The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-19

y his room, and, knowing that admrer Of the
poca and character Of Mr. Douglas, he said he
wished 10 convince me that was mstaks about the
way sAiesu regarded the plan Of partial submission
sno thereupoo which purported % be writ
ten by stephen Douglas and which recommended INA,
precise plss. merely replied that might ne aece.ua
who great Statesmen but that that letter cooa
not convince TO What was true policy heard 'ha
letter spoken Of freely frequently aiterwsrd shd
satisfied that the plan OF partial submission woea no.
have adopted by the Convention IL had mol been
O R. AoBLEY.
REPLY OF LucIAN J. EAsrIs.
CmrIooThE, MO- Sspt. y lsoO
Mr.. FRyp. EMORY, Chairman OF Commiite'-
DEAR sRThe letter from yourself and DINERS, maSinS
Certain Inquiries concerning snT ha
been received In reply have TO STATE thlt W. =
member OF the Iecompton Constitution .oav n.l.n
There at time ijority OF lite members opposed
TO any subniss OF that instrument 70 Inc p'ope. -
60 detail Of the reasons that inhuenoea
them suffice il say, they justified themselves on me
ground that the free state bad Refused v recognise
the laws, and they determined now 20 lar ~ "a
their poxer to get rid Of the Kansas question eons,
slonists and those in avor OF submission. hoou'
this time John Calhoun, President Of ne eonVen,
"a me and others that he authorized say the
slavery clause submitted Mr.. Douglas would sustain
our ion. He read from a speech delivered 10y hr.
Douglas think at Springfield H. and also from letter
by Douglas John Calhoun The main ponts OF
the letter, as now remember, are sTbs'asti.y e Ioi
ows-Thst the free State men Of Kansas nad reusei 70
vote, deuoureipg the laws a. bogus; and they con
tued u refuse TO vote, even though they had MAORI
IT, deserved 10 be defeated. That II the Convention
would submit the slavery clause or the constitution,
which the bone Of contention, II col pc sns-
tanned, and the constitution carried ihfIush Non-
This way the constitution could not be voted down,
and the democracy ard the country would set rii Of
the Kansas question That Mr. Douglas wrote the letter
10 Mr. Calhoun, ss above referred 70, Is css.sn 70 my
NINA. Mr. Calhoun urged the reasons OF Mr.. Douglas
have the influence of Mr. Douglas. HIS arguments pre-
vailed Enough OF the members changed 70 give ma
ory carry the plan Of submission as adopted By the
Convection. II owing ma!niy-l might say entire
ly-,o the letter OF Douglas and tho arguments Of Mr.
Calhoun, urge1 with much force, that the submission OF
the tav cry clause finally adopted have given
you what came under my own obser vaton without my
colorirg. have aimed at simple narration Of facts rs
they occurred. Truly yours, LUclAN J. fA-IlS.
REPLY OF GREEN B. REDMoS.
LxAvxswoRTa, sept II, 1880.
To FRKD Emory Esq Daniel scuily Esq Hon ". G..
Mathiss, John Henry, Esq aud Dr. r Dyer, Commit
GrsnHsxs-Your favor OF the 18th Inst Is Just 70
ceved, and hasten 10 reply. | was member Of the
Constitutional Convention that framed and passed the
well known Lecompton constitution During the pen
dcrcy Of the proposition to submit the slavery clause OF
that Instrument To the people, as was ubnitted was
shown 'ettcr by the Hon John Calhoun addressed 70
him by Hon stephen Douglas. That letter ggestei
ard urged the plan OF submission adopted ny that Con
vention approving the constitution as then agreed upon
which had been submitted 10 him, ana pledgng himself
pass the constitution through Congresa se would Ia
sert the clause Of sub mission which We did insert This
letter eecared by Gen John Calhoun TO body tue
entire sentiments Of Judge stephen A Douglas
ard that tho entire plan Of tho constitution was sng
eested 10 this letter and that the plan OF submission was
all that wanting 10 make the constitution emphsti
cay Douglas measure. On examination Of the letter,
found In 1t verincstor OF all that General Calhoun had
told Up TO the time Of seeing this letter, had op
posed the plan OF submssion bat la view OF the pledge oil
Senator Douglas 10 put through Cor gress submitted
10 the manner II was, then supported the Constitution
after the adjournment OF the Convention with the Sub
mission clause and all Shortly after Senator A. Doug
las took positon the Lecompton constitution. met
General Calhoun at Ieavenworh City, and referred Il
Senator Douglas course aud his letter above referred 70
General Ca houn, in reply taid that Judge Doug ha
betrayed Us and II had been 10 before ne vould
not have believed it, until he and read Seoator Doug
las acton 10 Congress. ] lived in Illinois seventies
years, personally acquainted with Judge 5 A
TORS, documents, 30 from him der bis frank
and ! VOL acquainted with his handwriting
know the letter alluded 70 was the hardwrhag q judge
3 A. Douglas have been uniformly and Invariably hi
frend ard supporter until he took bis position the
LsoonpiGn constitution. GKkES y. EtINOs
IIsT OF NFNBKRs ApDKKssvD HAVE AsswKR
Kn--T Wells, Shawnee county. X r , John ". Ran
doIh, Riley county, X II. ". fOrmsn, Dlaiphal, X.
I j. A. Hegc,oId, Alehton, j Ascall, Atchison
I. Hugh Moore, Americas, Ga; W. Spicely,
lawrence, X J. H. nanfonh, Westport Mo Jesse
C'nne ISavcuworth county, X r J. w. Martin
lrdepepeefte, No. Daniel vspicrsloe, kennekuk
81 Joseph, Ne Jedsc RaEh Elmore, Teams "a, X
7 samuel J Kooko. &C, Piston, x. a " jones, Ia
i Dependence Mo; VIM. Walker, Wy andott, X. T.
lisr % orHEs CITIZENS ArDar~sKD, VINO HAyx sor NJ
/ svxIID Andrew backs, Leavenworth CITY,
4 y Whitfield, kkspoo, X oliver Oe,endorf Leaven
worth city. r William =. Faiu, Icsvcnwursh city
X. 7 uerry l. Martini Washington City, d Z.