The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-06-07
GOVERNOR REKDER SUSTAINED IN PENN.
SYLVANIA.
SCRANTON, LUzERNE Co., Pa.
May 80, 1855.
tn The ElY;Yo,- of Tie N0fjon0I Eyrn


SCRANTON, LUzERxE Co., Pa.
May 30, 1855.
TO the Editor of the National Era:
We have Just had visit from DR.. ]. E. Snod-
grass, formerly of Baltimore, but now of New
York. and known as the Vice President of the
American Settlement Company" of the last
named city. He addressed a very enthusiastic
meeting in the Methodist Church on Monday
| evening, on the advantages of Kansas as a
home for the enterprising.
AT the close of DR.. Snodgrass's address, the
following resolutions, approbatory of the course
of Governor Reeder in Kansas and the Emf
grant Aid movement, were adopted with una
| nimity-nay, with enthusiasm, / may say-al-
though men of all parties participated in the
meeting.
The spirit of this meeting, with reference to
the struggle between Despotism and Liberty,
now waging in the "Crimea of Freedom" and
the course of our fellow-citizen, Governor Reed
er, is but a repetition of the feeling exhibited
elsewhere in DIR. Snodgrass's route through the
Old Keystone. For instance, at Honesdale, the
democrat gives an account of a meeting there,
from which l copy the following:
"F. M. Crane, Esq, presided, f. B. Penni-
man acting as Secretary. Earl Wheeler, Esq,
proposed the following resolution, which was
adopted:
"' Resolred, That in view of the trying cir
cumstances under which our fellow-citizen,
Hon. A. III. Reeder, has been placed, as Gov
ernor of Kansas, and the firm and noble stand
which he has taken against the illegal and I'M
warrantable proceedings of the Missourians at
the recent election in that Territory, we take
this occasion, furnished by the lecture of the
Vice President of the American Settlement
Company, DIR. Snodgrass to express our warm
est appreciation of his official course, which
cannot fail, as we think, to receive the support
of the Government at Washington and the
plaudits of all fairjudging minds
" 1t only remains to state, as an indication
of the actual public feeling on the Kansas ques-
ton and Governor .Reeder's course, that, after
remarks by DIR. Snodgrass and others, the
meeting, which was composed of men of all
parties, voted the above resolution Of approval
undntm0usly-to which may be added that the
American Settlement Company has between
thirty and forty stockholders in Honesdale
alone, nearly every one of whom has taken the
highest number of shares allowable, as most
practical proof of the interest felt in the settle
ment of Kansas by freemen with backbones
and hearts,"
AT Carbonate, the meeting was presided
over by Francis G. Perkins, and the Secretary
was L. .. Josln. 1t adopted a number oil
strong resolutions on the Slavery issue, as in.
tensi6ed by the course of the Missourians in
Kansas. They were reported by F. p. Grow
as chairman of committee, and are publish
ed in the Transcript. We copy these two only
for the sake of condensation, and saving o.
| your space:
RESOLVED, That we approve the course Of
Gov. Reeder, in his efforts to preserve the puri
| ty of the ballotbox, and the squatters' rights
| against the threats and intmidations of the
| Missourians; and we feel it to be the duty Of
| the National Government to place sufficient
force at his disposal, when civil rule is usurped
to maintain his and the settlers rights against
their invaders.
| ResolUed, That the thanks of the community
are due DIR. j. Z. Snodgrass, for his untiring
exertions in favor of Freedom and, as Vice
President of the American Settlement Compa
| ny, we tender to him a hearty welcome"
Everywhere the same spirit has prevailed
with scarcely an exception. AS to the course
of Gov. Reeder, it has been such as to chal
lenge the plaudits of all good men; and his fel
low-citizens are doing him but justice, while
doing themselves credit, by these endorsements
They are timely, and cannot fail to do good.
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