Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-05-05
Doings in Kansas.

despatch in yesterdays paper states that the
people of Kansas have issued IA proclamation de-
claring Governor Reeder incompetent and literally
deposing him from office This is rather curious
specimen of popular authority but from what we
learn it has been resorted to as an extreme case
by the inhabitants to free themselves from an in
supportabe grievance. We are not greatly sur
prised at the upshot however we may condemn
the ultra and extra,judicial mode in which the
people have undertaken to administer justice
Something of the sort might have been anticipated
long ago. The leading paper in Kansas, the
'Squatter Sovereign has been charging Gov.
Reeder with aboltionism, WANT of principle, poll
cal knavery and other vices and misdemeanors.
In recent number, it remarks:
| eff the feeling against the Governor is not soon
lulled, the storm will rise to such pitch that a
vacancy in the gubernatorial chair of Kansas will
be the result"
"There is a feeling rising in the Territory against
the Governor that only his absence will prevent
general outbreak. Revolution is in every mouth ;
and if the President still persists in forcing Reeder
upon US, God only knows what the consequence
will be. We hope, We pray, that we will be spared
the necessity of such desperate measures; but it
we are left the alternative of living under a des-
potic government, or OF choosing more honorable
mode of freeing ourselves, are plain to admit
that WE shall choose the latter course. In the
language of Patrick Henry: 'Gve us liberty, Or
| give us death.
When the press inveighs in such style against
| the Executive there must be something rotten in
| Denmark.
| This man Reeder has, from the first proved
hateful to the people OF Kansas. He was appointed
| by President Pierce, and owed his nomination to
the influence of Forney, whose friend and hatterer
he is said to be. The President strangely enough
selected Pennsylvania to govern Kansas-the
most southern of the two territories organized last
year, while he choose Cove Burt of South Carolina
as Governor of Nebraska. where not even struggle
| for slavery was expected to take place. Reeder,
| from what we have been enabled to gather, has
ever since his arrival in Kensas, deliberately sought
to thwart and battle the wishes of the people of
the territory has taken strong ground favor of free
SOIL and used his official influence, as far as he
burst, in the late election, in order to secure the
triumph Of the anti-slavery candidates. Failing in
this in consequence of the immense popular major
ity against him, he has been endeavoring to set
aside the verdict of the electors, in every instance
where the most frivolous and shadowy pretext can
be found. The Squatter Sovereign cites one ex-
ample where Gov. Reeder granted the certificate of
election to candidate for the Legislature, who
had been defeated by no less than two hundred
and fifty majority. This contemplate fee-soiler
whether acting from his own suggestions, or at the
instance and by the instructions Of his patron John
W. Forney. has shown himself the plant and un-
scrupulous instrument of the abolitonists and has
reused the people of Kansas to such pitch of in
dignaton, that, seeing no probability of his re-
moval by the President they have taken the law
into their hands, refused longer to recognize his
authority and ordered an election for his success
sor
We are very far from approving the conduct of
the inhabitants of Kansas. The laws should be
obeyed and authority respected, or there is an end
of all government. The President cannot, never
theess, be held harmless in the premises. 1t was
his bounden duty either to have nominated a
southerner for Governor of Kansas, Or to select
Northerner who cold furnish satisfactory guaran-
ties of his soundness on the slavery question, his
general probity and good standing. Gov. Reeder
appear to be deficient in every one of these indis-
pensable qualifications. o. Bee