Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-12-03
GOVERNOR MEDILL-ROBERT FEE.

regard TO the case Of Robert Fee Perhnps we
are included in the rather cavilier rebuke of the
Columbian, for we have briefly commented on the
facts Of the case, hpye received them through
the press and given them to our readers. If those
alleged facts were falsehoods, then of course what
ever remarks have been made in view Of the state
ments, by anybody, should be modified or with
drawn, as the new statement requires. Governor
Medill is entitled to justice, not alone from the
Columbian. We attempted to render it to him as
the facts stated to us. In view of the state
ment of the Columbian, that Mr. Fee has not been
arrested and that "he is not likely to be unless he
chooses" Of course that alters the case entirely
and we acknowledge the remarkably accommodate
ing course of the Governor in leaving il to the
choice of the alleged criminal whether he will be
arrested or not. 1t will give us great pleasure to
learn that Governor Medill has acted with caution,
and will act with due regard to the rights of our
citizens on this and all other similar occasions.
GOVERNOR MEDILL.
Several Of our exchanges, we see, have announ-
ced that ROBERT FEE, Of Clermont County, has
been arrested, on warrant granted by Gov Med
ILL, upon requisition from the Governor of Ken
lucky; and some of them bestow their ccnsure
"" 'hN N'p'Nihois III lcIlls lllaL snow tneV know
very little about the case. One of them presumes
that Gov. NJ, while he is ready to surrender cit-
zens OF Ohio, on the requsiton of the Governor of
Kentucky, will refuse TO make requisiton upon
him, for the surrender Of the Kentucky kidnap-
pers on the soil Of Ohio; and another comnares
the case to the surrender Of Mahan, some wears
since, by Gov. Vance, pronouncng the eircumstan-
ces oil the recent case more atrOcOus and daring
; than those which marked the case under Governor
Vance," &c.
4 We presume we shall not be behind any of our
contemporaries, in sounding the alarm or bestow.
ing words of censure, upon derelietion of duty on
the part OF our authorities, and especially upon
any unnecessary or gratutous admissions or con.
cesslons to the slave power But we think il is
best to be just, even toward our opponents, and
especially to withhold censure until all He fIrt,
show it to be merited.
u We may say in the first place, that Mr. Fee has
not been arrested on the warrent of Gov. Medill.
and Is not likely 10 be, unless he chooses Gov NJ.
did not grant the warrant hastily and inconsderate-
W or without consulting the constituted author
liles as to his duty, The application, and the merits
of the case, were known to the friends of Mr. Fee.
and the slave here, before tho warrant was granted
The requisiton was in due form, based on an in
dlctment found by a Kentucky court, explicitly
charging, in one of its counts that Mr. Fee had fed
from justice in the State Of Kentucky 10 the State
of Ohio, &c.-One of our friends alleges that Gov.
Medill knew that Mr. Fec had not been in Kentuck-
at all; but when the fact is, he knew Just the
reverse. The Governor is ministerial not Judi
clal oiheer; and the only question with him could
be, whether It was best TO repudate the law regu-
lating such matters between the States The friends
OF the slave here do not advise any such course
since u would operate more than one way, and
defeat important claims of justice otherwise pen
DING. Our contemporaries will by and by, we have
no oonbt have occasion to Acknowledge that thew do
ooy NJ great injustice in charging that he readily
yieias TO The demands Of Kentucky, while refrain
nQNllnN
Of Ohio. ' y" VV'"i'
we 90 not feel specially called upon to defend