Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-08-10
pLEDER REMOVED,

REEDER REMOVED,
.,,.r hIow has fallen from the hand of slavery.
,,,h.r niece Of testimony has been added TO the
,nss If proof establishing the fact that the present
Wa.,unI Administration are seeking 10 "crush ont
trc nrucipr nt human freedom in the hcnr.s Of the
| Vnrtb 4. Ii. Rcedcr has been removed from the
nnr, of Governor Of KANSAS, and John l.. Dawson,
oi PENNSYLVANIA, has been appointed in his pluce.-
John H. Dawson was member of Congress from the
twentieth district OF Pennsylvania, represented
by Knight, anti Nebraska. Dawson lost his nunln
,iop OIL his Ia repeal the Missouri Compromise.
The entering wedge TO this open act Of recreancy was
plncrd in position hy Marcy, in his letter tn Recder
whic! transpired about June TO- and it only awaited
the descent ufthe blow, to drive the wedge homo
Thu, blow has fallen, and BY ano'hsr incentive has
been added to incite Northern NEIL 70 stand boldly
and fearlessly up to the line Of duty.
The charge Of speculation which was brought
against Reeder, conjonly with the District Attorney
and Judges Of Kansas, has not been pressed in"eeu
full investigation has been invited and challenged
nv Rccder. Ii was u gauzy preext, whereby I" hiic
the roul purpose of Pierce which Is craven comp"-
| ance with the Insulting, imierl"us demand OF StrllS'
fellow and his fellows, for the removal ot heeder mp
the ground that he refused 10 prostitute nS ''''
TO slavery propagation.
Let the North take good heed Of this net, and OF te
circumstances which led t" il. They are prrsnaii.
with future import to the cause ot trecdom.-lb be'"'
Daily Adrefiser.
Thus spcaka the Detroit Daily .Adr"rf'ser, whose
editor seems wonderfully dcvo!ed TO 1.-The cause o,
freedom" We sincerely trust that 1.-The NoTth WIZ
follow his advice au! ''take good heed OF this act III"
oG IN, circumstances which led to it." II they VIII
do so IN honesty and IN the spT| y Ju"'ct inc ."''
may be preserved and perpetuated rs a blessing ~
them and to us.
We publish this scrap of an-.'avery haze "''N
Spleen not to provoke discussion with The A"'ei"
SER but TO exhibit to our readers tho spirit with "h'"
| norton of the Northern press reviews aud com
mcnts upon an net of Justice by the Federal executive
to respectable portion of the people OF this c"ne"o
racy. Il was due to the people of Kansas that Kecd
or shotild be removed. The President "''e" "'''''
und Justly in consulting their wIsiicS' pS
man who either misunderstood or grossly u'a'e1"'"'
ed his ofcial rights and duties. And moreover u
iii we see other and better testimony against uo'erh
or Dawson than what we find IN the coiumhs OF th"
| 1drsr,iscr, we shall have very good reason /" oe
Eeve that the appointment OF Dawson was rs wise
d ,ro,.r as was the removal Of eeder. OF course
we would have preierrcda Southern man; but VIC are
NOT afraid to trust a Northern lnan who lost h's no.
miuaou" for Congress because of 'ls vote 10 repeal
the Missouri Compromise
By the way, the President seems to have won the
hatred of all the fanatics ut the North by the tlr'
ue,s with which he has resisted their vile machna-
tions His course ought TO have. secured Tor hnn
need of praise from every Southern man and every
Southern paper. His approval of the kanSas-Ne-
brssku BILL his enforcement Of the fugitive slave law
in Massachusetts, aud, moro lattcrly, his removal OF
R.eder from the Governorship Of Kansas, prove his
determination mpartiully aud justly to administer
the laws and to secure to the South all that she is en-
titled 10 claim under the constitution OF the country
-, lIFQpIn MA
affect to doubt s soundness the slavery question:
and which arc recklessly bestowinS upon him abuse
and r:d;cule Here then, have the singular spec.
tace OF Southern journals accusing the President ot
abolition aiiliation, while the Detroit Advertiser the
New York Tribune, and their co.adiut"rs Hre dnmn'
iur him for giving laid and comfort to slavery aud
shareholders!
The Tribuu. holds tho following language in rels.
ton to the President 'He hae no sympathy for free
dom. When candidate for hs present office, he
! told us lie knew no North anil there are few at
this day who are not satisfied Of tie fact lie knows
no section OF country except the South-no interest
save tho slave interest. Ii ,hess things be so, then
is the South under lasting obligations to Mr.. Pierce
He has protected her interests aul her honor, and TO
withhold the tribute his patriotic conduct merits is
alike i,npoitc and Unjust.
We conclude this article by publishing the letter
of the
Aetinr Secretary Of State to Governor Rccdcr.
DEPARrMESI OF STATE,
Washington, July Is, 1885.
SIR: Your communication OF the 10Th of June has
been received aud submitted to he President.
In reply, he directs me TO say ;ha, after due con-
ssration of the explanations wnch you Oiler III re-
gard to your purchase OF Kansas hali-breed lands,
and the facts in the Case hh reported 10 him, aud
communicated to You by the Department of the ln-
terror, he finds nothing III tho,c explanations 10 re-
move the impressions which he had previously ELL
tertained OF the character of thee transactions.
He directs nc further 10 say, nat your c"nmuncn-
ton s not less unsatisfactory n what It altogether
omts TO explain. The letter dressed 10 you by this
department. nn the llth umo distinctly mentioned
other grave matters hf accusation Of the same cass.-
You assume that when circumstances exist, in the
conduct of public officer, whh require the question
of his dismissal from office Ia he cuusdered it IS the
duty OF the Executive io maxi formal specifications
of CHARGE and upon this crroienus presumption you
withhold explanation i'll regard 10 the matters alluded
to- although they were peculiarly within your own
Knowledge and you could no, bat be we'll aware that
some Of ihen more erpeciary the undertaking oi
sundry persons, yourself Included, 10 lay out new
cities on military other rcrrrvt;iurt, in the Terri
tory of KANSAS, We're Nndergong official investigation
within that Territory. Tile ncomple;eness Of that
investigation, at that time, prevented its being spoken
of explicitly by this Department. but it was taken for
prautcd that you would have cheeifuy volunteered
explanations upon this subirc 10 far as you were
concerned, more particularly rs You had summoned
tho Legislative assembly OF the Territory to meet a,
one OF the places referred 10, dcnominated in your
othciul proclamation "Pawnee City"
have therefore, by the direction of the President
TO notify YOU that your functions and authority us
governor of the Territory OF Karsas are hereby ter
minated.
am sir, respectfully, Your "bc,lent servant,
WILLIAM HUNTER
Acting Secretary OF State
ANDREW II. REEDER, ESQ.,