Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-08-25
JUDGE MCLEAN.

JUDGE MCLEAN.
We give below a letter from this eminent.
y able and inflexibIy honest man. hv,.
addressed 10 several gentlemen of Ohio,in
reply TO letter pertaining to me qnest,o,
treated therein. Judge Mclean rnrr,, r,s
issue DIRECTLY; there IS no ambiguity. y,
evasion, any one may unders land him
"Uifhom the sanction 0fia,r, $inrerg IN,
no more eTist IN a territory than a mar,
can breathe lcifh0m air" This is souad
doctrine, constitutional, aCcorlant with re,.
son, anti on lie side of humanity. w
any OF the candidates for the Presideu~,
except Mr.. Van Buren, subscribed 10 Il
Gen. Cass ha~ already taken far ditfcrar.
ground. Gen. TayIor refuses TO give utter.
ance 10 his views on this subject. The
South IS willing 10 risk INN upon il. fepIIn,
satisfied The General will class any law ey-
clud.ng slavery under the head either NJ
hGSty iCgisIGtion," or ntan0esfiy IN.
constitutional"
Judge Mclean is evidently with Ms in
this great movement. He "position ON the
bcncl. - the relation Mr.. Van Buren, sus
tams to the public" &c.' these are sutTic,.,,
considerations Ia induce him, in the sDirlt
of patriotism and devotion to principle i,
withhold ms name from the Buffalo Com.
venion. But The influence Of that oro,,
name Is on the side of the Free Dcmncrorv.
the raIIylng hosts of vi clr. "rrstlng upon
the principles Of the Constitution" nv ..nnd-
Grafton, vigilance and tirmncSs." VIII IN the
language Of tie Buflao Convention. "foh,
on and tight ever, until a triumphant victory
Shall reward llclr cNcrtion~.
CoLuMRus, July %, 1919.
GENTLEMEN - have DELAYED nm ans
wcr 10 Your communication olIhc IltbInst
that | might have time iorma,ure rcflcc,io,,
Tins was due 10 you To myself, to the >ti..
jet, and. perhaps, 10 the country. hsyn
endeavored to consider The matter in nh ,s
aspects and consequences.
The great and exciting questioned slavery
eXlcnsIon,in the judicial form has assumed
by the act ol the Senate. rs it bears pnon
my position on the bench; the nsc of NV
name ~ the present canvass. and Tho rim.
ton oin by the OHIO dccgatts 10 the ".
lional Convention; the relation which NJ
Van Buren, maintains To the M bic b,ro
Stl been Deliberately considered. and a.,
brought to the conrIusirn that ought no,
To 90 before the Ba0aio Convention =. ,
candidate for the Presidency. | feel dom
~ and gratefully Tie honor Won have dono
me hy Tie expression of Your Kindness and
confluence, IN connection with that hlch oL
flee.
Resting npouthc principles Of The Con>r,,
ptt"n, is hey have been Iudiciallv sc,tlrl
iHe rec States. by moderation, 'yiriIancp auI
itmncsS, may prevent the extension or ,i,.
very 10 lhc tlcc territory lately annexed
" ihout lie sInc.on ct law slavery can mn
more exist IN territory than 4 man can
breathe without air. 81 ives arc not prom
cry where they ar. nol made soby the mn.
nriPai law. The Legislature o a Territory
can exercise u" power whichls non CONFER.
ca on II BY act ol Congress.
" Hl lhr highest resi- ect
am, gratefully. your ob't scr,'f.
JOHN MCLEAN.
james \. Briggs. Reubcn III chrock. :
Noble, Samuel williamson. IL. e.. klurs
ley, Thomas Brown, Trad Kelley. JobnD rI
"ma.cr, and I. 6. Turner, E>quir,s.
Has GE\ TAYLOR WRITTEN ANorEaLIr.
rrR!-On the morning Of The passage oi the
OREGON Ill. in The Senate. Mr. FoorE. n
Mss. was extremely indignant thai Tia
Northern triou~ of Grn CAss voted for
the Ordinance OF ~.
lie ~ajd, among othcrlhinos that he ba,l
information IN which he had ronf,lrur.
that within two weeks a Icrcr would BIZ
published from Glen. TAYLoRdcci0riagihm