New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-15

Garrison, after further consideration OF about
three weeks on the part Of his Honor, who
then issued, on the 9TH of July last. writ,
commanding the Sheriff again "to apprehend
and attach Col. Martin Burke of Fort Hamil-
ton" To this the Sheriff, as it was, of course,
anticipated he would. made the following re-
turn:
return to the within wh. OF attachment that unable
to the within named Col. Martin Burke, within
commanded the said Col Buk. boug comm of Fore
Lafayette and Font Hamilton. have sndsayo.d to Oh.
tain entrncs aud acce" to Fort Hamilton which 10 held
and sarisoned armed troops Of the United States. we'll
armed and proyioned and cannot be taken IN entrance
effected without ,hs aid OF large force OF troops with ai
lery further return that have formally notified by the
officer Of the day In copmsnd at Fort Hamilton that they
prepared to resist any attack upon the fo or soy at
tempt upon N, part 20 aires. the body OF Col Burke within
named wh, 10 Of tho fort And further return
that whole militia force Of Kings County Except the
gth T. nov ia the service Of the Upired States In
the State and OF the County OF kinss
aud that ths said yDth Regiment sm informed ny Col
Cropy Ia command Of tho same, 10 now under marching
orders and tn control and Lays no force or
within under my control sufficient for the purpose
OF -Iecuiing tn. within writ.
Dttsd Brooklyn. July 1909 ,,
Shedt OF Kings County.
Charges against the Sheriff were the next
day made in due form to Gov. Seymour by
Judge Garrison and Mr.. Van Loon, asking
that he be- removed for derection Of duty,
nasmuch as he neither Gu, d upon the posse
cornitatus. nor tho military to assist him IN
executing the writ. e. In laying siege to
Fort Iamilton--and did not appeal to the
Governor for aid, as the law of tho State en-
powered and directed him N do where such
aid was necessary to enable him to enforce
legal process. Gov. Seymour has entertained
the charges and summons tho Sheriff to appear
before him aud answer within eight days.
That term expires today.
Will Gov. Seymour venture ~ remove the
Sheriff If he does he will, Of course, do so
for the cause shown, and in appointing sue
cessor will see to it that the new Sheriff is a
man who will undertake the arrest OF COL
Burke, aud falling to do 80 in the ordinary
way will call 10 his aid the people OF the
county or a militia force. as may seem neces-
sary. II Col. Burke declines to give himself
up. as We presume hc will, the posse eomitdi"s
will DO Of little avail, aud resort must then
be- had TO the militia Of the county, which
failing. the appeal will BE- made to Governor
Seymour who will call out such military
force as he may think necessary to reduce
Fort Hamilton aud establish the authority OF
the State az against that Of the United
States. Such will be the logical necessity Of
the removal of Sheriff Campbell. Here will be
the inauguration OF new civil war. Fort
Hamilton i. 20 be the Fort Sumter of the
new rebellion. States X ghts is 10 be the plea
in New-York as It was in South Carolina. Has
Horato Seymour the courage to make this
plunge into open rebellion VIII the Militia OF
the state follow him Are the people OF the
State Of New-York ready to rae against the
Federal Government on behalf Of the South
ern Confederacy How many Of the Nor
theru States will follow herr How many OF Der
and Of their State Militia will answer to call
of the President 20 put down q new Domes-
tic Insurrccton Let Horato Seymour pom.
der well upon :hese questions before he takes
the first fearful step to glory or tho galows !;
let the people mhrk these first insldious steps
that are to lead US to imbrue our hands in
each Others blood.