Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-05-08
Governor RcedCr.

IL IS snld mat the Governor OF Kan.
sas is going TO Washington, TO lay the
rascality perPelra,ed in the recent eloc.
ton before the proper authorities. 1t is
alleged that his life has been threaten.
ed that the despcradocs have sworn to
spill his blood il he makes any such
attempt 10 assert the ri2hts Of actual
settlers in directing their affairs. A
dispatch 10 tho St. Louis Republican Of
the 1ib inst. says that q ojority Of the
Pro'Slavcry members in each Honse
have received certificates of the ir elec.
ton. Considering the manly, indie.
pendent, straightforward course which
Gov. Reedcr has hitherto taken, we can
hardly believe that he has at last sue.
cumbcd.
What prospect Of success has the
Governor should he carry this matter to
tho proper tribunals at Washington ?
We shall sec what efforts this admins.
tration, so devoted to the rights of the
people, will make to correct this shame.
inl wrong. The following is from q
letter TO the Courier end Enquirer un.
der date Of April 7th, and written at
Washington, will serve TO throw some
light upon the prospects for correction
OF abuses in the late election:
Judge Johnson Of Kansas, and Judge
Douglas have returned to Washington.
The two Ju ges are said to be indignant
at tho rullianIy and fraudulent manner
in which the Kansas election has been
conducted, and it is reported that the
President shares their sentiments
Judge johnson is from Ohio, and has
always denounced the insolent intcrler.
ence of Alchison and his crew of-bor.
der outlaws in the affairs of tho Terri
Tory. Those persons, through their
AGENTS at the scene of the outrages in
Washington, have assailcd Judge John.
son with bitter and malignant asperslons
for spoculations in land, and upon 9th.
cr grounds, because he refused TO con.
cur in their schemes. They have pur.
sued the same course towards Gov. Rec.
der on tho suspicion that he was oppos.
cd 10 their audacious projects and both of
these lunc,onaries have been the OBJ
Iects OF fierce persecution from their
first appearance in the territory. They
have been compelled to defend them.
selves at Washington, against a multi.
,uie Of charges originating in the hos.
tility Of Atchison ana his instruments
bu, it is understood that tho Presidcn,
is disposed to sustain them both.
1t is ono Of the rumors Of the day
tha. the President has openly express.
scd his ostonishment and Indignation
in view OF the outrages committed upon
the frontier upon the great principle o
"squatter sovereignty" and has declar
ed his purpose to rebuke and punish ccr
tain officers Of the government alleged
TO have been implicated in them. Ont
Of the ring.leadors in these infamous
proceedings, Whitfield tho late delegate
has been already sent 10 Siberia. HI
has been exiled to the trans.m mountar
region of Utah and Oregon, as an agen
OF the government among tho Indians o
that quarter, where he will have ample
opportunity 10 air his maxim Of squat
ter privilege without injury 10 civlizs
communities. That MIR. Douglas should
be chagrined at late results is natural
because in his Illinois canvass last Fal
he was at great pains TO prove the vic
lation Of the Missouri Compromise ant
abolition measure, intended for the more
ellectual exclusion Of slavery from th'
territories it had covered he Mr.. Doug
las, being "opposed to the recognition
OF Slavery everywhere"
Governor Rccder has soma credit 70
frmness as we'll as Mirness, and som
Of his friend, feel confident that he viii
refuse 10 issue certificates OF election t
the persons whose pretended election t
the Territorial Assembly was secured b
notorious and undenicd fraud. Ther
is no reasonable ground for any sue
expectation. The Atchison Interest
Notwithstanding any ebulition Of feel
ing here, is as powerful at Washing,o
as in Kansas, and should the Governo
refuse 10 ralily the fraud he would los
his Office.
SUNDAY CLoTHEs.-Tho world is de
Gently altirod once week, certainly
Without Sunday, milliners and tailor