Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-01-05
From TIE Pstersbafg Express.
The Musket Question

In answer TO resolution adopted BY
the State a few days ago. Gov. WIsE sem
.in to chat body on Monday. 4 comm1li
cation giving his reasons for lending IL
the Governor Of Maryland. two Thousand
Hint muskets, belonging to the State. ~
The Governors communication, with the
accompanying correspondence betweer
the Executives Of thu two States, and 1
long letter from Mayor SWAIN, Of Bali
more, are published Id the Eaquirero d
yesterday. 1t occupies three closely
printed columns Of that paper. Tpt
much Of our space would be occupied BIZ
the entire publieatien4of these communi.
cations. emust, therefore, content our,
selves with q few extracts. leaving the
reader TO make his own conclusions as t.
the legality ofthe course pursued by tho
Governor He says h.
With great Difference 10 the Senate, !
herewith furnish the reasons called fo1
more fully thanI have heretofore commu-
#nieated them, and the whole Of the CORES,
pondenee with his ekeellency the Cover.
nor of Maryland on TIE subject Of enqai.
ry In my general message informed
the General Assembly that the Governo,
of Maryland had solicileIl for that State /
loan Of arms from tie State Of Virginia,
for the purpose Of protecting the freedom
ofthe polls and tho peaceful exercise.ol
the elective franchise in the city Of Baati.
more. at the then approaching general
election in that State and that had
graated the request for the reason of com.
ity 10 he SISTER State iuAose Erccgtipe made
Me application,
n trusted that this reason alone would
Be- deemed hy the. Senate, As it was by Die,
satisfactory and sufficient, Bit to show
fully the manerEin which the sabieet wal
presented to my mind, Itproceed furthel
10 Estate-that ] found no Legislative pro.
vision bearing on tho ques ion Of tho pow
IL exercised BY me inIihis instance, and
did not pretend to act.uhder any statute,
bgt under the = Chg Etecut:oe Power Q,
hjs Comm nueolth, pesiea6y he Constita-
Hion in a Goternor' and. under The spacif-
ed power { to . ,1dua eit,ie N person or ii
-! =, !, 4! III III n 4 tsl. II s
( !. !, i $50 ~, +
&" $50, ~ s !, = 4 o'''Y' a o'
7rba aa,ora,, :. .sssan,h,, H. i ],
prescribed by law the manner or eonduc5-
ing intercourse with other States; and, i
ii H. ~ IL Nh ~ ~ all
sraor ~ = caada.t sn ost s. =, 81 MI,
!, g ~ ~, ILL., u,
Il I'LL pIt,lai Nh ltaad vsrnatalsr I'm
terna,;oaa, AID NH stit,tianaI sense O. !.
naarlx n. s,n,s n, tb, srst s,r;ct.
Ily Il means .1n anf3s 'lead D. n,t,r,
mi ,.dn,i,erfe con5RinI1niaatiaaI. deaIinoo.
nepotiiarion. 81 waayyI Of .l;yino. with AHA,
an8 f,refyn States Il, AMI Il fI,e lanai q
z mare cpianreb IL sive sstiI| q 't.To oui,,e
and manape all corres pondence, neSso,tia
ton. inteTchanpe ,if55 ,uffices Or acts Ii,
dealina. or any comfy Or contest wiitl
other and foreign sta,es.F, 4
Amer arg,,iii5 a.Ise,me lon a.h tie ossnI
eral executive power If the. Com mn nm
wealth 40 nroyitdetl III die tiith article 81
III Constitution and a,Ipoinp thatthere i,
! bi4 Al dis inctfon between 5he delegated
howe e Of tia federdl government. deslega
led by the States, AID the original pow
M IF tia Sac Government. derived I'LL
reetIv from liz '1pjooople. liz Governor ia
M lnith theS ft,ilowiut, "A.
This Commonwealth has never partet
with one III 81 title ofhor sovereignty ant
independenee. + Certain bowers she IA.
chosen Il, exercise by Federal aoeuts. ant
all otAss ,,o,rers Of ttn orqaatzea STATE 81.
hall ressrped IL be erercisedlJy her oscn III
paftn,eats of n,uaiictpts Goeernn.ejnt. Sh,
has provided by her Constitution aatal
| bsr inteyeouyrss with ether aid foreia,
states shall be conducted by her Cover
not, ii whom She has invested her Chic
Executive power. To saw that aister
coarse shall consist only ID correspot
dence, Or messages, or conversa.ioil, b
personal communication, and not ia act
| and offices as wen, il absured, and to il,
end or purpose. To|correspond, to SEM
EImessages--for what? To Dis nothing
M: the trainers ST the Cons tuition i
Inns, iii I829-30, id l851-5l, mean
sometatnq, and had i'll view 4 purpose
Il and acts TO be performed, upon cmcrgen
cies and contingencies when mere writ
linqs and talking would be worse tha,
vain. Thus, in 4 pending case, STAT,
comfy towards Alabama, Louisiana, ant
Texas, requires that the Governor .