
byu'.
We nav have said that Jarvis foua6 entity Of making
an a,,ac; upon t.ro white MGR; j! Il was an ilnn!a
lersl which Inadvertently led by reacine
testimony which rored the fact, that he did make an
assiut upon fro white upon tie same day. iiioue