Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-10-26
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To the People of the United States.
Room OF THE DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION,
OF LEAvENwoRTH, Leavenworth City

OF LEAvENwoRTH, Leavenworth City
Kansas Ter, Sept. 26, 1860.
Rumors of a positive nature having been
in circulation in this Territory, during the
last two years, attrbutng to Hon. Stephen
A. Douglas, United States Senator from
Illinois, a course of conduct in regard to
the Lecompton Constitution, involving his
sincerity to tho country, his fidelity to the
Democratic party, and his honor as gen.
tleman, Lewis Burnes, Esq, President Of
the Democratic Association Of Leavenworth,
addressed several members of the Associa-
ton, with the view of obtaining authentic
information on the subject to astertain if
the facts would justify an extended and for
NAL inquiry. That correspondence is given
below under proper caption.
The information impaired to Mr.. Burnes,
in the correspondence, was deemed suffi-
cient to authorize an investigation, designed
to be made public and the undersigned
were, at the meeting of the Association,
chosen committee to conduct the inquest
and submit the result TO the consideration
of the American people.
We have sought to discharge this diss-
greeable, we might say painful duty, with
the impartiaity and completeness becoming
us, as citizens regarding our own reputa-
tions as depending upon the aspect in
which our conduct in this inquiry shall APP
pear to our countrymen. 1t has been our
aim to draw out the truth, and the whole
truth. We have therefore addressed every
member of the Lecompton Convention
whose residence we could discover and
several gentlemen who were not in the Con
vention, without reference to the past OF
present political asseverations or prediec.
tions of either. Whilst acquainted with the
present political sentiments of but very few
of those with whom we have communicated
of those few as many are supporters of Mr.
Douglas as are supporters of Mr. Breckin.
ridge. And we feel it due to ourselves tc
mention the former: they are Mr.. DoniphAn
Mr.. Diofendorf General Whitfield, Mr. Fair
and Mr.. Jones. II will be observed, that
with the exception of Mr.. Doniphan, they
are all silent.
Below we give in full under descriptive
heading, the questions we put and the an
swers we have received. We do not think
we assume too much in saying that there
is a fearful weight of evidence against Mr.
Douglas We give the case to you withou
argument. Citizens here, citizens hun
dred and fifty miles west, citizens fifty
miles south, citizens hundred miles east
with unfailing accuracy, with a solitary ex
ception, contribute to the indubitable estab
lishment of the fact that Mr.. Douglas sug
gested to the late John Calhoun the form
of submission determined upon by the LIE
compton Convention, and pledged himscl
to support it in Congress. The letter i
proved to have been in the possession o
General Calhoun himself, to have been il
the possession of his family after his decease
and to have been made an object of traffic
For reasons which will readily sugges
themselves to every feeling person, we hav,
not made any inquiry of the widow of Gen
eral Calhoun. We leave it to Mr.. Doug la
to apply to that source for his vindication
if vindication he shall venture upon.
FRED. EMORY, Chairman,
WIN. G. MATTHIAS,
DANIEL ScULLY,
P. DYER,
John w. HENRY.