The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-02-15
Letter from the Governor of Georgia TO the
(ncxeruOr of New Kark

Letter from the Governor of Georg la to the
Governor of New York.
The savannah papers publish the letter of
Gov. Brown, of Georgia. to Gov Morgan, OF
New York, concerning the recent seizure of
arms. In stating the facts of the case. Gov,
Brown says:
/ addressed TO your Excellency. on Satur-
day, the I'd day of this month, by telegraph
letter, which / was afterwards informed by
the operator of the telegraph line at Albany
had been delivered to your Excellency which
letter was i'll the following words, viz:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
MilledgeviIle, Ca, Feb I'd, 1881
His Exeelency Gov. MORGAN, Albany ~ Y
the fact that two hundred muskets belonging to
u. &. fi0dgkins Sons, citizens OF this State were
placed on board the ship Monticello, at New York
for Savannah, and were seized by the police OF
that city, or about the 22d of January last and
taken from the ship, and are now detained in the
state Arsenal in the city. As Governor OF Georgia
| hereby demand that the guns be immediately de-
Iivered under your order, to G. B. Lamar of New
York. who is hereby appointed my agent to re-
celye them. | trust no similar outrage NAV be
perpetrated in future.
You will oblige by communicating your deci-
sion Immediately by telegraph
Very respectfully, your ob't scrv't,
JOSEPH Z. BRowx
To the above demand 1 had received no re.
sronse at o'clock p. Nj. on Tuesday, the 5th
day of this month. Feeling that your Excel
lency had had sufficient time to INQUIRE of
your police officers as to the character of the
seizure complained of, If unauthorized by you
and to direct the delivery TO the Messrs.
HodSkins of their property, or to indicate
your Willingness 10 tio so OH the production of
evidence OF ownership, if you were not salts
lied on that point; and feeling that the out
rage upon the rights of citizens of this State
was sogreat as to admit of no unnecessary de
lay on my part, 1T half past nine O'clock F.
NJ, on Tuesday, the 9th instant, issued an
order TO Col. Henry Il. Jackson, aid de camp
III the city OF Savannah, nstructing him to
a. fIfrI tTl
military force, and TO make reprisHE bv tile
seizure of all ships then i'll the harbor OF Sa-
Vannah belonging TO citizens of the State
OF New York. In obedience to this order 1 am
informed that he has seized the following YES
sells, and will hold them subject to my order,
to W.T.:
Barks Adiuster and d. Golden Murray
brigs w. II. kibby and Golden Lead and
schooner Julia A. Hallock.
Since the issuance OF the above mentioned
order, L have received q telegram signed by
your EXcellency, i'll which you ackno wledge
the receipt of the dispatch sent by me to Won.
alleging, rs you are pleased TO say, that Ger
tam arms had been retained i'll New York
on further say, OF my dispatch, that Its
grave character and unofficial form forbid YOU
from taking action in regard to it without bet
ter authenticated information - Nevertheless
you say that you respond to enable me- SIT
verItabie, TO communicate my wishes by let
ter.
am unable TO perceive what reason you
had to doubt that my dispatch was ueritaJle.
II was dated at the Executive Department,
and was signed here by me. You also object
TO 1t on account of its unofficial form. 1t is
not only dated at this Department, but l ex-
pressly state that make the demand G0r-
efaoT 9r georgia. / am not aware of the adj
ditional language which your Excellency
would consider requisite to give 10 q demand
of this character ''Ciiicial form
lengthy official CORES pondence in this
case Is neither invited or desired. The out
rage was public one. Citizens of this State
have been robbed OF their property in your
State by officers under your control. That
property is now detained in public building
under your control As the Executive of
Georgia ! have demanded its e-delyery 10 its
owners. My demand when met has been met
svasvely by raising technical objection TO
lis torin, which has no foundation in fact rs
4 simple reference to the demand itself will
show The case is one, therefore, which re-
qnires action, not lengthy diplomacy.
have the honor, therefore, to notify your
ENcellency of the seizure OF the vessels above
mentioned, under my order, and that shall
hold them until justice be done the injured
citizens of this State above named, by re de
livery OF the guns to them, or to (i. b. La
mar, whom L have appointed my agent to
ceive theIa.
II the property seized as reprisal belongs 10
citizens of New York who are friendly to the
cause of justice and truth, and the e,.ssal
rights of the people of the Southern States,
shall regret the Inconvenience to which they
may be exposed.
cannot forget, however, that my first duty
to protect the citizens of this State against
the laWleSs violence of the officers or citizens
OF other States. If IN so doing, incidental in
jury should be done TO orderly and law abb
ding citizens of such offending State for lust
and full indemnity, they must look to their
own Government, which has brought the in
jury upon them.
trust your Excellency may have no diff
Guilty in arriving at the conclusion that this
communication is Official and ''yeritable." ."
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant
JosEPH T.. BRowS