The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-10-17


ROOM OF DEN AssocIaT0x LEyENyoETH1
Leavenworth City K. 7, Sept. &c. go
aumors of . positive nature having been in
circulation in this Territory, during the last
two years, attribuiing to Hon. Stephen A.
Douglas, United States Senator from Illinois,
course OF conduct in reezrd to the Lecomp-
son Constitution iaFolsing his sincerity toithe
-eeuntFy- his fidelity to the Democratic party,
and his honor as q gentleman Lewis Burns,
Esq, President of the Democratic Association
of Leavenworth, addressed several members
of the Association, with the view Of obtaining
authentic information on the subject, to ascer-
tain if the facts would justify in extended
and formal inquiry. That correspendepce IS
given below under proper caption. -
The information impaired 10 Mr.. Burns in
the correspondence, was deemed sufficient to
authorize an Investigation, designed to be
made public, and the undersigned were, ut a
meeting Of the Association, chosen commit
tee to conduct the inquest and submit the
result to the consideration Of the American
people. as ae
We have sought to discharge this disagreea-
Bile, we might say painful duty, with the i'm
Partially and completeness becoming us, as
citizens regarding our own regulations as
depending upon the sspect in which our con-
duct in this inquest shall appear to our coun-
trynen. It has been our aim to draw out the
truth, and the whole Truth. We have therefore
addressed every member of the Leconapton
Convention whose residence we could discover
and several gentlemen who were not I'M the Con-
ventioG, without reference to the past on pre-
sent political asseyerations or predictions Of
either. Whilst acquainted with the present
t..N -
with whom we have communicated, Of those
few As many ara supporters Of Mr.. Douglas as
are supporters Of Mr.. Breckinridge. And we
feel due to ourselves to mention the former:
they sre Mr. Donniphan, Mr.. Diefendorf
General Whitefeld, Mr.. Fain and Mr.. Jones.
1t viii be observed, that the exception of Mr..
Donniphan, they aze all silent
Below, we give in full, under descriptive
heading, the question we put and the answers
we haze receiFed. We do not think we as
sumo too much in saying that thsre is q fear
full weight of evidence against Mr.. Dougias.-
We give the case to you without argument.
Citizens, here, citizers q hundred and fifty
niles west, citizens fifty miles south, citizens
a hundred miles east, with unfaifing accuracy,
with q solitary exception, contribute to the
indubitable estsblishment Of the fact that Mr..
Douglas suggested to the late John Calhoun
the form of submission determined uponiby
the Lesompton Convention, and pledged him.
self . supportit in Congress. The letter is
proved to have been in the possession of Gen.
eral Calhoun himself to have been in the pos
session of his family after his decease, and to
have been made an object of traffic
Fur reasons which VIII readily suggest
themselves to every feeling person, we have
ncs made any inquiry Of the widow Of General
Calhoun. We leave It to Mr.. Douglas TO APP
ply to that source for his yindicatiDn, if yindi-
cation he shall venture upon ssssslssa
FRED EMORY, Chairman
WILLIAM G. MATHIAS,i
DANIEL SCULLY, tssn
e P. DYER, -
. JOHN w. HENRY. -