Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-02-25


woods Treachery.
The refusal Of Gov. Kirkwood to re-
spoud to the requisition Of Gov. Lctcher
of Virginia for the rendition Of young
Coppic, has created not little rejoicing
among the Black Republicans OF
this aud adjoining States, while pei
feet storms of applause have been
showcred upon tho head Of kirkwood
for having taken advantage OF some
petty technically, which neither had
sny real force nor would have been con
sidered for a moment 10y any official
who possesssd grain of political honor
or an ordinary amount Of common
sense.
But Kirkwood, for effect only, has
changed his tune it appears, and has ex-
pressed himself contidentially to friend
who is correspondent Of the Musca-
tine Journal, that "any attempt to re-
sist any legal process will be met by oil
the force which l Kirkwood in my
official position, can command" The
repentant Governor, who is just getting
his eyes open to the extreme folly OF
his course with the Governor Of Virgin
ia, farther .tates 81 should dislike to
resort to any extreme measures, but
should most certainly do 80, if clrcum-
stances demanded thenl." The cores
pondent who has been closeted with
Kirkw BOD, and to whom the above con-
fession was made, says, Let Coppic and
his friends act accordingly; for | can
assure them" on the authority Of the
rcpentant Governor, Of course, with
certainty, that If legally called for he
must be given, even at the point Of the
bayonet."
Coppic has been legally called for and
the Governor of Iowa knows it. lie
knows, alse, that when in his letter Of
Jan 23d he refused to grant Gov. Letch-
er's requisition on the ground that it
twas not authenticated with the notarial
SEAL and further, that "the copy Of an
Indictment found, or an affidavit be-
fore magistrate" was not attached to
the instrument he only did so to get
further timc-to give Coppic a chance
to get out of the jurisdiction Of the
United States. Whether he has done
so or not we are unable to state, but
with such an assistant ~ Gov. Kirk
wood, he would be very silly not to
make himself exceedingly scarce; and
it is altogether improbable that before
this time he is far from this State, and
we doubt not that Gov. Kirkwood
knows such to be the case, and hence
his sudden change Of sentiment. Now
that Coppic is out Of the State and
through Gov. Kirkwood's connivance,
the chief Executive thinks he can we'll
afford to threatenr !crush out all at
tempts to resist legal process. We do
not know Of any other name to call
this act Of the Governor but downright
treachery. He knew we'll enough that
tho requisition of Gov. Wise, as it was
fret sent, was binding upon him, as chief
Executive of the State of Iowa. but, in
order to get time-in order to allow
that accomplish of John Brown to take
care OF himself, he sets up flimsy plea
Of illegality which was without fouuda-
ton, and which no one but Sam Kirk
wood would ever have thought of
making.
Such is the Governor of Iowa. His
great frmness-his present fixed deter
mination to bring out and unleash the
dogs of war-to send dcputation Of
bristling bayonets after Coppic and his
friends should he refuse to be taken by
the authorities, comes with very bad
grace under the present circumstances.
1t will not shield him from the contempt
and contumel y which such treacherous
conduct ever meets and deserves.
EC The New York Tribune has
committed itself in long and strongly |
written editorial, for Bates of Missouri.
for candidate for President. The Zri-
tu"e admits indirectly the gross section
al and fAnatical proclivities of w. II.
Seward, and writes him down as incom-
Petent to secure the support of the
Republican party. This is the last lick
at Seward. lie is politically dead as a
door nail. There is no question about
il.
~ also apparent that whether
breckenridge or Douglas i, the candi-
date ofthe Democracy, and it is pretty
certain that one or the other will receive
tho Charleston nomination, no Republi-
can candidate can be elected to the |
Presidency in 1860.
The probability is that all the small
try Republican ergans will fall in with
- r.