Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-05-14

For Lieut.. Gov.--JAMEc m n. pEALE.
For Attorney Gsasral-J0HN III. PATTON.
Election, 4th Thursday In May.
Governor Roeder General Pierce United
States Troops.
An able St. Louis paper well says that Gov.
Reeder--
After putting half the breadth of the United
States between himself and the squatter sever
eigns Of Kansas is as loud In bis denanciations Of
these soyereigns, as the New York Tribunr and
other Journals of that stamp. As in his quarrel
with Manyponny, he makes an issue between him
self and these settlers the decision Of which viii
require very determined movement against either
himself or his opponents"
This is the Missouri view ofthe matter. The
Missourians deny the truth Of Governor Reed
er's assertions against them they demand the
proof Of his statements: they affirm that he
cannot produce It. On the other hand. they
charge that Governor Reoder, Uith tho knosol-
edge Of tho Executive, has engaged in specu-
lations, and violated tho laws he was commits
stoned to maintain and enforce.
They say that other officers, sent out by
General Pierce, participated in these specula-
tons, and particularly two Of the judges Of
the highest court in that Territory, in whose
hands are the lives, liberties, and property Of
the people of Kansas, and that this participa-
ton is well known to the administration and
remains unnoticed by it and that instead Of
attending to the duties of his Office, and per-
forming them in spirit Of justice and impair
TALLY, Gov. Reeder lent the whole weight Of his
personal and official influence, in aid Of party,
which sought to destroy the rights, and expel
the property of the Missourians, and Of their
Southern friends from Kansas
Here is broad and clear issue. Governor
Recder charges that the Missourians have sin
vaded" the Territory, and illegally imposed
upon it Legislature, the members of which
entertain opinions adverse to those Of the peo-
pie who are residents of the Territory: the
Missourians deny the whole charge, they de-
ny the " invasion" charged by Governor Reed
or and his ally Of the New York Tribune, and
they deny that the Legislature does not fairly
reflect the will of majority Of the people on
the slave question.
The Missourians boldly assert that the abolition
supporters Of Governor Reeder compose but a
small portion of the people Of Kansas. Which
party is right? Which wrongf The opponents
Of Governor Reeder say, that being conscious
that a majority ofthe members Of each house had
been chosen by overwhelming mIorities Of the
legal voters, Governor Reeder gave them cer-
tiHcates of election. Though an astute lawyer
of much experience, he found no prstezt fol
Withholding their certificates Of election, and
therefore signed and delivered them. Ofthese
members elect, whom Governor Reeder admits
to have been legally elected, not one Is an anti.
slavery nsan--aU are opposed to the party q
the Gouernor--crery one Of theml This
single fact shows that majority Of the actual
settlers in Kanses, are truly represented by q
maj ,rity Of the Legislature, chosen and com
missioned, and It shows that even II there was
4 an ',ipvaaion," which affected other elections
it was 50 partial and limited, it did not affect III,
result.
But the Missourians deny even q partia
"ipv.-i1n, and they insist that the conduc
I Of Governor Reeder, deprives his assertions O
all claim to credence; first because of his treat
ment Of the Indians, in the speculations mad,
in their rights, he being by law the superin
tendant and official protector Of the Indians
They say that no and two of the judges of tn,
highest court in the Territory beguiled thes.
poor Indians, and procured from them, land.
Of immense value No deed obtained from In
dams is valid unless signed in the presence of
and attosted by two disinterested witnesses. O
the fairness of the purchase. Yet 1t is alleged
that these three men, the Governor and tw,
Of the judges, obtained deed to one of th,
parties, and the other two Witnessed il AZ dis
interested Witnesses" (of whom the Governo
was one,) thus procuring tract Of immensel,
valuable land from the Indiansl This dee,
thus attested was sent to Washington for tn
approval of the Indian Department.
Commissioner Manypcnny (who, It seems
had not been Foneyized arrested the trans
action, whereupon Governor Reeder, Ia disin
terested pitnea,) in q letter published by him
SELF adnaits, that he was party to tho pur
chase, and attempts to justify tho transaction
Comment Is unnecessary. But is Il strang
that the Missourians should literally despise
Governor, who would thus aid in speculatin,
upon the Indians, whom he was in duty boun,
to protectf What will honest men anywher
think Of such transaction, carried out by
Governor and two Judges Of q Territory
These are the men of whom the Missourian
complain. Why, Forney himself could no
have done worscl 1t beats book speculation
and government paper peculatisns all hollow
VIII Franklin Pierce disgrace himself by ap
proving this conduct We shall seef
The Missourians secondly say, that beside,
the treachery to the Indians implied in tn,
Governors conduct touching tho purchase 0
their lands, there was = recklessness mani
tested in representing himself disiater
ested Uitness" to the deed, which deprives hi,
accusations against them Of all weight snc
consideration, and they therefore demand proc
Of all his statements. But they go further
and say, that there is another transaction which
looks suspicious, and may possibly involve in
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