Kansas weekly herald., 1855-07-28
WILL REEDER BE RE.MOYEDl

grantly dIsgraces. Since the publication
Of Secretary Marcy's letter, demanding O
Reeder, in the name of the President, sat
i.tacfory explanations as to the extent AM
character of his swindling speculations il
Indian lands, and threatening a severanc,
of his official relations with this Territory
If such explanations were not made, the
removal of Reeder from office has been
common and almost inexhaustible them,
of comment and speculation with the pub
lie. The general opinion here-and we
may add throughout our entire Territory
is that Reeder will be soon decapitated by
The present Administration. Every one is
awaiting the announcement of his expul.
sion from Office with the most feYerish
anxiety, and when intelligence of his re-
moval reaches US. we may expect to see a
day of universal rejoicing and glorifcation
as has never been witnessed in our Ter.
Fitory.
To our apprehensions it seems clear that
Reeder will be superseded in office. How
ne can make "satis factory" explanations
OF his fraudulent speculations, or can pos
sibly offer defence that will screen him
from the severest censure, we are at loss
to conceive. His very letter to Mannypen-
ny demands his removal. In that letter
he admits that he has bcsn purchasing the
very lands he should have watched over to
prevent fraud and imposition in their sale,
and which were reserved to the poor In
'iians by solemn treaties with the United
States. The simple purchase of these
lands by Reeder was a gross and deliber-
ate violation ofthe treaties, and his purcha-
sing them at about one fifth their real va l.
ne only serves to aggravate his crime
The case Of Reeder exhibits SO plain and
palpable violation of official trust that the
President must either remove him OF prove
recreant 10 his duty.
Aside from this shameful breach of Of
fetal trust, the positive unftness and in.
competency of Reeder for the responsible
position he now fills, which has been DEM
onstrated in every official step he has ta-
ken, from the very day he commenced &C.
ting in the capacity of Governor, impera-
lively calls for his removal, and the ap-
pointment of some man acquainted with
the Western country and its characteris-
tics as his successor. Since his induction
into Office, he has done virtually nothing
for the promotion of the interests of our
people, and has only proved great incu-
bus to the advancement of our Territory.
How his friends can even claim any cred
it or praise for his past official career when
they consider the tardy progress of our
Territory in comparison with that of our
sister Territory, Nebraska, we cannot see
The very time and attention that Reeder
should have Civ IN the discharge Of his Of
fetal duties
Every day Reeder becomes more and
more obnoxious with the people of this
Territory. He is now despised by every
honest man in our Territory, and looked
upon as the most tyranmcal despot that
ever cursed nation. A Resolution has
passed our Legislative Assembly by a
unanimous vote "that the President of
the United States be memorialized by the
by the Legislature to remove Gov. A. H.
Reeder from the Office he now so DIS
gracefully fills" Many Of the Abolition
papers even, that have heretofore extolled
his official career to the skies, are now re-
pudiating his course IN quite decided terms.
The only leading Northern Abolition jour
nails that now give their undivided support
to Reeder are the New York Tribune,
Albany Journal, Boston Advertiser and
such other fanatical sheets as are conduct
ed by men who would rejoice to see our
Territory populated with Eastern paupers
and hirelings, and our institutions moulded
regardless of Southern feelings, Southern
sentiments, and Southern rights. That
Reeder should receive the support of such
infamous journals is by no means strange,
for we are sure that there could not be
found in this glorious Union a man who
would labor more untiringly and assidu-
ously for the interests and ends of North
trn Abolltionists than this same venal and
corrupt Reeder.
u Our latest advices from the East report
that the authorities at Washington have the
ease of Reeder under advisement, and
that 1t IS probable he will be expelled from
eflice. The Washington letter writers