The daily union., 1856-03-26
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makes no favor with me When comes here, and
ON his own statement Of hs mouth, makes il APP
pear IL his 70 10 be credited that he guilty
OF the grosest neglect Of duty il does not commend him 10
my favor Such statements or calls for Investigation have
not much force in inducing 10 follow his example IN
the commission OF wrong, or In dsregarding my oteal
duty But what about 10 say was that II his state
be true he entitled 10 that high encomium
which the gentleman pronounced upon him IL he as gov
OF Territory, permitted such unheard-of outrages
be committed there without word OF complaint but
giving bis sanction 10 the whole OF them-wheh, upon
bis own showing you must admit he didthen he Is
titled 10 that high position which the gentleman says he
occupied in the estimation Of the people Of Pennsylvania
before he left that State.
Ii may be true that Reeder while in PennsyI
vana gentleman OF good character and high stand
ing That does not show that he is entitled to be held in
the same estimation now. His course, by which he may
have Justly forfeited that character have before
Neither Is his present position, conrased with his former
isolated singular gentleman occupied
position in this country second TO then living For
thrtysix ballots he held the votes OF this House 10
balance for the chief magisracy of the country lie stood
shoulder 20 shoulder with head quite high as that OF
Jefferson himself Who stood higher then than hef Who
shone brighter then than these menf Twiubrothers
in politics. two morning stars they appeared rising To-
geher In the aay-dawn of nations gory but disap-
pointed hope and blasted ambition caused Aaron Burr
like Lncifer like the archange standing high in Heaven
next the Throne itself TO fall and from his fall to rise
no more 1t may be with Governor Reeder. man he
may been Of high character fair fame and high amb
tom but his ambition has oyereaped isei ana iaen len
position There let him rest We are to deal with the
facts as they appear before us
The gentleman from Ohio [Mr. BINGHAM tho other
day said the legislation of the Territory of Kansas
null and void upon its face He wished better evidence
of the nvady of the laws than that which to be found
upon their inspection He read of their acts which
makes penal for any individual to steal slave or to in
duce him away from his MASTER or to harbor ssA
slave Such code he pronounced more Infamous 2, .,an
Mise as valid any such law this and some others he
mentioned Why, sir there is law in the gentemans
apprentice to away who harbors him after he has
away Whoever harbors apprentice escaping from
the tyranny, perhaps Of his naster-an orphan boy 1t
may bewhoever gives him bread in his wanderingas
the gentleman very pathetic must follow hn-under
the Ohio law is subject to indictment and punishment
The that would give one thus in distress, shelter
MIR. BINGHAM Did Ohio law make it a felonya
Mr.. STEPHENS No, sir but it makes it crime
sas is the grade Of crime and the extent OF punish
ment a., T..
Mr. STEPHENS | refer to the law in reference to ap
prentices and the entcing them away. am not COM
planning Of the law but only showing now ns genus
sir judge for itself in all such cases both as to the
grade of the crime and the punishment to be inflicted But
the gentleman in this case, would say, Scotlands
poet said to the "nnco guid" of his day
ooh, ys wha are 80 good yourself,
So pious and 50 holyi Ia
Your neighbor's faults and folly.
nYs see your state with theirs compared,
And shudder at the nifer
But. east moments fair regard,
Whist makes the mighty diderl
Its only on the point to the extent of the punishment
that the Ohio laws in this instance differ from those OF
Kansas Now what maintain s that if any Of these
laws of the Territory be good laws wise laws suited
to the people there let them be changed by the people in
the regular legislative way We belong cir to govern
ment Of law and il the duty Of every good citizen to
sustain the law it exsx until IL is changed and modified
by the proper authority until be is for revolution
What charac,eres the United Stst and us
above all other nations dstinctivy than thsthat
here we have government Of laws emanatsS from those
who controlled and governed by written
II our laws wrong we have but to go 70 the pos-o
The ballot-box-to have them amended corrected and
quilted to the public wants To the ballotboI, and not
the cartrdgebox the people should go 70 settle questions
touching the character Of their laws Inter sent
teoesB IT. by the Kansas law regulating the election OF
delegate this oo any person is allowed to vote and
any such person in the late election did vote and Gov
Reeder had gone into the contest and had here
showing that such illegal and improper votes had been
polled for the sitting member and that he had received
majority OF the legal votes of the Tsrrtoy should not
have hesated in doing what could TO give him the seat
But he did such thing. lie and his friends set them
selves up opposition the law denied its force and
lidy, and attempting to overthrow the only gov
ernment system of laws in that Territory TO which the
people look with confidence and security for the
lection of their lives, liberty and property.
This clamor sir about majority OF the people of Kan
sas being opposed General election here will
do IL will bear the test of notorious facts IL
So why had he no competitor at the pos2 Where
Reede he did show his relative strength with
him before the people This is not time Gen
cral WHITFIELD candidate before tbem. lie was
elected in November 1854 At that time he bad compet
tion. have before the Official poll made ont and
tered upon the executive minutes by Governor eeer him
self Here are the entries
"Deceaber 4, ls54Thc judges Of the several election
districts made return OF the rotes Poed the election held
of Representatives of the United States from which sp
Pesred that the vote, in the said several districts as