The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-05-20
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LATER FROM KANSAS.
REEDER THREATENS THE MARsHAL,s Lii
The Committee Sustain Him.


The Committee Sustain Him.
News has just reached US of avery impor
tant character, and we stop the press to inser
lit. The court, day before yesterday, issued
subpoena for A. H. Reeder to appear before tn
Grand Jury. The Deputy Marshal was di
Erected to serve the process, and immediatell
proceeded to Tecumseh, where Reeder wa
then attending the session of the committee
and served the summons. Reeder told tht
Marshal emphatically that he would not at
tend. Upon such return being made, Judg,
Lecompte issued an attachment; the Officer
| proceeded to Lawrence to serve it. He found
Reeder in the committee room, and informed
him of the attachment he had against him
Iwhereupon Reederl told him 'tif he laid his
hands upon him it. wonld be at the peril of his
| life. y He said he would not obey the sum
mons, he did not recognize its legality, and
that he was exempt from any arrest, being a
delegate to Congress from Kansas 4er1tory,''
and repeated again. if the Marshal attempted
TO execute the attachment, he should dvlt at
the peril of his life.
During the remarks of Reeder, he was sew
eral times applauded by the crowd gathered
in the room, and around the house at the doors
and windows. Upon Reeder taking his seat,
Sherman, one of the committee, in a very an
imated and warm manner sustained Reeder
in his entire position, acknowledging him a
delegate from the Territory of Kansas, and
that no little IergltCrial Court had the pow
or to interrupt Mr.. Reeder, or that body, by
the arrest of Mr.. Reeder. He was sacred from
the touch of any such attachment He said
that they (the committee had the power and
sufficient grounds to have every member of
the Grand Jury and the Court arrested and
sent to Washington. He said many other
things of a similar character that infamed the
crowd to frequent outbursts of applause for
Sherman and expressions of resistance to the
laws. Immediately after Sherman concluded,
Howard, the other Abolition member, arose
and sustained both Reeder and Sherman. His
remarks were passionate and infammatory,
and were received by the crowd in the same
manner as Reeder's and Sherman. .tr s--
Mr.. Oliver several times requested the COM
mittee not to say or do anything in the mat
ter. Twas a matter on which they had no
authority to act--that Reeder was not part
of them, and that his presence and privileges
were only allowed through courtesy. He nor
Mr.. Whitfield had no right to demand OF them
any privileges, that they were forced to obey,
farther than courtesy compelled them. He
said this was point sprung and unanimously
consented to in the beginning of the investi-
cation, and that he was surprised to see gen
tlemen pursuing the course they had upon
! this occasion. ~ rGL 1s.taG If
Mr.. Oliver said that he, as committeeman,
feeling he had no right or authority to act III
the matter, would do nothing. Messrs How
ard and Sherman still persisted in their course.
The Marshal returned without making any
arrests, and so the matter stands fiup to
this time. These are the facts just communi-
Gated to US by these gentlemen, present during
the proceedings, and if we had time should
take their affidavits to the statement. a3aa
to After the remarks of Mr. Oliver, .Reeder
very Indignantly and insultingly told Mr., Oil
yer that no man who acknowledged himself a
lawyer, would dissent from the opinions of
Messrs. Howard and Sherman, that he was
privileged from arrest as Territorial dele
gate, and repeated, ''that if the Marshal laid
his hands upon him, that he would do it at the
peril of his life.'' frs...s. 81.