Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-12
Roox THE DEnoKRATIC ASSOCIATION OF LEAvESwoRrH,
LeGUeEaoOrt1 City, Kansas Territory, Sept 90, 1860.

Roox OF THE DEnoKRAr1c ASSOCIATION LEAvESwoRrH,l
LeGUeHaoort1 CITY, Kansas Territory, Sept &c. 1861
Rumors of positive nature, having been in cir
cuaton in this Territory during the last two years,
attributing to Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, United
States Senator from Illinois, of conduct in
regard to the Lecompton Constitution, involving ms
sincerity to the country. his fidelity to the Demo-
cratic party, and his honor as a gentleman, Lewis
Burnes Esq. President of the Democratic AssOcia-
ton with the view of obtaining authentic informal
ton on the subject if the facts would justify an ex-
tended 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 10 be made public, and
the undersigned were, at meeting Of the AssOcia-
ton chosen committee to conduct the inquest and
submit the result the consideration OF the Ameri-
can people.
We have sought to discharge this disagreeable, we
might say painful duty, with The impartialty and
completeness becoming us. citizens tgarding our
own regulations as depending upon the aspect, III
which our conduct this inquiry 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 Conven
ton whose residence We could discover and several
gentlemen who were not in the Convention. without
reference TO the past or present political asseVeTa
tons predictions of either. Whilst acquainted
with the present political sentiments OF but very rev
of those with whom we have communicated, OF those
few many are supporters Of Mr.. Douglas as are
supporters of Mr. Breckenridge. And we feel II
due to ourselves to mention the former they are Mr.
Donniphan. Mr.. Defendorf, General Whitfield, Mr.
Fain and Mr.. Jones. It will be observed, that with
the exception of Mr.. Donniphan, they are all silent
Below we give in full, under descriptive head
ing the questions we put and the answers we have
received. We do not think we assume too much II
saving that there is a fearful weight of evidence
against Mr. Douglas We give the case to you with
out argument Citizens here, citizens hundred
and fifty miles west citizens fifty miles south, Cit
zens hundred miles east, with unfaIing accuracy
with solitary exception, contribute to the indubita
Bile establishment of the fact that Mr.. Douglas sug
eested to the late John Calhoun the form of submis
sion determined upon by the LecOmpton Convention
and pledged himself to support it in Congress. Thu
letter is proved to have been in the possession o
General Calhoun himself to have been in the pos
session of his family after his decease, and to hav
been made an object of traffic.
For reasons which will readily suggest themselve
to every feeling person, we have not made any
inquiry of the widow of General Calhoun. We leave
to Mr. Douglas to apply to that source for his win
dication, if vindicaton he shall venture upon.
FRED EMORY, Chairman.
WILLIAM G.. MATTHIAS,
DANIEL SOULIY,
p. DYER,
JOHN W. HENRY.