Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-10-02
Reply to the Presidents Letter

| from the New Haven Daily Palladium, Sent ~. 1872
We have the pleasure of presenting I,
our readers to-day, the reply OF the signcr
OF the Memorial lately addressed To- tn,
President Of the United States, in nnsyo,
to the letter Of th1r distinguished function
airy.
10 this Reply we ask the particular at
tention OF every one OF our readers, belicv
ing that they will regard it as a thorough
and mastery exposition of the sophistry Of
the Executive and the serious errors with
which his extraordinary document abounds
We regard this Reply as respectful, man.
ly, and exceedingly able paper 1t strikes
at the foundation of Mr.. Buchanan's argu.
ment-and shows the danger to our Union.
and t. all republican institutions, of tho
adoption OF such iallacious principles and
reasoning as are set forth in his letter.
head the answer of the Memorialists.
To has EreeHcncy, James Buchanan, Pr,a.
dento Of Mc Uaited SAFES
In July last, number OF citizens Of Con
nectlcut addressed to you as Chief Marls-
trate OF this nation, memorial on the
atilirs OF Kansas. To this YOU replied .un
der date OF Aug l5 1857. in Il manner which
shows that you misunderstood to some extent
the ground taken by the memorialistl, for
we would not impute to you tbs intention
to mlsrcpresent them. As you have thought
proper to lay the memorial and reply before
the public, large part of the mem lria lists
nave conferred en- the subject, and have felt
themselves compelled again to address YOU.
We would remark, then, that the main facts
alleged in that memorial are either passed
over without denial or are explicitly avow-
ed in your reply
these factsare two: First, THAT the fund
amcntal principle of the constitution of
the United States and of our political insti-
tutions, is, that the people shall make
thelr own laws, and elect their own rulers
secondly "that Governor Walker Of Kan
sas openly represents and proclams that
the President OF the United States IS en-
ploying through him (Walkcr) an army,
one purpose Of which is to force the pc0-
pie OF Kansas to obey laws which are not
their own, nor Of the United States, hut
laws which it is notorious, and established
upon evidence, they never made AMI rulers
they meyer elected" As to these two
facts, the material facts alleged by YOUR
and which chiefly require
from YOU, they say, that they
ind no denial OF them in your reply. They
DO not say that you have attempted no vim
dicatiDn Of your acts and doincs through
Gov Walker; but only, that they can find
in your reply no plain or explicit denial Of
the facts referred to-not even what they
consider the shadow of IL denial
The facts stand in the Memorial, then,
uncontradlctcd. by what you evidently con-
slider triumphant reply Why is tbs
Are these assertions, on which tho whole
subject at issue. depen Is, uatruo-and yet
no denial ct them,-not word to prove
them nntruc' Without such denial, what
,1n You expect yaar memoril'is.~ and tn,
country to believe and to say What, but
that til" f'c:s. which they all,s,. ar. NJ.
ug,'u, aul unl,uilblc'
y, TO the allegation Respecting. the rln.iu- F.
mental principle oithe Constitution. your .
npmollali>t- hope. that the time is remote
when the enlightened ci,,asp4 Of this coun
ry WIFI deny t"- u-lpa}'a: though party
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