The Washington union., 1857-09-12

ca action and position Of the government in all this mat
terhow they have been blinded and fooled by the FIRE.
mont press and politicians and how the real official
ton Of the government has been notorously issated
Next week we shall publish the memorial and the Pres
dents letter in reply and bespeak for the documents
that careful consideration which every honest and pat
otto man should bestow upon important correspond
1t will teach many ministers that they know moth
ing about politics by reading the campaign documents of
the abolition press and 1t will enghten many Others
to the true issue before the country in the position of
Kansas.
From the Charleston Mercury.
AS part of the political history of the times we pub
sh the extraordinary correspondence between certain cit
zens Of New Haven mostly professors in Yale College
and the President of the United States We believe it
Is the first time in the history of country when the
socaed right of petition has been construed TO embrace
the right of individuals to force upon the notice of the
Executive their opinions upon the manner in which he
should exercise the functions of his Office and only
regret that the President should have condescended 10
take any notice Of this impertnent ntermeddlng But
it appears that since the days Of Ward Beeches
on ShaIpes rifles first, and the Bible afterwards New
Haven has been erected into kind of sacred citya Mec
of the soil fahand that her literary digntaries
feel authorized and bound to let out their curdogs
to bark on every political issue from Maine to Kan
the Goldsboro' IN. o) Tribune.
We publish to-day to the exclusion of other news mat
ter the important correspondence between Mr.. Buchanan
and number of fanatica diyines In the North who
onstrated against the of the United States troops in
the enforcement OF the territorial laws OF Kansas Inc
positive, firm and causc reply of the President to the
presuInptuous and impertinent petition of these frse
dom shriekers clearly evinces that they will find no
favor from his conservative and national administration
From the Newport (Rhodo LIand) Advertiser.
We publish in another column the correspondence
which has recently taken place between the President of
the United States and Professor Sman and Others in
Guiding the president Of Yale College, Kansas affairs
We advise all into whose hands this paper may fall to
give the whole correspondence careful and if possible
nm, uJina1 Mr. Rucha
dignfed firm, and conscientious reply emphatically
speaks for itself DESTROYS that the misrepresentation of
fanatics should not mslead any honest portion of his fell
low-ctzens, the President has condescended to make
reply to communication which, despite the literary and
scientific reputation of its authors he might well have
treated with silent contempt The abolitionsts now
know, If they had not sense enough to know before,
what Mr. Buchanan position and let them learn from
the ausion to the Hartford Convention into what posi-
on they may place themselves by continuation of their
reasonable course.
That such paper should have come from the president
and professors of Of first northern colleges
additional source of regret We have deemed
socation in early life of the youth sections of
country and the friendship thus engendered to be among
the efficient of preserving the Union Can, how
ever gentlemen of the South be expected to send their
to institutions whose instructors employ the time
that should be dedicated to service in miserable partisan
warfare
From the Planters Cad.) Advocate.
Our readers will have observed reference in the
papers lately to memorial addressed to the President of
the United States by Professor Sillman and President
Woolsey, of Yale College, and number of prominent
northern political clergy and abotonists, charging him
openly with having outraged the federal constitution and
his oath of office by employing force they assert to
compel the people of Kansas to submit to illegal rule
The following reply from the President has just been pub
shed, and its dignity justice manliness and eloquence
demand of us the space which devote to it, to the
cuson of other matter. 1t surely deserves the perusa
of every citizen and the applause of every patriot
From the Maine Democrat
. S. y
The Presidents letter to Prof Sman and his repub-
lican associates is complete to all such grbers
against the course of the administration in Kansas affairs
People of sound common judge who speaks ac-
cordng to truth and Justice in this matterthe President
such men as run about the State eectonering for
themselves and hope to obtain State office by raducng
the democracy of the country generally and President u
chanan and Governor Walker in particular.
From the South Carolnan
We find in the Washington Daily Union the following
which speaks for itself The arrogance
properly rebuked by the President and in manner high
ly dgnied and worthy of his high office 1t should sat
isfy all that Mr.. Buchanan is fully impressed with his
sense Of obligation to the conederacy and intends to act
up to his duty.
From the Lancaster (Pa) Ineligcncer.
With than ordinary pleasure spread before our
readers this morning the correspondence which has
Gently taken place between Professor Sman of Yale
College, Connecticut speaking for himself and forytwo
other aboonsts (mostly eeyyyne) of that State and
President Buchanan. The reply of the President is a
mastery production.
We venture to assert that these Yankee abotonists
will not trouble 'Od Buck with another letter very
soon His scathing reply has completely shon the wool
off their clerical heads and left their bald pates exposed
to the storm OF popular Indignation which is asalng
them on every side
From the Raleigh North Carolina) Standard.
The Presidents letter is calm, dignifed patriotic and
in every respect worthy of the and of the high source
from which it proceeds 1t is all that just and fair mind
cd persons could desire and ought to silence not only
f. l,.2 ~. r. ~
have been questioning his integrity and mputing him
the design abotoze Kansas Let this letter be read
everywhere and then laid by and carefully preserved 1t
deserves to be printed in letters Of gold and hung up in
every house in the country
From the Harrisburg (Pa.) Keystone.
Under this head, copy from the Washington Union
the late correspondence between Prof Sliman of Yale
college, and ortytwo others of the hgheraw abolition
stamp and President Buchanan The reply of the Pres
dent is remarkable for its dignity power and conclusive
1t throws food of light upon his policy in rea-
ton to Kansas that will convince every reader of wis
dom and strict propriey 1t also evinces an unyieldng
determination to carry out that policy which cannot fail
to meet the earnest appreciation of the whole country
From the Atlanta (Ga.) Intoligencer. 4
We call attention to the correspondence between the
President of the Tinted States and number of clergy
the subject of the military expedition in Kansas
He administers some wholesome advice and advises them
hereafter not to ntermeddle in what they know nothing
about
From the Nashua IN. H. Gazette
In another column will be found President Buchanan
reply to Professor Slliman of Yale College, and forty
other gentlemen of Connecticut who addressed letter
of advice to him touching his official duties In this let