Kansas weekly herald., 1855-05-18


summary punishment on any person on
any occasion, and that he believed there
was sufficient law in the Territory Tor the
punishment of all crimes.
THE ATTEMPr TO MURDER Gov. Rec
DER is confirmed. 1t appears that the Mis-
souri, rufians were determined to extort from
him certificates of election even In those le-
gislatiye districts where he supposed that the
election was fraudulent. The Northampton
Courier says, we have seen private letter
from General Samuel G. Pomeroy, dated
Kansas Missouri, April 7th, In which Gen
eral P. says:
"Goyernor Reeder has stood up like a
man. The members elected by Missouri
votes held a meeting, and voted to go to the
Governor and demand their certificates; if
he refused, then to request him to resign
his Office or they would shoot him. I sent
a line to the Governor, asking him if he
wanted any thing in the hour of his trial.
He said it would be grateful to his feelings
to know he had some one to lean upon ]
sent my horse and buggy that same night
with line to DIR. Robinson. The next day,
twelve good and true men, with revolyers,
&c., stood up with the Governor. We re-
maiped two and half days-determined
to- Or die. We hdse been insulted, and
had all our rights trampled upon during
election, and now determined to submit no
longer. At last, the members left amidst
a storm of wrath and oaths poured upon the
Governor and the Emigrants, Aid Compa-
ny. The Governor to-day starts for Wash
ington."
The .Atchison gang have pushed their
bullying rather too far. The outrage in Kan
sas are adding new fuel to the original
indi gnation at the repeal of the Missouri
compromise.-JMallwaukes Wisconsin.
A moro unmitigated and wilful falsehood
never was uttered. And this man Pome-
roy, knew he was manufacturing a lie,
when he penned the article above referr-
ed to. But it is put forth for the purpose
of giving Reeder some credit for stubborn
ness and determination to carry out bis
purposes in the recent election! But i,
will avail him nothing even if true. For
he gave certificates of election to ten pro-
slavery councilmen out of thirteen and six
teen pro-slayery Delegates to the House.
out of twenty-six. According to Pomeroys
statement then, ne must have been forced
to give majority of the pro-slavery party
in each House certificates of election. But
the fact is he withheld all the certificates
he possibly could, and gave one IN palpable
violation of right and justice. But the three
pro-slavery Councilmen who have been
elected by the people, and did not get their
certificates of election, will claim their seats
before the Legislature, and nothing that
Governor Reeder may do, will prevent that
body from Judging of the qualifications of
its own. members. So it will be with nine
of the Councilmen, who have been elected
by the people, they too must and will get
| their seats.
i But the idea'of General Pomeroy writing
to Governor Reeder apprising him of his
danger, and letting him know he had 'ssome
one to lean upon is simply ridiculous, and
only excites our contempt. Twelve good
men, were sent, with pistols and bowies, to
defend and protect the Governor from harm!
They s'remained two and half days-de-
termined to do or de-" Did they ssdo or
die" that is the question. We rather sus-
spet they did neither. But did the ualiant
Generalresentt the seinsult'' of which he COM
plains2 And if so in what manner? Was
it by arming those twelve men, and keep
ling himself at respectable distance2 And
yetthese earned men, after remaining two
and half days. retired without 9he she'd
ding drop of blood OF firing gun. But
yet says the Milwaukee, Wisconsin paper,
''the attempt to murder Gov. Reeder is con-
frmed." Oh shame where is thy blush
Pomeroy says sue determined to submit no
longer, to the insults and trampling upon
our rights Wonder if any body is alarm
ed, at the pronunciamento Of Gen. Pome-
roy, and his twelve armed banditti2 But
the Governor leaning upon Pomeroy, is a
beautiful idea, what a loving couple they
would make.
f NIeGER STEALERs.-We learn from a
reliable source that Secret Association is