Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-01-04
From the Loadon Times, December 8.
The London Times ON Gov Brown,
England and the Free states.

E1AAS sSAka0 sAs1A tAAC = ~ N~~-~
At the great book sale which is going on at
Paris complete copy Of Marat's .40't du
Psuple brought large sum. NJ. Solar was
uurivalled 10 the diligence with which ne col
lected the fugitive literature OF the French
Revolution, and many pamphlet or broadslde
In his collection, which was worth nothing
sixty years ago, is now eagerly sought for by
the curious. Nothing, indeed, is moro utter
estiug than such specimens of political eccen-
tricity. To read on the old original yellow
paper the mcnstrous sentiments of men who at
3 time of colnmotion have gained power over
tSe minds of their contemporaries has singh
lar attraction. Should aug one at the present
dsy be disposed to form such collection for
the benefit of pesterity, he should certainly
take care to include ia it, the Message of Gov.
Joseph E. Brown to the Legislature of Georgia
"a document which the future historian Of the
United States will hardly fail to quote as IL
lustratlng the height to which party madness
reached at she time of the great Presidential
election of 1860.
We have already alluded to this preposter-
Qua composition, which in parts seem more like
burlesqae of the Southern political style than
c serious State paper but it would be vain
attempt to convey notion OF its contents ex-
cept by something like au abstract. which we
will therefore give our readers. Governor
Brown, though as pretentiously logical as
French pamphieteer, sets out with principle
which, it carried into action, will involve the
Georgians iu war, not only with New England,
but With the British empire and every power
in Europe He bases the morality of resaiia-
= al, 1iu
dishonest 10 negectiog to capture fugitive
slaves, inasmueh as they inherit the fortunes
made By Northern Shareholders in old times,
and also themselves make money by manufac-
turing and selling eottnn which is the produce
of slave labor. This argument is so conclusive
in the eyes of the Governor that he devotes
something like column of our type to its IL
lustratioU.
Governor Browns theory is, the: in selling
negroes sixty years ago the Nortberners cove
nanted for the quiet possession of them and
iheir progeny fer ever. To prevent the slave
owners, therefore, from introducing their slaves
freely into the Northera States and carrying
them back again is as great an invasion of
SOataeru rights as il the Charleston or Savan-
sh authorities wee to seize Yankees traders
stock Of goods 1t has, of course, escaped
i6s jealous Governor that this theory applies
equally to England. Our forefathers were
large slave traders, our fortunes have been in
creased by selling negroes to the American
p.sarers, and Jet We previously and dishonesty
deytare that Georgian gentleman's colored
servant becomes free man directly be touch
ed British ground. Accordingly, every right
Of rstslieiion which the Southern States have
agsiaft Massachusetts, they have also against
E0eisud. Should then, The mild wisdom of
tue Governor prevail, and Southern coDfed
crazy be established on Brownie principles,
We must expect to have some ve9y pereinptory
dalaands made on US, and IN case os refusal,
80 De treated even as the Northern Freeso;lers.
WHIST measures are to be adopted against
theu, it may, therefore, be interesting to in
qui,e. We are told that "probably the re-
cords of no State or nation in Chris'endom
are more blaekened With the deep stain of
disgcsce caused by Eilfnl violation of public
faith than those of Massachusetts, through It's
anti-slavery legislation. "If our merchant
goes there to trade, and carries with him bis
slave az body servant (which be has as much
natural right to do as citizen of Massachu-
sets to carry bis baggage with him when he
travels through Georgia. the laws of that
State take from him his property, and refuse
to permit him to bring it with him when he
returus 10 bis hone." The infamy of such
conduct urges the Governor to seek remedy,
aud he finds il 10 International law. "All
writer's on government" acquiesce in the justice
of reprisals when the citizens Of one State are
injured by the public acts of another. 1t is
the duty Of Georgia, therefore, whenever one
oF - han v,h
bed of bis property, to demaud prompt com-
pensatien, aud in default, ''to make reprisals,
By seizing the property of the offending State
or patton, wherever it is 10 be found" The
law of nations does not con6ne the injured
state te tbe seizure of the public property of
the offending state. In short, Gov. Brown
recommends to the Legislature the passing Of
law to empower the Governor to s'seize such
amount Of the money OF property Of such Of
fendng and faithless State which may be found
within the limits Of this State as may be amply
sufficient fully to indemnify" Governor il
throughout rather redundant in style--''suoh
citizen of this State who mag have been robbed
of hIs property by the failure of such fsithless
Stale TO discharge Its constitutional obliga-
tious." But tdis is not all. The Northeruers
are not only to be robbed every time State
refuses 70 aid in catching negro, but they
are to be murdered with impunity. 10 the
history Of the French Convention nothing
more atrocions is recorded than the proposal
OF Gov. Brown, that the "Penal Code aud all
Other laws of this State which protect the
lives, liberty and property of the citizens OF
other States wbde. iD this State, be repealed" !"
50 lar as regards any State which refuses to
recognize the owners property in his slave
within its limits The only excuse for him
Is 'aat he is probably writing a ''selsatiOn"
message, and knows that bis counsels will
never be adopted. The people of Massachu-
ss'ls, Vertaont, Michigan, Main, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, New FORK aud Wisconsin, as being