The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-06

which he could interfere, upon what clause in
the law the constitution he could find authority 10
interfere We know that under the constitution the Presi-
dent is commander of the army but know too that
lie is not thereby empowered employ the army for
any other than purpose specified by law The Advertiser
deals in the language generally used by the faufnders
on this subject but upon examination il win be 10 be
entirely vague and general TO point out the
which the President is advised pursue We venture 10
affirm that lac stands ready and anxious to exert the full
power vested in him by the constitution and the law TO
cure the peopeo Kansas the free and unrestricted right
carry out the Kansas law in its true spirit We doubt nohe
would be obliged of the asute aulnders point
him to the authority under which he do than be
has long since done II is idle tell hm that he must dis
card all sympathy with Atchison and his crewnhe never
had any sympathy with anybody who sought desired
either directly indirectly 10 interfere with the free right
Of suffrage by the Kansas people II is useless to call
him to Sustain the people of Kansas in the exercise of tho
rights guaranteed to them without showing in what way
he sustain them electually than heretofore
lie has exhausted all the authority known to him in the
effort to have the law for organizing Kansas faithfully
ced. If there is any other authority known to the Adj
yerer by exercising which the national sentiment which
prevails in the North could be prevented from being
y crushed out in the ensuing elections should gladly
learn the fact
1t will turn out however that the President has done
all that it competent under the constitution and the
Law for him to do He has not consented to become par
an in this matter with either side and there lies the real
point of dissatisfaction lie has confined his action within
the limits of the duties imposed him by law, and has
not seen fit TO identify himself either with the Massachu-
Aid Society the Atchison crew. the Advert
calls them We doubt not that he condemns the inter-
ference BOTH far it is Illegal and that the chief
greet he feels is that thing should have occurred to
barrass the complete triumph Of the great principle Of po
ular sovereignty which he had hoped consumated
in the organization Of Kansas
Although the Advertiser does not expressly charge the
President wha failure to discharge his past duty in regard
TO Kansas affairs the inference that such imputon
intended is too obvious be overlooked It is much easier
but less manly, to indulge in insnuaons and charges of
official delinquency than undertake to establish them
by specification and fact The President srnks from
scrutiny, however rigid which his policy Kansas
can be subjected. To heap abuse upon him upon the
sumption either that he has been tho partisan of the pro-
slavery or the antavery party is not to scutnize his
conduct and against the effects Of all such manifestations
Of passion he win be electualy shielded by
just public sentiment.
His whole duty under the Kansas law required the Presi
dent to take the steps therein designated to organize the
Territory upon the principle of eacing The people perfectly
free 10 farm and rgulafe Meir domestic Institutions in
their rag, subject only to he consultation Of the United
States The most important of his specific duties the
selection and appointment Of governor for the Territory
Whatever may be thought and said the South in regard
to the appointec 10 that place. Governor Reeder are
that the present antslavcry feeling in the free States
against which the Advertiser the President
spring from the fact that Governor Reeder proper
selection. Judging him by his antccedens he stood an
unsupported national democraon who fully prepared
to carry out the spirit of the Kansas law because he had
been Jealous advocate of its passage Southern men
hastily, think charge that he free-solcr when
appointed Weknow of nothingn the history Of Governor
eeder prior TO his appointment to give the least color to
the charge 1t the purpose of the President TO select
above suspicion as to his position the slavery
question: and Notwithstanding the present associations Of
Gov Reeder not disposed credit the charge that
he was unsound when appointed We believe he was a
national man then, whatever he may have become now.
But suppose the charge be true that Coy Reeder was
ee-soiler when he TO Kansas then the slavery
people the North win concedc that his appointment was
judicous whatever they may say of his removal. 1t will
hardly be doubted that if President Pierce was derect Of
sons of the Missourins into Kansas then Gov Reeder
must necessarily have been much derect He was
appointed and sent to Kansas supernend in person the
faithful execution Of the law. After the election lie COM
mssoned the delegates elected How unreasonable then
for The admirers and sympathizers Of Gov Reedcr CEN
sure the President
II Gov Reeder failed 10 do his duty in carrying the
law, his friends win hardly think Of holding the President
responsible If Gov. Reeder discharged his duty it de-
wolves his friends show that the President was in
way delinquent in sustaining him before he can be !
properly ccnsurcd But strongly suspect that the real
ground of dissatisfaction with the President is that he
found it necessary in The discharge ois official duties
from Office Gov Reederand certain other officers from
the South well from the North 1t is falsely assumed
that the fact of the remova shows that the ympathes Of
President with the Missouans W have heretofore
laid all the documents connected with Gov Reedes re-
noya before readers No who desires only to ar
rive at truth could fail to that Gov Reeder re-
moved matter wholly distinct from The question
whether the President sympathzel with the pro-slavery
the anti slavery party. Upon careful analysis of the
prevalent feeling in the free States which the Adver-
ser adyers with much concern we think lie will find
that il much Of its imposing character TO the clam
hholitonists, who nothing for Gov Reeder
the Kansas people, the principle Of the Kansas BILL ex-
they be made valuable swelling The tide off