Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1857-10-02

press their dissent from your opinions
1t is needless to prolong this discus
sion. Your whole vindication, If it has
anv ground, rests, in the view of your
Memorialists, upon one palpably false
assumption That whatever claims to
be government d. tdcio, without pre-
tense # its proceeding from any rishtful
law making power. is entitled to your
support The world has not seen a
usurpa;ion which this principle would
not sanction. VI adopted in the adm n
s:ra'jor of our Government it mas. in g.
volva. sooner or later, its destruction.
I Pardon. nov If mel be. the plain and
respectful earnestness of your Memoir
ialists in unfolding what they consider
false principales in YOUR positions on the
present subject. They speak Of no want
of honesty in your opinions. nor of sin
ceri.y in your avDwal Of thcm-of no
want of patriotism on your part. nor yet
of that higher principle which God APP
proves. They speak only of what they
consider error in vorr reascnlngs. and
-ofits consequences in political evils
They Judge not the heart. They have
not imputed to YOU any violation Of your
oath OF office. as you have thought fit to
charge. The language shows the con-
tarv. They SAID, by the for ing v7u
are held up--as violating &c. The
.foregoin = here spoken is shown bv the
connection to be the claim Of Gov. Val
ker that the President of the United
States is employing through him
T 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. tits notorious,
and established upon evidence. they
never male, and rulers they never cleo
tod This claim OF Govern Walker.
If admitted BY YOU in L; full exert. and
admitted on the ground of making the
gen 7ral principle mentioned above
universal onc-,hns applying mere
rule of international law to the internal
government of this colntry-would. in
or view. involve the most serious i'm
putations upon any Chief Magistrate
But YOU had no. at that time. so far as
we are aware given any public sanction
to that claim. and the Memorial. there
fore. did no; contain the impu.ation you
supposed
The Memorialsts have dwelt on the
,rror referred to above. as they regard it
not merely on account Of its fatal tendcn-
cv, and the calamtcs VII ch have actually
resulted from it, but, y lso, because they
arc conf lent that you. in common with
many of your honest fellow-citizens. have
overlooked on, essential principle in as
Stunning that the ruf!ian. usurpation il
Kansas is IAN established government
Be assured that they intend to Withhold
no tribute due to YOUR intellectual emf.
n,nc,. or m oral character. They be-
i;eve. however that in many errors and
misconceptions are compatible with the
highest mental culture anil intellectual
ability.
Your m>morialists have spoken earnestly.
b 'caus they deeply dnporc the adoption Of
rrioriuIs which lcai- to the mal-adminis-
tration of - perfect a system Of government
a. HI NttiFI Nul ittI'sTs, Nv Int'fr WISDOM !.
their prayers, and their blood, have given
10 their pastnritv They cannot believe in
the IN ypFr5Gr of their rIl-
ers. under this svstem Of true liberty: and.
while they would honor them in the fear OF
God, they are confident that neither they.
nor even kings, have the right
divine tn cpvern wrong" They hope for
the continuance Of our national government.
and for its wis, and effective administration
in guar ling the PRIVILEGES and blessings i. i.
so fitted to afford and p,rpetuatc. They
W lit with hovc for the emancipation Of the
nttions, and Of all men. by the light and
power f the example Of such a government
Thag trust that ~ unauthorized IN ode Of its
ministration will cause it to fail OF ii
4 ign, and that voa may yet see that il
t IS respect one falls principle. If adhered to
mrst prove principle Of weakness ant
decav-a snre prtlud, II the end Of all on
greatness, happiness and glory II death-sNo
in the tree of Liberty. Whose leaves, like
those Of the tree Of life are for t,ae healing o.
the ma tons.
t NATHANIEL W. TAYLOR,
and twcnty-cight others.