Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-09-11

sas. openly represents and proclaims chat the
President of tho United States is employing
through him Walker an army. one purpose
of which is to force the people Of Kansas TO
obey laws not their own nor of the United
States, but laws which, it is notorious and
established upon evidence, they never made
and rulers they never elected We represent,
therefore, that by the foregoing your Excel
lency is openly held mp and proclaimed to the
great dorogation Of our national character as
violating in its most essential particular the
solemn oath which the President has taken TO
support the Constitution of this Union. We
call attention. further. to- the fact that your
EXccllcncy is iu like manner held mp 90 this
nation, 90 all mankind, and 20 all postority in
t.c attitude of lcyying war against por-
ton of the United States, 10y employing
arms i'm Kansas TO uphold body of men and
a code of enactments purporting to be lcgislo-
tive, but which never bad the election, nor
sanction nor consent Of the people of the
Territory. We earnestly represent 90 your
ENcoloucy that we also have taken the oath
to obey the Constitution, and your ENcolcn-
cy may rest assured that we shall not refrain
from the prayer chat Almighty God win make
your Administration an example Of Justice
and bcncfccncc, and with his terrible maics-
ty protect our people and our Constitution.
THE PRESIDENTS REPLY.
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states, but laws which, it IS notorious and Csc
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and rulers they never elected. and as "a Coz
roliary from the foregoing, you represent that
! am openly held mp and proclaimed TO the
great dorogation of our national character os
in its most essential particulars tine
solemn oath which the President has taken Oh
support the Constitution of this Union. -
These are heavy charges, proceeding from
gentlemen of your high character, and If well
founded, ought to consign my name TO inia-
my. But m proportion TO their gravity, COM
mon justice, to say nothing of Christian char
ity required that before making them you
should have clearly ascertaincd that they
were well-founded. lfnot. they will rebound
with whitening condemnation upon their au-
ibors Have you performed this preliminary
duty towards the man who, however unwor-
hy. is the Chicf Magistrate of your country.
Il so, either You or I are laboring under a
strange delusion. Should this prove to be
four case, it viii present memorable exam
Die of the truth that political prejudice is
blind even to the existence OF the plainest and
most palpablo historical facts. 10 these facts
et us refer When ] entered upon the du-
lies of the Presidential office ON the fourth
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as lha' Oh any o'neI iefIl'ory; 1 nucI these
circumstances WhaV was my uu'y as IT,
NOT 10 SUSTAIN inns government 10 project
II rom the violence OF ia"'eSs men VINO were
ue1eiin'neu elVhoi 10 r"lo OF rum 10 pre-
vent IL rom oo'ns overturned 10y force IN
the language OIL 'no Nons'iIu'loh 10 take
care thu' ehe Jaws DC a'lhluHy executed,
IL was l"i 'n'S Pu,poSe' ana Ior tn's aloho'
tna' ! oruereu InHlt"ry iorce TO hahsas 10
act as posse colhl'atus III aiulhS the ciNlI
magistrate 10 carry the laws INTO execution.