Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-02-22
Iowa Assaulted and Defended.

During a debate in Congress on the 25th
ult., Mr.. LEAKE. of Va, took occasion to mis-
represent the facts connected with the rcfl,-
sal of Gov. KIRKwoop to deliver up to Vir.
glnia, one CoPPIc. whom it was alleged bod
aided and ahettod JonN Brown in his raid
on Virginia. BY the following it will he seer
that Mr.. VANDEvER. the member from this
District. promptly corrected the gentlemen
from Virginia. and gave III" House corrpr.
version Of the affair, in spite of Northern
dou - face, one Cox. of Ohio. who went to
the help Of Mr.. LEAKE, and endeavored to
misreprcSent and porvert the actions of tho
Governor of onr State, as II as of his own.
Ohio How different tn" corrSn ofth SO two
Northern members the one while truthfillr
declaring that Iowa would ever I've true to her
constitutional obligations, still determined
that her public acts shall not be wrongfnllv
construed. and his constituents malirncd,
without being defended. The other. truck
ling at the feet of 'hn slave power: pcrycrt
inc the truth. misroprescntng his State and
constituency. and eating dirt to an extent
that is p;tia''ln. tn closing e"rtcnce in the
remarks If Mr.. VASpEyER. which we rive
h"low, was a well-m"ritnd rpbnke to tho
c"nt'eman from Ohio. As tho Copprc case
is still fresh in the minds ofmo,t our read
ers. the following will undoubtedly possess
m interest f"r i',sm:
Mr.. Leaie--Iet pass FOR moment To the State of
Iowa. must pause instant remind the House whv
Is tat indulge IN this course Of remarks. want to
show you Mr.. Speaker and the House. what unfcrIies
the controversy now going The Governor the State
of Iowa. forget his name, and would know it for
one d"ar-the Governor Of the State IL Iowa-
Mr.. Vandrver-f will ask the gentleman to yield to me
for q moment
Mr.. Leake-I will yield to the gentleman. Of course if
have msrepr.scrted him; but am not aware that /
have referred (. him at all.
Mr.. vandevcr--l have no doubt the gentleman from
Virginia has not desired and does desire now 10 40
injustice to the Governor Of the State Iowa or the Gov
ernor Of any other State notwithstanding he may care
70 know the of the Governor Of the State of Iowa
He proposes as understand him, to refer to Iowa in
connection with similar to that which he has stated
against the StHe of Ohio II he will permit me- wish
state az The threshold Of his remarks before he may he
betrayed into mistaken theory Of the he proposes
bring forward, what understand TO be the real facts
involved =
Mr.. Leake--Why my dear sir, I have not stated the
facts of the myself vet, and would like to know how
the gentleman what has not yet been said
II misunderstood misrepresent the facts. promise
the gentleman cheeully to yield to him to make whatever
correction may he necessary The House knows that
have never denied to member during the progress OF
any remarks may have submitted, Of making eNpa-
nation. and never will utterly ahlor the hour rule,
because destroys the legitimate ends and objects of de-
bate this floor
was about say this: that on requisition from the
state Of Virginia. the Governor OF the State Of Iowa
fused similar to the Governor Of the State Of
Ohio. His refusal based upon the merest meanest
,lsf cbnr tpch.
ncalty such as even peogyer in county court would
not rest case upon He alleged nformality in the
authorization Of the affidavit and then gave the criminal
notice to escape for his life tarry not all the plain
but fly to the the Governor Of Virgin.
ia could provide remedy. tHa
Mr. VandeSerI understand that the gentleman charges
against the Governor Of Iowa that he refused surrender
criminal upon the mere effect that the affidavit made be
fore the notary public not duly authenticated ad
NIT that that Of the assigned Whe ther
u is frivolous not II is for this House and the world
judge believe it is admitted by every lawyer that the
by his seal and that in the absence his SEAL there
Authorization whatever II this 10 frivolous then let the
gentleman so regard it. Another assigned by the
Governor Of the STATE OF Iowa in reference to this matter
was this that the requiston accompanied by the
copy OF an indictment, by affidavit made before
magistrate. That may he involved in the first objection
but anssher and still fatal objection existed in the
fact that the affidavit which accompanied the reqstion
OF the Governor OF Virginia did not Indirectly charge
that oense had heen committed by the alleged Grim
nal within the jurisdiction IT The State Of In that
1t similar 10 the Of Chic. The requisition
sued upon the affidavit Of Andrew Hunter Of the State
OF Virginia representing. upon information derived from
persons in that State who had been tried convicted and
for the commission Of great crimes that this
in Iowa had aided and abeed them Aided and abetted
them-where? In the State Of virginia. That lie NOT
charged theoretically There is charge that the
man had committed any oense in the state Of Virginia
The gentleman charges another ching, and do know
upon what authority he makes the declaration He char
ges that the Governor Of Iowa the alleged criminal
has himself expressly declared that he gave no notice
whatever but has been asceraned, beyond the posi-