The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-22
AFFAIRS OF KANSAS.
Our Leavcnworth City Correspondence.
L.AyENYoRrH Cry X. T.. June, 1856

LgAyESwoRrH CRY, X. T., June, 1856.
The Insstigaon-Rceder's Letters-Frauds Of the Abdi
tioa,ists EaaoSed-Iiow Kansas Oara9ss and Missouri
Inrusions are OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Lies
Eeed>as Bribery Of Tie Legislature 10 KEEP the Session at
Iaunee-Sh1man 7ampering uiM Witnesses-Ifo'cdrd
Dis9aaed-Damss he Investigation a Furce-" HoQe's
'Nu6, De- dc.
AS your paper is read by both members OF Congress
and the people, propose to give gou sketch of the tes
timony lately given before the Investigating Committee
that the attention Of the members and people who have
been grossly deceived, being in time awakened the
committee may not succeed in attempt further 10 de-
ccive by supprcssing the evidence.
So long as the committee were at Lawrence where
honest safe from assassination where the abol
oniss could perure themselves without fear Of detec
ton hc committee refusing leave to take copies Of their
depositions Howard anu Sherman greatly catcd-
had St all their way" But, fortunately for the
truth they became confident that they rashy
come this place. and suffer Whitfield to Introduce
few witnesses Still more fortunately they far
couraged the traitors at Lawrence in their rebellion that
the legal authorities compelled TO call out posse
enforce the laws Rceder who had nstgated his blind
followers with rebellion, instantly deserted them and
fed Ho lcn behind in the OF his pet L0wre, his
letters and papers and when Lawrence taken the
officers in search of prisoners found these papers, and
among them several containing important testimony
Executive Committee Of the free State party became
alarmed and when called made Developments which
gave a finishing stroke to the Investigation
Whitfield has shown by indisputable testimony, both
prosavory and abolition, (hc latter only entitled to
credit because against thcmsevcs that long before any
made in Missouri the aboitionists in the East
organized and sent out their hrengs for the avowcd pur
pose OF excluding Shareholders from Kansas; that tho
aboionis in large parties with means of pcr.
A1n
OF men, with only a carpet bag, but all armed
with rifles and revolvcrs (revovers used FOR gun
ming Prof. Sslman would intmate) that they boosted
of their and money!" And threatened they came
that stakeholder should hvo in tho Territory.
He has proved that there q secret organization for
the purpose Of excluding Shareholders and which finally
became complete military organization to resist the
That these abotionists avowing that their only
purpose TO vote to the Legislature and
exclude slavery; that they hired buffalo robes tho
frontier to be returned the election held
that so the elections held they
the East thsy had He has proved that foreign
ers were hired and paid expressly and solely come
here and vote. That there large nl,orities of
doubted residents who proslavcry in almost
every district; that violence used threats
made by proslavery mon, ~ any place TO prevent abo
ltonts from voting; but that the deck hands o.
ttsburg boat brought up by abcitonsts and per
T., vote tie y s by e Sa he
surd rely their nvalidty; that tho only way to de-
feat them by getting abotonist on the jaries (by the
abolition jury in the House Rccdcr also hopes TO be
lajnca); that Reedcr engaged in furnishing
the rebels that, while making these admissions to his
friends in confidence he was lying 10 the public, TO de-
such is the substance Of tho evidence on the subjects
above named. All this Is established beyond contro-
vcrsy anu would be clear justification Of tho
charges falsely made against the Misourians But the
special testimony furnished by Rccdcrs letters ana by
Iarrot ono Of the active OF tho Executive Commit
tee Is too rich " give in genera-t can only be apprc
Tho letters Of Rccdcr long DO published en-
tire but have made extracts Of some Of the most in
tcresng portions. They addressed TO Iowrc, his
io private secretary, and member Of tho Topeka
Legislature. omit only such portions as arc Of private
character, Of special interest, emitting nothing
which in any way qualities the extracts
WASHINGTON, Jan 90 1856
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Tho their to the mission should think thata
few the would be reliance than
the supr Court should hesitate long before spending
A. II. REEDER,
WARRINGTON Feb. H. 1856.
pon NE Committees. and he Waiting for hc election
printer dare not leave till can make applica
ion Ia Tho committee have the delayed until
for persons papers the Territory will also cndeavor
10 have he committee Territories send for persons and
papers and report history of the whole Kansas difficulties
al ifio This will probably bring you along shall have
the selection the 10 be sent for In measure
Whitfield claims told TO have received 900 votes
have no doubt whoa we cope " see his band be wiz chew VIC