The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-03-10
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that Senator Wilson, of jefferson, offered res
olution inquiring of the Governor the facts il
relation to the Coppic requisition, to which Nea
and johnson added offensive and irrelatv,
amendments, which were passed with the reso
luton.
Governor Kirkwood this afternoon sent in tn,
allowing reply: ~
Executive Office, Feb. %, 1860:
Ge"se'nea Of tie Senate:
| have received the resolution passed by youl
body yesterday asking certain information. il
regard to a demand made upon me by the Gov
ernor of Virginia for the arrest and surrender o
one Barclay Coppic as fugitive from justice.
| have examined that resolution with much
| care, and have very reluctantly arrived at the
conclusion that | ought not to answer it. !
readily admit the propriety Of giving to the pub.
| lie full information on this subject, and shall
promptly communicate all facts within my
knowledge in any way connected herewith,
whenever can do so consistently with my sell
| respect, and with the respect and consideration
which in my Judgment are due to the department
of our government which for the time being l
have the honor to represent. cannot, however,
do so in response to resolution which assumes
| that in this matter have done acts which the
common judgment of your body would pronounce
to be improper in any person holding my official
| position. This assumption, utterly unfounded
| in fact as it is, ! cannot either respond to or
deny without admitting by implication that the
suggestion thereof authorized by the facts of
the case.
cannot believe il was the well considered in
| tention Of your body to embrace such assump-
ton in your resolution, but am satisfied that
your action in this matter took its present ob-
jectionable form through oversight and inadver-
tence.
For these reasons very respectfully return
said resolution, that you may have the opportu-
nifty of giving it further consideration.
SAMUEL ]. KIkKwooD.
There is gentleman who is member Of the
Senate by reason of Democratic majority in
the big Webster district whose nanie is Dun
coinbe. He is brother to johnson. of Wapello,
of the pure blood, being one Of the finest look
ing asses we ever had the pleasure to see or hear
in our life. He got up, shook his 'amhrosial
| locks" and-aoNaeH Other democrats hollered
also. aud got most beautifully curried down by
Drummond, Scott and Jim Wilson In short,
we had another glimpse of .'the John. Brown
trade as that little war is so classically desert
bed by the Senator from Webster.
MGevernor Kirkwood deserves the thanksof the
people for writing. this communication. 1t is
respectful, disnifed, manly, and independent
1t frankly admits a willingness to give the de-
sired information, and it as frankly refuses to
give that information under an attempt at eocr-
cion. There is good deal of the spirit of old
Ben. Wade about Sam. Kirkwood, and rely upon
it, he will not back down peg from any we'll
considered position. When the desired informa-
ton is asked in such terms as shall not imply a
direlction of duty on the part Of the Executive,
the information will be received, and the Demo-
Gratis win have caught Tartar.
Whilst Hammer of Clayton was hloyiating
away at great rate, walking back and forth, and
slipping water constantly, Watson, Of Iowa, arose
ito point of ORDER" and wanted ito know
whether it was coppetent for windmill to be
propelled by waser.power!' The Senate roared
convulsively, and thesSenator from Clayton sat
down, completely chop-fallen. m
LlyxEysALE