Kansas weekly herald., 1855-05-25
WAsnrsarox, Nav IL,

Ihe UTi0A OF tbs morng, lays Governor
Reeder is notin Washington for the action
of the General Goyelnment, inregard to the
administration Of his duties ii Kansas, but
simply preparatory % his return TO the Ter
ritory, which he proposes TO make his fu-
ture home.
The Union praises the Governor as firm
and conservative Democrat, siding with nei-
ther party In relation to the existing excite
ment IN Kansas.
The above is a Telegraphic Dispatch and
if 1t represents Reeder correctly, it is
strangely inconsistent with his declarations
here and his public reception speech at
Easton, his native town in Pennsylvania.
In reference to the contested election, he
has said he was going to submit this ques-
ton to Attorney General Gushing. If he
is not in Washington, in regard to his du-
ties in Kansas" he must have received sscold
comfort" there, and concluded it was best to
back out from his ridiculous and absurd po-
sition Of getting instructions from the At
torney General as to his right to, contest
the seats of members electedto the Legis-
lature. What has the Attorney General
to do with any such question? No more
than Gov. Reeder, and that is simply noth-
ing at all. The bill organizing this Ter.
ritory defines the duties of the Governor,
and he nor no other power can go beyond
lit. That instrument is plain enough for
any one to understand, and Gov. Reeder
does understand it. But failing to carry
out his unholy purposes of abolitionising
this Territory, he wished to shift the re-
sponsibility upon other shoulders. But as
he has no business in Washington, we
suppose he has abandoned the idea of get
ting the opinion of Cushing. A sage con-
clusion truly! And that too after he had
ordered new elections, and set at naught
the sovereign will of the people.
Certainly the Union could no. have been
well posted when it says "Gov. Reeder
sides with neither party in relation to the
existing excitement in Kansas"
The editor of the Union being related
to Gov. Reeder, and doubtless placing inn
plicit confidence in him, may account for
the favorable notice he has taken of him,
in the above article.
Almost every act of his official life in
Kansas has been marked by taking sides
with the Free Soil and Abolition party.
He has appointed in almost every instance
| r.. Co;Ia-e a,d Aho1;t;1~,;s+s 81 o@oo
and in most instances the most obnoxious
men he could find, and in this district he
appointed man to take the census, against
a petition for good and worthy man, Of
nineteen-twentieths of the Squatters. In
the election, he appointed majority of
Free Sellers at almost every precinct. Be-
sides this he is recognised here as the head
and front of the Free State party.
Besides all this and many other things,
his speech at Easton, Pa, shows not only
that he sides with the Free Soil party,
but his utter recklessness of truth and
fair dealing. How dsgnifed it looks for
Governor protesting to side with neither
party, at a reception at his home, to be
dealing in the most violent and abusive
language of large porto n Of the people,
both of Kansas and Missouri-charging
that Kansas had been " conquered and
subdued by an armed force from beyond
her borders, that the election had been
carried by fraud, force and corruption-and
that its authors were the fanatic leaders
and corrupt and reckless persons, of some
half dozen border counties" This is the
language he uses, and that too after giving
certificates of election to eleven out of
thirteen members of the Council, and
seventeen Delegates out of 26. Reeder
not I" siding with neither party wont be
believed out here where the people are fa-
miliar with oil the facts. No doubt, he
makes such statements at Washington
and may deceive some as to his course
But he can deceive no one here, his foot
prints are to be seen too plainly.
BEAUTIFUL EXTRACTS.
Specimens from the truthful. chaste and
classic pen of Kelly of the Squatter Sover-
eign. We only give two or three extracts
this week. What pity such a rich. racy
and spicy writer should not be employed by
i n 4 !