Kansas weekly herald., 1854-10-13
ReceDftOse OF GOv. Reeaes-.


Andrew ]. Isacks Esq. u. s. Attorney for
Kansas arrived at Fort Leavenworth, by
the Polar Star. His landing was greeted
by the officers Of the Forswith the National
salute and he became the guest of the COM
mandant, Capt. F. E, Hunt.
At 3 o'clock In the evening the citizens
of Kansas, from Leavenworth, Salt Greek,
and the country for miles around gathered at
the Fort to pay their respects to Gov. Rec
der. The concourse was large and highly
respectable and most enthusiastic in their
qualification at his arrival. Our citizens in
"a body called upon the Governor at the
quarters Of Capt. Hunt, and general intro
duction took place during which many kind
ly expressions of welcome were indulged
on the part of the people. and reciprocated
by the Governor with the republican frank
ness and honest cordialty, SO agreeable to
western men. After general interchange
of courtesies, DIR. Charles Leib addressed
the Governor as follows: .e,.- -
Gov. REEDER,
In behalf of my fellow citi-
zens permit me to welcome you to the west
and to the young and beautiful Territory
whose executive you are. -
1t is but a few months since the passage of
the Kansas and Nebraska bill, it is but
few months since the people of the west
were told by one oftheir distinguished sena-
tors, ssthe Indians have treated, go over and
possess the goodly land" and to day Kan
sas is teeming with hardy, industrious, en-
terprising, strong armed men with noble
hearts and willing hands who have come
here to till the soil and to enjoy the fruits of
their industry, to pursue their different call
ings, and to assist in building up state
which will ere long be knocking at the door
of Congress for admission into the Confed-
eracy, and which trust will be recognized
as the thirty second in the bright Constella-.
ton which graees the flag of our Union.
Gov. Reeder, we are rejoiced at your
coming, rejoiced that you are among us, be-
cause we believe it will be your pride and
pleasure not only as the executive but also
as a citizen, to assist in giving Kansas
place In the front rank OF territories.
You will, sir, find men here from every
section of this Union who have come to find
homes, to assist in filling up our broad and
beautiful prairies and our vallies rich as that
of the Nile. In your own language they
know that this is the pathway of empire to
the Pacific they know that the vast from
tier, New Mexico and California trade
which now flows into the lap of Missouri,
legitimately belongs to Kansas, they know
and feel that they have the energy to build
up state which will command the trade,
and it will not be long until they will have
accomplished their object. -.
We doubt not that in coming here you
have sacrificed much; that you have left be-
hind those to whom you are bound by the
ties of con sanguinity, affection, and love,
that you have left tried friends, personal
and political in whose hearts you have a
place, that you have left a community to
which you were attached by a residence of
long years among them, but when duty
called, like Cincinnatus you obeyed.
| AS Pennsylvania, one who loves the
hills and vallies, the rivers and plains of the
noble old Key Stone State, but who in heart
and interest is Western man, in COM
mon with my fellow-citizens am rejoiced at
your appointment, because we believe you
will administer the affairs of this govern
ment upon strictly republican principles,
because we know your antecedents, because
we know that Pennsylvania the home of
Rittenhouse, of Fulton, of Franklin and of
the able and accomplished Buchanan, 'who
has .graced our annals abroad and done us
honor in Kings Courts" and who is states
man of the school of the fathers, would not
send us son unworthy of herself, because
we believe that under your administration
Kansas will grow and flourish, that her re-
sources, agricultural and mineral, will be
developed, that her commercial importance
will be acknowledged by the whole nation,
that her hardy sons viii prosper, will make
this the garden spot of the Mississippi val
ley. .sds
/ We sir, meet here upon common ground
The men Of Maine and of Mississippi, ol
Massachusetts and Of Missouri, aye and
those.who cross the blue waters Of the broad
Atlantic, who turn their backs upon the ty'
: rants of the old world and place themselve:
under the protection of the flag of our Uni
on, may enjoy the blessed privileges of free
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