The Washington union., 1857-09-19

So cordial and universal has been the endorse
ment of the Presidents letter to the "forty clergy
men" of Connecticut by the democratic press Of the
country that we're to publish in extenso the opin
ions of our cotemporares it would be necessary for
have laid aside would fill several pages of the Usson
To-day we give many Of these extracts as the
crowded state of our columns viii permit.
From Richmond South
Mr. Buchanan letter, In which he defines the policy
of the administration in reference to Kansas glad
to see meets the general appreciation of the democratic
press
From Montgomery (Ala) Advertiser.
We have on hand to publish soon the reply of Pres
dent Buchanan to the Connecticut clergymen who re-
monstrated with him against employing the military to
put down rebellion in Kansas 1t is an admirable docu
ment digniied, calm, clear orcble, and crushing-"in
its whole scope spirit worthy of the just character of
his uchanans whole life, and worthy of the Executive
head Of this great nation"
the Georgia Platform.
In another column may be found the correspondence
between President Buchanan and the Connecticut clergy
This letter will do much to correct the false i'm
pressons made in the country to President Buchanan
position upon Kansas affairs. The administration has
been abused misinterpreted msconstued and micepre
sented for months by the aboonsts of the North and
few aconists at the South The whole and charac
tor of the letter bespeaks the statesman and the patriot
And VIC commend it to careful perusa by readers
From the Atlanta (Ga) Examiner
All that we of the South demand and have the right
to expect is that the constitution of the United States
and the established laws in Kansas and elsewhere will be
fully and faithfully executed The letter of the Presi
dent foreshadowing and asserting this will doubtless graf
ify the South Let every voter in Georgia read it, and
judge for himself!
the Mobile Register
We publish this morning in extenso, correspondence
which has been the subject OF frequent in the
newspapers recently between Mr. Buchancn and a num-
Der of crazy cergymen, who like tier three thousand
lustrious predecessors of New england have left the
pulpit and the Gospel to int meddle in political matters
Clerical oiiciousncss Is becoming quite common Evil
example rapidly druses its influence and the mperti-
nent petition o. band OF crack drained fanatics has kin
died an snng for nooriety among some whose position
and reensons should have placed them beyond such in
naence With an egregious self compiaisance which
seems to repose upon the nfalliby of its conclusions
these gentlemen declare that in recognis
ing and supporting the laws passed by the territorial egs
iature of Kansas the President is committing perjury
that in calling out the military to suppress rebellion he
is 'ievying war against citizens of the United States
MIR Buchanan reply to this tissue of impuden absur
ties is admirable and evinces calm but nnalterabe pur
pose to execute the laws and faithfully fulfil his duty to
the whole country.
From the wotumpka (Ala,) Dispatch.
number of fanatica clergymen and others from the
State of Connecticut recently sent memorial to the
President complaining of his employing army in Kan
to force the people to obey the laws of that Territory
constitution The President reply is simply glorious
and no doubt will delight every democrat who reads it,
Mobile Mercury.
They then beg to call the attention Of the President to
the fact that they too, have taken oath to obey the
and that he may be assured that they shall
not refrain from prayer that ALMIGHTY GoD will make his
administration an example of justice &c. and with His
terrible majesty protect our people and constu-
tion!
1t is rich idea to hear these bloody minded abolition
ut1 fory IN
ampe the laws of the country in the dust talk about
their 'oaths to support the constitution They swear
on the Evangeists that they will support the consu
on of the United States and the next breath denounce
1t as league with hell and covenant with death and
TO cap the climax get their State legislatures pass
actments nuyg just such portions of this constitution
as do not happen to suit their abolition morality!
The answer of Mr. BuchaGan is admirable in manner
and matter displaying much drecness and vigor
than anything we have from his pen The me-
moriass have received scourging that they will not
forget In hry; but it not half severe as they
deserved They threaten to pray for the great national
sinner. That is terrible
Louisiana Courier.
1t with pride and satisfaction that we are enabled to
place before readers this morning the admirable let
ter OF our venerable Chief Magistrate addressed few
fanatca preachers and others of Connecticut The
cusatons which certain presses in the South have been
tor two or three months, in the habit of launching
against the patriot statesman whom appreciatng de-
mocracy have raised to post which he adorns and which
his virtues shine with greater ustre will find an answer
triumphant and complete answer-in this letter Some
may think it strange that he dcgned reply at all to
the Yankee parsons but he knew that the forty
sgners OF the impernent note addressed to him were
the representatives of party in the North which serious
~ threatens the constitutional rights of all the people of
the southern section of the Union AS vindcation of
the integrity of his motives and of the sounness of his
democracy the letter indeed unnecessary His whole
public career every speech that he has made and every
writing to which he has attached his name all form
record against which ISLANDERS may be hurled in
vain 1t is sheer madness to deny the democracy
or to gainsay the integrity of James Buchanan and
the extreme of folly to call his ability statesman and
magistrate in question. His will grow brighter on
the pages OF bis country history while those of his
gners End accuses will go down to deserved oblivion
lhe historian of another century whether he writes the
annals of nation still united prosperous and frec or
records the story of our glorious rse fatal division
and ignobe decay, will dwell in terms of euogy upon
the character and deeds of Buchanan the nobest
md best of PATRIOTS of the west OF statesmen one
OF the purest of magistrates.
1t is scarcely to be hoped that the organs of the oppo
sition will do him the justice to insert this complete vim
dcation of the President from their own SANDERS They
dare not let his clear statement appear in columns
that have oveTowed with charges that he was fathles
to the South and traitor to democratic principles They
know well that their readers however anatca have too
much to trust their accusations after reading this
letter Yet these sheets will continue heretofore to
seize upon the slightest pretexts to calumnate him. and
to sander the national Staterghts democracy of which
he is both an ornament and type.
From the Athens (Ga) Banner.
1t with ordinary feeling qualification that we
present to readers to-day the patriotic letter of Mr.
Buchanan lately addressed by him to certain New Eng