New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-08

in-s'ssoUri or Mssssrhrs,ss wsiob has Tor its rec
re detat OF tue great PrnC e a alow'ns me !. 'ab
naats oi Names 10 give en- an 5l seed ahd Tree ij;
NEST mon he question whelher Slavery SASH o. ssl
not exit IN The Territty.
1 Bet 4 We Los n suudeTstaud Tee Adrtrils.- ~
eetls L Tie oaty Of the President 81 ttfeie sy ~
~ sCne aaJ 20 avoid the nlercnss IA n b.. has osg,i
rSe6d n the tfis ;s OF he MssOursus 10 ,rce Ssye.y
on de nory sgsinst toe viii Of the inhsAitan,s We
vcteE shat Il diG not the CditO taat bis pror
eeicn SssuDes ihst Is tue busters Of the Pe~seat
fit, iC 0esiDite whether he Inhabitants Of kaossl
wsDi Slavery or ro'-'hat distinctly Cf, to ne e
eslep o. ~ people end not 20 the Psiieatshen -
decide WHISTLER tue Mssoarians have forcei slavery
gEon benz ana, hDsly. that the Presi lent has ne
Eehtto extEt son poser 60 some act TO show ,As,
the Executive Gees not ecYvscc in teile. al gocee6-
ines. II s szing hsi an amount n error u,yaiIs
10 he power of the President 10 inferf n, for tho
IaeNeLuon Ct correction OF he evils ale ged IA have
accoms snied the Kansas election. Men Il int III enoa
who bsye b. en- oissPIo nfed 10 the result IN Kansas
seSmto overlook the plains principles Of
law, sId TO assume, without TeasoA reteetO T. .hst
II wac competent for the President 10 have eNf tad
powe that would have prevented the ilegal in erser
ance CT The Mssourians The law orr auizio M Ter.
niOTy OF kansas defines che powers ard duties n tho
President and We have examined ia vain too the
thcIt uIOer which be could have gu8roe the oalot.
box sgarst fraud violence That be shoud have been
spprsed IN advance Of suy suCh occurrences ia ia itself
IrepOseTous assumption; but even il that al been
p6 ssbf; we have been who at fault in effort %
locae the executive poxtr TO interfere in such case
We have seen the remark made again aud agair bv
paTisaD opporobts Of the President that he is rcspon
site or The violations Of the hit Of sulrsge in Kan
sas that be ouf ht to have prevented i; AMI tina ne
on ht stu 10 interfere for the punishment OF tho
offt DeCrs but have no attempt 10 specf tho
nsLne- u vhiSh the President eoHia nave rrerfsd 10
prevent Tie evils, in which be could now H. -fere
nor spon Whist clause in the law the sttuton he
eollc ma authors ny tonterfsre. We know that under
the Constitution TIE Pie'icent is commander Of the
| army but know too. that he Is not thersby EN-
ed Ia employ The army for any other than pur-
1cse sptc fCc by law. Re dfserfgstr deals IN tie
language generally used BY tie gsul. finders on this
So ject, but upon eNsMraI on / vii he seen t. DC
entirely too ard general 10 point out the course
which 'le President IS advised TO pursue. Weventure
10 firm ihe he sSucs ready AMI anxious to exert the
full pos yese0 IA him by Toe Constitution ana awto
SEE ure 20 the people ct Kansas the free and restricted
rzh, carry ont the Kansas law IN its true spirit. We
doubt not lC would be lCcd to some of TIE astute
fautfldofs 10 pout Linn 10 the authority under which
he car do than he he's long since doue Il is Idle
10 tell him that be " must dsca.d all sympathy with
Addison AID his crew'-he rever had any sympathy
with a. bod, who sought desired, either directly or
Indirectly TO interfere with the free right OF suffrage
by the Kansas people IL s useless tocal an hun TO
",usaif tie recpe Of Kansas IN the exercise 81 Tie
rip his guaranteed to them without showing IN what
way be can " sustain them more efectusily than
HERETOFORE lie has exhausted al the authority kuowa
to him in he eGcrt to have the law tor heu
sas faithfully executed. Ii there is any other authority
krOwnto me AdreytisGr by exercising which the ma
,ional .entu ent which prevails in the Norh could be
prevented from being utterly crushed out III the en-
II will turn out, however, that the President has
dore all that Il was competent uuder the constitution
ard the law for him TO 60. He has net consented ID
becor paTtiLau in this matter with elher SIDE ana
there lies the real point of desa lstacton lie has
corfu cd his action within the limits OF the duties inl-
roscd On him by law, and has not seen ht to mennly
hin self either with the Massachusetts, Aid society or
the "Atchson crew, as The AdrTf'scr cals them
we doubt not that he copdcpis the interference OF
both so far as it Illegal and that the chiefregre he
feels is that nythng should have occurred TO en-
balIass the complete triumph OF the great pIincpco i
popular sovereignty which he lad hoped TO SEE con-
eliminated in the organization of Kansas.
Although Tie Advertiser does not expressly charge
tbe President with failure to discharge hi past duty
10 regard 10 Kansas alrirs the inference that such an
n,putaou was lite nded Is TOO obvious 10 De over
CoEec 1t il much easier, but ess manly to indulge
in iusipuaof and charges Of official delinquency than
I, uIcerttke to establish them By Spe lhcat"n and
tSci me President shriIks from 10 scrutiny, ho8-
ever rigid 10 which bis policy ~ TO Kansas can be sub
ic,ed. To heap abuse upon him upon the asnmpnl III
either th6 be has been The par lsan OF ne roSaverY
or Anti Slavery party is lot TO sorutllze hts conduct
and ainst the effects OF all such manifestations OF
passion or meanness he viii be eieeually shielded by
Just pubic seLtimeIt.
His whole duty under the Kansas law roqu- ed tie
President 70 take the steps there 10 q Snae TO ogau
lie The Territory upon the principle OF tearing me pep
D nrffetiy free 10 tOrH and regulate mar oTn d.
uesic institutions their owH ray, SE6ject only 10
he Constitution IF tie Unilcd S,atcS. The most i'm
Ioiatt Of bis ecifc duties The selec ion end ap
poinuent OF a governor ior the Territory Whsf,
a. er may he thought and sara az Inc South IN REGARD
10 the aproin'eo 10 that place, Gov. Reeder, we are
sure that the present anti Slavery feeling in the Free
States against which The AdreTt,Ser walns the Presi
dent docs not spring from the fact that Gov. Roeder
was not proper selection. judging Inn by bis ante
cecens be stood oil ur suspected National Democrat
one WHO was fully prepared 10 carry out the spirit OF
the Kansas law because lac hal been Jealous adYO-
cate of It's passage. Southern men hastily, as we
think charge that lie Free-Soiler when APP
pointed. We know of nothing IN tie history OF GOV
Reader prior his appointment TO give the least color
10 the eli are. II the purpose OF the President 10
select above suspicoD as TO Ms pohltlOD on inc
Slavery question: ard Notwithstanding The present as
s0cia'i0Is of Gov. keeter, are rot disposed 70
credit the charge that he unsouud when appointed.
We believe he was q national man then whatever ho
may have become ow.
Hut ,uppose the charge be true that Gov. Reoder
w6s Ere. .Soer when he went 10 Kansas, tneh inc
aItisayery people az the North Will con ede that his
sIuoutm NJ Was uc leCus, whatever they may say Ut
lie rem oval 1t will hardly be doubted tina, Presl,
dent Pierce vac clio: Of duty IN not t0reseelns ana
rIYen'ing the Illegal cursiOus Cl The hsouf1ns ihlo
Khrsss than Gov. RcedCr must necessarily have been
much more cerelct. lie appointed and sent 10
Kansas TO supefiItend IN person the faithful execution
of the Law. After the election he commissioned no
delegates elected. How unreasonable, thsn, tor the
aGmres and 2! mPaihlzeIs Of Gov keederto ceisuie
The Proficient
IfGov Reeder failed 10 10 his duty in carrying Out
The law his friends would bar ly think of holding the
Precedent IespOnsible. II Gov. Retder discharged bio
duty Il deyOVes Oh his erds TO show tnGt the Presl'
dent was n come way delinquent 10 sustaining Dim
hffore he cen be properly censured. But strongly
suspect that the real ground Of dissas ION win ne
PItside1t is that be found II necessary, 10 tbo dis
charge Of his official duties, to renoveio ON GoT'
Rfecer AID csraiu other officers from the co1th as
vel "a fou the Norih 1t il falsely assumed tha the
fact Of tie removal shows that the symSathes OF Tie
Piesic M were with the Assourans. we nave
heretofore laid all the documents conheetei
with Gov Reeders removal before or read
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