Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-07-24

THE MISSION TO CHINA OFFERED TO Gov.
REEDER.-The following is statement of the
way in which President Pierce tried to buy off
Gov. Reeder with the mission to China. tits de.
cidedly rich but the negotiation fell through be-
cause the President or his Governor could not
agree on the details of the transaction. Gov.
Reeder says, in his testimony before the Kanzas
Investigation Committee speaking of the inter-
views of the President with him, during his Gov
ernorship -
1.-The two subjects to which have alluded
(the land purchase and the protection of the
settlers,) were discussed incidentally during
our interviews, but the principal question
which occupied our attention was the general
political condition of the people of the terri
tory. He was Proftse IN has expression of ap-
proodt Of my course, but expressed himself
deeply solicitous as to the probable conse-
quences Of my return to the territory. He
declared that in the excited state of the COM
munity, he was fearful of personal violence to
myself; and that if violence was committed
upon me, the whole North would be infamed,
civil war would probably ensue, and no man
could predict the result. He repeated this,
and enlarged upon it much and often said
that it would be fearful calamity, the begin
ming OF the end, &C., concluding with the
opinion that it aoouId be unsafe for myself and
TOR the country that should return to Kanzas
N the capacity Of Governor.
told HIM promptly and decidedly that
would not resign the office ; that two consd-
erations forbade me to think of it that, as
things now stood, the executive office in nv
hands was the only means of protection for
the people against the prosecutions and OPP
TNpA cIfNrre NH .ol@ l.o..l L..
would be continued, from the State of Missou-
ri; that it would be base and dishonorable In
me to betray and abandon them, and that no
considerations of personal danger to myself
would induce me to think of it that besides
this consideration, the whole country had re-
sounded with threats against myself in case l
should return, and that a resignation of my
office under such circumstances would be at
tributed to pusillanimity and cowardice. He
concurred in this view of the case, and pro-
posed to effect all that was desirable for the
public safety and for the public good by re-
moving me from office m aoay that ao0u2d ob0i'
ate all my objections, and proceeded at length TO
gtve has ideas as to tobat should be done.
He proposed that should make to him in
writing full report Of all the proceedings in
the territory, with my views and opinions, re-
terring the whole subject and the remedy to
him, and protesting my willingness to abide by
any plan he should adopt for redressing the
existing WI ongs and adjusting the present diff.
fculties; that he would reply in writing to
this communication, and would take upon
himself the responsibility of removing me
from office as part of the remedy, and at the
same time would give the most full, satisFac-
tory, and unequivocal appreciation of my
course; that while he would declare my re-
moval to be necessary in order to alay the ex-
listing excitement and bring about more calm
aud sober state OF public feeling. ard avert
the danger of violence or outbreak, he would
exonerate me from all blame i'll producing that
excitement; that, in order fully to testify the
sincerity of his appreciation, he would confer
upon me some unmistakable mark of his favor,
and went on to say that the mission to China
would be very shortly vacant by the return of
Mr. McLane, to which vacancy he would APP
point me at once. To his written answer he
proposed that | should reply by saying, in eff
feet, that was not prepared to say he had
acted unwisely. After considerable discus
sion and much reflection upon this PROPOSE
ton. finally answered that if we could both
agree upon the terms of the entire cores
pondence between us, and if could be salts
fed that our people would be as fully cared for
and protected as if l renamed in office and
successor would be appointed who would re.
sist the aggressive invasions from Missouri,
would cooperate with him. He assured me
that the latter conditions should be complied
with, and said there would be no difficulty in
agreeing mutually upon the correspondence"