The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-05-09
THE 5pRssrDEEsfiss : LETTER. LII TER

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"a The he, following isia copy of Mr. Buchanan s.
celebrated letter tea Robert J.. Walker, Esq,
when Governors of Kansas 1t was brought
out by the examine tiSnaof Mr. WaIEes and Mr..
E. B. Schnabel before The Covode investigating
committee 9a Medneaday: esp .h9se
h-6l.aic bsssaW aWAsHINGTeN,oJuiy 12, 1857 d
lsa; iA Dear SirsvI duly received your letter
of the 18th plt., on Friday last, and read it to
tthe Cabinet then in session. The views which
it contained we're not calculated to assure us
SypurfsuCcesssi tho,igh we, did NOT despond.
EHenee yohnmayi judge.with swhat satisfaction
we receivedoan1 aecount ofOthe proceedings Of
EthesN National Democratic tCeAvention, held at
1secomptoU pndhs hs3d instH Thepointoii which
byom own SUCCESS de pendsGis the submission of.
the constitution othet people Iof Kansas; an and
by thepeoples mean, and have no O. doubt yotauf
meap, ,1the actual bona 6de deFesidents who ha4ep
beehsbqg enough I'M ethes Territory f6 entity;
themselves with its fateHo iqhe Legislature de-
fterminedy thfee fnonthstas the period of resi-
dence toreHtitle individuals to vote for mem
bers of the convention, and if the convention
should think proper to adopt the ssame period
to entitle individuals toixote for or against the
constitution, 60 j appears TO- me this would be
reasonable, On the question of submitting the
constitution to the bona fde residents of Kan
cipIe Of the Kansas Nebraska BILL the prin-,
ciple of popular Sovereignty and the principle
at the foundation of all popular geyernme ent
The more It is discussed the stronger it win be-
come Should the convention of Kansas adopt
this principle, all win be settled harmoniousiy;
and, with the blessings of Providence. YOU,
viii return triumphantly from your arduous,
important and responsible station. The stric-
lures Of the Georgia and Mississippi gconveni! !!
stions viii then pass away, and be speedily for
gotten. = ,-',-.'ss 80, aTe &
In regard to Georgia, our news from that
State is becoming better every day. We have
not yet had time to hear much from Mississip-
pi. Should you answer the resolution of the
latter, would advise you to make the great
principle OF the submission of the constitution
to the bona fde residents of Kansas conspieus
ously prominent On this you will be. irresist-
ible: With the question of climate every per-
son is acquainted, and the more you insist upon
this, the more will our opponents urge that we
are violating the principle of non-interference
at the, foundation of the Kansas and Nebraska
Dill IT IS stran that people att distance
VINO have no practical acquaintance with, the,
condition OF Kansas, should undertake to be
wiser than those on the spot ItIis beyond alf
question the true. policy, to build. up, a great
democratic party there to maintain the constisi
tuition and the laws, composed of pro-slavery.
and Tree State demo ocrats, and if the majority
should be against, slavery, to obtain such con-
stitutional provisions as will secure the, rights
of shareholders in Missouri and other States,
and lsis MAINTAIN FL the laws guarding the just
.NeaiafsrgKs IN insyioSu your K conjecture as to the
cause aus ef. Judge Williams, appointment We
supposed it WOULD ibeipecuharly acceptablesto
yourself, and that hemight aid in carrying out