Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-09-25
Letter from
GOVERNOR REEDER,
Defining his Position.
Nyw-Y DIRK Cry, September is, 1856.

y
r, hs clitors Of the Erening Post
crvrr yygx The letter of your correspon-
,.,,t II and YOUR editorial comments upon it
" tbr 10th inst, seem in common courtesy to
u 3,o,and a reply. Your correspondent does not
~ in saving that | desire the success of the
D. Iponnblican party and the election of their can
.rJate and that am ready to contribute any
Tnrorablc effort to bring it about. This is not
.Lc rcsnIt of any preference as to men, but in
,rtp Of it. With Colonel Fremont am un-
.ol,o,ainted | have never seen him, nor had
INV communication with him, direct or indirect,
rarI,9I or written. On the other hand, my
r,aInas Of friendship and admiration for Mr..
p,,hauan, as man, are Of no ordinary char
octer and are strengthened by years of friend
" intimacy and reciprocal acts of kindness,
,;;,;ntcrrurtcd to this time by a single misun-
Jcr,tanding or unpleasant feeling and would
at ory time defend him promptly and indignant
" orainst personal attacks upon his reputation.
heIcyc him to he ii man of distinguished
aI;I;tv Of high integrity and valuable eXpe-
r,orra lie is surrounded, too, in PennSylvan-
ia kv many political friends, whom personally
1--we and esteem, and to whom | am united
r. fcs Of long-chcriShed political aud social
intimacy, and the loss Of whose friendship |
shogN regard as a great calamity. For more
tian quarter of a century | have steadily la
bored with the Democratic party, and never
doubted that | should do so during my life
For wears have eXertcd myself to bring about
Vr Buchanan'S nomination. In 1913 and
1872 | was one OF those who carried for hun
the delegates OF our district, and was his yea
.a> and ardent supporter. On each occasion
was in the National Convention as one OF his
delegates.
These ties are exceedingly strong and hard
to sever, especially with one VINO Is naturally
II conservative east, and Slow to change old
habits Of thong and acton and L have re-
sisted for months the corrections that were
urging ne to my present declaration. L have
diligently sought reasons and arguments to save
myself the pain Of breaking mp old associations
and alternating myself Erom my Old friends, but
az in vain Ny love OF country and hatred OF
oppression would not allow my feelings and
rc.iuGticHS either to dcIude my judgment or
still my conscience, ana am compelled to for
ri; my So.t-FcsI9ct by committing what | be-
oegc to be paIFaoIy wrong, or else enroll my
self in opposition to the Democratic party.
see no reasonable hope OF Justice and sym
,a,av 'ar the people Of Kansas in the success
# t.r Democracy. In It's ranks, and with the
power To control us action, are found the Bor
t.r II'iaas OF Missouri and their accompiceS
r.i,e Sou,h who have trampicd upon the
Constitution and all the essential principles Of
our Government, robbed Kansas of IFS civil
liberty amt right of suffrage, laid waste its
gr.t0ry with fire and sword, and repudiatcd
even cT'!Iat"e Itself.
10 its platform dnd the enanciaton Of
PRINCIPLES winch would put the rope about the
aacSs OF men Tor exercising the constitutional
rt.j OF Pellttoning Congress for State Go
0umeDt or redress Of grievances far worse
.al jLo~e winch LED to the war OF the ReYo-
e.0r aud declaration sti9EatIzng as arm
" a>,tauce to law the moderate and jHsti-
a'.te >gli-dcicuSc OF men ShamctnIIy and lnta-
''.y oppressed hy rui}ian violence and cut
II., beyond a'I human endurance.
.. a'' ,ac "h"'r party oi the nation assem-
" ->u.'oha1 '"h' eht!Ch Nllh 0Vt chc III
"'.4a. @InsenI' expressing rs unqualified
.".'anoh OF an Administration which has
"l. itself as The tooi and accompiice Of all the
''..I> inflicted nPon Kansas, and by its We
JAIL: ana iiAoeciilly brought tie country to
Oh .sr,jluc war
i. a4d all ItS representatives in Congress
VIVID three indIyidaai exceptions, Iabering in
....',' zeaI' y speech and vote, to cover Up
. ".I!,ut> o! ta!S Administration and the
'.-er ,.r l>Ii,'A> OF Missouri, and to suppress
'' '''e'0 '2i1'oa oi caJFa&eS "h!ch shock
I "''.i''Iy ah' ropnoLca"'sm, aud defy the
'"> ,'''''h al" the laws.
49,. ...' ''',a same representatives,, alter the
.". ,. ""> '"'''t' III >"te oil Their Efforts, still
->.- '' f,'rfc ~" people from II code OF
-5 .,i .,io,,' upon 'hehl ny Il lofeign army
.t -.''' ',''u>'nS 10 "Iln!t tHem INTO the l IL
A 9'! ioF REASONS winch, III the cases Of nine
| 3",5 States, had been declared untenabIe
4 IS " no aecotAt.
4 a. ,.'' '""', H!>rr@arling free constitution
A ,., D." 'e'", cuA-tt'h'iohal ana time sane