The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-14
Our Kansas Correspondence.

ArcHIsoN, Kansas Territory.
Konsas-7he Martyr Reedr ,-The Election Of Delegate
Schemes Of Abolaionias-Threais Of Resistance 10 q.
Laacs.
Sickness and pressing engagements have prevented
giving you heretofore desired correct intelligence
touching the dongs in this Territory Athoughit would
be beyond the power of army of correspondents to
flute every falsehood concocted by the abotonsts,
Nit It have given you true statements of the leading in
eidents hope to have better health and leisure
and propose keeping you somewhat "posed hereafter
We "ruffans" had already learned that to steal
negro by abolitionists esteemed worthy all praise
that with them negro thief hero-a phianthro-
pst-but somewhat surprised to find equal NEE
of praise extended to swindler of the poor Indian
Reeder removed for cheating the poor half breed
This his sole offence in the eye of the President
Mr.. Marcy He ell-not victim to Atchison and stripg
feiow-he not sacrificed TO the ''slave power''-
not murdered by sborder ruHians"-he FELL "sca
and tomahawked," by the Kaws, the most degraded
the Indians
For attempting to swinde them he was removed i r
this he is martyr-for this he Is worshipped by abo
onis.s queer code Of morals theirs in the estimate
Of border rufians" Stealing negroes, cheating In.
dams, the abolition standard Of moral and political
ceence These they who denounce ''ruians.
We proud TO receive their denuncations. Is e
strange that should be unwilling TO have such mt
among uss-that should pass laws to punish them
We cannot hope to compete with them in cheating
stealing and must protect ourselves by laws prohibtin
such pursuits.
gain candidate-at the last election without nomna
tion-now as the nominee OF the osavery party. A
attempt was made by certain broken down disguise
free sellers to organise a party under the mar
of national democracy. The shrewd squaters at one
enquired-What have we TO do with national politics y
Cur voice neither be heard in Congress in
ytntion We can neither by vote help wing or
democrat. But we have local matters committed to
Let us attend to our own business. When become
nd n right In fak fuv;I1 Ia
enough to organize The whole was a failure
They could not muster enough n the brush call
One announced himself He and his friends met Whit.
field three times, when such the feeling evin ced y
the sovereigns that he withdrew, and he and all his
friends active for Whitfield
The aboiitionists in pursuance of the loud sounding
call for convention to frame free state constitution
met and concluded 1t was better to resolve themsee
into convention TO nominate candidate for Congress
Reeder the martyr selected and they knew they
had no CHANGE :. elect him legally they resolved to have
emit day from that fixed by law. On course he will be
elected And We not look to him get his seat
pledges from members Of the House Of Representatives
What would be the result? The aboonists about Law
the laws enacted By the late legislature a. n"es
armed with the guns shipped from the East they have re-
gula drills and pledge themselves resist their execution
Reeder susains them, though he dare venture out
Of their lines and there acts secretly He cannot
be tempted to meet Whitfield. The Supreme Court has
declared the laws valid Governor shannon necea
TO see that they are enforced Our friends are auief
waiting the first act OF resistance need hardly saw what
will then be done. The laws will be enforced
am writing from the town Of Atchison town situat
ed on the extreme western bend of the Missouri ana
already become the starting point OF all the western
necessarily commands all the trade Of the Territory from
the capital west being the nearest point the Missouri
from Lecompton the capital II is not exceeding thirty
miles The trade to the West already incredibly LARGE
the Mormons alone last spring started Including trad
ers to Utah) not less than thousand wagons Even
tho Indian trade Is heavy. One trader star
train Of thirtyve wagons TO the Indian country near
Fort Laramie. These not two horse teams bat
wagons which take from five to SIX thousand pounds of
freight drawn by six yoke Of You can thus form
guess at the trade Of town but few months old II
has not been pulled into unhealthy growth for mere
speculation but has hbored under great difficulties In
getting lumber and mechanics until lately and Il far
behind the actual present demands Of its trade II Is
beautiful sitehealthy with fine water and inc
tble quarrics Of blue limestone the best building stone
In its vicinity large deposits Of btumnous and camel
coal Of excellent quality.
did not sit down 10 write about towns and only re-
fcrrcd TO this as am satisfied must become the most
important commercial point west Of 81. Louis.
propose with your permission, TO follow this with
series OF article the acts Of the Kansas legislature
with view TO show how such papers the Nnionat IN
tso,no,r can lend themselves 10 abolionists in de-
nouncing as s'new monstrous and unhearc OF, acts
which have been In force In the old States for years
select your paper because Everybody reads IT," and
win thus have the best chance 10 extend the circulation
of truth and iebut ialsehood SQUATTER.