The Washington union., 1857-08-25

PROFESSOR sII1IMAs AND THE FREsIDENr

Of Divinity have addressed letter 30 President Buchanan
advising and urging him 10 withdraw the troops from the
support OF Gov Walker in Kansas and not 10 resort 10
any arIned force 70 uphold the constitution and the a
thOrtes OF the United States In that Territory and a
surng the President that he viii have the benefit II their
united prayers 10 bring his mind the desired result II
Is also said that the President has returned fr and
digned reply 10 this extraordinary document respect
fully declining the proered advice, and modesty sug
gesting that he Is placed in position in which all the
facts that connect with his Official duties probably
better known TO him than these distant volunteers of
advice TO the Executive and he shall tereore continue
to consult the advisers that the constitution has placed at
the head Of the different departments around him. and
Is not disposed TO violate his Official oath which binds
him before God and TO protect and defend the
constitution and the authorities established under it
Whether the venerable professor and the Doctors Of
Divinity have addressed similar communication to
Jim lane and his confederates, who have been al
ready q armed TO the teeth with rifles and other
deadly weapons by North church gatherings and other
similar assemblies in different parts Of New England and
who .hold it to be everlasting shame 10 shoot at
and not hit him, not informed To be i'm
partial the advice should have been given TO both sides
perhaps shall know about this hereafter With
the glmpses Of light however which the telegraph as
yet gives cannot but think these volunteer advisers
have interedled with business that they had better
have let alone The President and his cabinet might with
much propety address communication TO the vener
able professor advising him not to pursue any further his
chemical and other scientific researches and assuring him
that their united prayers would be offered to bring his
mind to the way Of thinking their Would
he and all the learned college officials about him. be
apt 70 think that he knew quite much of his bust
and duties those who undertook in this way
advise him and pray for him What would Old Hickory
have thought when the British forces under Pakenhan
mastering in front of New Orleans had he received
a similar communication. advising him TO send home
the American troops, and make armed resistance
to the threatening enemy Or what would old Rough
and Ready have said had similar advice been obtruded
upon him when be preparing to the hosts of
Santa Anna the frontiers of Texas If the venerable
professor conscientously opposed the resort to
deadly weapons Quakers under all circumstances
should respect his principles in that respect though
not agreeing with him. But he present at the
North Church meeting took part in the proceedings and
actually contributed towards the rifles then furnished
infer that be does not partake Of the Quaker faith The
knowledge that he obtained at that meeting, also
have satisfied him though he might not personally have
approved Of all that then said and donethat there
be armed force in Kansas organized against the
constitution and the territorial governor who had been
appointed under that constitution and the laws Of the
United States He must have known this tand whether
he personally approved it not is not materially be-
the masterspirt Of that meeting the Rev Henry
Ward Beecher-who pledged himself and his church for
onehaf the rifles THAT actually furnshed-before
the contribution began denounced boldly in advance the
constitution Of his country. He said
.od ordained that it the constitutional should be an
instrument Of diviionthat it should explode in the
midst of the community throwing out bombs and rocks
ike the fortresses at Sebastopol
He went to say:
nbouft and
the constitution the two perfectly idcniica;
but the truth is Tint it Is the constitution itself that
the Of every division that the yexed question Of
slavery has occaoned in this country Ii has been
the father and fountain OF troubles by attempting 10
hold together two opposing principles which will not bar
monize nor agree I
The way he expected the rifles to he used he illustrated
by telling story of Robins1n, Of the surgent chiefs
in Kansas when Gov shannon required him and mis- fol-
lowers to give up toir rifles To the language of this
reverend leader as he told the story:
..robinson very cooy faced the insoleTt governor.
and said Well SIR in regard to the rifles, propose to
compromise; viii keep the weapons ourselves, bur
giee yoa the contents that compromise think would
work. I"
His saying at The time, 81 knew
but ono compromise which thought q good one
and that was this" All this in Christian church. and
from minister Of the Gospel of Peace and all said and
spplauded the presence of the venerable Professor him
common After the contributions had been added
TO by .one Sharpe rife from the Junior class Of Yale
College, according to the official report from which we
copy as If to urge the other classes,
Prof Siman rising in his reat, and sweeping the
galleries with his eyes. there four classes Fale OIL
lags = Immense sensation
Now We will not withhold from the venerable Profess
sor the version which he and his friends gave to this
He only eant the weapons to be used for decn
siye purposes and shoot wolves and bears and pan
thers But the leader certainly did hesitate to say
that he warTed against the constitution Of the Uni
ted States the father and fountain of troubles
which was to be blown up, throwing out bombs and
rocks = &c; and he admitted OF compromise short
Of givin the contents Of the rifles to the governor
holding his Office under the constitution and laws Of Con-
gress.
Gov. Walker holds his commission by higher
thorty than Governor Shannon held his and might
as well be shot down by cousecrated rides the other.
How then the venerable professors and Doctors Of D
vinity could expect the President, under such crc1m
stances withdraw the troops from Governor Walkers
support and leave ha the unprotected target for the
bend Perhaps the correspondence, when ii i published
viii explain.
The Savannah Republican of Thursday SAYS The
frst hale Of new Sea Island cotton received yester
day Iv Mesrs TSson Gordon from the plantation OF
Mr. Allen Gibson Marion county, Florida II was re-
oeived too late test its quality The first bale re-
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