The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-09-16

Washington City, Argus. IS, 1881.
Geallemen On nv recent return to this
CITY, after fortnight's absence. your me-
mortal, without date, was placed IN my
hands, through the agency OF MIR. Horauo
King, Of the Post Once Department, TO
2hoin il had been entrusted. From the dis
tiasuisied source HheuCr il pIuS5Sdss a.
vel a It's peculiar character, have deemed
il proper TO depart from ny general rule IN
such cases, and give il an answer.
Yor 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" fol then ex-
press your grief and as:onishment that |
should have violated tais principle, and,
through Coz. Walker, nave employed an
armv, one purpose Of which is u farce the
yssp,s az Kansas 70 o5ry latrs mol their Orn,
nor " lie Emiiti STATES. but laws watch 1t
Is notorious, and established upon evidence.
theY never made, ana rulers they never
elestedp And, . eorullary from the
foregoing. Fsa represent that am Openly
held up aad proclaimed, 70 The grea. deroga-
Iioa III our national character, as violating
N It's most essential particular the solemn
oatl waieh the President mas taken 10 stp-
p5nf fAs C0asiitlfi9a Of this Uaion."
These are heavy charges proceeding from
gentlemen OF your high character, and i
well founded, ought 10 consign nv name 70
lniAny. But, il proportion 70 their gravity,
common jastIce, 70 say nothing Of Chris
tian charity, required that before making
them YOU should have clearly aseertaihed
That they we're well founded. II not, they
will rebound with whitening condemnation
upon their authors. Have Won performed
tbs preliminary duty towards the man who.
however unworthy, u the Chief Magistrate
Of soar country: II 20. either yoa Or J are
hborsng under strange delusion. should
this prove 10 By your case, Ii vii present .
memorable example Of the truth that poiiti-
cal prejudice j. blind even 70 the existence
Of the plainest and most palpable historical
facts. To these facts LEI us refer.
When I entered upon the duties % tie
Presidential Office. on the 9Th Of March last
shat was the condition Of Kansas. Thii
Territory had been organized under the ae
81 Congress Of 30,h MAY, 1854, and thl
government 10 al it, branches was in ful
operation. A governor, secretary q u,
Territory, chief justice, tNv associate jus.
tees. marshal. and district attorney hat
been appointed By nv predecessor, By ant
with the advice and consent Of the senate
and we're all engaged IN diseharging thei
respective duties. 4 code Of laws had beet
enacted BY the Territorial Legislature; ant
the judiciary were employed IN expoundinl
and carrying these laws into effect. II !
quite true that a controversy had preSiousl,
afisen respecting The validity 81 The slectioi
81 members Uf Tile Territorial Legislature
anI ~ The l4ss passed by them but AZ III
time entered upon my official duties Con
gress had recognized this Legislature in dif
ferent forms and by different enactments
The delegate elected to tie Hoase Of Repre-
sentatiyes, under Territorial law, bad jus
completed bis term Of service on the ds,
previous 70 my Inauguration. Ia fact.
l1aad the government u Kansas a. well e.
tablished a. that Of any other Territory
Tndsr these circumstances, what was %.
datys Was il not TO sustain this govern
meat IL protect Il from the violence of law
less men. who we're determined either 70 ruli
OF rain topreytnt IL from being overturned
b. fsf,si-ip 'hs language u tbs cons,i'u