The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-09-09

body Whose affections have been strengthened
charity has been increased philanthropy has been
enlargedwhose heart has learned 10 throb with warmer
and stronger pulsationss
But we did not intend to discuss these questions We
wanted only 10 call attention TO the Presidents letter
of the abcst and nobest given to mad
The letter viii be read-certanly by every demo-
GRAFT and hope also by every black republican in the
country. Let the famous ''three thousand including
those Rhode Island ministers who undertook 10 give
lessons In political duties year ago read 1t
fully. An experienced statesman the purity Of whose
life has been questioned and whose more than
threescore years have suled no page in the counys
history whose philanthropy IL as sincere their phan
thropy whose heart is great with mobility their
hearts and whose intellectual achievements the boast
of his country and the pride of liberty lowing every
where speaks TO them words of sobcnes and truth Let
them throw OF their self righteousness for houror at
least remember that those who have been educated in
craftsmanship know quite well as themselves what the
country needs-and listen to him. Let them study
this letter carefully and candidy answer to their
sciences for their assaults upon its author and upon the
principles which it sustans principles which lie at the
very foundation OF our republican government, and
which destined 10 achieve glorious triumph in the
of humanity long after the last Of the political isms
of which these have elected themselves the guard
ians have gone to their eternal rest.
From the Philadelphia Journal, (neurai)
II [the memorial does not contain syllable in the
shape of prayer, in the final sentence in which
the memoralists tell Mr. Buchanan TINT they will not
cease from imploring God to make his administration
example of justice and benefcence and to protect with
His terrible majesty the people and the constitution.
The memorial was, with the above single exception,
direct unqualified and to apprehension, most dis
respectful charge that the President had violated his oath
of office 1t declares that he is openy held up and pro-
claimed by his acts 10 the great derogation Of
onal character violating in its most essential parc
ulas the solemn oath he has taken to support the const
tuition of this Union II further charged him with
'levying against the United States by employing
arms in Kansas" &c. This is the whole substance Of
name which M as n peton
1t is prayer, tdn ceJs, to God Almighty to protect
the people and the constitution from the unlawful of
Mr. Buchanan who expressly represented and addressed
traitor, and, except this IT does not contain single
word which entities it to the style of petition Some
of neghbor have evidently overlooked this fact and
got their ideas strangely confused and beogged to the
real character Of that which the authors themselves with
intelligent discrimination yenturcd only to denomi
nate memorial" Now, memorial is not petition
but according to all standard photographers is merely
statement Of facts laying the ground for petition which
accompanies it, In the present there petit
ton appended, and the paper, considering its form and
terms would have been appropriately addressed to
Congress for judicial impeachment of the President We
it impudent and wanton insult to the Chief
Magistrate of the nation.
From the Hartford Comm Times
Mr. Buchanan specifies the fact that Congress has de-
cared that the true intent Of the organic nct of Kansas
not to legsae slavery into any State to exclude
it, but it leaves the people free to regulate their af
fairs Congress has also declared in the act that
when Kansas admitted shall he received into the
Union with without slavery their constitution may
prescribe at the time of admission. He cites the fact
that slavery already existed and still exists in that Ter
ritory under the constitution of the United States This
point he says has been settled by the highest tribunal
known laws and he also remarks that in the case
af Territory acquired at the expense set of
the partners has right to exclude the other from its
enjoyment The question of slavery, however far
Kansas State is concerned is yet to be decided by the
people of that Territory when they proceed to frame
State constitution question which belongs to them
selves alone to settle.
We publish to-day the correspondence between Profcs
Siliman and the forty parsons Of New Haven and
vicinity who fit to arTaign the Chief Magistrate for
what they to be violation of his OATH In
ploying the military force of the government to preserve
order in Kansas Much curiosity has been felt among oil
classes to get sight of this remarkable correspondence
and take pleasure in presenting it to readers 1t
is not likely to be continued, for it carries with the
evidence that the parties who took the initiative in this
business have obtained in the Presidents reply all that
they could have hoped for--and little more We are
therefore, enabled to present to readers the beginning
and the end of this remarkable attempt of the Kansas
Sharpes Rifle brigade of New Haven to arragn and eprove
President Buchanan for maintaining law and order in the
Territory of Kansas We invite to the correspondence
the readers especial attention
The President audes in direct and forcibe language
to the conduct of the slavery aators in Kansas who
refused to vote be registered in the late election of dele
gates to the constitutional convention That election he
contends fairly provided for by law which confer
OF every Udc
the Territory, with such restrictions to length Of resi-
dence obviously necessary to guard against fraud
The convention thus chosen, he declares, SHALL If
sary, be defended from violence lie takes position,
with reference to the Topeka convention exactly similar
that of President Madison in reference to the plotting
Hartford convention and no will be upheld in it by the
good of the country He declares in digned and
emphatic language, that he will take notice of the
proceedings of such 'fegal and dangerous combina-
ons until they shall perform act that will bring
them in actual collision with the constitution and then
hey shall be resisted and put down by the whole power
of the government"
Such would have been the forcibe language Of Andrew
jackson had the old hero been living and in the presi
DENTAL chair Indeed, Mr.. Buchanans whole letter is
noticeable for its digncd, firm and able character. We
think it will commend itself to the approval of his
trymen, and trust il may be useful in teaching the
slavery agitators much-necded lesson
From the Baltimore American, (opposiion)
We could almost find ii i'm heart to be grateful to
the forty three Connecticut gentlemen for addressing
their modest memorial to the President upon his official
duties, and thus drawing out from him his sensible and
patriotic reply The letter Of the President contains
temperate yet powerful rebuke to that sesuicient
rogant spirit which prompted the Connecticut memorial
lists to pcrpetate their gratuous impetinence 1t is
difficult to what precise object the ortythree could
have had in sending their memorial to the Chief Execu
tive Certainly they far from expecting in response
rejonder temperate in tone and overwhelming in
gument Under their disguise of verbiagc they charge
tho President with uspation and tyranny and with vo
lang in its most essential particulars his official oath,
greatly the dcrogaon of the national character in the
in conclusion these memoriasts hypocrtcally declare
hat