The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1856-02-02
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Another Observation-Disclosures.

On Thusday of last week the president de
clared himself on the Kansas question. He
defined his position. On that day he sent
TO both houses of congress message on that
subject. The Washington correspondent Of
the Tribune says of it =" The message is in
tensely border ruffian. In this unprecedent-
ed document Mr.. Pietce grossly assails Gov.
Reeder, denounces the Emigrant Aid Socie-
ty, upholds the border ruffiln legislature and
its enactments, declares the free state move
1nent to be reasonable, and proposes that
congress shall originate movement for the
organization of Kansas as state under bor-
der ruffian auspices. He is utterly silent as
to the Missouri raid on Lawrence, and the
murders of Dow, Barber, and Others SO
base document never till now emanated
from the white house"
ag-Since the above was in type we have
read the message. 1t is a smooth, argumen.
tative, plausible, bat atrocious document.
The argument against the action of Reeder
as governor is conclusive and places him in
an unenviable light. The argument OF the
messag, we find no fault with, but its wick
edness is in its assertions, and its guilty
omissions. 1t is none of the Presidents bust
ness what opinions were held on slavery by
the settlers in Kansas, nor how they emi-
grated if they were peaceable, actual set
tiers and good citizens, it was his duty to
protect them from outrage, either by border
Indians or border ruffians. And when he
says that upon official demand upon him
they must and shall be protected, he but adds
insult to injury. His own officials in the
territory are the very men of all others who
have done and continue to do most to foment
intestine violence and civil war and of course
they will never call on him for their own
suppression. And he is deaf to calls from
any and all other sources. He is prompt
and watchful to detect Reeder and Others in
land spacuations and any little official pee
cadilloes; but Woodson, his secre !ary of the
territory, Shannon, the poltroon governor.
and Jones, the marshal may invade the land
with foreign horde and make war upon the
towns, and murder, rob and disfranchise the
people, and yet this watChfu, impartial pre-
sident seems to know nothing about it, never
lifts finger to prevent it, bat proclaims his
great anxiety to uphold law and ORDER
If so, why does he not al least dismiss from
office Shannon, Woodson Lecompton the vile
judge, Clarke the land agent who murdered
Barber the editor of the Leavenworth Herald
who is postmaster and publishes u S. laws
by authority the postmaster at Weston,
Mo, who is also a sheriff in Douglas county,
Kansas, and numerous other officers under
his control, who are constantly melting in
yasion, murder, arson and the most heinous
crimes? If he would do this, and appoint
honorable, upright men, not the mere tools
Of slavery, he would save himself vast
amount of message writing, congress and the
people endless trouble, contention and ILL
feeling, and the sqnatters Of the territory
could then manage their own affairs in their
own way. At present, Pierce alone is more
directly chargeable with all the evils which
beset this Kansas business than any other
man living. He conld apply the remedy,
but does not and will not. II is the guilty
one and must be held responsible.