New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-09
DHJNISTPATTON VIEW or REEDERS
ELECTION.
From The Eftnina Por.

From The Etening Pet.
Our readers have doubtless some curiosity csDcern-
ing the course which The Administration al Washing
ten will take in regard TO the late election OF dele
gaze in Kansas. The Washington Union has given
q sufficiently clear intmation Of rha! il will be.
There are two persons csi1ipg the seat Of delegate
from Kansas-Whtield the candidate of those who
are for establishing Slavery in the Territory, and
Reeder, the candidate OF those who desire to make
Kansas a Free Stse. Whitfield has on his side the
forms Of an election Reeder the substance Whitfield
Was appointed by the Mssourins a, an ee3 ion held
under an ordinance of the mock Legislature assembled
at the shswnee mission Reeder was chosen by the
people Of Kansas at election instituted by them
selves. Whitfield is pet of Shannon, the nan sen.
cut by Mr.. Pierce TO govern karsas. Saalnon Tec)g
DiZed the spurious legislature AID all rs ordinances,
attoI ded the election held under them voted for Whit
field, ard to crown the farce, gave him orma cer-
tfcate that he had been duly chosen IA delegate TO
repres ent the Territory. The Administration OF course
il pIep0red 10 second The doiogs of p creature SHAN
ron. AMI accordingly its organ, Tie Jpa'tingto"
Union, presents argument ia favor OF the admls-
sion OF Winfield and against the admission OF
Ree5er. 1t says:
Tbe Of Cor reqeres the delesste to be elected Ia
pursuance the Territorial legislature, and the evil
aepee Of is election which the prsscbe The e-riic,e
ofthe Territorial governor Neither Of these equ,lte e1-s
b.t be has been chos'n not only 10 'o
ten of the aet ofthe Territorial stature but that s aim
only be gpted BY overriding the ,S Of JnsLes,
provi6irs the ors,u.ain Of kansas will be Observed
bs Hou's sSa a Gen IcS ,b. result e.es. @
on exactly The footing with Gov Reeder Ia eih case
HoS pd mad. election Ths one wa. chosen under co or
0tsw lin the view we are roy taxing wh the G,9I
Of Represebtsyes prepared aoosats oe!y the es9n
the legislators Of Kstsas the esrtlca;e OF oy ssier De-
Legislature Iecorized IS legal the eecae OF Gov shla
KsIss imposs ole that the question the admission OF
Gcv Reedets claim can be entertained Ths contest. how
ever NAV serve the purposes Of sectional agitation and
wholly unable TO discover other object n can De
phed but widen the breach between the North srd the
South hasten the Of toe great design OF
black Repubcsns to array on. section Of the Union snn
the other"
will be perceived that in this passage the doctrine
o." Squatter Sovereignty" concerning which so much
fufs has been made by the champions of the pnnci-
"ple of the Nebraska bill, is wholly disOvned. Goa
eess and Dir. Pierces agent, Governor Shannon, and
the legislature elected by Atchison and his usians
are, il seems to do everything, and the people Of
NAMES nothing. Tse whole question Is to turn mol
upon the will OF the people the soverelgns who are 80
uch talked of and whose sovereignty IS 50 htle re-
spected but upon certain formahes AMI certificates
III the Administration have its way II will not even
allow Congress TO inquire what the wall o. toe people
Of Kansas is.
The UaioH can see no result but what Il calls sec.
tions agitation" az likely TO be effected by the late
proceedings Of the people Of Kansas and the election
Of Governor Reeder as their representative. VIVA.
does The Union mean by " sectional agitation - Is
it sectional agitation in the people Of h ansss 10
dsown a legislature they did not elect 10 deny the
authority of laws enacted by that Legislature! 10
refase TO be represented by whom they did not
choose or commission ard 10 send 10 Washington
of their own members, eacefully elected by large
majority of the actual residents TO eontes. the sea! OF
the intl uder II the true representative OF ae people
of Kansas IL received with respect and his right 10
seat fairly discussed and considered is tia, likely to
ska hraa 1arx N.aFta nd q
l. the South little Influenced by gard to justice
that it will be satisfied with nothing short OF the
mary admission Of Whitfield and the insan rejection
of kseder'
There is DO reed of what Tie Union calls " SEC
tonal ,tstOn in regard to this question. Let il
be treated simply as question OF justice TO the people
of the Territory and It's solution easy enough. The
people of kaLsas saw their rights vTes ed from them
BY band Of armed invaders, who usurped the legs-
lave branch of tie territorial government ami unde.
whose auspices Whitfield elected as the delegate
OF the Territory. They would have been un .orthy
OF the name Of Americans if they nad submitted ps
tienty 20 ths usurps0n and recognized this election
They took the only course left them, which WAS 10
send or person honestly elected their delegate 10
protest scsnst his reception delegate aud 10 pre-
sent an suthenti, commission, derived not rom The
MsSoUrans and Governor Shannon coliudIns get 1er
but Gire sty from the people.
The Washington Ca.0E processes srea: horror a.
the thought Of Overriding set OF Congress- IL
has pone a. the idea OF overriding the will Of the peo
pie of Kansas. Ii 10 allow tie entire force OF
the argument OF TIE UdshiagtOa Union 1t il in the
power OF Congress 10 cure the formal defect in g Jv
ernor Reeders commission in al instant. II il wants
the quality of legality, Congress can give il BY very
simple enactment. Ii can dispense With the formal
ities il has itself made necessary. Il can pass az
legalzing Governor Reeders election OF the ground
that it is the fair expression of the peoples viii in the
Territory TIE souitern members Il they are disposed
10 deal fairly with the Territory ii their wishes
not against the maintenance OF peace be-
tween the North ard the South il they look a. the
question without regard 20 their ayorte object Of the
extension OF slavery will have nc hesitation in taking
this cou1s. The people Of Kansas must maintain
their rights and the most eectual way 10 avoid the
sststion o. which The administration organ expresses
such violen, spurehensious Is esty and unhesI;-
insly = Al ow then.
Times have me 10 q strange pass Il c Territory
which has been ,sictet OF ne nights by % the