The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-10

The receipt of this news in this city created no little
excitement and CONSERVATION; some pronounced IL an
act Of war and Others aeg ID that what they anti
cipsted from the beginning Of the affair.
Besides the newspaper despatch the following are
copies of others the same subject
SAVANNAH Feb 8, 1861.
hEssRs j. N. SMITH Co., New York city
Your brig (the VIM. r. Kibby) has been seized by or
der OF the government.
The captain of the Aduster sent the following TO his
owners
hrssRs FuSon MESexE-Ay vessel is seized by order
Of The Governor Of Georgia. on account Of arms detained
in New York. CHARLES A. ENELL-
Immediately on receiving the above despatch Messrs
Funch Meincke, the owners, sent the following dc
spatch to Captain Enell:-
NEW YORK, Feb. Q, 1851.
CAPrAS C A. EsnL, ESQ. Protest and send US full
particulars and facts including any papers they may
send you. FuNCH Il MEINCKE
In addition TO the above, Mr.. Lamar received
private telegraphic despatch early yesterday
morniog stating that unless the seized muskets
were promptly given to the rightfu owners that
reprisals of New York vessels then at Savannah
would ensue but before Mr. L. could prepare an answer
to this despatch recommending TO take no such action
another despatch arrived announcing the seizure Of the
before mentioned vessels.
Tho vessels seized are thus described in the
cord OF the HHRAID Office
DESCRIPTION OF THE REPRIsED VESSELS.
lhe bark d. Golden Murray commanded by Captain
Lee and cleared at New York the 10Th utmo for Sa
vannah which port she arrived the 10th. She
vessel having been built in Brooklyn in 1850, rates
Al, and is 448 tons burthen. She is owned by d. G.
Murray.
The bark Adjuster is under the command Of Captain
Ene, and cleared at New York the l4th utimo for
Savannah, where she arrived the 27th. She is 496
tons burthen rated AZ, built at Freeport, Me-, in
1853, and owned by Messrs Funch Mencke, Of this
city.
The brig VIM R. Kibby is owned by J. N. Smith L Co.,
Of this city, by whom she purchased in October last
and under the command of Captain Barstow She was
built at Baltimore in 1853 100 tons burthen and rated
Az She arrived at Savannah from New York Thurs
day last 7th instant with cargo of COAL and to
have taken cargo Of rice from that city 70 New Orleans
The brig Golden Lead Captain Johnson, cleared at Sa
vannah the 9th ult for Aspnwan. She was built at
Thomaston, Me-, in 1866, rated AZ, is 299 tons bur
then and is owned by Messrs Metca Duncan Of this
city. She chartered by Mr.. Henry Ramers Of this
city, to take cargo Of timber TO Aspinwall. She
ready for sea.
The schooner Julia A. Halock commanded by Captain
Pedrick and built at Stonybrook, L. L. in 1858. She
is 239 tons burthen rates A1h, is owned by c. D. Hal
lock- and halls from Brookhaven, L. l. She arrived at
Savannah Oh the 25th ult. from New London.
The necessity OF instituting a policy of reprsa
the goods of offending States anticipated by Cover
Brown, Of Georgia, in his message to the Legisla
ture of that State on the 7th, which before the
meeting of the Secession Convention He says in that
document
Nor does that provision Of the constitution of the
United States which declares that State shall grant
letters Of marque and reprisa interfere with the rights
of State to redress her own wrongs or those her ct
ooaio oicfar State of
when she has other remedy The law Of nations re-
cognses clear distinction between reprsals made bya
sovereign State and letters of marque and reprisal
grantee by sovereign State - an individual or ndivi
uals authorizing them TO redress their wron8X The
latter prohibited by the constitution but 1t contains
no inhibition against the former.
Georgia has it, therefore, in her power to compel Mas
sachusetts any other Northern State do justice
her citizens, and IN this way to force her TO
subject Of slavery to suffer the penalties due to her
violation Of good faith and Of that comfy which should
exist between all civilized States therefore earnest
her escutcheon every stain OF inequality
by which it is now tarnfhed Let US meet unjust asgres
taation. To this end recommend the enactment of
law authorizing the Governor Of this State in case c
of this State shall in future be deprived of his slaves
other property under the operation OF the aggressive
legislation Of Massachusetts, TO which have referred, or
Of like legislation Of any other State by neglect Of any
such fulfil her constitutional obligations TO Georgia
her citizens by delivering up to the owner on demand,
his slave which have escaped into such State TO call
out such military force he deem necessary for the
purpose and seize such amount Of the money
pery Of any citizen Of such offending and athess State
which may be found within the limits Of this State
may be amply sufficient fully TO indemnify such
citizen of this State who may have been
robbed of his property by the failure Of such faith
less State TO discharge its constitutional obligations and
forthwith notify the Governor Of such State Of the
seizures the Governor Of such State shall fail,
within thirty days from the time he receives such notice.
to the property Of citizen to be returned
TO him, its full value paid TO him. that IL shall then
be the duty Of the Governor Of this State to deliver such
quantity of the property seized TO the injured citizen
OF this State may be sufficient fully 10 indemnify
him against all damages sustained by him.