The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-10-18
The following reply We give in full


1hs IosIowlhg reply we give IN full:
LEAvENwoRrH, Sept. IA, 1850.
To Fred. Emory, Esq, Daniel Scully, Esq, Hon
". G. Matthias. John Henry, Esq. and DR.. p.
| Dyer, Committee, &c.
GENTLEMEN Your favor of the 18th
inst. is just received, and l hasten to
reply.
was a member of the Constitutional
Convention that framed and -assed the
well known Lecompton Constitution.
During the tendency of the PROPOSE
ton to submit the slavery clause Of that
instrument to the people, as it was sub
mitted, l ,cas shoun letter by tie Hon.
John Calhoun, addressed to him by Hon.
Stephen 4. Uouytas. THAT LETTER
SUGGESTED AND URGED THE
PLAN OF SUBMISSION ADOPTED
BY THAT CONVENTION, approving
the Constitution as then aq,ecd upon.
WHICH HAD BEEN SUBMITTED
TO HIN, and pledyiny himself to pass
the Constitution through Congress, i ace
eould insert the clause of Submission
phich are did insert. This letter was
declared by General John Calhoun to
embody the entire sentiments of Judge
S. \, Douglas, and that the entire plan
Of the Constitution ,cds suggested IN this
letter, and that the plan Of Submission
uas all that ,eds acantiag to make the
Constitution enaphdticdtly Douglas
measure. On examination of the letter
| found it in verifcation of all that
General Calhoun had told me- Up to
the time of seeing this letter l had op-
posed the plan Of submission, but IN
piee Of the pledge Of Senator Douylas to
put 1t through Congress If sutm.tted IN
The manner II sras, Ithen supported the
Constitution, after the adjournment of
the Convention, with the submission
clause and all.
Shortly after Senator S. A. Douglas
took position on the Lecompton Consti-
tuition, met Gen. Calhoun at Leavsn-
worth City, and referred to Senator
Douglas course, and his letter above re-
ferred to. Gen Calhoun, in reply, said
THAT JUDGE DOUGLAS HAD Be
TRAYED US, and if it had been sworn
to before he would not have believed it,
until he saw and read Senator Douglas
action in Congress.
l lived in Illinois seventeen yerrs, was
personally acquainted with Judge 5. A.
Douglas, have received great many
communications, documents, ETC., from
him under his frank, and | AN WE'LL
ACQUAINTED WITH HIS HAND
WRITING KNOW THE LETTER
ALLUl ED TO WAS THE HAND
WRITING OF JUDGE s. A. DOUG
LAS
have been uniformly and invariably
his friend and supporter, until he tool
his position on the Lecompton Constitu'
ton. GREEN b. REDMON
VIM. G. Matthias, says:
Some time before the Lecompton Con
stitutional Convention assembled at it,
adjourned session, Mr.. Calhoun showed
me letter, which he told me had been
written by Hon. Stephen A. Douglas
and sent to him for the purpose OF in
fiuencing members Of the Convention te
adopt particular form Of submitting
the Constitution. In that letter, Mr.
Douglas aduised u plan Of Submission
WHICH PLAN WAS FINALLY A.
DOPTED BY THE CONVENTION
And it was further stated by Mr.. Doug.
las, in the letter before spoken Of, that
if the plan which he % -uglas) had ad
vised should be approved by the Con.
vention, THAT HE Douglass WOULD
PLEDGE ITS PASSAGE THRUUGH
CONGRESS. And, in order that what
little l could do towards bringing this
plan about might be done, Mr.. Calhoun
invited my cooperation, but / did not