Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-10-16
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RooM OF THH DENocRATIc AssocIAuoSl
/ OF LEAvENwoRTH, LeavenwOrth City,
Kansas Territory, Sept 20, 1850. }
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 Senator from Illi-
nois, a course ofconduct in regard 10 the Le-
compton Constitution, involving his sinceri-
ty TO the country, his fidelity to the Demo-
cratic party, and his honor as gentleman,
Lewis Burnes, Esq, President of the Demo-
cratic Association of Leavenworth, address,
| ed several members of the Association, with
| the view of obtaining authentic information
on the subject to ascertain if the facts would
/ Justify an extended and formal inquiry
! That correspondence 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
| the meeting Of the Association, chosen
| committee TO conduct the inquest and sub
nit the result to the consideration Of the
American people.
We nave sought to discharge this disagree
able, we might say painful duty, with the
/ impartiality and completeness becoming us,
as citizens, regarding our regulations as de-
/ pending upon the aspect in which our con-
/ duct in this inquiry shall appear to our coun-
/ trymen. It has been our aim to draw out the
/ truth, and the whole truth. We have, there
/ fore, addressed every member of the LecOmp-
/ ton Gonve ntion whose residence we could
discover, and several gentlemen 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
muuieated, of those few, as many are sup
| pUrters Of Mr.. Douglas as are supporters of
Mr.. Breckenridge. And we feel it due to our
| selves to mention the former they are, Mr..
DOniphan, Mr.. DieiendorG General Whitfield,
/ Mr.. Fain and Mr.. Jones. It viii be observed
/ that with the exception Of Mr. Doniphan,
I they are all silent.
Below we give in full under q 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.. Doug
/ las. We give the case TO you without argu-
ment. Citizens here, citizens a hundred and
6fty miles west, citizens fifty miles south, citi-
Eens hundred miles east, with unfailing ac-
curacy, with solitary exception, contribute to
the indubitable establishment OF the fact that
Mr.. Douglas suggested to the late John CAL
houn the form of submission determined upon
by the Lecompton Convention, and pledged
himself to support it in Congress. The let
ter is proved to have been in the possession
Of General Calhoun himself, to have been in
the possession of his family after his deeease,
and to have been made an object of traffic.
For reasons which will readily suggest
themselves to every feeling person, we have
not made any injury Of the widow of General
Calhoun. We leave it to Mr.. Douglas to ap-
ply to that source for his vindication, if vim
dicatiOn be shall venture upon.
FRED. EMORY, Chairman.
WV. G. MATTHIAS,
DANIEL SCULLY,
P. DYER,
JOHN W. HENRY