Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-02-24


the fugitive to be delivered to such agent
when he shall appear" Comfy between
friendly sister States would seem to require
that In hotoriens cases like the present, OF
aggravated offences known to the whole
country, the offender should not be permit
ted to escape fer mere technical objections.
Comfy would seem to require that the act
Of Congress should Be complied with, and
that the Governor should .:.'canse him or her
to be arrested and secured, and notlce of
the arrest to be given to the Executive au-
thority making such demand" and suggest
the defect in the requisition, and then. Ii
secured, to deliver up the offender if not, to
discharge him.
And such was the course of the patriotic
and enlightened Executive of Pennsylvania
IN the case of Edward Hazlett, who was de-
mandcd by the name of Albert Hazett.-
But when the prisoner swore that his name
wos not Hazlett, but 4 lbert Harrison, in
stead Of di5cta.ging him, he was remanded
to Jail BY the Judge aid there held until a
requisition could be awarded by Governor
Wise, under his proper NAME.
How different has been the course of the
Governor of Iowa! Instead of causing this
offender ''to be arrested, and secured, and
notice Of the arrest given to the Executive"
Of Virginia. he actually published in the
newspapers of his State, as have reason to
believe, his letter addressed to me, and Be-
fore [ could have received it, thereby giving
notice to the criminal to make his escape,
before the requisition could be amended ifit
had been erroneous. have also reason to
believe that messenger was dispatched. to
give information to the criminal that the a.
gent of this State was in pursuit. Of him; but
whether this messenger was sent by the
Govetnor, or by some other person to whom
the fact had been communicated, am not
advised. ;.
The Virginia law upon this subject provi-
des that whenever any person shall be
found within this State charged with treason
felony, or other crime, committed in any
other State any justice may, upon complaint
on oath, or other satisfactory evidence that
such person committed the offence, issue
warrant to bring the person so charged be-
fore the same Or some other justice within
the State" If it shall appear to the justice
shat there is reasonable cause to believe that
the complaint is true, lie shall commit the
offender to prison, and shall apprise the
Governor thereof, ''who shall thereupon
communicate the same to the Executive of
the State where the crime is charged to have
been committed since have been in Office
have executed this law by giving the re-
quired information to The Executive of Ohio
This is the comfy required between friend
ly sister States-not the action which will
refuse to arrest fragrant offender, shield
him from justice on frivolous pretexts, and
then give him notice to fee Such course
could have been prompted by no other con-
sideration than sympathy for the criminal
and the crime. g., -. a.:
On reference 20 the Code of Iowa, chaptet
2O6, page 458, under the title "Fugitives
from Justice, it is provided that when
ever demand is made upon the Governor
of this State by the Executive of any other
State or Territory, in any case authorized
by the Constitution and laws of the United
States, for the. delivery of any person char
ged in such State or Territory with any
crime, if such person is pot held IN custody
or under bail to answer for any. offence a.
gainst the laws of the United States or Of
this State, he shall issue his warrant Under
the Seal of the State, authorieing the. agent
who makes such demand, either forthwith
OR at such times as may be designated in the
warrant, to take and transport such person
to the line of this State at the expense of
such agent, and may. also, by such warrant
require all peace officers to afford needful
assistance II tie execution thereof" 80
This section. Of the lazy clearly defines the
duty Of the Executive Of Iowa in the case
under consideration, and prescribes, in clear
and distinct terms, the course to be pursued
by him.; and if it had been observed, We
would now have had this violator of our laws
Ii. 4 condition to ensure his trial for the crimes
charged against him. AS matters now stand
it is barely possible that he may be arrested
and brought to trial 81: .
=, A few days ago received the ''Inaugu-
rate Address" of Gov. Kirkwood, of Iowa,
and the paragraph relating to the recent oc-
currences at Harper's Ferry shows most
clearly that his feelings and sympathies are
warmly enlisted. on the side of John Brown |
and his criminal associate5..: While he un-
qualifedly condemns the act, yet che can
not wonder at the recent unfortunate and |
bloody occurrence at Harper's Ferry
While he does not justify it, he yet declares
it was ':aeIie7ed to some extent, of its guilt
in the minds Of many, by the fact that the |
blow was stfuck for freedom and not for I
slavery; and he further says-''While the
great mass of our Northern people utterly
condemn the act of John Brown. they feel |
and they express admiration and sympathy
for the disinterestedness of purpose by which I
hey Believe he was governed, and for the
courage and calm cheerfulness
With which he met the consequences of his
allure D.
The denial of this requiistion, and nu-
nerous other evidences of unfriendly feeling
which are being exhibited daily by large
portion of the Northern people, and their
representative men, towards the South and
he institution of domestic slavery, ought to
IMPRESS upon US the necessity of adopting f
prompt, energetic and decided measures to
project our rights, secure direct trade, es- '
ablish manufactures and thus achieve South t
RI independence. When men holding the p,
highest official positions in the free States
feet and express admiration and sympa- {
hy'' for those whose characters are black y
ned with crimes, and whose hands are stain
d with the blood of innocent and uuoffend- S
al &c h. ~. f..