Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-09-20
PY....sATURDAY. SEPTEMBER co. 1856.

rupted to this time ty single misunderstand-
ing or unpleasant feeling; and L would at
any time defend him promptly and indignant
ly against personal attacks upon his reputa-
ton. l believe him to be man Of distn-
gushed ability, of high integrity and valua-
BILE experience. He is surrounded, too, in
Pennsylvania by many political friends, whom
personally love and esteem, and to whom l
am united by ties OF long cherished political
and social intimacy and the loss of whose
friendship should regard a great calamity.
For more than qurter Of century have /
steadily labored with the democratic party,
and never doubted that l should do so during
my life. For years / have eXerted myself to
bring about Mr.. Buchanan's nomination. In
lS4S and 1862 l was one of those who carried
for him the delegates of our district, and was
his Jealous and ardent supporter. On each
occasion was in The national convention as
one of his delegates.
"Ihese ties are exceedingly strong and hard
to sever, especially with one who is naturally
of conservative east, and slow to change old
habits OF thought and action; and l have
resisted for months the convictions that were
urging me to my present declaration. l have
diligently sought reasons and arguments to
save myself the pain of breaking up old as
sociations and alternating myself from my old
friends, but all in vain. My love of country
and hatred OF oppression would not allow my
feelings and inclinations either TO delude my
Judgement or still my conscience, and am
compelled to forfeit my self. respect by COM
hitting what believe to be palpably wrong,
or else to enroll myself III opposition to the
democratic party.
." l can see no reasonable hope of justice
and sympathy for the people of Kanzas in the
success of the democracy. In its ranks, and
with the power to control It's action, are found
the border rufians of Missouri and their ac~
completes of the South. who have trampled
upon the constitution and all the essential
principles of our government robbed Kanzas
Of its civil liberty and right of suffrage, laid
waste its territory with fire and sword, and
repudiated even Civilization itself"
Gov. Reeder then passes in review the Cincin-
natti platform, the course of the democratic party
in Congress as to Kanzas, and the conduct of the
parry, through its orators and presses, in the pres
idential canvass, in open and insulting hostility
to the free state cause,-and then concludes as
follows =
"What, then, have the free state men of
Kanzas to expect from democratic admins
tration, even if presided over by Mr. Buchan@
an: If he could be left 10 act upon his own
impulses, unaffected by external influences
and free from all pledges and obligations, ex-
press and implied the case would be very
different. But unfortunately this is not so.
His election would rightfully be considered
decision against US. whatever may be his own
private feelings. His offices at Washington,
in Kauzas, and elsewhere, would necessarily,
to large extent, be filled with our enemies
His information would come through dis
torted medium. And lastly, he could not aid
us without having first made up his mind TO
be abandoned and warred upon by his own
party. The South would charge him with
violating his pledges and turn upon him with
the bltterest hostility, and at least portion
OF the northern democracy would follow their
example. He would thus be left without
party to support his administration, unless he
should cast himself INTO the arms of the re-
publicans. We cannot, it seems to me, eth
er ask or expect him to do this upon q ques-
ton where party lines are so plainly drawn
before his election. Like all other men in the
same situation, he must obey the party senti-
ment on which he is elected. That there are
democrats in Pennsylvania who are full of
Indignation against the conduct of the South
i'll regard 10 Kanzas, l am well aware, and
that they would use their influence to redress
her wrongs l am well satisfied but they are
the Union to sustain his administration in
war with his party. They have as yet been
H"ahle to make their opinion appear and be felt
In the party, ard OF oouree cannot do so here
after. l honor their good intention, but
cannot believe in their power.
repeat that 1 have been forced to these
conclusions after no slight struggle with my
feelings and inclinations Should Mr.. Blu
chanan be elected, and his administration be
differents from what my Judgment compels
me to believe shall give it my cordial APP
probation, and my feeble though willing sup
port. AS believe now, l must regard the
democratic party as fully committed to south.
ern sectionalism, towards which, for some
time past, it has been rapidly tending, and l
quit it, well assured that my duty to my
country demands at my hands this sacrifice
of personal feeling
Gov. Reeder is to speak in various places,
mostly in Pennsylvania, between now and
the election, openly and bravely for Col. Ere
mont, and cannot fail to exercise great in
huence, particularly in his own state, and
with other influences must pretty surely settle
the vote thereof. Indeed, the stand he has
taken is alike his confession of the right, and
his judgment that Fremonts election is GER
tain.