New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1860-03-30

OdAity "oulu seem 10 require tnaC tlc'
act of Congress should be complied
with, and that the Governor should
cause him Or her to be given 70 The ex-
ecuaye authority making such demand,'
and suggest the defeat in the rcquisi-
tion, and then if secured to deliver up
the ugitive---ifnot to discharge him.
And such was the course of the patriot
ic4 and enlighteneli Executive o.
Pennsylyania in the case of Edward
HaElett, who was demanded by the
name of Albert Hazlett. But when
the prisoner swore that his nome w.s
net Hazlett, but Albert Harrison, IN
stead of discharsing him, he was re-
manded to Jail by the Judge, and there
held until a requisition could be award
ed by GOV, Wise, under bis proper
name. ."#
How different has been the course Of
the Governot of Iowa! Instead of caus-
ing this offender to be arrested and Sc
cured and notice given of the arrest to
the Executive Of Virginia, he actually
published in the newspapers Of his
State as have reason to believe, his
letter addressed to nae, and before l
could have received it, thereby giving
notice to the criminal to make his es
cape before the requisition could be
amended if it had been erroneous.
have also reason to believe that mes
sage was despatched to give insaorma-
ton to the criminal that the agent of
the State was in pursuit of him; but
whether this message was sent by the
Governor or by some other person to
whom the fact had been communicated,
| am ret advised. The Virginia law
upon this subject provides that "when-
ever any person shall be found within
this State, charged with treason felony
or other crime committed in any other
State, any Justice may on complaint
or oath, oY other satisfactory evidence
that such person committed the oiense
issue a warrant to bring the person 50
charged before the same or some other
Justice within tha State" IF it shall
appear to the Justice that there IS rea-
sonable cause to believe that the COM
plant is true he shall commit the often
der to prison, and shall apprise the
Governsr thereof, "who shall thereupon
communicate the same to the Eyecu-
tive Of the State where the crime is
charged to have been committed
Since have been in Office l have exc
cuted this law by giving the required
information to the Executive of Ohio.--
This is the comfy required between
friendly sister States; not the action
which will refuse to arrest a fragrant
offender, shield him from justice on
frivolous pretexts, and then give him
notice to fee. Such could have been
prompted byno Reconsideration than
sympathy for the criminal and the
crime.
On reference to the Code Of Iowa,
Chap. 2O6, p. 45S, under the title, "Fu-
gitiyes from Justice it is provided
that "wheneyer demand is mlde upon
the Governor Of this State, by the Ex-
ecutive of any other State or Territory
in any case authorized by the constitu-
ton and laws of the United States for
the delivery of any person charged in
such State or Territory with any
crime, if such person is not held in
custody Or under bail to answer for any
offense against tho laws Of the Uaitel
States or of this state, he shall issue
his warrant under the seal of the State
authorizing the agent who makes such
demand, either forthwith or at such
as may be designated in the warrant, to
take and transport such person to the
line Of this state at the expense Of such
an agent, and may also by such war;
rant require all peace officers to afford
ncedful assistance in the exec utlon
thereof This section of the law clear
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