The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-07-15

Judge cunhlaEhsn.
Hon. Thomas Cnnainebsm, ,ef Beaver, hss
written an sbls letter to VIM. h. MssIli, Esd.,
editor Of lhs Patriot, pubIishsd al New Lin
bon, Ohio, 10 relation TO abolition IleeahQtIt
himself and afIairs 10 Kansss. The i51|0xI5lr Il
eztrae, will be read w,lh interest sJ1dgs
Cunningham says: 80 ser
:" resigned The Office Of Judge OF the So.
prems Court of Kansas soiaatariAy, because
my personal and splysys gtTaus rendered il
ireonvSnieu, feE q - BID u longeifs Ths
southern jpdicikf idisNiel 6f ihs fsnis5sy, 70
which ! was assigned BY ths Territorial Leg
islaiure, did mol sui ne. The population 10
rather sparse ard thelegal business small
The dlsiicfIs d,fficpit-of access, and when
reached, not desirsbie or con- fonsbIe TO live
in. could not, with aDy degree Of propris-
iy, move my family TO iha, remote and 60.
cludsd portion Of the territory, and 10 remain
there myself lin voluntary exile, and neglect
the welfare, comfoft asd- haPpines of my
family resident here, would no. only have
been improper with, and without any 'inade-
quaie counte.vailfns ieducemen. or reward
would have rendered me culpably amenable
al the domestic forum. 10 view OF these
matters, I resigned on my own judgment,
uninfusnced BY anyone, or by other facts
and circumstances than those mentioned. ]
So far from being amnrdsredn or in "dau.
ger Of being nnfdStsds Id Kansas by pro-
slavery rhsn. Or tysay body sslse, ! mos
cheerfully and tuihfniIy rats, in justice 10
the people Of the Territory, that never have
been treated with more kindness and respect
anywhere, than l was by msu Of all parties
during the time remained thsre. never
travel in disywise nor slope from RESPONSE
bility. ! returned from, as wsnt to, the
Territory, openly and publicIy. having moth,
ing 10 fear on account Of my own, or from
conduct OF others. A.e.St,s3'a'Ha
Tns miserable and baseless fabrication iu
relation to myself, | regard 81 parcel and q
part of that long, but now ihreadbare wolf Of
political Misrepresentation with which the
people were entertained and miserably de-
ceived by the black republican presses and
siump-and schookhoues orators during the
last Presidential campaign.
In my view Of the condition of things In
Kansas, the eonduct Of Abe sboli.ionisls, or
so called free Stale k1lEyuere Is fTactious
and fatty absurd. Inslsad Of recognizing the
law authorizing and providing for cons,iu-
tonal convention which msnifests fairness in
lis provisions and most stringen, and potent
safeguards, they refuse 10 be registered and
refuse 10 vote, although boastiug Of a MAORI
ty, and consequent power TO control and
mould the proceedings of that convention
For private purposes TO sid them in matters
OF speculation in paper topns and the like,
these same men repeatedly acknowledged
The legitimate existence and the power of the
Territorial Legislature, last winter, while
was at Lecomplon, by invoking special legis-
lallon 10 bestow upon them valuable corpo-
rate priv leges and rights; yel when lsgisla-
ling generally for the sIspliory, ibis same leg
isIaiutssis denoniuatst Lsgsssf sfshd iis auihor-
i,y denied and con,emnsd. Or in other wosds,
tbesv 4o~ers % offse~fdsk Fsssy and rspud;rss
Legislative sulhoiiiy and ac,ioh, with the same
breath
What construction or just Interpretation can
be given to such course Of conduct? Out
side of the Kansas excitement, wiai had the
abolitioEists aud 'shEiekers' TO res, on during
the last campaign, and what have they now ?
Emphatically nothing, Let that go, and the
last note of their one-s,ringed harp is forever
silcnced. How then can their conflicting
professions and actions be understood, but
lha, they hope slavery may be established on
lha, much abused soil, the democratic party
injured, and their own sinister, selfish, and
anti-union party gain place and power.
LetKaasas be sdaiiied as fres State, as
! doubt no. she will be, under democratic
administration, then will the shriekers and
their decompossd party Of political scraps
and remnaassS be heard tom the bills and
valleys to excsaims Ssdf The man of OLD
",hey have taken away our gods, and what
have we more Z" .3