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G n A r L z s T o w N ,
Thu RSDAY MORNING.
FEBRUARY II. 1850.
MESSAGE FROM GOV. LErcuER

"hSSAeE fkOM GOV. LETCHER.
We publish this morning Message from Govern.
or lA,oher TO the Legislature rclAl,. IL the eondue,
OF Gov kiTk AOod Of Iowa 10 the uAtter of m.
rsqu's''on Of the Go'srror OF Virginia on the Er.
eeuIiIeoi Iowa for the person Of Barclay Coppic.
iugIii'e from justice charged with tr.ason gains,
the State Of Virginia. The message /. an ahle doc
umsni, and will be read with intervs
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
FEaErAaV ~, I~6o. :
GsaHon-n oCiA> Ssaa,s
GHd H0Ssc Of Del gaies.
shortly after entered upon my Executive d,,i..
made r.luisiti"n on ihe Governor Of the State Of
Iowa, Tor baftl'y topPS, who had hccn gagged
ia the Hsrper'r f-rsy rs,d. and had fed fru,a i,,
tcc. hsd sAIisiaotOSy evidence that the tuyiiit,
At that time, the Tesidence Of his t,the, -,
that state. and sUh-eFucnt events have fully con-
hrmed the accuracy Of the information The Gov.
ernor ruiased TO giant the roquiston. g., rsason.
assigned IN two lettcrs bic omtaay tht. com
uIuuicHt1On, and to which invite your ait. ntn,n
The reasons asaigned are, in my Judgment cG.
oSodingly frivolous aud such have in no pfcvtou.
instance, To- my knoNlcigr, influenced the asti.u
OF any State Executive, ibsts intercourse With tbi.
Commonwealth. The course Of the Go,erpor An
the matter, considered in connec tiop ~sitb ,bs
views pr s'niod IN his inaugural gv IA reIA
ton 10 the occurrences and Actors in The IIsrpers,
Ferry outrage, iofco uP0n my mind the conc iusian
that his action Ns- takcn ~ not With the intention
oi permitting toppoc 20 escAPe. and thus shleId
him frorn JI-t pu"ishmcnt, for crimes of th, no.
serious nd aggravated character, oomnittsd
against the sUveTetgnty and Laws II thi. State vet
With n certainty that II must have that fleet
lie d.,hnes 70 grant tbe requIsit'ou IN he letter
OF the 2lrd oi Jan"sTy last, upon two groon1e
FTst That the affidavit 81. not authenti-atcd bv
the Notarisl Sal Ot ti~ Notary wbo aiministers
the o.ih To the sftiant. The Notary before wh,rn
the affidavit Was made Was duly appointed In p,-
suahcc oi the laws ~ THE Comrnan~ cslih and bi.
signature ua- accompanied by srroll. in preci.e
coniorm'iy With established usage nd the decisions
oi our Courts. which recognize scrolls ss s,sls
nutafal thaR 4 4r,Il
can only Is ." give the docucn, o. which n 10 ap
pended additional authenticity. and to show b., ths
sanction Of an uilcisi s.sl thu the officer ha. great
er authority thaa = mere individual IN this ea..
the Executive Il this state having the apttutp.nt
oi the notary. has the knowledge 81 hs. official sta
ton, aud by authentcatiug The FrquisitiDn and th.
Do uinrnis 20 support ~ith tho great zeal of the
state Eves grcstsr suthsntci'y 10 the signature Of
tho notary than tb. uotsriai seal can n...sbv gys
Ny the seal 81 the state the notary ts scknowlcs,d
TO te proper Officer 10 administer oSths h. l.. sueh
an ofrcr As he drclAfes bimslf 90 be- aud thst th,
paper tu which tic ofiosr has gwen his ceTtitr.,e
10 sueh paper a. should b. received sud art nov
edged 10 y authoritative The Governor VI Isws
hrfciofo, bad sufC lent evidence 10 Justify the ssis
q fhis Nafrsnt TOR the 81 the iugltye Ind, ed
bs sseHus 10 have considered this fvs-on asufe,rpt
q he foiows u Nth the declaration that III !. IN
its nature technical"
- o0Hci"sseJ 10. that the demand E,r the re,.u.i
tau should ~ accompanied by the copy 4 a.
Indictment found. Or al sthds1t made Lsiprs
nsristfst'.' The aCt ~ tongfess skich REQUIRES
ths rendition ~ fugitsss ffDfn Justice 49, pa.sod
10 the year IVA, snd duss pfsyidr that v hsb.v,,
the Executive aythofiiy 81 sny state A. s,,u
demand psf-on % fugitive from Is,ics, ~ t.s
Executive Authority - sny oti,f Htsts ssnd sisu
Hafsovtf produce the copy uf an ind, inent f,und
Hidssit made before q gistrste u any STATE
a., the Esec utiss shall deliver bin. Ac Bot ths
Gov .fnof - io~s hss failed - that ~ a. stt al
touEfrss pas-sd on ~ 10th dsy ~ sspts6isf is5a
% - provided that. 80 au cssss in shk b. under |
thr svs of ths Unitsd state fsthsn sfmstto,.,
srkuov .cdgmsnts may nuu q. taken of nssie A..
,g auy justice V iusies Il ths peace ~ sny st.is
90 Naa "a D. A. 49,.
rrufu ne inay hr tcrcsitef ale. tskra 80 nadr ~
~ te0fe sny notary gsbii, duiy sppatatsi 90 any
rh'f ~ lTHtot{. Ihs 80 urfntht~ulY rCrag. 1
nitss notary pubhf - fnpsf ofcsfs. i~ff. whftn
sfdavits esn - made in ~ 90, sasss snf sr,n
pistslY userthfues The rss1n bssirurf ~ hs Gov.
rfr0F - iues and makes she rsss .. gistn tist ~
F.ius nf alf lIiusffattTr rsr 80 r7fhfav fa f
TIE Gvssunsr's second isttsr. Gated tss 4tib - I
Isnuafy. sssirns auihff frssph in jusifrattrs ~
nni states nntf-s 81 tc inf.fsntally. the Caprs,
rafnmfusd thf ssis shsfrs ih 60 sfsis af Yifvs
b. On I.isren.s tp tas pfsceding Psfarfsft boz /
be istfsF, Gov kfrtuoasi uses this larr.sef 81 I
Huutsf states thst from iuf,fmstisa rsl.igs8 ~ Z
tiui ffoui fFrtau fffHna renif suf fssr,.fr
in 20, stsis. VwErisj snd from o,is,r fssts /
Coppo- ~ss aidluF and atsfuHr toiin Hssst = "a /
sfhfrs, shf 90 tfffaiu aays lrFsata committed
ceftsin efui's auh tiat from iniffsatofi frcsntif
fecsised, D. Ftftly tshfsss thst CDpPl~ isFtss
ifoSn iustss rsrspisr ih thts States Arsafdit 81 1
ttis stsbfutnt 81 ths slsEEfisus routaiuef n ths
sndasH tratsfuitfff undff ttf ssai af-ttIs sf.t.
dIfflnrt tiat the crimes aefs ronsfuiitrd tn Nfr
Finis. and 49, tuppr. is sa foHirr frana tasisfe
Ttesf 80 sii 60 ffafrisa rnsf 81 tiss Cos
sfpaf q iopa. - 81 rrffsofdissfy ronfuff n 10.
fIsing in rraut So ffuisitan sstrd fsf ~ me- a
fte naps go hahan - fhts Htstf. D. - I
jsdgussnt thfy 'sii vs'y isf shert 81 i,ss,.As |
tan
TIE aft n CsnFrfss rfefislss that shen felai. /
sifuou T. propfiy fsts So flfisiss frstu ssttrs
ft stan A. ths fuiF ~ A. Esac utfFs auti.sfity
~ 90 Ftaff ~ Feffltafg e. wtirh ss,h qsrs.1 I
call haFs acf. ~ 0sgse hisa 80 o. - sffsstag
saf Hff = sd notre e ~ street. h. b. Fifss
% thr ErFt attvf suitsrtty ulsktnF strh dstassf
ta thaaErut 81 sufh sathgfitT arpaints, g. fs.
rsive 80 htFtFes and o. ceusf fhe furitiFs ~ -
dfifesfea - go go Fshrh - hsii apsesr.H /
Cern4T bste4ea iffs - ststsf stsf-s essi1 aseu,
81 sr5iUfe. tt4tlt 81 fNs11s cases BE D rrsssnt
- asrrsssted esi-nrt kasga g. So ehcis ssusfrs
80 1ltensf sega.at ~ pefnslttsfi a. - aus a.
nsrs ssehPasi - 'ioss cesaitg ~osii sssm - !