The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-08-16
Gov. Readers Recall.

Inc otlclal correspondence relative 10
the recall of Gov. Reeder, from the Gov
ernorship of Kansas, shows that the Pres
ident had an exceedingly slim pretext for
his subserviency to the South. The sub
stance, as briefly summed up by the New
ark AdUertiSer, is, that Gov Reedcr was
charged with an illegal purchase of lands
from the Indians. This Gov. Reeder de-
nicd, stating that he had only agreed to
purchase a certain tract in connection
with other persons, providing the contract
met the approval of the President Sub
sequently it was submitted to the Presi-
dent, who disapproyed of it, and thus there
was no purchase. Some days before no.
tice was given of this latter, Gov. Reeder
received his letter Of dismissal, it being
alleged that certain other transactions had
been unexplained-though these do not
appear to have been deemed of sufficient
importance by the Administration to call
for them explicitly. Indeed it is evident
that they would rather not wait for ex-
plantations, which would have taken away
even this slim pretext for his REMOVAL
The whole transaction is palpable man
Hesitation Of the weakness and subservien-
cy Of the President to his slaveholdirg ru-
lcrs.
The n. Y. Evening Post states that all
the pretexts given for Reedcr's removal
are false, and that during the Governors
late visit to the East, and since all the
facts in relation to the purchase Of lands
were fully known in Washington, the
President offered to appoint him Com
missioner to China if he would resign
The Governor declined the honor, prefer
ring to fight out the battle in which he
LaI engaged for the people Of Kansas, to
what, under the circumstances, might be
construed into ali !snominious fight 1t
is not likely, if the President had scFuP..Gs
about Reeder's moral fitness for the gov
ernorship of Kansas, that he would have
proposed to him much higher dignity,
with better pay, as an inducement to re-
sign. No! Governor Reeder was re-
moved to cOnciliate the slavery propagan-
dists and strengthen the Administration
party in North Carolina and Tennessee
at the elections just closed. 1t was a
stroke Of the same dignifed policy which
dictated the crushing out" letter of Mr..
Gushing, pending an election in Louisiana
or Mississippi some two years ago.
A western paper, the Chicago PrcSS,
gives additional evidence of the solicitude
of the President to have Reeder resign,
and relieve the President from his embar-
rassment. The Press says that be en-
ployed personal friend of the Governor
to manage this business This "dear
friend" wrote to the Governor letter full
of sympathy for him in his "embarrass-
ments" and closing with the "friendly ad-
vice" that lie had better resign. A few
days passed over, and while the President
and the Governors "frie1d" were anx-
iously awaiting the letter of resignation,
the latter received reply which was as
follows: "lf President Pierce thinks reSig-
nation sovereign remedy for enebarrass-
mentS, it is about time he was trying it
himself" There is as much truth as poe
try in the Governors reply.
A reliable correspondent of the tn
bHne endorses the bove statements rela-
tive to the means taken by the President
to induce Reeder to resign the Office of
Goyernor-and adds the further infor
nation, that after the Governor Of Kansas
had refused to be bought off by the China
President Pierce made higher
bid. He now said that on condition of
Reeder's vacating the Goyernorship in
Kansas, he acOuld gre him the place Of En-
baSead0r to England, from which Mr.. Bu-
chaDan was soon to return. The splen-
dor of this proposition was a matter to
and after two days the Govern
or gave his ultimatum. He offered to re-
sign if the President would write him
letter asking him to do SO, and publish it
in THE Ual0n together with his reply, it
being understood that his appointment
should be gazetted Immediately after
The President refused to publish such
correspondence, and the Governor accord
ngly left him under the necessity of turn
ng out Territorial Executive for the sole
reason that he would not lend himself to
he establishment of Slavery by invasion
and conquest, against the will Of the vast
majority Of the people of the Territory.