The Sierra citizen., 1859-12-31

ANoIH FROM AN UNEXPECTED SouRCE-Ine C0iQUcT0
Chronicle says that while the Black and Brown Repub
cans throughout the country almost without exception
deny the constitutionality of the Fugitive Slave Law
stands out one in every other respect black
as the BLACKLIST who has the manness to tell the truth
in good set phrase. That man is Tom Corwin, of Ohio
an asprant for Presidential honors but who in the ex
we append has much mistaken The temper of his
friends, as he did that of the people when he made his
celebrated speech against the Mexican war; Mr. Corwn
says:
That the law, and we have agreed to abide by it.
the law as CONSTITUTIONAL and it must be 0beyed. Young
lawyers with soaped moustaches and cigars foot long
in their mouths, who had cursory glanced over Black
stones Commentaries and had read Swan Executors
and Administrators, and perhaps seen Wicoxs form
had no hesitation in pronouncng it unconstitutional
but, in the face of such distinguished authority It is
constitutional and it is the law Of the land-the high
est and most intelligent tribunals IN the land have
pronounced tso defined it, and there can be no doubt
about it. Now, it being the law must be obeyed-
is resisted, it is felony if resisted with armed force
1t is treason and those who resist it, must be sho-must
be hung. Some men among us have doctrine they
call higher law doctrine, and profess that their con-
sciences are above and beyond the constitution These
gentlemen are traitors, and must be elevated to purer
atmosphere -suspended-hung up.
GOVERNOR WISE TO MRS CH1LD-The following is the
reply of Governor Wise of Virginia. to the letter Of
requesting permission to visit him in prison and
him as sister. Like other sentimental sympathizers,
Mrs. Child after the mischief is done which the imprac
cable wordness of such has served to instigae now
volunteers profession of "peace principles" Gov.
Wise disposes of the good lady as follows:
RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 20, 1859.
MADAM:-Yours of the 25th, was received by me yes
terday and at my earliest leisure respectfully reply to
it, that will forward the letter for John Brown pris
oner under our laws aragned at the bar Of the circuit
court for the county of Jefferson, at Charleston, Va
for the crimes of MURDER robbery and treason, which
you ask me to transmit to him. will comply with your
request in the only way which seems to proper, by
enclosing it to the Commonwealth Attorney, with the
request that he will ask the permission OF the Court
hand it to the prisoner. Brown, the prisoner is in
the hands of the Judiciary, not of the Executive of this
Commonwealth.
You ask me, further, to allow yo perform the mis-
sion of mother sister, to dress his wounds and speak
soothingy to him." By this, of course, you to be
allowed to visit him n his cell and to minister to him in
the offices of humanity Why should you not be allowed
Madam? Virginia and Massachusetts, are involved in
civil and the Consultation which untes them in
confederacy guarantees to privileges and mmunites
of citizen of the United States in the State of Virginia
That Constitution to support and am, there
ore bound to protect your privileges and mmunies
citizen of Massachusetts, coming into Virginia for any
lawful and peaceful purpose. Coming, you propose,
to minister to the captive in prison, you will be met
doubtless, by all people, not only in chivarous but
town, Virginia Madam; and your Mission being merc
full and humane will only be aloed but be respect
ed, if not welcomed. few unenlightened and incon
sderae persons, fanaca in their modes of thought and
action to maintain justice and right might molest you
or be disposed to do so, and this might suggest the
imprudence rskng any experiment upon the peace of
society very much excited by the crimes with whose
chief author you to sympathize much but STILL
repeat, your motives and avowed purpose lawful
and PEACEFUL and will, far as am concerned do my
duty in protecting your rights in our limits.
Virginia and her authorities would be weak indeed
weak in point of folly and weak in point of pOwerf
her State faith and constitutional obligations cannot be
redeemed in her limits to the letter of morality as
we'll of law. And if her chvalry cannot courteousy
receive ladys visit to prisoner, every arm which
guards Brown from rescue the hand and from
Lynch law the other will be ready to guard your
person in Virginia could not permit insult to wo
man in her walk of charity among though be
to who whetted knives of butchery for TOthers
sisters daughters and babes. We have no sympathy
with your sentiments of sympathy with Brown, and
surprised that you taken by surprise when news
came of Captain Browns recent attempt" His attempt
was natural consequence of your sympathy, and the
of that sympathy ought to make you doubt its v
tue from the effect his conduct But it is not of this
should speak When you arrive at Charleston, you
go there, it will be for the court and its officers the
Commonwealth attorney, sheriff and jailor, to say
whether you may and wait on the prisoner. But,
whether you thus permitted not (and you will be
if my advice preva you may rest assured that he
will be humaney, lawfully and mercifully dealt by in
prison and on trial. Respectfully,
HENRY A. WISE.
L. MARIA CHILD.