New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-19
A LETTER FROM GOV. REEDER
Oh THE
APPROACHING. ELECTION OF PRESIDENT
AND THE. CANDIDATES.
NEw-yoRk CnI, September Is, 1856.

To the Editors Of Tie Rseniag Post:
GENTLEMEN: The letter Of your correspondent H.,
and Your editorial comments upon OF the 10th inst,
seem in common courtesy 10 demand reply. Your
correspondent does not in saying that desire the
success of the Republican party and the election of
their candidate and that ready to contribute any
honorable effort TO bring il about. This is not the re-
sut of any preference az to men, but in spite of it.
With Colonel Fremont L Am snacquainted. have
never seen him, nor had any communication with him,
.r<e4 or Indirect verbaor written. On the other hand,
my feelings Of friendship and admiration for Mr..
Baehanan as man, Of 10 ordinary character, end
are strengthened by yeaFsof friendly intimacy aud re-
ciprocal acts of kindness. uninterrupted to this
time by single Misunderstanding or un'
pleasant feeling; and would at any time defend him
promptly and indignantly aysinst personal attacks
upon ms reputation. believe him to be man OF
distinguished ability of high integrity and valuable
experience. H0 is surrounded, too, in Pennsyvania
by many political friends, whom personally love anu
esteem and to whom am united by ties OF iorgcher
ished political and social intimacy, and the loss OF
whose friendship L should regard as great calamity
For more than a.qusrter of century have steadily
labored with the Democratic party and never doubted
that should do so during my life. For years have
e1erted bring about AZ; bS 81 ,"as noun"
RED for him the dscgstss u our district and was his
jealous and ardent supporter. On each occasion was
in the National Convention as ono Of bis delegates.
s.nc;nly with one who Is naturally Of conservative
cast. and slow to change old habits OF thought and
action; and have resisted for months The convictions
that were urging me to my present declaration. lhave
diligently sought and arguments to save my
self the pain Of breaking up old associations and alien
sting my self from MY old friends, but oil IN va,n MY
love of country and hatred Of oppression would not al
low MY feelings and incnatons either to deiudc my
Judgment or stih my conscience ana am eq'hpellea
10 forfeit my sef[espect by committing what believe
to be pslpably wrong, o. else enroll myself III oppos
ton to the Democratic party.
see no reasonable hope Of justice and sympathy for
the people Of Kansas in the success OF the democracy
III lis ranks and with the power TO control Its action
arc found the Border Ruffans Of Missouri anu tner
acccmpces Of the South who have tranPled upon the
Constitution and all the essential principles OF our
Government robbed Kansas Of Its civu lipef!y and
right Of suffrage, laid waste its territory with re ana
sword, and repudisted even civilization itself.
In il. platform find the enuncistion Of principles
which would put the rope about the necks Of men ior
exercising the constitutional right of pettioni1g Con-
gress for State Government, or redress OF griey
ances far than those which led to the war VI tue
Revolution and declaration stgmatizing as afnee e
resistance to law" the moderate and justlnADie se,
defeLse Of men shamcfuLy and UNANIMOUSLY opprcSSeo
by ruffAn violence and outrage, beyond all human en-
durHnce. .
l find the whole party Of the nation assembled in
National Convention, with but one indl yuuai assen'
expressing its unqualified admiration Of en- ALUMNI
ration which has lent itself the tool and accom-
plice Of all the wrongs inflicted upon Kansas AMI ny
its vcnaty and mbe clity brought the country 10 o."
intestine war. =,
find all it, Representatives In Congress- with three
individual exceptions lnboring in earnest zeai' y
speech and vote cover up the niquities oil TINS Az
ministration and the Border Kufians OF Missouri anu
to suppress fair inv esgation Of outrages when
both humanity and rpubicanisn, aud DEFY the Con'
stitution and the laws.
find these representatives, alter the uu'n "o
elected in spite Ut their efforts still refusing TO eieve
the people from code of laws imposed upon thei
foreign mmy, and still refusing to ADMIT 'eil iu,
the Union, only for which, IN the cases VI m
existing Satee had been declared untenabie anu vi n
account.
find them disregardng Free Constitution saop.sa
in legal, constitutional and tne-sanctloneu na t
land which no man can doubt TO have reuec.iu ."s
will Of the people, and supporting law 70 p. rer,e.
substitute, which il is easy to show wouia nav phh
tuaed in the State Government the usuIpauon 80
had by force already seized upon tn; uo'e'""'A'
| the Territory. e.r tho
find them refusing to make appropriation 'S' Je
amy unless that army is to be used 70 e. .:. on
OF laws yOlaye their face Of the on, , - ,hs
acted by Legislature in violation OF the isu on.
United States, and imposed by foreign force upon con'
queied and subjugated American cifiIeis. III .h.;,
find them, in a word, steadily siding q ~
Congressional action to make Slave Soase -. ;h
laiitudes, aud that. too, sganst the VIII VI '' A
itants. o,h.,
find that one Member, who mcxe lnah a 49,
stood out against the ensnyeInent ~ NJ
| citizens, IL refused denomination by tHe De"''''
| party OF his district. .,,, ,ho v,,,.
find in the cany AIS going ON tlih' ,ic Wi :
tone Of their party press Il IN the SANG !;
When the 6rst startling intelligence Ok we ouiraSes