Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-09-18

between number of clergymen'and 9th
ers OF the Moth and the President otth
United States in relation to politicalsa
fairs in Kansas. What, pprPorted to pc
copies or extracts from this scofrespon'
dence having found their way into the
newspapers, We deemed it proper that
such d publication Of IL. should be made
go R6hfd1 feiieVeSall doubt in the public
mind -as-te-its genuineness.@ lTo=this end
we calIsdSupspSshezP residsntEy esterday,
who has unfinished .us with copies, and
EIadEy eoasented tot 70 their 6 pghlic etiSn,P
~ RdIlp. INA sssS-2s. 80 .. -,
'qs.lris, RESslieney. JzaEss7 B Bif3 &, Sa
-sN,s;s aPResident'5f tie EUnited States
ssFFhsa. Atsefsi gneAd. z ittzSpS 81 the Lalte4
.slaisSahd electors Of tie 4tSlatS d, SC0aasc!
.taraacFespedtidHy7 offer to -FOUR lIeesey
this, .lpeir inenaorfal:S q y AZ
sssphesfupdamenta princfppls Of The cons
stitutioh ofahe1 Unfted States and Of our
,;pdlnical Institutions is, that the people
shah make tstir: os5n laaS5 ard. elect stkeiir
s,IGWe3sss with grief, If not With 5astoonish h
,ment, that Cow Walker, Of Kansas, open
lyirepEesents. and proctaitns that the Pres
idenf fsthe United States is employing
through. ,himsans army one purpose of
which is to force the people of Kansas to
obey laws-nUt their own, ,nor of the Uni-
ted States. but-iaws which it is notorious,
and established upon evidence, they new
er made, aud rulers they never elected.
I'VE represent, therefore, that by the
foregoing your excellency is openly held
up aud proclaimed, to the great deroga-
aIon of our national character, as, viola
ting in its most essential particular the
solemn oath which the President has ta>
ken to support the constitution of this
Union.
We call at ention further to the fact
that your excellency is, in like manner,
held up to this nation. to all mankind,
and Ito all postcrity, in the attitude Of
s'levying war against a portion of the
United States" by employing arms in
Kansas to uphold body Of men, and a
code Of enac:ments purporting TO be leg.
islatiye, but which never had the cleo
ton. nor sanction. nor consent, of the peo>
pie of the territory.
I'VE earnestly represent to your excel
lency that We also have taken the oath to
obey the constitution; and your excellen-
cy'may be assured that we shall not re-.
frain from the prayer that ALMIGHTY
COP will make your administration an ex.
ample Of justice and benevolence. and
with HIS terrible majesty protect our peo-
pie and our constitution.
/ Nath'l. w. Taylor, Theodore D. Wool
sey, B. Sil!imau, Jr., and forty others. !
~ WAsH1NG1oN C1rr, Aug. Is, 1857.
GENTLEMEN: On my recent return TO
this city, after fortnight's absence. your
memorial. without date, was placed in my
hands, through the agency OF Mr.. Hora-
ito, King. of the Post Office Department,
to whom it had been intrusted. From
the distinguished source it proceeds. as
we'll as its peculiar character, have
deemed it proper to depart from my gen,
eral rule in such cases, and to give it an
answer.
You first assert that "the fundamental
principle Of the constitution OF The United
States and Of our political institutions is
that the people shall make their own laws
and elect their own rulers" You then
express your grief and establishment that
I should have violated this principle, and,
through Gov. Walker. have employed an
army, lone 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 establish
ed upon evidence, they never made, and
rulers they never elected" And, as a
coroilary from the foregoing, you repre-
sent7that am openly held up and pro.
claimed, to'the great derogation of our
national character. as violating in its most
essential particular the solemn oath which
the President has taken to support the
constitution OF the Union.' 49,.
These are heavy charges proceeding
from gentlemen Of your high character,
and. if we'll founded, ought to consign
my name to infamy. But in proportion
to their gravity, common justice, 10 say
nothing of Christian charity, required
that before making them you should have
clearly ascertained that they were well
founded. II not, they rebound with
whitening condemnation upon their au.
thors. Have you performed this prelm-
mary duty towards the man who, how
ever unworthy, is the Chief Magistrate OF
your country? Fl so. either you or are
!aboring under strange delusionY
Should this prove to be your case. it will
present memorable example of the
truth that political prejudice is blind even
TO the existence of the pIainest and most
palpable historical facts. 10 these facts
let us refer.
When entered upon the duties Of the
presidential Office, on the 4th of March
last, what was the condition of Kansas?
This Territory had been organized under
the act of Congress of 3oth' May, 1854
and the govefnment in all it's branches
WAS in full operation: A governor. Sc.
eTetGrY of the Territory, chief Justice
two associate justices, marshal. and dis,