Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-02-15

10 give luiDIindJlDh u inc criminal ludJ Inc
agent Of this State was in pursuit Of him;
but whether this messenger was sent by the
Governor, o. by some other person p whom
the fact had been communicated, am not
advised
The Virginia law upon this subject pro-
yides that whenever any person shall he
found within this State charged with treason,
felony, or other crime, committed in any
other State, any justice may, upon com
/ plant, on oath, or other satisfactory evidence
that such person committed the offence; is
sue warrant to bring the person So charg-
ed before the same or some other justice
+ within the State" fit shall appear to the
\ Justice that there is reasonable cause to be-
lieye that the complaint is true, he shall
commit the offender 20 prison, and shall APP
! prise the Governor thereof, "who saal. there
\ upon communicate the same to the EXecu-
/ tive Of the State where the crime il charged
10 have been committed" Since have
been IN Office, | have executed this Law Dy
giving tile required information to the Tx
ccu.iye ofOhio. This Is the comfy reQuir-
cd between friendly sister States-not the
\ action which will refuse to arrest fragrant
offender, shield him from justice On frivolous
4 prctexts and then give him notice to flee
\ Such course could have been prompted by
no other consideration than sympathy for
\ the criminal and the crime.
\ On reference to the Code of Iowa chapter
. 2OG. page 1913, under the title "FuStiyes
from Justice, Il Is provided that whenever
demand is made upon the Governor Vt this
!. State by Ill, Executive of any other State Or
/ Territory in any case authorized Nv tile Con-
stitution and laws Of the United States, for
the delivery Of any person charged II such
] State on Territory with any crime, Il such
person is not held in custody ~ under bait
d. answer for any offence against tile laws
Of the United States III tins State, he shall
issue his warrant under the seal III the State
authorizing the agent who makes such de-
mand, either forthwith, o. 1t such time as
may be designated in the warrant, - take
and transport such person % tie line 81 thus
State Ut tie expense u such agent, and may,
ass, ~ such warrant, require all peace ot
tcers rs afford needlul assistance IA the exc
cuJion thereof
This section IF tie Law clearly defines tile
duty III the Executive al Iowa IL the case
under consideration, and prescri6cs, ~
clear and distinct terms, the course to be pur-
sued ~ him; and ii il had been observed,
we would now nave hau this 'loi"'or II W
laws u conul'lol1 = susuie - 49, IL
iae crimes cnar2'u "5"'l'' I'M H., '''..s'o
no" S'anu, y y pa'e'5 Po's.oiJ '''''' II 10y
" arrested anu O'4u5''s = ! IT, IL, .I,.,n
I, Is" U',5S W. T 1SoJ.,'' ~ r,,,.
~ Auure'' y Wy. UT " ~ y ~" 49,
me paragraph Ie,''.'5 y - go,
Te1ce' =. ii"' ~ III ~ III"
thal ~, leeiLl57 4hd y P''',SS "'1
enlisted "h 'he SIuc X. '""'I "'o" = ~ Hi
criminal associates. "hi'' 'e "iIua'''cu'5
condemns t"e ac' yc, ~ S1''''oo "'l.'''L NJ
Tue recent unfortunate i nm 'iI''l .''1s
~ harper icIry. !, '''.e II uogo IT. II.
tliy ~ he W. hectares \ "'' ''''sl'I'
some extent III "S au"' II ~ NM II
many, Dythe iact tha' the dow was s'FlcA iOT
freedom ana NO. ior slavery anu ~ iurIhe'
,ayN-"N hIle tne great mass ~ our N2tth-
ern people utterly coaaemn ~ WI " Jo"h
Brown, they leel ana meg express aan'!fa-
ton and sympathy ior tho dlSintefeSlel!le-s
ot purpose by Wh'cn they Oeile'e rs wa
goTernca' ana i2r 'ne u W., Jo"s'7e
ana CAIN cheafiuiheSS WIN WHEN "e I""l
The denial u this requiSitIon, AMI numer-
ous other evidences ~ "hiren"iy lee''"S.
when are Ge'HS exhibited QalIy 3y Y I"'7e
norton Dl the NDfkNail people, lltl LllhEE LGll-