The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-06-19

VIII BE- held ~ CNARLENTON. ON SAT.
UnDAr, July ItsA, aa IL O'Clock, NJ, for
~ purpose Of aominsting candidate. TO be sup
ported At the August election. All opposed to the
farther cxteason of slavery are invited 10 attend
by order Of the County Central Committee.
PHILIP vIELE, Chairman.
Jsb Press fer sale.
We have for sale Job Press OF Mon
ta8us's patent, manufactured at Hartford.
Conn. We used it year or more, until It
vas superseded BY other machinery, and
have now no further occasion for it. 1t
could be made very serviocable In country
Once, and We will sell it 1t bsrgain.
Important ExsFaAisisn Case.
hoAae OF extradition of fugitive from
justice is just now exciting the comments Of
the press and the attention Of the public, and
the principles involved are Of such import
ance - to exotic much interest.
One Jonas Wyeth, Of Massach usetts. some
years ago came to Iowa, and, under the loose
"Prairis practice" that then prevailed in our
district courts, obtained decree OF divorce
from his wife who resided in Cambridge.
Massachusetts. Subsequently he paid his
addresses to, and married . young lady in,
Davenport. After this marriage the su-
prens Court reversed the. decree Of divorce
and declared il : nullity; whersupon Wyeth
returned to his wife in Massachusetts where
hs now lives.
in May, Of last year, the grand jury Of
Scott county, Iowa, found : bill Of indics-
nsnt against him for bigamy, and the Gov
srnor issued requisition for him ~ fusi.
tive from justice, and placed the warran. in
the hands Of William Hall, ~ tho agent Of
the State, who proceeded to Massachusetts
and obtained warrant from the Governor,
under which be arrested Wyeth, but was
tnerenpon Immediately arrested himself on
The .ehsrge Of kidnapping. His case is
nov pending on exceptions before the SUI
psems Court Of Massachusetts,, the Governor
Of that State having reconsidered the matter
And sone 70 the conclusion that wyeth was
not really criminal escaped from Justice.
and therefore, not liable under the law in
Selab1OD thereto.
Asshis stage ofshe proceedings, Governor
Grimes appealed to the President OF the Uni
ted States, but he decides, and ATTORNEY
General Black supports, the decision by q
written opinion, that the Executive Of the
United States has no constitutional authority
TO interfere in the premises.
Wehave no doubt that the President and
his Attorney General are entirely right in
shss view Of the want Of power in the United
States Government to interfere between two
States IN the matter Of criminal escaped
from justice.
bos It 10 surely only involuntary treason q
the worst for man Of plain common sense
TO wonder how j. happens that the Govern.
ment OF tho United States has full power te
call out the army and navy and employ tn,
entire resources Of the country for the dsliv.
cry OF fugitive slave to his master, and vel
IL utterly powerless to interfere in restoring
an escaped criminal, notwithstanding tn,
constitutional provision in relation to botl
u contained in the Same section, and in SINH
Ter terms.
The truth is, under recent principle
and practices our Government il omnipoten
Tor evil, but powerless for good, has ampl
sathority, will and power to hunt down an,
arrest man fleeing for life and liberty, bu
cannot lift finger to punish crime or brip,
criminal to trial.
1aiirssA tAreagh the southern Tier
In Appanoose county two meetings OF til
people have been held With reference 10
railroad through the Southern tier of coun
ties. The proceedings OF the last we cop
this morning, as per request We notice, 81
80, in the Ccntreville Chiettain, from whic
We take the proceedings, an article with ref
ersnce to the matter. The tenor Of opinio
10 that vicinity, o. gathered from oil thes
expressions, seems 30 be, that little conf
dence Is felt 10 the construction Of either ID
Southern Iowa fort Madison) lins,E y uh
heoknk and Nebraska line; that they 81
ready TO give their private and corporate al
20 whichever company shall by it, acts an
progress demonstrate irs intention and ca
pscity to construct the road; that they hs,
no predictions to prevent them from freel
cooperating With whichever oreanisatio
exhibits the most likelihood Of sucos.s tn,
union between the two companies shoul
Dc edscsed, and the work prosecuted joint
Now, in consequence Of our location 80
interest IN the matter, perhaps our assura,
ces will be taken with many grains Of ALLOW
ance. But We do assure our friends in A,
panoose and tho Southern tier, that We kno
the keokuk and Nebtaska Company to
founded upon the most promising basis III
there 10 powerful private interest combin,
Tor the construction Of the road, to say not
Ing ef the public stimulus; that NO cuterpri
10 this region has more hatteripg prospect
notwithstanding but little has publicly tran
dired With respect to its concerns that b
lore long such steps will betaken as will 81
idy the people along the line OF the inte
and capacity Of the Company to push Il
work energetically; and finally, that, with
decent measure Of assistance from the poop
song the route, the road will be bull, d,
ooes mol need, absolutely, the strength Of
united interest with the othersiine. whi4
some Of our friends West seem 10 think ~
v''aoie,-'aoush We do not say that such
union would be rejected, for the Comp.r
has never expressed itself upon the point,
Towards the other line, we have no nye;,
olcen. and have npth;nO n sav .ra;...