Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1860-10-24
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNI
TED STATES.

Room OF THE DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION !
OF LEAvENwoRTH, LeavenwOrth City. :
Kansas Ierritorr, Sept. 26. 1860.
Rumors of a positive nature having
been in circulation in this Territory. during
the last two years. attributing to Hon.
Stephen A. Douglas, United States Sena-
tor from Illinois. course of conduct in
regard to the Lecompton Constitution, in.
volving his sincerity to the country. his
fidelity to the Democratic party, and hi:
honor as gentleman. Lewis Burnes. Esq,
President of the Democratic Association Of
Leavonworth. addressed several members OF
the = ssociation, with the view of obtaining
authentic information on the subject, to
ascertain If the facts would justify an ex-
tended and formal inquiry That CORES
pOdnence is given below under a proper
caption.
The information impaired to Mr.. Burnes
in the correspondence, was deemed sufficient
TO authorize an investigation, designed to
be made public. and the undersigned were,
at a meeting of the Association. chosen a
committee to conduct the inquest and sub
nit the result to the consideration of the
American people.
We have sought to discharge this dis
agreeable, we might say painful daty. with
the impartiality aud completeness btcom-
ing US. as citizens regarding our own rep
utations as deepening upon the aspect in
which our conduct in this inquiry shall
appear to our countrymen. 1t has b en-
our aim to draw out the truth, and the
whole truth. We have therefore address
ed every member of the Lecompton Con-
vention whose residence we could discover,
and several gentlemen who were II. in the
Convention. without reference to the past
or present political reservations or pre-
dilectivns Of either. Whilst acquainted
with the present political sentiment of but
very few of those with whom we have COM
muuicated. Of those few as many are supper
tiers Of Mr.. Douglas as are supporters of Mr
Breckinridge And We feel it due to our
selves to mention the former: they are Mr..
Doniphan, Mr.. Diefendorf, General Whit
field, Mr.. Fain and Mr.. Jones 1t will be
observed, that with the exception or Mr.
DOLiphaon, they are all silent
Below We give in full under descriptive
heading the questions we put and the an
saers We have received We do not think
We assume too much in saying that there is
a fearful wei9ht of evidence against Mr.
Douglas. We give the case.to you with
out argument Citizens here. citizens a
b ndred and fifty miles west citizens, fifty
miles south. citizens hundred miles east
with untaiiing accuracy, with a solitary
exception, contribute to the indubitable
establishment of the fact that Mr.. Douglas
suggested to the late John Calhoun the form
OF submission determined upon by the Le-
compton Convention, 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
tie possession Of his family after his de-
cease. and to have been made an object of
traffic
For reasons which viii readily suggest
themselves to every feeling person, We have
not made any inquiry ofthe widow of Gen
eral Calhoun. We leave it to Mr.. Doug
las to apply to that source for his vindica-
tion. if yindication he shall venture up
on.
FRED. EMORY. Chairman,
VIZ. u. MAT:IAs,
DANIEL SCULLY,
7. DYER,
JOHN W. HENRY.