Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1855-05-17

Ofthe long lamp lighted street.
Garlaading the gates ruin
N!th each taIr, &C cursed cheat.
IN tie bitter strength Of anguish,
Wildly do long to tear
The false mantle off--revealins
How the fires Of hell are there;
Blu, the law protected MolOch
Laughs AT helpless Loves despair.
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Tic True Position. The following which
we extract from the GAINESVILLE 90. } Cour-
irr, takes the right ground in relation 20
the Kanzas elect:ol frauds. and conclu-
siyeiy shows that whilst Gov. Reeder still
adheres 20 the popular sovereignty doc
trine. he is determined that none but the
trlc soversigns shall enjoy the rights Of
citizenship. Such acourse epplies the
proper remedy for the Kansas troubles.
The Kansas TraHd Gov. RPedGr.
Gov. Re-dcr arrived at his home in
Eas:on. Pa.. aud was warmly welcomed
by bis friends and acquin;ances. IL re-
ply TO complimentary speech. he ex
pressed in feeling manner and in clo-
queni terms the grateful i'm preston made
by the warm and enthusiastic reception
given By so large an assembly OF his fell
low citizens. He referred 10 the reports
OF fraud and outrage upon the part OF the
slavery men in the Kansas election. end
empha,ics!Iy confirmed The very worst
ststement which had proceeded his arri-
val He said his opinions on the subjec,
of popular sovereignty had undergone no
change but the conduct Of the people on
the border counties 81 Missouri had as
founded and amazed him dy their reckless
disregard of all laws. compaCts and con-
situations.
The territory OF Kansas had been inva
ded by a regular organized army, armed
to the teeth. who took possession of the
ballot boxes, aud made cp legislature TO
suIt the purposes OF the pro-slavery par
~. Kansas was subdued. subjugs ted and
conquered BY armed men from Missouri.
bat her citizens were resolved never to
give up their fight for freedom and the
independence of their soil from foreign
ccntrol and interference. Missouri would
be called upon t. dissvow all synpa tn,
with these border rutiians; aud il she re-
fused. the South would be called upon 10
disccuntensncs her. If tho South r-fus
ed the solemn duty would devolve upon
the North 10 take up the matter. SO that
The rights Of her sons. who have settled
tn Kansas on the faith of solemn coln-
pacts, shall be vindicated and sus;s ined.
He declared tina, the accounts If the
fierce outrages a&l Wild violences peTpe
mated a, the aNflec,ion in Kansas, a.
published in the Northern papers. were
not exaggerated, and he concluded by say
ing Kansas " as now conquered country
conquered bv force of arms: but the ci:-
liens were resolved never to yield their
rights. and he relied upon the north 10 aid
the m by demonstrations Of public sent:-
men; and all other legal means. till they
shall be fully and triumphantly vindica-
ted.
A CORES rondent OF TIE New York Jour
nal Of Commerce. unde, date OF Ap'ii 90,
says that Gov. Reeder was to be at " as:
inston on The 81 of this month for the
purpose of bringing before the President
the facts relative 10 his official conduc.
as Governor of the territory. lie is rep
resented TO be a man Of prudence and
moderation. though possessed ofphysica.
and neral courage in a high degree. He
was in favor of the compromise Of 1850.
and of the Nebraska bill. as carrying out
the principle of that compromise.
The following spondence to the
same paper. expresses the Governors no.
tions in relation TO The future Of Kansas,
in clearer terms than we have heretofore
seen:
WASHINGTON. May /.
| remarked in my last letter in relation
to the Kansas disturbance. that conclu-
ded as o climax. with the declaration that
Kansas would be free State. might
saw that | commenced the discussion of
the Nebraska bill seventeen months ago
with the same climax. Therewas nothing
in tie origin or character Of the NEBRASKA
bill which rendered the establishment of
slavery in Nebraska possible. any more
than there was in its physical capacities
to render slavery durable or profitable.-
IL was reasonable theory in the Begin
ming that Nebraska would be non -sla We
holding; and what ,oas theory is onfirm.
ed BY practical experience. But | did
not in,eud 10 go. at present into a
vindicstiou Of this proposition. bu. only