New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-03-25
FROM WASHINGTON.
1.-THE WASHBURN ISLANDER. "
al Correspondence Of The n. Y. Tribune.

WASHINGTON, March %, 1853.
The Union of to-day has scurrilous attach on
THE TRIBUNE, entitled The Washburn Slander'1
said SANDER consisting of statement, on intor-
nation and belief that President Pierce, before
resortng to the extremity Of removing Mr.. Reeder
from the Goyerporship Of Kansas, tried to brbe
him to resign that post by offering him better
one. This The Union does not directly deny. but.
after cutie. fish performance ofunusual intensity.
says:
II the report alluded to by Mr. Washburn hal
when onsy made BY correspondent Of the n T. Taisvss
NE ave in the habit of treating the similar sehoods sgsnS
President Pierce which daily fabricated aud circulated
UP Such asehoo are respect dign6ed made
thy Of notice when member of Congress lets himself Gown 70
6sb bemp from the of degradation and infamy and
eive them currency from his place Ia the House unless In
doing he NJ S such cSsrse upon bis os,
authority, specifics respectable voucher io the truth
wait for the The Washington Uaon to learn
whether pumme sounded the depth OF bis own desrs
daton."
Let us now turn to the record and see what al
this is about 1t appears by the official report In
The Globe that on the 14th inst. Mr.. /. WAsHBURN
of Maine, advocating in the House the proposed
Kansas Investigation, said:
The gentleman Georgia Mr StePhens ha. denouscei
Gov Reeder yehemence and declared that what
he Gov Reede alleges be true he has acted most neon
s,enty end dhonorsby and fallen to the lowest depth. Of
such records and legally before him. and when he
bound officially 70 decide upon The question as .Ss r ps
further proofs should appear have been Would
$ s to be S BY s si SIR %
the gentleman my deductions from what he ayers was the
s sSa sSe g SroS full
what then appeared right though the expense Of Inn
peaehs the correctness Of his previous action say al honor
true this was the view which was Of Gov Of
his official down to the latest moment BY the President
snd his official advisers do not know how Is aud VIII aot
say that the report which am about to aude Is correct
have had communication with Coy kesder OF noImis
that have stated in the newspapers alter a. ,ness
well known Wsshg tonaer be had reached as the gentle
man Georgia the lowest deeps Of nay and depads
tied confidence in and the highest respect for him hs's
stated that the President at tune when he must ssys
Gov Reeder IN order to induce him TO did oner
Presidents are doing these things foreign sP
ponimeDt OF the highest grade and IMPORTING nave std
eve said m the first places and that not proving sum
Gent the appointment Of Minister 70 the Cour.
St lanes repeat do know how this thing 10, bot
have seen the statement which have made, subssn
italy Ike it il the PpSf n@ sss nsveI 90
H. true Reeder has been Endorsed BY the fresdens
the s, eSeI of sending abroad to III one Of the
highest places gift Of tho Executive an unworthy OF as
Known by him TO be scoandre then submit be hmsef
athoed depths Of degradation and nfsmy not only such
Of explored but lower than
Pumme sounded Gentlemen may take either horn OF tbs
Mr. SMITH va III desire to know whether the gentleman
wishes the house and cou y 70 tas ne mates me
OF the first grade be would resign his position as GOV
M HcKM.s-I will answer the gentleman Virginia"
Mr. SMITH, want answer from the gentleman from
Mr. wAsHBURS-I will the.sentlemsn have seen
j 50 s it. ssI ~ The Is%''p'pS'''
Mr. WAsHBuRS-A correspondent Of THE NV Yoag TsIB
UNE II mistaken has made the charge and dared TIE
WoshingtOn Union to deny IT, DARE the gentleman from Viz
MT SNiTT-I know nothing Of the subject but will say
that DO not believe word it, hba bold and unmiuEsd
ehood and unbeeomns any member upon th' moor 70 give
Mr. WAsHBuRN--And do believe every word Of ~ snt
although the gentleman denounse: the report a. false he ID
the gentlemen who are snihozedand there iemea
here who speak for the Executiyedeny IT, they can
own dSe; but this Is the r time have heard
snbecomng refer to newspaper statements"
Here we see that Mr.. HICKMAN-the e0nfden-
tia friend and daily associate of Gov. Reeder, like
him Pennsylvania Observation-Disclosures to In
terpose statement of facts, bat Gov. BUY omitn
would no. permit ii. "He waited an answer from
s. the gentleman from Maine, that Is from one
who could only speak from hearsay-.he another,
who stood ready to speak from book, was not al
lowed to do SO. And now The Union, which has
withheld these facts from its readers comes out with
flourish about "falsehoods," ISLANDERS and
degradation Can this dust blind any one
believe Gov. Reeder and Mr.. Hickman are
both now absent from the city, that cannot con-
suit them; but have no doubt that Gov. Reeder
was last Spring offered the Mission TO China, and,
that falling, prospect Of a still more eligible
post, it be would resign the GoyernOrship OF Kan
sas. But we all know how these things are done
that officially great men use other fingers than
their own wherewith to rake their chestnuts out OF
o hot ire-and of course We shall not be able tn
prove that Pierce authorized the offer to Reeder.
when the facts shall be SET forth. however, the
public will have no difficulty in coming to a cor
rect conclusion. Wait and see
Col. Delahay and Mr. Parrot of Kansas start
eastward in day or two, and expect to speak al
New.Hayen on the 3lst inst at farewell meeting
in behalf of large party migrating to Kansas.
Col d. has been stripped of nearly all his means
in the destruction of his printing establishment ct
Leayenworth BY the Border RGiians and has been
subjected 20 heavy expenses IN virtue Of his cleo
tioa % Rep,esentst.ve VI the STATE Of KansJs.