Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-03-21
The Governor Of Iowa Protesting EapsTs
Ferry Murderer.

Perry Murderer
We stated, few days since, that the Cover
} or Of Iowa had refused to give up Barclay Coz
pie, one Of old Brown $ gang of misereants. ~
on the requisition Of Governor Lstehsr Of Va
ginia The latter has just sent message t. III
Legislature of that State, giving a full aeeouH
oI the matter, The refusal OF Governor KiTl
wood Is based wholly upon technical grounds, al
Of which are frivolous and untenablc. SlAila
FequisiIiOn Mrs made upon the Governor Of Penn
sylvania, who complied with il at once, ana no
only 50, but even arrested one OF the suppose
criminals and gave notice thereof to Virginia -
Gov. Leicler, commenting upon this point, says
"ilow different has been the course of IN
Governor Ut Iowa. Instead of causing this of
fender "lo bc arrested. and secured, aud Motto,
ui the arrest given % the Executive" Of yirs ia
IA, lac actually Published ia the newspapers o
his State, as have reason O. believe his letter
addressed "a me, aud before could have received
II, thereby giving notice 10 tho criminal 10 MA kt
Ills escape. before the rcqusition could he amen.
ded II 1t had hcan erroneous, have also reason
Ia believe that u messenger was dispatched, Ia
give information To the criminal. that the agent
III this State was IN pursuit of him. hut whether
some other person t. whom ths fact had Le,n
communicated, am not advised.
A few days ago rece cd the 'lnaugurnl Ad-
dress" Of Gov. KirkwoOd, OF Iowa, aud the nnr.
agraph relating to tho recent occurrences at
liurpers Ferry, shows most clearly that his feel.
ings and sNmpathies are warmly enlisted On the
side OF Juh Brown aud his criminal associates
While he unqualiiicdly condemns the net. vet
r.
bloldy occurrence at llarpcr's Ferry" Willie
he does not justify it, he yet declares it was .rc.
lieyed, to some extent, of its guilt in the minds
of many, by the fact that the blow was struck
for freedom and not for slavery he further
says, ''whe the great mass of our Northern
people utterly condemn the act of John Brown,
they feel and they express admiration and sym
pathy for the disintcrestcdness of purpose by
which they believe he was governed, and for the
unfnching courage and calm chcerrulness with
which he met the consequences of the failure "
The denial Of this rcquistiUn, and numerous
,ther evidences of unIriendlN feelings, which ar.
icing exhibited daily by large portion of the /
Northern people, and their representative men, /
Owards the South and the institution Of domcs .
lc slavery, ought tn impress upon US thc ncces- .
'ity ol adopting prompt, energetic and dccilel
measures 10 protect our rights, secure direct
rade, establish manufacturers, AMI hus achieve
outhern Independence. When men holding the
highest official positions in the Free States "pGl'
nd "express admiration and sympathy" for
hose whose chur ,ctcrs are bnckcnci with I
rmes, and whose hands are stained with the
Hood of innocent and unohandihg citizens Of the
laveholdinS States-when they solcmuly declare
hat they cannot wonder at the recent unfortu- u
nte and bloody occurrence mt llarpcr's Ferry 7
We must cease TO he surprised when we the
Constitution and the laws enacted for the protec-
ion Of life, liberty and property disregardcd,
ontemned and trampled upon. We must meet
his spirit Of aggression upon the slaveFoldng
tates, sternly and resolutely, and to this end
We must have a united South. Necessity, and
uty to ourselves and those who are identified
th us in its interest and sympathy, alike de-
land it,
The Union, as formed by our fathers, has al I
ays commanded the respect and affection Of the !,
cople of Virginia, and they have always been,
nd still are, ready to sustain and defend 1T - :
hey have ever been loyal to the Constitution, Il
nd willing to render prompt and cheerful obc-
ence to all the laws passed in pursuance there >
+ Their obligations to their sister States, in
lie surrender Of fugitives from justice, and in 5
scharge of all other duties devolvng upon II
ZEN, have been faithfully complied with. The 0
utlern people ask FOR nothing beyond their !.
rights, and | trust they will he :
tisiied with nothing less. 1t is time. therefore .
at our northern brethren should understand II
at the only means of insuring the perpeuity u
the Union is to exhibit proper respect for ."
e rights of the States to observe the Constitu- e
On, execute the laws, and deal justly witt! their b
ethren of all sections of the country. Such IL
urse ON their part will restore peace to IL dis '
acted country, will reunite the several ties OF a
lection and revive the reign pf lraternal feeling.
Respectfully, JOHN LEfCtER !"
TELEGRAPH TO THE PACIFiC The Senate com, 81
ttee having the subject in charge Lave we un- ~