Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-10-26

Kansas Territory, Sept. 26, 1861. }
Rumors of a positive nature having
been in circulation in this Territory, du-
ring the last two years, attributing to
Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, United States
Senator from Illinois, course of con-
duct in regard to the Lecompton Consti-
tuition, involving his sincerity to the
country, his fidelity to the Democratic
party, and his honor as gentleman
Lewis, Barnes, Esq, President of the
Democratic Association of Leavenworth,
addressed several members of the Asso-
citation, with the view of obtaining au-
thentic information on the subject, to
ascertain if the facts would justify an ex-
tended and formal inquiry. That cor
respondence is given below under a
proper caution.
The information impaired to Mr.
Burnes in the correspondence, was
deemed sufficient to authorize an inves-
tigation, designed to be made public, and
the undersigned were, at a meeting OF
the Association, chosen a committee to
conduct the inquest and submit the re-
suit to the consideration of the Ameri-
can people. 9'aa-euoa
We have sought to discharge this dis
agreeable, we might say painful, duty
with the impartiality and completeness
becoming us, as citizens regarding our
own regulations as depending upon the
aspect in which our conduct in this in
quiry shall appear 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 gentle
men who were, not in the Convention,
without reference to the past or present
political asseverations or predictions of
either Whilst acquainted with the
present political sentiments of but very
few of those with whom we have com
municated, of those few as many are sup
porters of Mr.. Douglas as are support
ers of Mr.. Breckinridge. And we feel
it due to ourselves to mention the for
mer: they are Mr.. Doniphan, Mr. def
endorf, General Whitfield, Mr. Fain and
Mr.. Jones. It will be observed, that
with the execution of Mr.. Onnirhan
they are all silent. pm ..." -aa-
Below we give in full under descrip-
tive heading, the questions we put and
the answers we have received. We do
not think we assume too much in saying
that there is fearful weight Of evidence
against Mr.. Douglas. We give the case
to you without argument. Citizens here,
citizens hundred and fifty miles west,
citizens fifty miles south, citizens hun
dred miles east, with untailing accuracy.
with solitary exception, contribute to
the indubitable establishment Of the fact
that Mr., Douglas suggested to the late
John Calhoun the form of submission de
termined upon by the Lecompton Con
vention, and pledged himself to support
it in Congress. The letter is proved to
have been in the possession of General
Calhoun himself, to have been in the
possession of his family after his decease.
and to have been made an object of traf
fic. 80 Sa
For reasons which will readily sug-
gest themselves to every feeling person,
we have not made any inquiry of the
widow of General Calhoun. We leave
it to Mr., Douglas to apply to that source
for his vindication, if yindication he
shall venture upon. +."- '''.. 't'
1or' 5y=ra FRED. EMORY, Chairman. %
- 3-at sd WIN. G. MATHIAs,f .1gd7
...t.r- r-q-tl'' DANIEL ScULLY, s arega ..
.......- P. DYER,
JOHN W. HENRY. '+'.