Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-05-05
n kckPriON OF GOV. RKEpER.

EAsToS, Pa. April 30.
The Hon. A. II. Reeder, Governor on
Kansas, arrived here to-day from the West @
and met very enthusiastic reception IRON
his friends and neighfors. BE reached mn
lipsburg at noon, and was there met and es-
corted to the Court house square, in Easton'
by large concourse Of citizens oil all partlcs'
accompanied by the Easton Band. Tn paaanr aa
wing at the Court House, Governor heeuer
wac welcomed by the citizens with hea,.S
cheers, and formal welcome then eA.enuJte nt.
to him, in an eloquent and impresslse ,l;men'
by the, Hon. J. NJ. Porter. who conlp,l,nun- pua
tad Gov, Reeder on the manly and courageous
as we'll as able manner, in which he had u.s.
charged tho duties of his difficult and respoh-
sible Office. He went into hasty narrative
of the growth and progress OF tne siave
ouestion. attributing its dangerous ana threat
snino character at the present time to the
fanaticnl abolitionists of the North, but ad-
mitting also that slavery men had IN their
turn become as fanatical and wrong as the
abolitionists themselves. He went through
the old routine of apology for the South, say
ing that they had slavery entailed upon them,
and asserting in full the broadcast pro slavery
claims, declares that Gov. Reeder has done
his dnty ably. and would and should be aus.
tanned, both by Pennsylvania and the country
at large.
Gov. Reeder, in reply, expressed in feel.
ing manner and eloquent terms the grateful
impression made upon him by the warm aud
enthusiastic reception given 10 him by so
large an assembly of his fellow citizens. lie
referred to the reports of fraud and outrage
upon the part of the slavery men, III the
Kansas election, and emphatically confirmed
the very worst statement of them which had
preceded his arrival. He said his opinions
on the subject Of popular sovereignty had
undergone no change, but that the conduct
Of the people of the border counties OF the
North Missouri had astounded and amazed
him, by sher reckless disregard of all laws,
compacts, and constitutions; that the terri
tory of Kansas, in her late, election, had been
invaded by regular organized army, armed
to the teeth, who took possession Of the bal
lot boxes and made legislature to suit the
purposes Of the pro-slavery party.
Kansas was subdued, subjugated and con.
quered by armed men from Missouri, but her
citizens were resolved never to give up the
fight for their freedom, and the independence
Of their soil from foreign control of interfer
ence. The State of Missouri would be called
upon to disavow all sympathy with these
border ruffians. If she refused, the Soutl
would be called upon to discountenance her
devolve upon the North to take up the mat
ter, so that the rights of her sons who had set
tied in Kansas, on the faith of solemn com
pacts, shall be vindicated and sustained. H
declared that the accounts of the fierce out
RACES md wild violences perpetrated at th
election, published in the northern papers
were in no wise exaggerated. He conclude
by saying that Kansas was now a conquere
country-conquere by force of arms-bu
that her citizens were resolved never to yie!
their rights, and relied upon the North to al
them, by demonstrations of public sentimen
and all other legal means, till they shall
fully and triumphantly vindicated.
During his speech, Gov. Reeder was fire
quently and enthusiastically cheered by tn
large audience present.