The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-07-02
nolitital.
A LETTER FROM &. H. REEDER.
WASHINGTON, Feb. II, 1856.

opportuDitely to enable me to stat
Woodson's refusal in the memorial en-
about to rresent to the House, contest
ing the seat. 1 am only waiting fo
Banks to appoint the committees, an,
he is waiting for tho election or print
er. I have not been away from her
since the day came on, although 1 hav
suffered severely by staying. L dar
not leave until | can make an applica
ton to the committee to have the cas-
delayed until / can send for persons ant
papers to the Territory. | will also en-
deavor to have the Committee on Terri
tories send for persons and papers, ano
report whole history of the kansa
difficulties, 0b gnitio. This viAmoba
bly, bring you along, as 1 shall have tho
selection of men to be sent for in grea
measure. Whitfield claims, 1 am told
to have received 2 900 votes and I have
no doubt that when we come to see hi
hand, he viii show the papers fer more
than ours. have had men to talk tt
him, but all can learn is that the 1900
he gives no particulars-but talks il
a very confident, bluAing, braggart Style
of getting his seat. Cur case will be
lost unless we can reduce his vote, SO as
to show more votes for ne.
I wrote Gen. Robinson on the subject
and hope he has the letter. I have
written him three times since am here
but have no letter from him. I expect
to have 4 man sent out to the Territory
for witnesses, at least for the election
La
be the result as to our admission. If /
get my seat 1 shall press it hard, and
will get some votes in the Senate that we
do not expect. If / lose my seat there
is no chance for admission. Let my
name 60 before the Legislature and il
the party will then say they do not need
my services, well aud good [ shall be
honorably relieved of labor, responsible
ity and danger. If they elect me, I shall
fee. bound to stand by them aud fight
their battles pertinaoiously, generously
and faithfully. As to putting set OF
laws in operation in opposition to the
Territorial government, my opinion is
confirmed Instead of shaken. Ny pre-
dictiQns have all been verified so far, and
will be IN ti.e fatafo.-ITg- WI, bo, 50
far as the legality is concerned, in the
wrong, and that is nc tritle in SO critical
a state of things, and in view Of such
bloody con sequences it will be an inYi,
tation to the "powers that be " to bring
down the Missourians upon US in the as
sumed char actcr Of indicators of the
law What cousunmate folly is there
not in such move? You will have
seen Pierce's message. Suppose we had
occupied the ground I wished, of the
mere adoption of the constitution and
the election of officers only for the pur-
pose of applying for admission, what
ground would Pierce have had TO stand
on, or how much of his message would
have been left. He is not the only man
who is backward and lukewarm towards
US. For this reason they say they can
not sustain US in the position of resist
auce to the Territorial Government, and
you will find, think, that Douglas will
also take that ground but L want you
to understand me distinctly that l do
not talk thus publicly to our enemies.
| may speak my plain and private opiu-
icn in letters to our friends in Kansas,
for it is nay duty, but to the public, as
you will see by my public letter, L show
no divided front. am sorry that you
and Robinson are not upon your former
terms-are you sure it is not your fault,
have you always treated him with sufi-
cient respect-I mean in small things
and in manners.
[ regret you cannot use the Cameron
did not speak of it in yours
of the 22d, suppose he was doing we'll.
am very short of money, have difficult
ty and annoyance in meeting my engage
ments, but of course will do all in my
power to assist you. Enclosed I send
you sixty dollars, which I hope will be
sufficient as you do net name any sum.
You will have seen that Gov. Chase of
Ohio and Gov. Clark of New York, have
sent in special messages, and the Legis-
latures showed some disposition to act.
have seen the draft of bill (confden-
italy to be offered in the Legislature of
Chic appropriating two hundred thous-
aud dollars to send men to Kansas.
These movements Wakened up Mr. Pierce
and he oday issues his proclamation
IN which he faces North. South, East
aud West, and says, every body has
lone wrong and that nobody has the ad-
vantage of anybody, in that respect, and
that all must observe the law, and that
ne will whip you free State men into or
ierly citizens, and when you obey the
aw he will protect you. 1 learn, also,
hat a General of some consequence in
Ohio is raising one hundred and fifty
young men on his own hook, whom he
Intends to take out at once each armed
With rife and revolver You have not
n your last four letters said one word
lbont the Wyandotte float. am anx-
ous for some details, aud whether that
;quatter has left. and how you arranged
he report of it to the Surveyor General,
Ind in whose name If Sam Paul will
lot stand by the free State men in
ight, you can get from him my gun and
'uffalo skin, if you need them. [ wrote
Mallory in regard to his bills. Your
etter of the 22d, that you were in dan
,er of another invasion, excited me con-
iderably, and l at once set to work and
to set every one else to work,
o reach the President by every indirect
influence I could command, in order to
'rovide for throwing military force be-
ween the invaders and the people. !
Among a number that saw were Cass !
nd Douglas, and it is very probable the |