New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-04

The following is a corrected copy Of the memorial
of Prof Sillimen, President Woolsey, the Rev. DR..
Bushnell and others to President Buchanan aud Of the
Presidents reply thereto, only part of which ap-
pesred in our teleraphic intelligence yesterday, the
lesidue not being received in season:
THE MEMORIAL.
The undesned citizens of the United State, and electors Of
this their neors The fundamental principle pr the Cons
tuition Of the United political Institutions
that the people shall laws elect their
rutrs. We with grief il with sstonishment that Gov.
a Of the GRe9 d through h%
smy Sns P0P5ss Of which Il .Oe tss geSP
but laws which IT is notorious aud established upon evidences
they made and rulers they never elected
y isd the sGsSr
ticu az The solemn oath which Pre.deS taken sup
port the Constitution of this Union We call attention. fur
to hi. nation to ali mankind and 3 ali posteHy in the a
Gde Of war PG abas the a y1ss6 .ss
code Of Purpong to Seessstiye but hich never
Tstoy We ea,ne.y repesent to your Exceency that We
also have taken the oah to obey the and your Tx
prayer that Almighty God will make your Administration
example Of justice aud benecence, and With His terrible maj
esty protect our rec pie and our Constitution
IT, %:s'sy, 5n f b.. E ESw'd erres
Chas.L English. A. Skinner VIM. P. Eu.ts jr.
III " Blake, John Boyd Josiah w Gibbs
Eli Ives Charles Robinson, Alfred Walker
Noah Por,ei Davids Smith stephn @ Hubbard,
j. A. Davenport, James f. Babcocs, SesgrOye VIM Masil
Wor,baetn Hooker G. A. Calhoun, Amos Townsend,
Phos Blake l.. X. Gilbert Timothy Dwight,
(. X. Foster, Leonard Bacon, David n. Smith.
II. C. Kingsley
THE PRESIDENT REPLY.
WAsHISGToN CITY, August ID, 1851.
GENTLEMEN: On my recent return to this city after
fortnight absence, your memorial without date was
placed in my hands through the agency of Mr. Horatio
King Of the Post. Office Department to whom it had
= q. HI
it proceeds as we! as lis peculiar character have
deemed it proper to depart from my general rule in
such cases, and to give it an answer.
You inst asser. tia! 1.-THE fundamental principle Of
the Constitution of the United States and of pot
"ical Institutions il, that the people shall make their
own laws and elect their own rulers You then
express your grief and stoni-hment that should have
violated this principle, and, through Governor Walker
force the people ofKansss to obey laws not their own
nor Of the United States, but laws which is notor
Gus, ard established upon evidence, they never
made, and rulers they never elected" And
thai am openly Leld up and proclaimed, TO the
great deIOgatiOn O! our national character Us vio
a;ing il i:s most essential particular the oath
which the President has taken to support the COD
proceeding from gentlemen of your high character,
and il wei. founded ought 20 oonsign my to in
fanny. Bu' in proportion TO their gravity, common
qs;ie, % say nothing OF Christian charity. required
az cer-ainec that they were well founded.
II lot. tE, y will rebound with whitening condenna'
t!oL upon :heir authors. Have you performed this
preliminary duty toward the man who, however NC
worthy j. the Chief Magistrate OF your country 1t
So either you or | are lsboripg under strange de-
uson. Should this prove 70 be your case. II Will pre-
sent memorable example OF the truth that political
prejudice s blind to the existence of the painest
and most papable historical facts. To these facts let
u refer.
When entered upon the duties Of the Presidential
Office on the 4h Of March last what was the conii.
lion II Kansas This Territory had been organized
under the &C: Of Congress OF 3eth May 1874 aud the
government in all its branches was 10 full operation.
Governor, Secretary Of the Territory ChefJu,tice,
:=o Associate Justices Marshal and District Attor.
ney bad been appointed by my predecessor, by and
with advice and consent Of tie Senate. and were
al engaged in dschsIging their respective duties
code OF laws had been enacted by the Territorial
Legislature; and the Judiciary were employed in OK.
Guiding and carrying these laws into effect.
!: "a quite true hat 6 controversy had previously
arisen respecting tie validity Of the election Of the
members Of The Territorial Legislature, and OF the
lave passed By them, bu. at the zine entered upon
my official dutee Congress had recognized this Lsgi,.
ls.lre difsrsn. FORMS md b. different enactnens.
Tbs Delegate sec,sS e tAs HeGse q Repre- seDtaves