The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-01-26

Fondian and Journal OF the 18th instant respecting the
latter The Presidents message TO Congress few days
ago spoke OF the former, The difficulty between the
Florida governor and Legislature to be which should
appoint the officers to lead the troops That between
Bowegs and the whites is whether h shall be allowed TO
stay in Florida or not after the treaty STIMULATING that he
shall go 10 Arkansas.
Eek rRAoRDINARY COURSE OF THE GOVERNOR
OF THIS STATE.
The present week has been one OF extraordinary in
erest growing out OF certain unprecedented and
ordinary acts the part of the executive OF this State
relation TO passed by the general assembly on
the subject of the removal OF the Indians This remark
able and strangely singular conduct OF his exceency
has kept the general assembly here Saturday last
at heavy and unnecessary expense TO the treasury when
had the governor been willing TO bow the behests OF
the peoples representatives assembled and dschargng
their duties in pursuance of the express provisions OF the
constitution, the session might have terminated week
ago. according 10 resolution adopted for that purpose
But Governor Brown, permitting his unfortunate partisan
feelings to becoud his better judgment, and nsgaed by
mistaken desire TO thwar the action of the general
semby, has nterposed obstacles TO lournmen
alter many members had lef, for their homes, and pur
sued course extraordinary, Unprecedented and little
short OF revolutionary We will now proceed briefly TO
enlighten the people OF Florida this matter and to
make good The strong language we have used 10 express
our sense oil the blind course OF the governor
II will be remembered that al the last session of the
general assembly bill was passed investing the gov
ernor of this State with power TO raise one regiment OF
mounted volunteers, to be employed in the protection OF
the frontier and TO cooperate with any force the Pras
dent OF the United States might order TO Florida for the
purpose of removing the Indians The bill also confer
red upon the governor the power appoint the COM
handing officer OF the regiment ordered TO be raised
The governor declined to use the full power invested in
him, but ordered General Hopkins 10 the frontier with
a small command, numbering at different times from
eleven to thry-seven men, Thus the matter stood
when the. present general assembly convened. The
OF the last session had proved failure, although
without being OF the slightest advantage the people of
the State, as events have proved, 1t gave color OF au-
thoIy to Governor Brown to run up list of expenses
against the State OF nearly forty thousand dollars Such
being the case, bill was introduced repeating the law
of the last session This repeating measure was pro-
posed under the impression that it would meet with the
executive sanction The governor had invited action.
and had promised his cooperation In his annual mes
sage, and In special messages since, he induced the
general assembly to believe that he ready unite
with them IN measures 'to compel removal" clearly
intimaing that the existing law was not adequate
to the contamination OF a proceeding SO devoutly to
be wished In the mean time, another measure OF
character different from the law OF the last session, In
asmuch it framed to meet the emergency present
ed in the determined refusal of the Indians emgrate
was introduced in response TO communication from
the governor enclosing the brief despatch of General
Blake, in which communication the executive asked TO
be clothed wlh ample authority TO call into service any
force OF volunteers that the emergency may require, par
cularly for the protection OF the frontier settlements, and
TO cooperate in any manner which the authorities of the
general government may determine on for speedy re-
moval of the Indians from this State" In complying
with this unequivoca request OF the governor, the repeal
of the law OF 1851 was rendered the necessary 1t
was already dead letter but by the provisions OF the
new bill, which contained the important features of the
old law, with such additional provisions circumstances
seemed to require, It's remaining unrepealed was
less encumberng OF the statute book Consequently when
the question taken the passage OF the bill there
was not dissenting voice in either house, unan
nous was the opinion in favor OF the expedlency and
propTety OF the measure.
This repeal was on Friday The day following the bill
" 10 provide for the final removal of the Indians from this
State and for other purposes also passed. with amend
menls made in the senate, with unanlmy nearly equal
10 that which marked the vote on the other bill Both
measures enrolled, signed and despatched TO the
governor Tor his signature Saturday, the day agreed
upon for the adjournment.
But here begins the extraordinary conduct OF the gov
enor-conduct singular and unheard of to excite
doubts OF his excellencys saneness Scarcely had the
bills been deposited in the executive chamber before II
was known that a veto determined upon OF the bill
for the removal Of the Indians which measure author
zed the employment OF force OF two regiments. TO be
commanded by officer chosen by joint vote of the gen
era assembly But the legislature waited until the hour
of IL on Saturday night, when, receiving no commune
cation from the governor, and having rescnded the
luton 10 adjourn, both houses agreed TO meet again
Monday at II o'clock.
On Monday the general assembly again convened
when the doomed bill returned by his excelIency
for the correction of supposed TO have been made
in enrolling. The bill being thus in the possession of
the general assembly, amended and again sent
10 the governor In the mean time. nothing had been
heard OF the bill repeating the act OF 1851, except few
whispers that ii too would receive the executive ban
Monday-Tuesday went by. Not word from his excel
lency-no niimation OF the strange and extraordinary
schemes plotting in the office of the governor against the
of the government Wednesday came, and brought with
it the astounding intelligence from the governor that the
day previous he had ordered commission TO be issued
TO Benimn Hopkins, with instructions TO raise the regi
men OF mounted volunteers provided for in the act OF
1851, which act had been repealed by unanimous vote
of the general assembly four days previous the day
which the commission was ordered 10 be issued This
inelgence-so unlocked for, contrary to all prece
dent volative OF all faith, snacklng plainly of
pfedelerninatioD the part OF the executive TO thwart
and circumven the constitutional measures OF the gen.
eral assemby-excled the Indignation of the friends
OF the contemporary treated. Ii evil
dent the governor set at defiance the legislative depart
ment He ramped upon their acts and refused 10 wait
and learn whether the veto and his extraordinary and
authorized act in proceeding under the repealed law,
would be sustained disapproyed. But the general as
semby INDICATED it's dignity and constitutional rights I'll
repased the returned bill aud enacted II into law de-
spite the objections Of the governorthus stamping with
Lher solemn Judgment expressed according to all the
with the emphatic seal of their dsapprobatlon, The law
commissioning General Hopkins is dsowned, the com
kus under and by virtue of that i'll starred commission
binding force authority upon the people of this Stale
or the government OF the same.
The Of the executive this entire question
II atemp, TO fores,all the general assemby-to
measures which they had repudiaed II was an effort
them and savored more OF the irresponsible act
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