The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-16

aCkLOW1edgc TCCClpt my OD1IRItIOIS
your expressions of kindness and confidence
Since then have been engaged at my Circuit IN Indian
apols.
You will have learned before this from the public
papers that the Missouri suit to which your letter refers
continued to the December term and reargument
ordered or course cannot properly say anything
in regard TO it. but must express my qualification in
knowing that you satisfied with my views already
publicly avowed as 10 the constitutional power Of the
general government the subject OF slavery in the
Territories.
Your illusions to our native State and its battleheds
and 10 the home OF my adoption and the ordinance or
1851 intimately connected with It's history, bring TO me
grateful "reminiscences.
For New Jersey have ever cherished fal pride and
regard though limited in territory and population
compared with other of her sister States she has at all
times been strong in those high qualities which only
deyeloped in an advanced stage OF civilization and has
welded moral force superior to her relative political
power My father left Ireland young man, and landed
at Wilmington, in Delaware, at the dawn of the Reyou
Jersey, and occupying a humble position in
the common walks Of life, he aspircd to no
higher place than that Of private in the ranks OF the
tia man in the battles of Monmouth, Princeton and Tren
ton The memory Of fathers service, however humble,
in glorious struggle, may well be cherished by son
with proud satisfaction born in your county Of
Morris, but after the close Of the Revolution my athcr
with his Young family settled in the Northwestern terri
tory where has been my favored lot 10 grow up under
the congenia influences of that immortal ordinance WI h
has wisely guaranteed liberty forever to that beautiful
region, and which her millions of peaceful and patriotic
people will never cease TO reverence as the foundation OF
their progress prosperity and power,
thaS been TO source OF the deepest regret and OF
the painful apprehension for the safety of nsti
uuons, witness the growing indifference and hostility,
developed more generally during the last few years. TO
this autary principe OF that great measure OF Jefferson
some, indeed have venturod 10 question its constu-
onalty although for seventy years il has been the
theme Of euogium with lawyers and statesmen Of the
highest enence in all sections OF the country and ha
received the sanction Of every judicial tribunal in which
has been discussed, and that too in the slave States
In these latter days Jack o. lanterns generated in the
bottomess marshes Of party politics. seem 10 allure quite
as many followers found in the path illustrated by
the purer and safer lights emitted from the preceps and
examples of the saccs Of the revolutionary PERIOD and
ltioal action seems 10 be directed rather by considera
tons Of conceived party necessity than by the sugges
tons Of reason, justice and patriotic principle.
Occupying the position do, IL is not permitted to me t
speak Of the transactions in Kansas IN their legal aspects
but may say with you, that contemplate the violence
bloodshed and civil and fraternal transprnl
there with mingled emotions Of Sadness alarm and mort
hcation They the fruits Of that i'll advised and mis-
chovous meaaure-the repeal Of the Missouri compro
mise-which from the first have earnestly deprecated
and have hesitation in saying that the immediate adj
mission Of Kansas state into the Union, under tn
constitution already formed commends itself to me
measure Of sound policy, and well calculated 10 brn
peace 10 the'Territory and 10 the country.
With these views, ] have not been backward in al