Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1858-10-14
F0REEY's ADDRESS.
his Reply to the Assaults of the Admin.
istratiop.

The Philadelphia Prass contains th
promised address Of John w. Forney, il
vindicatiOn of the principle Of popular SOW
ereighty and in reply 10 the assaults of th,
Lecompton organs. 1t is eight columns il
length, and bsgins with review of th,
part be took at TarrytOwr, and the caus,
which induced him to make the speecf
he did there. .....
He reviews, also, the circumstances at
tending his defeat for the Senate; says Mr.
Buchanan decided he was not Southern
enough 10 edit the Washington Union, the
Administration organ, and then after print.
ing speech which he made on the Fourth
of July last, he says;
"This speech was delivered on the 4th oi
July, 1857, and on The 9Th Of July follow
ing, received letter from distinguished
member of the Cabinet Of Mr.. Buchanan
heartily approving the sentiments had ex-
pressed, and calling my attention TO the sub.
Joined article which appeared in the Wash
ington Union of the succeeding day:
From the Washington Union, July :, 1871
"When there is no serious dispute upon
the ronstit ItiOu, either in the Convention OF
among the people, the powers of the dele
gates alone may be put in operation. But
such is not The case in Kansas. The most
violent struggle this country ever saw up
on the most important issue which the con-
stitution is 10 determine has been going on
there for several years, between parties SO
evenly balanced that both claim the rnaiori-
ty, and so hostile 10 one another that numer-
Gus lives have been lost in the contest
Under these circumstances there can be no
such thing as ascertaining clearly, and with
out doubt, the will Of the people in any way
except by their own direct cxpressio of it
at the polls. A constitution not subjected
that test, no matter what it contains, will
never be acknowledged by its opponents to
10 be anything but fraud.
"a plausible color might lie given TO thi,
assertion by the argument that members Ct
The Convention could have no motive for re-
fusing 10 submit their works to their con-
stituents, except conscisntionsness that
majority would condemn it. We confess
that we should find some difficulty in an
swering this. What other motives could
they have? We do most devouily believe
that usless the constitution Of Kansas be
submitted 10 direct vote Of the people, the
unhappy controversy which has heretofore
ragged in that Territory, will be prolonged
10 an indefinite time to come"
Among those now most anxious TO con-
secrate the great betrayal Of principle by
The present administration ON the Kansas is.
sue, is The Hon. Jeremiah S. Black, At
lorney General Of the United States, po-
sition which he would not occupy to-day,
and he knows il well, but for the rety anti
LecOmptOh democracy, against whom he is
now constantly, cOarsely and calumniously
railing. ''.s .-t.t-5t
''Yes, had these gallan, men been willing
10 yield 10 the demand of the extreme I
South, that Pennsylvania should allow that
South 10 make Cabinet minister for us in
he person Of Jones. in Berks county, the |
oudest and most valiant opponent OF the
LecOmptOn policy of the present general
would be the ilnstriolis At
orney General himself. How he remem-
,ers these men, how he regards these SER
ices, may be understood from the fact that,
lthough the article from the Washington
Union above copied, was doubtless from his
zen, and the letter applauding the address
which made on the 4th Of July, 1857, was
written by him, yet he goes back to his
fwn record to assail those whose only Of
ense is that Of being true to the opinion
which he has deserted. This is; not pri-
ate letter, and If the Attorney General,
Yet his own name, or ip. any authoritative !