The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-04
IMPORTANT FROM KANSAS.
Gov. Reeder's Letter In Reply 60 Mr.. Marcy
The Memo, ial OF the Legislature for tho
Removal OF Dov. ReeSler, &C.


The Memoa ial or the Legislature for the
Removal OF GOV. keeclcr, &c.
SHAWNEE MISSION, X. T., June &C. 1855.
Hen. Wa L. MARCY, Sec. OF State WASHINGTON.
sIR-As PROMISED In my brief note Of the 18th inst
from New York, av.i myself Of ths arst opportunity
tions cause OF PLAIN. against in ths opinion Of
the President .furebss-s OF KaDsss Half Breed keser.
siso cthsr spscula, OBS IN lands the Territory Of
Kansas in we .tion Of acts OF Congress And
time invites any explanation which may desire to give
In regard to The character snd extent Of the transac
tons above referred to- and particularly the matters
referred in tn. letter OF g. W. Clark, Indian Agent,
lam thus put upon my oeencs to two separate chsrxs
6rst the purchase " Half reed Kansas lands and Sc
conc Other spe,uatoDs in lands OF the Territory ap-
parenty violation ats OF Congress and regulations
Of the departments rne very general manner which
The ths entire absence OF any speci
fcat;on which to make point raise issue Snd
ana omission to state shat particular the President
.ess sry wrong have been committed and What ACT
of Congress- regulation OF the departments has been
violated are matters regret and smbarraNmsnt to
me because they preclude confidence In the
head not in orm 30 sminen. urist a. Yourself how
impossible is mstsrs Of criminston ami defence
TO attain Justice without distinct and une-
uvoes specification OF che charge on the side and
direct full, and pom 90 answer to on the ether. In
the sbserce o. these psrte5 may wander in side issues
departures, evasiops and uncertain les without
respect, take the oerfy OF ealing. your attention to
This feature of yoar -tr as fall apology FOR self
in case l shall epg-ge IN toe discussion OF matters
which tie President not consider in Issue, shall
not sufficiently uD certain in speaking OF the
point in which be see the wrong.
In relation to the frat charge, OF purchase of Half
Bleed Kansas lands bavn 10 that have purchased
such lands ~ all WITH Others, have agreed to
purchase them in The contemplated purchase shall
receive the sancao acc appreciation OF the President;
and this, in my opinion, lie material and tial
difference. unl tue rr-sdent, by bis appreciation,
summsts the contrasE 1t preuoes US from any inter-
sst in the land anc even the privilege ofenering upon
serve all their rghtr unchanged and unaffected aud il
the President shall not assent to the contracts. il viii
be the same as though tteJ had never been made II
there's any VIZ Dg he matter II IL not wrong com
Eitted, but at only 1rong attempted, and in tho
face cfsI prob. oil :, srorg which we expected to be
sanctioned by the Prssirrnti
This papers were sui omitted by us to the President
on the - day OF January last tor his approval, and
~ the government. been for years in the habit
of approving similar contracts we did not apprehend
any difficulty wna.ever they were referred to the
Indian Bureau, and tce Commissioner reported al
versely TO the confirmation alleging that the ven
dors lad right TO sill, that there NO evidence
Of their competency to manage their own affairs, that
there was evoence by Of the value Of the
land that the had not been brought to the
noase OF the INDIAN sgen- tnat no certificate pre-
an officer WHOM, President had appointed and that
the dead m.de) ma bsen sufficiently secured,
and that in the opinion Of the Commissioner, the
tract was demon aliziD4 and dtagrscefu.
Whether this last reason based upon the assuup-
son Of actual fraud in te contract, upon the Com
isssoLers idea that public officers had right 70 pur-
chsse, confess have never bsen aoe. after careful
examination the Report to discover pom receiving
this reporl, the Presicect the - day OF January
without rejection CT approval orcered the papers to be
returned, 6oah,ess With view to enable US to saeply
the formal deficiencies cema5ded by the business veSu
atons OF the departments, which had been Igao-
rant We inferred OF course that the last
was rot ccncurred in ny be President. he would at
orce pave osappraved The contracts, and ter mnatsd
the whole Rroc.r dnGs.
We proceeded to, uppy tina formal deficiencies and in
the BEGINNING Of sst again laid tae papers before
the President, vita ut and brief my SELF
70 prove By the opDion ., ATTORNEYS General and tie
right to N-deposi tops growing thar Menttytnet
competency to manage tusir aars, and sns value
Of the land-proo that the matter had bsen brought
the notice Of the Ind-n Agent and that no had
Objections, to wbico ard my assertion, that
distinctly stated to him to@. had agreed prr
tract and woulc epdesvor 10 contract tor o.hers
and although hH Clark denies, in general way, thai
tie matter wss brought him. ne ia contraictei
s1.ns y es'a'' Aa' ~ ''''''A'A q ''' "'s''''s
Thsss papers were not acted on ~ the President up
the 2bth Of May and have .eage that they hay
been acted up to this time. To thu matters
in their and letter Of April 1855. 10 Commissioners
Msnypenn which the President Informed m. he IA.
read bave but little 70 add unless my attention shall
be called to scme particular point We knew that II,
as, and would have aid Of tbs President in doine
We knew that the transaction was honorable and
beeTsa hey had the right to sell and va b.!.ev. 20
still sad although II Is possible may b. mistaken in
this PARTICULAR yet We would not be guilty Of much
dsrespect to the President as to believe that he would
corsioer such cause Of removal We also be
lsyed that We had the right to buy any otLer
individual provided the nsaction fair ard
mari sd by no imposition, cecsit or fraud.
We have already sho wn that ths Transaction was
marked BY fair and honorable dealing an
that the vendors bad ample opportunity for consta
ton and ceoeraon for this refer to ths de posi
Tons now before the President II the President ia IT
satisfied on this point earnestly request that may be
informed in VIA. particular he differs from me and
upon which acts his opinion Ia based and it viii by my
% raise doubt IN that direct on IT, as the Commis
sicnsr alleges there rule Of tho department that
the coed in such shall bs executed in presence OF
the Agent have only TO say that .et the deed
mains to be mace, and tie v,nsers and the Presdsn
Ss & e
was even In our ignorance Of s necessity brought e
the notice OF ioe Agent who Iarnishei hs
price high one.
carpof conceive it to this point lha. the Presi
cent Is EMBARRASSED for even IL the agreement IL 70 b.
treated deed and II Mr. Cars's assertion Is TO out
weigh and tbs deposi'ion OF cisinterestsd wit
ness. there be plant against u.s. except fo
the violation Of an artificial rule, Of which wer
igntrant
which have raised the Presidents enbsrras sment
would n view OF the fact sAt rresiden. has all tn.
memorials, contracts deposit:ons &c, bsfo.e hiIa
rsqustt that the point Of ,ulty may be saccinotJ
sated and that The papers or copies Of them be for
and certainty OF which IN ,ab,e In regard to the
second chargs, would respectfully requee soms spec
nentisn o. what Is aiu'ei TO- to easce me 10 reply
piled from the charge that complaint has been
made TO the PRESIDENT, By Soma ono, OF specific act
done by me In violation OF law or regulations and
cannot suppose would be received and a,ted on With
ont being in writing. AZ least IL must have haa form
and shape, and even though msy no. Inow my &c
cussr II ID not too much 20 ask that may ba informed
Of the particular act which am chsrged with havin
committed and the pArti.uhs law J am charged viii
having violated.
On turning TO the letter Of q. W. Csrls, Indisr
agent, to which yau re.e. ne. ind tha. in endesyor
ing 70 eXculpate himself from charges OF Official del
que pces, he INDUCES in mush general ytupera toI
which cannot for u nc.nsnt suppose you wish mr. 4
notice; and the only matter 70 which Judge tina
your general illusions can apply "a an alteration s. il
October, 1854 With others, procured claims TO b,
marked uron the Kansas Half breed Observations. II
reply have only to say that as stated 4 untrue u
October, 1871, several gentlericn. ineluiing myself
happened TO lie at the house or Mr. Ellison in por0
Of ;he Isrritory with which we were entirely unac
quain.sd, AID had never before. BEING informa!
that desirable claims TO be had in the vicinity
upon LANDS opon 10 prce mpon, VIC requested that he
Moulo N Az them out Tor us; and knowing that tn,
Kansas Halt breed hands In the vicinity, but ut
sry ignorant OF their hns, requested him carefully
TO avoid entering upon them, as We bad desire Il
and tnaw IA q