New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-26
lNO TIER OLD-LINE DENOCRsr
FREMONT l
LETTER PROM A MEMBER Or hrx.,
JACKSoNS CABINET

bons stated to the meeting that the Hon s.,s
Irebam, formerly member OF Gen. Jscl.o.a.
net. who had been invited TO address them h.5@
to that invitation in letter, repudiatine N. ,ss,
mocracy Of the day. and sustaining the pr;D.,,l'
candidates OF the Republican party. Tie .pgs
Ingham read the letter, a. follows:
TRESroS, Sp,. q, ,s.
CsssLE, GIsroNs ESQ, CA'VHGs Rrr4bl.ts.
,i.:rc. a.
DrAR SIR: have duly received yours Of a.
inst inviting my attendance az Repabls sanr...s
Philadelphia on Monday evening nett, orifISs
De pre,enf, to send you few " )rds Of enoos,.NSs
TO tbose who are labor NJ TO promote the r,sr.x
Federal Government 20 The principles Of Ws.,us
and Jefferson. The n6rni.es Of age will pnrss
con planCe with the former pant Vf the r,,r.s. IN
doubt weaken the force of An attempt 10 crrHs
tie ls,,er Although have long ceas.dn.yri .
active part in political affair yo', in n. n-Rl
issu, now presented, should be uuiaithhul 49,
,ates of my Judgment, and me cCnscien, Gus csrs
tions of .cleon duty, if | withhelaany sd,b..e
be- thought useful in The trial of the grea, carsN
before the American people. Our snces,cn E,s
and transmitted 10 US one Of the bes. eoyer~~
known 10 the world, and il has pleased Amightye.
10 bless this natiop apparently more than any e.
We are therefore bound by The most solemn ohSeuSr
Ia preserve our institutions rs they have been 49,
dow 10 US and resist on tho threshold every 49,
10 nterpola,e on The settled Constitution Of or ~
cal charter false corrupting doctrne. and prnSpLs
On one side If the great issue before " the rsts
hold slaves in all the Territories IT the Unted Sx.
Is claimed by virtue oi the Constitution Of The ua,j
states Tbb clam suggests u constructive pOxefs,
new order: il has no basis a. an Incidental pos9 ;.
in the class Of those necessary and proper or ne q.
cu,ion of the granted power nor have IT, aiycs.,
reisist.d in MI attempt to derive II fnom an eNprS
or in piled term or meaning ot the Constitution n
saw clearly that this would be impossible, and Nv
now II ,ted their ciaim on higher law, endesyw,,
TO prove that slavery s the natural ami normd ~
dition of the at0r,ng man, whether white or bod
and a. necessary coroary from this problem, u,
deduce III at the great evil of Northern States wl,
have tn introduce II" their th, ory OF free soceJs
that il ia burdened with 'er,rie set OF mte$sss
and IdbOrers m nj for Sef-govefnnienti mast6 "a
slave is their relation in society, as necessary hs
d" of parent and child, and the Northern seagcvau.
.n.nt ia A deusion." Such are the doctrnes saa
,iucinl,s now at work undermining mo very feso,.
tion of political system devised by some OF the ks
and WIS, Il men tie world has ever seem 10 pr,ncA
and secure tie happius-s of al within It's domn,)n
Twill not insult your understanding " atnGiy
the other SIDE of the argument in this gres; cause
il familiar 10 ALL The whole doctrine ot Freedsm
4, fined in the political inst tutions OF Free States
founded on a sentiment that rcqulres no argumepta
suppolt il but there other incidental issues whaA
al. of Lot less practical importance than ule aoas
1octrine above referred to. Before the election
President Pierce the great quest on which had sooa
threatened 10 disturb the harmony OF the Anessn
people was settled satisfactorily 10 large msjonyG
th,,n Moth ard South. National Conventions Of boA
the great political divisions convened before that e
tion had sole 1nly pledged their constituency agAN
All futme agitation OF the Slavery question. ias
Presidential election of 1882 was placed on this oaRt
ton by both parties, and the present Chez Magsfta
was specially chosen under the influence OF thsm
posing compact, and in accordance thereNith, Hbeo
sbout TO mike his appeal 10 God as witness b tie
sincerity of this oath of fidelity 10 his trust he pledged
hius elf the whole American people tha. his povc
would be exerted TO prevent all further agtaicna d
this disrscfDg and dangerous question. Gan any o1
conceive OF pledge more solemn, or that could bsys
been made more rTov ocably binding than this, vosa
tarilly agreed upon by all parties, and universsyT
proved ss great measure OF public good and gr3
national ble ssing
The promise of Charles I. to maintain the rghtd
reti,ion the violation of which cost him his hesd
could not compare in imposing solemnlty slh hE
which President Pierce made on tho 4th oi March, lsh
Can the history be credited which viii record Ne
fact that, III lese than nine months from thai tine,
bad engaged in conspira y To accomplish, IN it mos
obnoxious form what he had thus missed " resist
That be not only used his Official power 10 enes h'
repesl of the Missouri Compromise aDd carry Sayep
into Kansas by lawoes violence. but that he ontee
into a conspiracy ior that purpose Is ruseepuoe
inconiroverible proof.
David At,bison Was President OF the Senate; 8 l.
Dougles was Chairman OF the Committee on Ierrte
ries The first bill reported for the organization q
Nebraska was silent as to the Missouri Compronss
I'll conspir acy wss not then organized. mo second
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Compromise had by means Of some previous bgss
ton, becy me imperative. This frivolous disguise wc,
no doubt the suggestion of some tnld member Of ,
copspirscy-probably General Pierce. "ConscSoss
makes cowards of us ALL" But il was soon elposd
and the acting manager, Douglas, was obliged give
the offspring q new dress. -l.
Then for the first time, the doctrine OF Sqn,ts
Sovereignty was introduced and new clause repee-
ing the Missouri Compromise was clothed In mncls
phraseology full of afecaon Of great regard iof 10
Al .l.l.s e la
own institutions.
The plans Of the cOnspirators seem nov 10 have
been settled, and they threw off the mack Aehsc
having left his seat in the Senate bJsily compe
il & his organization of Blue Lodges OF Brgands 70
Missouri, 10 force Slavery upon Kansas by violence
The President OF the United States was e,erIipg al
his power TO aid Douglas and his associates in psaius
the Missouri Compromise, with n proiessed desire
establish Squatter Sovereignty in oil the Terrtora
The movements of AtchisOn so far the truth con
be drawn out Of reluctant Witnesses, are fully detSkl
in the report Of the Congressional COMMITTEE
Kansas. ..n
II may be well 10 notice some of Tho cOngechls
links between the movements in Nissuri and tbo-c
Washington The Governor of Kansas, true % o.
trust denounced the invasion Of Kansas by Atnso
and his baDdtti, driving of by violence the Jldge
Election taking possession OF the pols, making hs'
franchise laws to suit noD-rcsidenfs and DnnsIe'
voters from foreign State 10 choose legislators J"
Kansas.
Aicbson in turn denounced the Governor 10 the Pfet
id,nt, and demanded his removal. The Pres.den'
perhaps still tr milling under the burden Of his piedgr
or alarmed by Atchsons practical illustration Of ID
Senatorial panscea, "Squatcr Sovereignty hestased
and sought avoid the responsibility OF act 20 bold
by getting clear OF the Governor by other means. n
fatterec, coaxsd tred to ntimdate, and finally 70 Dc
linn of with better Office; but al in yanbis insel
rity was infexibe. But AtcbisoD must be obeyed AZ
frivolous pretense seized upon to carry out u
plan of the grand conspirator The direct coGpere,lo
between Washington and Mseouri-PIesident Pee
and Vice-PIesident Atchison-did not stop here. W9f
had been prepared in Kansas for the courts. The Te
ritoria Judge was suspected Of 3eing too h -ninde
and independent for the business Atchson require'
and was aso removed and another appointed who ful
answered the purp se for which be was chosen, an
wi. re name viii ill niche il American history sim
lar to that occupied BY the notorious Jercys IA En-.
lish history.
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