Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-10-15
WHOLE NO 900

Tor The cstsb!shms ut Of government in
this Territory, with this lormal aud positive
explanation that the people Gn the Terri
t"rg) left perfectly free to frm and re-
I gGlhte 'hei. domestic Institutions in their
o~n way. Why. then, could not Cover
nor Of Kansas have been appointed al any
line, ari ~ Gnter your authority, and with
al army under his control, who would have
suppressed az internal vio.ence and con-
Jeluon, and let the psop!a tree 10 form
and regulate her domestic Institutions"
| e., Is vel : ,u.5..y ine army to act The
absurd and fare cal part Jt d posse com:ia-
tGs, L. lE.-rse, uGc"r ,.Jr .is-,Li0I, terri
t'rial lass sUlch rad 40 1Eclenas ., ait
thorty! Wiiioui saying VINO were or y hu
were not The esp -n-Ib'p a-i- .uaturs of The
'r"uoI~s II. kAT-as, CaA / b. jJu1 ed that
the PFesidenI, :org before his ti,ne, by the
course now suggested. or me other, might
have put an end 10 these tr"ub:e>! Has he
not power Ia ''take care that The laws
ami q: course, that the Iaw ut Congress
resaIc.ia- Kan -as-'.5c faithfully execuccd!n
You have introduced several topics inlo
your reply, a that u slavery the decision
Vi tEe Suprenu Court III the case of Dred
Scut,, with Others, on which vnur Mrmori-
d!ists nave Sid noih'ng 10 their Memorial,
aud GA "hlcn j'ey inlenn To say nothing
now. excrp, ~ express their dissent from
your Upii ions.
IL Is needless 10 proi,ng this dis SIAN
Your whole tindication. i! it has any ound
rests, in The view Of your Msmorialists, up
on one paIpaby false assumptions: That
whatever claims to be government de jacto
wi'hrut pre- e.ense of 5 proceeding :r,m
any rghttui law making power, is entitled
| to your support. The world has not seen a
usur patton " hich this prin'iple would not
s'nctlon. IL aaoped in he administration
ut our Govcrnmgn, it mus, involve, sooner
% lat'r. iis destruction.
Pa-Jun now, if need be, the plain and re-
sPcct,ui earnes,ncss 0i your MemJraii>t, in
uh gliding VIII they consider ialse pri cIpies
IN your positions ON the present subject
Iney speak u no want of honesty ii your
opinions, nor o; sincerity in your avJwdI of
tneni-o4 40 wnnt It pa rO'isn On your
part, nor yes q! that higher principle whit
God approves. They speak on.y of what
'uey consider error III your rea ,uungs, anu
- lis c,sn-t tq'em'er ia pDttica evus. Tney
JaL-e Dpt L., hear Ihss have NOT ,mpu, rd
L. you any vlo alton o. your Uatn Ol Jtfice,
a. you have ii ught hi TO charge. rneI
language shows the Contrary. Tury said.
by the foregoing you are held tips v.u-
laiiug," &c. Tne .lor gong" here spoken
o Is ,hosn u, The cunnectIun To be the
claim Govofuu Walker thai the Pre-
sldr.t of TIE UAi'ed ) ates is rmplu, my
Ia ou-h niar " ,'ke) IN army, one pur-
pos vi ch is IT, .urce The people Vi
Kansas to oOey laws no, Gh'ir oan. nor oi
the United States; Ou; iaAs which, II Is
notorious, and established upyn evidence,
thy uever made. and ru.trs the. never
elected Tris I an D.. G.,>. Walker, II
admit, b, s1u B., IL iutl ext III, dnu ad-
mitteu on tne gfyund II making the general
prIucI pc 10 n,iOnGd above Il universal UEe-
thus applying mere rule oi iEt -rnatiOna.
law III internal Cover m nt .: this c,un-
trY-y cud, III 0uT view, NV i've The inusI
sr.io..s i'm utL Gus upon any h'ei Mag -
ale. biI YOU al .iJt tnai ..i.r, lar
a. "c a'c 'la 81 tcn dHy pat IL stu,t Oh
10 i:.a, .air,, ali. The Memorial .here;.rt,
dtd not Contain ~ ImputGitUn you -utpis-
ed
The u, mord ISIS ii We dwell GA tiI error
rrlurTed /, ABOVE, as rael gSg"td it, no.
merely account Vi It's fatal tendency
the CaianItIes y hicn have acLuaily Resulted
rom II, but. aisU, because they arr conf ient
that YOU. III cOnnon 18th many Ui your
hon, 81 frii0w-ciIizens, have overlooked one
essential principle ih assuming tnat Ihe rui-
an u4u.pat..n in Kansas is"an esi-hIisned
government Be assurrd tna they latend
to wi.n.id NJ tribute due 10 your inte!icc-
tuai emlHruce, or IN raj character. They
believe, how ever, Ihdt many errors aud u,.s-
conception are co;up tioie ,,IlA the n'ghe,t
mental culture and Inte leuIulily d5iiIy.
Your MrmOrIallsls have spoken earnestly
because tuey deeply deyiurr inc adoption oi
prIuclpe whic, leads 10 Uh;, mai-ddIllnis-
IragiCn vi sd perfect a system ui govern
ment as lhaJ which our fail crs, by their
wlsd IN, th-T prayers, and their biolt, hive
giuru u their post,r rily. They cannut be-
lIevr in the unaPProachab!e int'rliblity Of
their rulers, under his system OF True ilSer-
ty; and. Nh le they would honor them in
the lear OF Gid, Ihcy are confident that
neither they, nor even "k!n4s, have Tia
right divine To govern wrong" Taey hoPe
iUt the ConiIHuaucc u uur national govern
menI, aHl E It's " iSe aud effective sdEIIiIs-
'ratIon, III guarding the prIvIieg' anJ .es-
lHss / is 50 Il ted TO phUrd anJ peTpetuate.
They waU with hrpe !or the emanci patton
Oi the nations. and nf all meR, Dy the light
and pos er o. the ,Xampie o. sici, Il govern
ment. hey riu,I IHat a." Unau HOr'zed
uude o. III isG,uiListratsIu wIi cause /, ~
.a.l ol It's deegn, anl fhu, You uIay ct see
that in this resp cJ one false prluclyie, II
Idne I'd 10, must prove il prinripie ot weak
hes, anu dc, .y-a sure prelude t. he end
vi ali our greatness, napPIHcs' md glory
a a;n spp. u tHe ,reo Liberty, hose
.ra,cs, ii, i..sc -, The t,rr .. lie, are
.ur .He uC..Eg -. .,.v H,ue"S.
NATHANIEL ". t&YLJR, y u. HUBBARD,
T ID. W LSLU, A. BLAKE,
HENRY DUrrJN, w. ii Ru SILL,
T. l. ExGL.sn \ y skINXEI,
J. IL BEOCKwAG, {. X EI%SoN,