The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-24

at Eason rendered il most prudent both in view OF the
public interests and Of Gov Reede personal safety thai
he should not return 10 Kansas In bis otca capacity ba'
he had yielded to the impressions as TO Gov heeders
ofacal misconduct which had taken possession OF the
minds Of many others. He sl confded in bis integrity
and his competency and therefore, saw nothing in his o
cial conduct especially explained by Gov keede on
which to 6r for which oremoye him. be looked
upon the delay in eecng organization OF the Territory
as unfortunate but Gov Reeders explanation Of this was
plausible and therefore not peremptory condemned
The difficulty was the mode to be adopted in subst
tutng another in his place without casting any mputaon
on his honor his fidelity public officer Gov Reede
acknowledged the force Of the objections to his to The
Territory but unwilling TO make voluntary resigna
ton OF bis Office this in his estimation, would carry with
necessary of character 1t will be seen at once from
Governor Reeders own account that the interviews In
volyed considerations OF exceedingly delicate kind and
that President Pierce manifested for his reputation an ex
IRENE tenderness II need not be remarked that such CONVEX
satons between friends and officials in which the pub
lie interest as well the private character Of one OF the par
ties was to be guarded necessarily covered with
double seal Of confidence. H aa#a
The interviews were rendered still delicate by the
introduction of another subject which directly involved
Governor Reeder's private interests and reputation,
though not connected with his official conduct lie
had embarked in private schemes OF land speculation
which had been the subject of severe newspaper AMI
madyorsion and with these President Pierce as they
had reached his through the channels OF common
port dissatisfied Governor Reeder dwes IN detail
on this branch of the conversations states the disat
scton OF President Pierce with these specuations as they
were then understood by him. and repeats with earnest
speciality his for believing that be had been guilty
of nothing illegal dishonest in his land transactions
He evidently had twod motive for thus earnestly and
deliberately urging this subject He was socitous to dis
abuse President Pierces mind of its unfavorabe impress
sons derived from unsuhenc of information and
thereby fully to retain his good opinoni and he was
equally socitous to procure his ratification Of certain Of
ms land purchases which then suspended in the In
terror Department in consequences of the ruors as to their
In regard to his land speculaons Gov Reeder
attributes to President Pierce sentiments utterly incon
with the truth Of the case that for the purpose of
branding this portion of his deposition it deserves we
quote his language:
As to the charges purchasing Indian lands and inter
es in towns he said he was entirely satisfied to the for
mer that all fair and honorable and that hundreds
had done before me- ridculed Mr. Manypennys oblec
ton IT, and said he had rsbuked him when he talked to
him OF il he was nevertheless sorry under the circum
of this case had made any purchases as they
made petext for my enemies to annoy him with demands
for my removal As TO the purchases OF town property ne
said he entirely satisfied from his confidence in me- that
shy were all right he wished to explain them to him
and refer TO the acts OF Congress under which laid
out that he might be prepared to justify me and himself
when the subject mp before him. accordingly gave
him ell the information the subject, both as to law and
fact which was my power and stated what was the fact
ad hpenc original
Iector the ayng Of town. but in every had
CURED my interest subject to the original laying out lie
himself satisfied except that be thought the act OF
NAY 49, 1874 did authorize the laying of towns
cent ON lands which had been surveyed reped that the
Commissioner of Land Office bad construed the
recognise which had been laid out before the
vey Mr. Wilson would state to him II he would
inquire and that this construction right and necessary
for il was idle to expect the Territory be settled If it
to remain years without towns He expressed himself
ased, and the subject then dropped lie wished no
EXPLANATION found any fault to the contract for half
breed lands but have already stated he expressed
himself strong language entirely satisfied to the fair
| ness and honorable character OF the transaction"
Most Of Governor Reeders deposition is marked by dis
tortions and perversons but this without shred
truth n all its parts far il attributes to President
Pierce satisfaction in regard any Of The various land
townot speculaops specified dculc rebuke of Col
Manypenuys objections thereto Gov Reeders testimony
on this matter is like TINT Of other swift wnesses
furnishes the evidence Of its asity He proceeds in
the next paragraph after that above quoted say that
htbe contracts for these lands had been before him Pres
dent Perce) with the accompanying papers in the month
o. january previous and upon Mr.. Manypennys making
violent and hgh-tempered report against upon
the ground of unairncss well of technical of
conformity the rules Of the department. he 1.-THE Presi-
dent had returned them to simply declining to confirm
them" At that time specific charges had been made to
the President in regard these specuatons except they
might be deduced from Col Manypcnnys against
the confirmation Of the contracts These were
however deemed sufficient by the President for asmply
declining confirm them How then could Gov. Reeder so
far misunderstood far msrepresen the Presidents
views make him say before he had heard word OF
explanation received any additional information that
4hs entirely satiyfed He had given the best evidence
that he not satisfied" by declining to the
contracts On OF his confidence In Gov Reeder
he disposed hastily question the fairness Of bis
transactions but the contrary, anxious that be
might be able to from them all suspicion Of lille
gality Of integrity. He had Gov Reeders
that the transactions could be relieved Of all such
suspicious and he doubt frankly told him that he
would be well satisfied with such result But in the very
last interview which took place. and in tho only language
used by President Pierce which Gov Reeder undertakes
quote IN fotidsm prbs be distinctly informed him that he
satisfied with bis land specustions Gov Reeder
SAYS that when he was about leaving Preside nj Perce