The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-12-21
Interview with Gov. Reedef.

A correspondent of the Cleveland Plain
Dealer, writing from Washington the 9th,
saws;
| went hon hunting, and of course last
night called on GOV. Reeder, now the most
notorious man in the nation. | found him
him alone ut his head quarters, on Tenth
street; was introduced By the Delegate from
Nebraska, the Hon. II. b. Chapman. We
had most interesting interview. He talked
freely and feelngly about his Kansas troubles
spoke kindly of his enemies, and expressed
4 wish to have his case and that Of the peo-
pie he represented, carefully and candidly
considered By the American people. He has
full confidence in his and their ultimate tri-
umph, because he saws when the facts are
all known it will be found that the Free State
party have taken the precautlon 10 always
keep themselves in the right. He says that
in no case have the Free State men, rs vet
been the aggressive party: that the accounts
which have lately reached us of armed men
menacing, peaceahie pro-slavery citizens are
false About the final freedom Of the Ter
ritorv he entertains no doubt, but his prn-
cipal care now is to secure immediate pro-
lection TO the citizens against the law lessness
of the Mlssourians. He saws the settlers are
scattered over vast region Of country. at
such distances from each other, that ii is i'm
possible for them TO leave their families and
cabins to aid each other, or to remain IN the
field long 1T time for want of provisions,
munitions, &c. thinks the General Govern
ment should grant them sufficient military
force TO guard them from invasion, or else
give them the means TO protect themselves.
A koszTA CASE FOR ENoLAND.-In his last
letter TO the New York Times, kossuth SAYS
''You will see from the papers the case Of
Col. Tur an English officer, on special duty,
arrested, stripped Of the English uniform
and carried TO prison by the Austrians not
on Austrian but on Turkish terrtory--in
Walluchia because Tur is n native Of Hun
gary, and, faithful TO the duties Of citizen
and obedient To the command of his National
Government, he had, in 1912, fought in Italy
against the aggessor Of his own country
Consol Colquhoun, at Bucharest, did protest
against the infamous lnsolence of the Aus
trian General, formerly the preceptor of
Francls josef. But what does Austria care
about a protest in the name Of that fear
ridden England, which, for more than two
wears sacrificed everything to considerations
for her lngraham. in the place Of Colqu-
houn, would have placed himself Mt the head
of patrol of Wallacian militia, and, with
the flag of England in his hand, would have
challenged Caronin 10 fire al him, while he
throws the protecting folds Of the Union
Jack over the insulted English uniform. lie
would have done tho doubt Of it.''
kossuth SAYS that he has the most positive
information that the French and English are
On the worst possible terms in the Crlmea.-
Neither men nor officers cultivate familiar IN
tercourse. The French treat the English
with supercilous haughtness since the Re-
dan affair, Just as the English have treated
the Turks from the beginning. Other ac-
counts corroborate this.
GEN. WAsHISCToN's ORIGINAL COMMISSION.
&C. w. Childs, Of the firm of Childs a
Peterson, of Philadelphia, has in his pos
session Gen. Washington's original commits
! sion ms Commander Chef Of the Ameri-
can Army. This paper has been critically
examined by Professor Sparks and other par
ties well acquainted with our revolutionary
documents, and they pronounced il genuine.
There is duplicate Of it at Washington, and
/ DIR. Sparks thinks that, as it was so impor-
tant an instrument, that Congress caused du-
picates TO be executed. This curiosity was
sent to Mr.. Childs, as present, from Bos-
ton, having been in the possessions Of the
late Amos Lawrence for some years The
paper was accidentally discovered at Rich
mond By some workmen engaged at the Cap
tol building.