Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-05-11
Reception of Gov. Reeder--His Ac
count Of the Outrage on the People
of Kansas. -

EAroS. pa April 80. 1855.
The Hon. A. IT.. Recder. Gosenor
of Kansas, arrived here to-day from
the West, and met very enthusiastic
reception from his friends and neigh.
bors. He reached Phillipsburg at
noon, and was there net and escorted
to the Court House-squ IRE. in Eaton.
BY large concourse CT the citizens OF
all parties, accompanied by the Easton
Band. On arriving at the Court
House, Gov. Reeder was welcomed
by the citizens with hearty cheers, and
formal welcome then extended to
him, in an eloquent and impressive
speech. by the Hon. J. NJ. Potter, who
complime nted Gov. Rceder on the
manly and courageous as well as the
able manner in which he had dischnrg.
ed the dutiesofhis difficult and respon-
bic Office. He went into hasty nara
tive of the growth and progress of the
Slave question, attribuIing its danger
Gus and threatning character at the
present time TO the fanatical Abolition
lists at the North, but admitting also
that Slavery men had IN their turn
become as fanatical and wrong ms the
Abolilionists themselves. He went
through the old routine Of apology for
the South. saying that they bad Sa.
very entailed upon them. and asserting
in full the broadcast Pro Slavery clnims
declared that Gov. Reedcr had done
his duty ably. and that re would a d
should be sustained both by Pennsyl
yania and the country at large.
Gov. Reeder. in reply, expressed in
feeling and eloquent terms the grateful
impression made upon him by The
warm and enthusiastic reception given
,o.him by so large nm assembly of his
fellow. citizens. He referred TO The re-.
ports Of fraud and outrage upon the
part of Slavery mon in the Kans9s
election. and cmphalically confirmed
the very worse statement Of them
which had preceded his arrival. lie
said his opinion on the subject OF pop
War sovereignty had undergone no
change but the conduct of the people
Of the border Counties of the North OF
Missouri had astonihed and amazed
him by their reckless disregard OF all
laws. compacts and constitutions; that
the Territory Of Kansas. in her late
election, had been i,vaded by rtgu-
lar organised army. a. med TO tie teeth.
who took possession Of their ballot
boxes and made Legislature to SUIT
THE purpose # the pro.Slavcry party.
Kansas was subdurd. snbjugaicd. aud
conquered by armed mcr from Nilsson.
ri, but her citizens were resolved nrvr,
to give up Thy 6ghi Cor lheir freedom,
and the independence Of their soil
from foreign control or interference. -
The State of Missouri would he called
upon TO disavow NIL sympathy with
these border ruilians. II she refused
the South would b. called upon TO dis
countenanoe her. Ii the State refuse,
the solmcn du'y would dcyolyed upon
the North 10 take up the matter 80
that the rights OF her sons who settled
in Kansas In the faith Of solemn com
pact. shall be yindicale,l and sustain
cd. ne declared that the account,
of the fierce outuges md wild yiolcn
ces pcfpeiraled nj The election. publish
in the northern papers, were Ia no wis,
exaggerated. lie concluded by say
ing that Kansas was now conQurec
couniry--conqucred by force Of nims
but that her citizens were resolved
not TO yield their rights. and relied
upon the North to aid them by demon,
STATIONS OF public sentiment. and nj
other legal means until they shall
be fully and triumphanily vindicaied
During his speech Gov. Reeder wa,
frequently nd Enthusiastically cheer
ed by the large audience present.