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require. that the act of gress should b, ectnpIsd
With, and that the Gcser.or shoold "eauss him or
arrest to hs given "a the Es~s u,ivr .u,ho,,,v
king such demand" and suggest the defect \, IN,
reGnsi'ian. and thru II cured. deliver sp IN. Of
hnnst ~ nst 10 diss hsrgr hiu.
And svs h "a. tho cours. OF the patriotic ard ,,
hfhtsned Executive oi Pcns-ylvsnt. il ia go
., t>~"a h-iI.t. Who "a. d.msndsd by the
name 81 Ait,~rt Hsslstt. Hut ~hen the p,S..,nr,
.~"re that hts name w.- nat H.sl.tt, but Aib.,t
hsf'i-on. instead Of di-shsrsing him he ~. 20.
"snse' 10 J.ii by the Judge and there h-id. until
r,qp-itt0n oould be awarded by GO,srnor W Ia.
under hts prop.r name '
How din-rsai hs. bcsn the courss of the t;o,,,,.,
OF IoSs i.sicad e csu-ng TN. oneasisf 10 h- ar
rcsied. End Srod. and ns.,ss af the 49,, -,
20 the Executive of NHginia. h. actually n,,l
,n me ne s.PsP-rs OF hs STATE. ss have r,s.,n 90
belsse. his letter addr.---d % rDs ana h-.,,,,
could have received ~. thereby giving .ote. ~ a..
criminal "a make his o-c.ps. t-acss ths ,r,u,.,,o
oouhi D. amended, q 10 had been ssroo..,,,. Ih.,
aso r's-en :" believe that . s-snxer -. die
patched, To gv. Information te ths ofi,nin.l th.,
th' scent al thi- State ~ss IN pursuit oi him bu,
~heihef 'h1 ns--enrsr vas scst by the Go,.taa,
o' by soinc other pcr-on 10 oh ~ the f.et h.s -,
eomtnuntcsisd.t am not sdst.,>i
me virginia hs upon this subject provide. The,
.Nhs"' Ns' any p"r-pn shall Re sand within tht.
State ,hafg.d With ts,ssan. fsLpuy or other cf,m,
committed ia any other stst. any iu.tes ua una.
complaint, on oath. othsr s.tlsl.~,o,v ,yta,nr.
ih@t "a d P'r-nn uon'n'ttt.d the ole asr $50.
~arFsHt q" bTlne the pstson =, charged h.E,,r a..
same OF some other Ju.t'ce within IA. ate N A
shall ~ par o. a." justice, that there 10 r,a~nats
osu-" {" h-lieye that the complaint /. tf. 4. .h.
commit the Offender pr-,u an .h,ti .n,,,., 80.
'"'crn"' th"rcoi who shall ther,urure cornn,unt.
cate the ssme 81 the Executive af th. s,ai. ~,
the cri@c is chsrR " have been committed s,,,,
! bs'e Dccn Ia othos have exec utsd thi. ,.u Inv
giving %" required Information to the Exe,ut,V Il
oh'" int- y the ,oTnitY r-gu I'D b,t~s@n frisndly
ssier Ststr-nut the action hich xili r,f,.. a. ~,
,'st hsgfsnt oh"nd-r. .hisId him frun, cS,,r. an
hN"s'us prcteht-. aud then give hna n.tt,. "a f.,
Such c"ur-" could have BE-, tn prun,rtet tv r,,th
60 t,on''dcrsi'"n than 'ymPsthy Tor the criminal
and thr CRIME.
In Ia, -.
pAgr A.. under the title .Fugitivr. fr.u Ju.ti,.
- PROVIDED that whenever a demand :. mad. an
the Governor IT this state by th. E1n-utiS. of 80
"'",I Nt'i' "f Irtfttory, ia any authorE~d by
u' Constitution aud Laws Of the Unitsd s,,t,. a.,
"" delivery - sny person charged IN such Stat. =,
i'tfit"fy ~4t sny CFn,e. lf pa an A. n., ,.ld
In custody ~ under tsh tu answer t,r .ny ps.,,.s
against tie i@N- OF the nttsd STATE. or ~ ,hi.
state, he shall issur his ~agr.pt und,, tl. ii -
ti'" stst~, authpris'ng the srrBt mo mak-s ,rrb
d'tnsnd. etn-r foTtbwith. GT at $40 h tim, r.
designsted IN the -sTtsHt tp take amt tran.r.,,,
surh person q" IN. hsr u tbt. STATE at th. e,u.a.
OF s"' sg'n'' aud may Ai-p. by such sarrant re.
q'ire all peace officers to AFFORD n.cdhIi aa..t'n.
IA the eHc, Ution thereof
THIS - tiDn of the IN clearly def ne. th, l, - "a
tho Executive Of Iowa the cas-. under .ua.,,,sr,
uuu. and prc-cribcs, in clear and distinct tenn.
10" g "r-e {" beporsucd by him and II u had b.en
oh-"rNe'i. 80 ~Ouid nov have had thi. v,oIstor o(
our Laws IN condition 60 ensure bic tTisl fr tb,
crimes char. 81 gain.t him. Asmstt-rs nov slanJ
y = barely P''-sibi" that he nAy he arrested aud
brought % trIai.
4 lev dAys sgo received the Inaugural Addr.-.'
oi Gov kirkNocd. oi lo~s, and the paragraph re-
lauug To- the recsnt urrsnrrs At Harner.s Fer,x
shows mot clearly that his feelings aBd .yu,Dathis.
arr warmly rRlist~d the side of old John Hro~,
And h'- crim nal .s-pcisio. While b- unqualified
~ condemns the art yet 'he cannot ~Ondsr at ths
recent unioTtunAt" sRd bt-pdy ,-surrsncc at Il.r
per- ferry' White he does not ri-,lfy il he vel
deciarrs ~as 'ruicScd. to s,ue eItont Oft s,tH
Ia TIE minds Il many. by the TACT that the hla~
WAsstruck ior freedom aud not slavery '-snd \.
inruicr -ays while the great uAAs 81 tis Sorthsru
people utterly DsdrInn the of J,ha brown
they c"l aud they express admiration aud
io' ihc dis'ntrrcstedncss oi puTppsa by ~6ck tbsy
eei's'c he was governed. Aad for the asniae hing
courage aud calm cbeerfulneas with which he me,
the conseVu~ncs- 81 his faiar-.'
The dcEsiof this reJulsit ION. and nuuarsus other
evidences ot untri,ndly feeling. WITCH are l.inr
exhibited daily by large portion of the Nort.srn
people and their representative Insn, toward. tb.
s"u'h and the ~ sttuti"n ~ tom. siavvVy orFi,
I" impress upon u- tho necessity adapting pr,srpt
enrtgrtsc and decisive meNsufrs to protect o,i,
nchts secure direct t-sdc establish ma tur,s
and thu- s'hi"Ne southern independence when
me- holding the highest official positions In the
Tree States feei and pre.s admin alton md syTn
pathy' hpr thurc ShOse chAfactsrs arc blAe ksoed
Ni'h e'tn'os whose bands stained With blood
OF inn"- nt and Jnutending CitEtns sf th, slave.
hniding states ~ben they siemhl De- afe at they
cannot ~ond'T at the recent unfortunate and bI,.
dy ecur~bcr at fIsrpcr's Ferry ~ nust cease 20
b- suTprisc when ia. C.sa.titu, am ard IN,
-~s enacted ior the protection Of hle it,,rty and
property. di'fcgardsd. conismBcd aud trAmpl-,I
upon. We must meet this spiTit of aEgrrssis.a ,sn
uc slaNeh"ldins state. sterny aud rs-oluteIy and
to tbls cBd Iniun and har nony 70 ind,sp.B..il, a,
So'st--- we hurtbsNe unttsd SsIuth NSfFs.itV
500 doty 60 ourselves and tboae - no are ~ atiH.d
WIN us IN interest and symI.thy alike drt and a.
tn" tni"n a. i"fm~d ~ our father. has alusys
{ commanded the respe'tsut snrctinn nf the people
81 virginia sud they have always l--su ,nt stul
s'e. ras.sy 10 sustain nd dcfsud ~ TnsyIaVs ~,
been loyaito the Consutu,'"u, sud within go &C. nder
prompt and cheerful Oh.siisncs al Ia - passs
IN pur.uAnce thereof. 1h~ir obligations % Their
sistfr states IN ths sufrrbSsr 81 faRitves fp t,,.
'Fr snd 10 dis hsfF- Il at other duIi.s dcyolsisR
ni'on 'h'm, have hren islthiuliy plled with -
hc vthc ~ P,orie ak fur nothing bcvond their
'ns'tut"fsl 'ights, aud tiruss thry ~.i be sati.
hcd y ith nothing iss- u - time. tiss Tsfrr that
Our Northern bf-thon fbnud uudsrstand that the
"f ~ 49," sH- a. insuurg te prrD-tutty ~ ths nion
70 u THhtt pruP"f tespcrt 80 the rtshts ui ths
state tn 0hsefys ~ Constitution rsefutr N. i.-
sud deal justly ~ith teif brethren 81 al - ttans 81
ihs county StFh a course on thrtr part wttl 80.
tore Fs'" o. diatraei,d ros1tfy - n fr un,ts the
scNeTsdtics Il afeStigu abh fetisc t- ffgn II Ira
W iHAl telling. Rcsps, tiuiiy.
JOHN LETgIIER