The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-10

violation Of law, you forward a candidate AID
suppose wesk-mndsd and eVdisposed persons may
have voted for yon. How many am not concerned to
know for numbers could impArt validity to pGoceed-
ing 50 lAwless and disorganzing.
And Il Is with LIST Of thus obtained taken and
certified 10 by judges bound by o and recognising
Law for their Eovenmenvoes given by persons no
defined qualifications and restrained by Of the penH-
ties which attach 10 illegal fraudulent rongthat you
win apply 70 the House Of Representatives raeate my
seat in order 10 make for you. For carrying out 50
monstrous purpose ou calculate largely upon the poi
cal complexion Of that body aPortiOa Of which is known
10 be infected with the oathsome hereses Of the
times
confidently predict that you are again reckoning with
year host and believe that the House Of Representa-
lives will regard the supposon that il could lend
itself revolutionary and big handed proceeding,
as libel upon its character promptly he resented You
may sneceed in engenderiDg eeng In the halls Of Cob
gres and in gaining for yourself sort Of nooey which
however unenviabe you 10 prefer 10 the ohscuriy
which BELTS you bat oter advantages yoH win OBJ
+ tain.
In the lime you may enjoy The ignoble satisfaction
Of having introduced and omened an of dlscord-
ant feeling aud INSTRUMENTATION to law in this Territory,
which il viii require the Abors Of many better
press and from which your misguided dupcs and followers
have everything FEAR for speak the language Of
threat and bravado bat Of sober reason when say you
that the people Of this Territory determined have
aws aud enforce them Whatever may be the hazards
the sacrifices
submitted my candidate and received the
the aabding portion Of the people conform
ty enactment Of the legislative assembly Of The Ter
ritory II there anything in The constitution con-
duct Of thai body calculated to nyadae IFS acts Il viii
be time enough for refuse obedience when court Of
competent Jurisdiction shall have so declared.
ALLURE revolutionary, and destructive Of all so
ca order the doctrine held by you and your associates
right in the individual 10 up his private Judgment in
opposition TO constituted authority.
As American citizen hold il to be my duty yield
obedience the laws under which live and to contrib
ute my aid towards enforcing the obedience Of others and
this without reference to my individual opinion respecting
their moral force political expediency II is precisely
because you swayed by opposite sentiments that you
seek 10 embroil me in harassing controversy.
In conclusion viii only further say that this brief
position not given due you but the end that the
attention Of the American people and Of that House oil
Representatives which you intend appeal may be dr.
reced the nature and grounds Of the strife you
seek to provoke. And though shall pay regard to
your preliminary movements, You will yet find that
shrink from investigation however searching II the
House Of Representatives shall far forget its serespe
and its regard for patriotic duty order scrutiny up
on snch showing as you win be able to make you win
find prompt in the defence Of my rights and those
Of my constituents J. W WHITFIELD.
To A. 4. REEpEa, ESQ.