The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-12-24

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crisis and be fek in every section Of the country The
administration earnestly desire 10 promote the best in
terests OF the naont has the confidence Of the people,
and should receive decided and energetic support from
the masses ELIJAH WAhD
Liter from Hon George Taylor.
wAsHSGroS Cry Dec l6 1851
have had the honor 10 receive polite invitation
TO attend and address the meeting Tomorrow
ing Permit me to say that fully endorse the action of
the administration and will support II in every particular
Run up the banner and nail It TO the mast and keep IL
there fall with it. GEORGE TAYLOR
Letter from Hon hrad r Hutch
wAsuIsoroS, Dec, l6. 1851
have to regret my inability to attend the democratic
mass meeting at Tammany Hall ON Thursday evening |
concur fully in The objects Of the assemblage do In
the policy of national administration Kansas aas
have assumed suddenly phase, and the President
has been Unexpectedly called to define policy for the
future. 1t il pacific, but determined the only issue
before that is, whether the subject of slavery shall
still continue to distract national councils whether
in accordance with the recommendation of the President
and believe with the desire OF the country, II
shall be confined within the boundaries of Kansas itself
Our opponents are dissatisfied with the action of the
Lecompton convention They hoped and prayed that the
slavery question should not be submttedt the people
The convention wisely did submit il and shall the free
State party, called be allowed to escape the Is
sue The verdict of the people Of Kansas must be their
political DEATH since they only lived by the agitation Of
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equally endanger the best interests of the country
If the verdict is in favor of freedom there be
agitation il in favor of slavery, they must them
selves be held responsible for the verdict and the tenn
porary creation of slave State In their despair accord
ingly they cry for enabling acts, and for the
Toombs BILL which they refused for anything that
will give them time for agitation. will not venture to
predict the result in Kansas but believe there will be
found and honest enough to to the polls TO
give fair expression Of the people and that Kansas will
in free State. Although madness should stil
shall have opportunity deposite his vote without
any fraud violence marking the proceedings there,
believe it will be imperative duty to stand by the pol
icy Of the administration indicated in the following ex
tract from the message
.sWhen once admitted into the Union whether with
without slavery the excitement beyond her limits
will speedily pass away, and she will then, for the first
time be left, she ought to have been long since, to
manage her own affairs in her way If her consti
tuition ON the subject of slavery any other sub
ject, be dispeasing to majority Of the people,
human power prevent them from changing within
brief period "
This is the doctrine of human rights M laid down in
the Declaration Of Independence 1t the natural in
aenabe right Of the people OF the States to change
modify abolish any form of government under which
they live need hardly say crisis is before us The
false in principle and the inm of purpose will desert
heretofore But it is time for timd action to take
counsel of our fears The whom the instructive
wisdom of the sought out for this emergency
the veteran statesman Of Lancaster and he has calmly
surveyed the future and pointed out the pathway through
the wilderness of difficulties before and though our
vision may not be able to penetrate the darkness, yet
girded up with democratic faith, it is duty to
God and the constitution to earessly and firmly
In face Of this bowling factonal opposition, indie
cson is imbeclity, and our hesitation cowardice We
they must triumph The democracy Of the Union ust
be sustained in It's national representative black repub
cansm and wild fanaticsm will exult the fall of
the latter, and riot in the ruins of the former.
ISRAEL 7. HATCH.
Letter from Hon. VIM b. Mdcldy
a New York, Dec. 10, 1857
have the honor acknowledge the receipt your in
vitation to attend the meeting at Tammany Hall the
18th inst to consider and respond to the policy of the
national administration, expressed in the first message
of President Buchanan" / approve the object Of that
meeting and have doubt ii will be appreciated by all
who have at heart the best interests Of government
The present Chief Magistrate of the United States is emf
nently worthy of the high position to which he has been
elevated by the sovereign will of the people and it Is the
obvious duty, it is the distinguished privilege Of all
who participated in his election to acquiesce and coope
rate in every just and recommendation of his ad
mnistation distinct expression of your confidence in
the wisdom of his policy, and the integrity of his pur
poses and decisive demonstration of your unnching
adherence to the principles which he elected and
by which he is governed is abundantly proved by his
past political and his late message to Congress
peculiarly appropriate at this time when the slightest
occasion is giving rise to needless complications in the
peaceful settlement of vexed question of public policy.
For the peace and prosperity of country
had all hoped that the national legislature to be
ieved from further agitation the subject OF domestic
slavery and there really to be good why
this hope should not be realized The discussions Of Con-
gress and the investigations Of the Judiciary have thrown
much light upon this subject, and produced important
changes in many minds leaving the control and the
scnce of political institutions to be determined not
heretofore by arbitrary geographical lines, but by fun
damenta principles of civil government principles
which eminently adapted they absolute
y essential to the permanent piece Of our Union
The doctrine of popular sovereignty imbodied
i'm the Nebraska Kansas act of 1854, and laid down
in the Cincinnati PLATFORM which, as the President
has said els founded upon principles ancient free
government itself very properly refers the question OF
slavery slavery to the people Of each State and Ter
rtory of the Union by whose sovereignty alone that in
sttuon is legtmately sustained abrogated and upon
whom alone rests the responsibility of determining its
stence In accordance with this elementary principle Of
self-govonment and In pursuance of prece-
dents the territorial legislature of Kansas provided for
convention Of the people of that Territory TO be raised
by popular election, for the purpose of framing State
constitution. The members of that convention
coringy chosen representatives of the people And
the organic act of that Territory, so far from prohibiting
the people from acting finally upon the constitution
through their chosen representatives and requiring It's
submission to direct popular VOTE only left them
'fee TO form and regulate their domestic institutions
in their way that is, it must be understood,
either by direct popular VOTE through representa-
tives of their choice) but positively established
the doctrine of non-ntervention nd denied the power
prerogave of any and every officer whether Of State
of Territory of the federal government either
in out of Kansas interfere with the lcgay-con
stituted authorities and organizations Of the people when