True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-10-08
A Letter from Gov. Rseder on the A..
preaching Election Of President, and
the Candidates.
NEw YoRK CIrY, Sept. Is, '56.

10 he EdtL0TS 9f Me evening FOSt'[l
GENTLEMEN :--The letter Of your cor
respondent H., and your editorial com
ments upon It Of the 10Th inst, seem in
common courtesy to demand reply
Your correspondent DIES not err in say
ing that desire the success Of tine Re-
publican party and the election Of their
candidate, aud that | am ready to contrib
ute any honorable effort 10 bring it
about. This is not the result of any
preference as to men, but in spite of it.
With Col. Fremont | am unacquainted,
have never seen him nor had any com
municalion with him, direct or indirect,
verbal or written. On the other hand,
my feelings oil friendship and admiration
for Mr.. Buchanan. rs man, are of no
ordinary character, and are strengthened
by years Of friendly intimacy aud recip-
rocal acts OF kindness, uninterrupted TO
this time by single misunderstanding or
unpleasant feeling; and | would at any
time defend him promptly and indignant
" against personal attacks upon his rep
utation. | believe him to be a man OF
distinguished ability, high integrity and
valuable experience. lie is surrounded
too, in Pennsylvania by many political
friends, whom personally l love and es-
tesm, and to whom am united by ties
Of long cherished political aud social in
timacy, and the loss Of whose friendship
Iregard as great calamity. For more
than a quarter Of century have stead
lily labored with the Democratic party,
and never doubted thai | should do so
duing my life. For years have exert
ed myself to bring about Mr. Buchanan's
nomination. In l54s and 50 | was one
OF those who carried for him the dele
gates of our district, and was his Jealous
and ardent supporter. Ga each occasion
IVas in the National Convention as one
Of its delegates.
These lies are exceedingly strong and
hard u sever, es eclaly with one who is
naturally of a conservative cast, and slow
10 change old habits of thought and ac-
ton; and have resisted for six months
the convictions that were urging me to
my present declaration, have diligent-
ly sought reasons aud arguments to save
myself the pain Of b,eaklng up old asso.
Citations and alternating myself from my
old friends, but all in vain. My love Of
my country and haired of oppression
would not allow my feelings and inclina-
lions either 10 delude my Judgement or
still my conscience, and am compelled
to forfeit my seifrespect by committing
what | believe 10 be pal ably wrong, or
else enroll myself in opposition 10 the
Democratic party
| see 10 reasonable hope of justice
and sympathy for the people Of Kansas
in the success Of The Democracy. IH
its ranks, aud with the power 10 control
its action, are found the Border Ruff ms
of Missouri and their accomplleeS Of the
South, who have Irampled upon the Con-
stitution and all the essential principles of
our Government, robbed Kansas of It's
civil liberty aud right of suffrage, laid
waste its territory with fire, and sword,
and rGpudiated even civilization itself,
In lis platform find the enunciaton
Of principles which would put the rope
about the neck of men exercising the
constitutional right Of pelitioning Con-
gress Tor State Goyernnen or a redress
of grievances far worse than those which
led to the war Of the Revolution, and a
declaration sligmalzlng as armed resis
tance TO law the moderate and justi6a.
BILE self-delence of men shaneiully and
infamously oppressed BY rutiian violence
and outrage beyond all human endu
rance.
| find the whole party Of the nation
assembled in National Convention, will
but one individual dissent, ex, ressing il:
unqualified admiration Of all Admins
tration which has lent itself as the 100
and accom-. lice OF all the wrongs inhlc
ted upon Kansas, and by is vrnaliIy an
imbecilily brought the country to an lntes
tine war.
| find all its Representatives in Con
gress, with lrree individual exception.
laboring in earnest zeal, by speech an
vote, To cover up the iniquiues Of tn
Administration, and The Border Ruifa,
OF Missouri. and lo suppr SIS fair inve'
tigation Of ouirages which shook bot
humanity and repubIicanlSm. and def
the Constitution and laws.
find these same Re- resentatives, a
ter the truth was elected in spite Of the
efforts. still refusing TO relieve the leup
from code Of laws I'm, oscd u, on The,
by foreign army, and stud refusing
admit them into the Union, only f
reasons which in the cases Of nine exi
ting States. had been declared untenab
and OF no account.
find them dlsregarding Free Coz
sti ution adopted in legal, constitutions
anG time sanctioned manner, and whie
10 man can doubt to have reflected th
will of The people, and supporting la
to produce asubsituIe, which It is easy
show would have perpetuated in the Sta
GovernmenG usurpatlon which had b
force already seized upon the governmeI
Of the Territory.
find them refusing to make appropr
aiions for the army, unless that army
10 be used to enforce code oflaws VII
lalive on their face, Of the Constitution
enacted by a Legislature in violation
the laws Of the United States, and impo
cd by foreign force upon conquert
and subjugated American citizens.
! find them, in word, steadily aidir
by all their Congressional acIion. 10 mall