The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-19
GOV. BROWN, OF GEORGIA, TO GOV. MOI

GOV. BROWN, OF GEORGIA, TO GOV. NOR
GAN, OF NEW YORK.
The following is the letter of Gov Brown. of
Georgia, to Governor Morgan, of New York. de-
handing release of the arms seized in New York,
and announcing the seizure OF New York vessels
as repsisals
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT; !
MILLEDeEyILLE, Ca, Feb. 9 1861. I
To has Ercellency, Cor. Morgan, Albany, NJ r.:
Sri have before satisfactory evidence of
the fact that two hundred muskets belonging to D.
G. Hodgkins Sons, citizens of this State, were
placed on board the ship Monticello, at New York,
for Savannah, and seized by the police of
that city on 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 Geor-
gia, hereby demand that the guns be Immediate
~ delivered, under your order, to G. b. Lamar of
New York, who is hereby appointed my agent to
receive them. | trust similar outrage may be
perpetrated in future. You will oblige by COM
municatng your decision Immediately BY tele-
graph. Very respectfully, your obedient servant
JOSEPH E. BRowN.
To the above demand had received no response
at nine o'clock, z. NJ, on Tuesday, the 9Th day of
this month Feeling that your Excellencv had had
sufficient time to inquire of your pOlice officers as to
the character of the seizure complained Of if unau-
thorized by you, and to direct the delivery the
Messrs. Hodgkins Of their property, or to Indicate
your willingness to do the production Of evil
dence of ownership if you were not satisfied on that
point; and feeling that the outrage upon the rights
of citizens of this State great to limit of
no unnecessary delay on my part, a; half past nine
o'clock, p. NJ, on Tuesday, the 5th instant is
sued an order to Col. Henry Il Jackson, ABIDE
Camp, in the city of Savannah, instructing him to
call out, through Col. Lawton, sufficient military
force, and to make repTisal by the seizure of all
ships then in the harbor Of Savannah belonging to
citizens Of the State Of New York. In obedience
to this order am informed that he has seized the
following vessels, and will hold them subject to my
order, to wit:
Banks Adjuster and D. Golden Murray; brigs w.
r. Kibby and Golden Lead, and schooner Julia
Hallock.
! Since the issuance of the above mentioned order
l have received a despatch signed by your Excel
| lency, in which you ackIoU ledge the receipt of
the despatch sent by me to you, alleging, as you
pleased to say that certain arms had been re-
| tanned in New York. You further say of my des-
patch, that "its grave character and unofficial
form forbid you from taking action in regard to it
| without better authenticated information" New
ertheless, you say that you respond to enable me-
| if 'veritable," to communicate my wishes by
| letter.
! am unable to perceive what reason you had to
doubt that my despatch was veritabe. 1t was
dated at the Executive Department, and signed
| here by me. You also object to it account of
its unofficial FORM 1t is not only dated at this de-
| partment, but | expressly state that make the
demand as Governor of Georgia. | am not aware
| of the additional language which your Excellency
would consider requisite to give to a demand OF
| this character "oficial FORM"
lengthy official correspondence in this case is
neither invited nor desired. The outrage
! public Citizens of this State have been robbed
Of their property in your State by officers under
| your control. That property is now detained in a
| public building under your control. As the Exec
utive of Georgia, have demanded its re delivery
to its owners My demand when met has been met
evasively by raising a technical objection to its
| form, which has no foundation in fact as a simple
reference to the demand itself will show. The case
is one, therefore, which requires action not lengthy
diplomacy.
have the honor, therefore, to notify your Excel
lency Of the seizure of the vessels above mentioned
under my order; and that | shall hold them unit
Justice be done the injured citizens of this State
above named, by re delivery of the guns to them
or to G. i. Lamar, of New York. whom have ap
pointed my agent to receive them.
lfthe property seized as Teprisal belongs to citi
zens of New York who are friendly to the cause O
justice and truth, and the equal rights of the PEG
pie of the Southern States shall regret the incon
venience to which they may be exposed.
cannot forget, however, that my first duty is t
protect the citizens Of this State against the awles
violence of the officers citizens of other States
If in doing, incidental injury should be done t.
orderly and law-abiding citizens of such offending
State for just and full idemnty they must look t
their own government, which has brought the in
jury upon them.
trust your Exceency may have no difficulty il
arriving at the conclusion that this communication
is "officiaP' and "veritable." Very respectfully
| YOUR obedient servant,