Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-08-07
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
The New York Evening Post and Gov


stern and nen-cOmpromising opposition to all
kinds Of official extravaganza and population
on the part of officers of the Federal Govern
ment. The Post has been held up as jour
nal which never failed to rebuke the official
conduct of any Government officer, who used
his public position to advance his private Pc
cuniary interests. Recent events have shown.
however, that hatred of Franklin Pierce is
stronger with the Post than its assumed dcyo-
ton to official integrity and economy in those
who hold subordinate positions in the Govern
ment.
That paper of August 3D. in commenting
upon an article of Monday last in the .Stor. of
which the following is an extract
" For reasons not to be considered in a hasty
paragraph, because they are connected with
every item OF the history of the organization
and growth of the Territory of Kansas, n de1R-
k0cE has occurred between the representatives
of the people Of that Territory and the Cover
nor. The whole legislative business of the
Territory had been brought to a stand-s:ill''-
says:
= Let us state this case in another form.
sam 5 one dark night, and attempt h. plumber
1t. They cRcoHnter ut tie gate 0.le NJ UucIe
Sam $ servants, who resists them: they strug-
gle; the servant Is not strong enough To take
them TO Jail without help, and the thieves are
not strong enoug h to prosecute their vilIainy
while the servant resists them. The help does
not come, and they are brought to a deadlock.
What should we think of the mqsfsy who
should dtSR,tSS ttIt SerraHt, and say lis use
fNlUgSS Ty-JS ~r0ye lpc1nSa be
get along tremendously with those who were
trying TO rob the place? We should say that
such master was not worthy of having a
faithful servant, and we should naturally sus-
pect that he hat some Uneryi1iRed complicifv
ruth ne r0bJerS which rendered faithful ser
want rather stumbling block than otherwise
TO his purposes
Now, it would rather seem that according
to the articles of association of the proprietors
of . Pawnee City, of which Governor Rcedcr
Is one, as pointed out in the Washington Union
Of the 18th instant, the case of the EcsRine.
Past, IS stated above, should be applied IL
this form. The "band of thieves are Reeder
Montgomery, johnson i Co. The " plarta-
ton Of Uncle Sam" is the military rescrva-
ton at Fort Riley. The " servant of Uncle
the piunderers, is the President of the United
States. And IRE should hardly think that TIE
- masters of that servant (who are the poo
pie IN the Presidents case) would COZ denim
the servant, and say his usefulness wa,
gone, because he was unable to get along har-
monIousy with those who were trying TO rob
the place ~ If they did, we should say the
people could not appreciate, and were no,
worthy Of having a faithful servant And
we should naturally suspect" that everv
newspaper which, like the ErsHtng Post
should assail the servant" for his conduct
''had some unexplained eomp!tctty mith tie
roJJers"
1t must be remembered that the reservation
upon which Governor Reeder has attempted
t. lay out Pawncc City and sell lots, is a.
much the absolute, unconditional property OF
the Government, as is Lafayette Square, il,
this city, or as are the Capitol Grounds Nov.
what would be said, if the Secretary of the
Interior should, in defaLc, Of law. organize q
company for the purpose of laying of AM
selling building lots in Lafayette Square. OF
the Capitol Grounds And yet that is the
very conduct tao Ecentng Post approves Il
may be, however, that the Post bases its APP
prevail upon Mr. Sewerd' hfgher tar basis
That paper, in another part Of tie article
upon which we are commenting says:
1T has been pretended that Reeder has been
removed for specializing in lands This We
undertake 10 say Is not 50. The Presiden.
dare not assign SHch reason. The character
Of Governor Rceder's land speculations we're
as well known in Washington eighteen month.
ago, - now. 1t was known before he went
that ne would speculate Every officer sent
on th" frontier was expected to speculate in
deed the person whom the President has ch,
sen I" .VcrCCd Governor Rccdcr i near
klnSman and the fIvorit" selection Of one who
made the whole Of his immense fortune Ly
specializing ii lands while was q territorial
Governor.
The President, II would seem, despite the
authoritative announcement above has as
signed just " such a reason The character
o. Governor Reeier's Land speculation> was
"ot known i'll Washington eighteen month.
ago 1t is only recently that their extent and
nature have been understood by the President,
and if they had been known for months, II ,.us
not tel J"He 70. $50. Mat the ergiano.tou
IF Gorernor Reefc, ,ras rcceirsd Would the
Post have had the President remove Governor
keeder without giving him an opportunity t.
make any explanation of his case, or any de-
fence ? Would it have the other persons
charged with completely in these indeiicate
improper and Illegal speculations removed be-
fore they have had time to make their de-
fence But tie Post says that il wa known
before Governor Kceder aceut that he could
speeuiate" BY whom was it known, Nc.
by the President, are willing to guarantee
Il the Chief Magistrate had received any in
formation that such were the intentions o.
Governor R., he would not "have touched
him with forty foot pole" The exclusive in
formation of the Post seems to encourage the
idea that . 1T las some unexplained com plicity
with the robbers"
We do not suppose that any sensible man
would insist that because Governors of Terrific