Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-09-22
AMERICAN ORGAN.
Mr.. Haven ON the Republicans.
Meeting al the CLUB House in Bu6alo.

/ Kansas question.
Mr.. Haven came upon the stand amid enthusi-
astic cheering. He spoke Of the reasons for sup
4 porting Mr.. Fillmore of the calm and steady hand
! with which he had controlled Southern factonists
IN circumstances not unlike the present, and when
excite Gent ran equally high. As to the Kansas
! question, the burden OF oratory had been devoted
to explaining the of the present unfortunate
condition Of Kansas, aud all other issues had been
| hushed up for this single one.
lie would meet tlat ISSUE and since he Ind
come to be called border ruiiian he would fortify
himself and speak from tho documents He would
not discuss the admitted fact that oil the present
| excitement grew out Of the Kansas Nebraska bill
| NO man had opposed the repeal of the Missouri
| compromise more strongly than he; he had al
ways considered il a wicked and wanton distur-
bance of time-honored compact But If those
who repealed tho mpromise Of 1920 had acted
| In good faith, there would have been no trouble
Assuming that the establishment of such a line
was unwse, yet its repeal, after so long an acqut
escence, was uDjustifable. In theory, the Kansas
Nebraska act was in accordance with the princi-
pies OF our institutions, for it left the people of
those Territories free to decide their own civil
pohcy But the managers had by force of arms
| and by Missouri invasions, prevented any such
| freedom OF action, He therefore held that the
kansasNebraska bill, even If right in principle,
was wrong in expediency. For himself he held
| that Congress could exercise severe sovereignty
over the Territories, and could legisate slavery
into or out OF them, while it could not interfere in
| State. He recognised the power of Congress,
ouI not the power OF Territory to govern itself
independently OF the appreciation Of Congress
But the Democratic party do not carry out the
principles OF their own BILL they do not allow the
people OF Kansas to egislate for themselves. The
evidence before the Congressional Investigating
Committee proved this.--That Committee was
sent to Kansas because the Americans in the
House forced the Republicans to send it there.
Iheir report proves beyond controversy that the
present legislature Is an usurpation imposed upon
the people of Kansas by violence and fraud So
| lar he agreed with the Republicans. But both |
the great parties of the North and South are sec
tonal. The counsels of The Democratic party are |
IN the hands OF 10 Southern States those of the |
Republicans in the hands Of l6 Northern States |
National sentiment is extinct in them both
Many had spoken harshly of him because he |
did not vote for the admission Of Kansaas und r
the Topeka Constitution, which was as illegal as if
the meeting before him should frame Consttu- |
| tion for the State Of New York 1t had neither |
antecedent authority nor subsequent ratification
And he would not vote to place such men as
Reeder and Lane in the Senate with voice equal
| to that OF the great State of New York He be.
| hcved them both to be dishonest, and t.at they
were playing part for their own benefit.
Lane was one of the foremost in repeating the
Missouri Compromise. Mr. Haven said that he had
sat in the House for thrty-sx hours voting against
Jim Lane on the question of that repeal Lane
was repudiated by his constituency for that vote,
and now we find him an apostle of freedom
Rceder, when appointed Governor of Kansas
was plant tool OF the Administrations sent there |
to carry out its policy. The first steps he took |
were In that direction. He ratified the election of
that Legislature which was chosen by n mob from |
Missouri. lie did, to be sure, vacate the seats of
eight men, but the Legislature itself let them all in |
as soon as it convened. lie recognised this Illegal |
Legislature, he sent his messages to them, and was
on good terms with them until they quarreled |
about corner lots in Pawnee. Reeder had convened
the Legislature at Pawnee he had lots there, and |
meant to make good speculation out of it. But |
members OF the Legislature owned lots at Shawnee |
Mission, and voted to make that the seat of gov |
ernment, This took down the price of lots in Paw
nee, and Reeder vetoed the bill. The Legislature
passed it over his veto, and then Rseder found out
that the Legislature itself irregular, and he de-
cared it null and void with all its acts His patri
otism all fingered on the price CT corner lots He
went to Kansas, not to staunch its bleeding wounds
but to make money out of his official position.
(Mr Haven here read from public documents
statements of the Indian Agent, Mr.. G. w. Clark,
and Of Mr.. Manypenny, the Commissioner of Indian
Lands, proving his Illicit transactions in Kansas
lands, and the frauds by which he cheated the |
Indians out Of their title
While Reeder was doing all this he was er o6fcio
Superintendent of Indian Affairs, and bound to |
protect the rights of the Indians. Think ofitl- |
These are the men who are peranbulating the |
country, asking for aid and money for bleeding |
Kansas Let those trust them who choose-he |
would prefer Mr.. Pomeroy to take charge Of his
money, for he was an honest man.
Mr. Haven then read from the report Of the Kan
sas Committee, Robert Wilson's evidence proving
Reeders proposition to cell lots at Pawnee to the
members OF the Legislature cheaper than to 9th |
ers, and thus secure votes to make il the capital
He proved the unftness of Pswnee as place for
the sittngs of the Legislature. And this was the
cause of the quarrel Reeder came out for freedom
and against the removal Of the seat of government;
he found out the wrongs OF Kansas when the price |
of corner lots went down. Mr.. Haven proceeded
to prove this further by reading Reeder's own afi-
davit on the subject.
The interview between the President and |
Reeder, described in the latter's affidavit shows
that the President wanted to get rid Of him, but
did not wish to disgrace him by removing him.
They talked it over, and Reeder was to have the
mission to China for resigning. But they could
not agree on the terms Of the resignation, and so
they dickered about for fortnight and then
quarrelled at last and the President turned him
cut.
Another feature in this discussion is that both
the sectional parties are equally gulty,--both
should be arraigned, and though he should be |
crushed he should stand between them. He |
would not undertake TO show the wrongs and /
outrages inflicted by the pro-slavery party in Kan
sas. All know them. But there are wrongs on |
both sides. Both parties mean to keep open the
wounds Of Kansas for their own purposes. Both
parties are guilty of these murders. (He then
read from the evidence of the Kansas Committee,
the accounts of several brutal murders, committed
by the free.sol partsans)
Mr.. II. said that il Mr. Fillmore was elected he
would take the middle course and deal out even