The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-06-14
GOVERNOR FEEDERS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
OPINIONS. Fl H. .#


The Albany Atlas and Argus publishes an extract Of
private letter of Governor Reeder to Mr. Grow which
shows that whilst that gentleman publicly advances
of opinions be privately enterans another and different
set His real opinion is that the laws Of Kansas VALID
and therefore that resistance them is Illegal and rebel
ous whilst his public declarations those laws
nulity and encourage resistance to them patriotic
We quote the extract without comment;
"As 10 putting OF laws in operation opposion
The territorial government my opinion Is confirmed instead
shaken My predictions all been verified FAR and
will be In future. We i BE- the legality
osrnsd IN THE WRONG and that Is riAe in critical
state things and in view OF such bloody consequence
II will be invitation TO the powers that be- to bring
down the Mssourians upon in the assumed character
indicators Of the law What folly there not
In such novel You will have Pierces message Sup
pose we had occupied the ground wished, Of the
adoption the constitution and election Of officers only for
the purpose of applying for Admission, what ground would
Pierce have on how much Of his message would
have left He not the only who is bsckw ard and
ukewarm towards For this they soy they
sustain IN the position Of the territorial govern
men and you wH find, Think, that Dough-. ra take
that ground but you understand me distinctly
that do speak thus publicly TO enemies. 1 may
speak my plain and private opinion In letters friends
in Kansas for IT my duty but to the public as you VIII
see by my public letter, l show no divided front.
The Atlas closes the article from which we quote the
foregoing extract with the following forcibe remarks:
tThe public begin to that the question in Kansas !.
Of freedom and slavery Of Of inuton.
ansthe of border ruanism side and popular
eregnty the other but Of law law anarchy
der, chaos society, crime public justice.
aEven those who complain that violence fraud had
the election in Kansas year ago make the
acknowledgment. The New York Commercial Advertiser
says
80 For the federal government haf is acting through
The territorial and CLOSING of the fact. alter
this The territorial legislature, have always main
taned elected by fraud by wrong and force. Bat
the legislature de joco Neither Congress nor Supreme
Court other competent tribunal has declared
be wrongful Until II declared, IL IL rebel
against IT, Governor Reeder himself recognised IT, The
federal recognises it, and demands that al least
Ia enforced and the authority OF the government de
sustained the federal government and the people be
in conflict Who doubt which will ultimately tri-
umphf
"And the paper propounds and answers question
which is often put in reference TO this subject
What shall the free State Of Territory dol Let
them resist the laws by force Of but obeyng them,
then make their appeal TO Congress and the Executive Al
the worst If they the majority represented they
reverse oppressive laws the election OF the terrific
rial legislature by defending themselves 81 ne pos In that
they would be right bat not In resisting laws they have at
less permitted to be made
easy 10 counsel violence and resistance to the laws
Ills ovardy however sit at home In the enjoyment Of
wealth and safety incte from the pulpit and pro-
woke from the rotrum creduous and fanatic plunge
into career Of crime which, their hearts, bey
revolt what moral does not the spectacle preseat Of
Reeer secretly pleading against being dragged into this
belon and bis political takmssters ate distance urging
him into crime The people should think Of IT,"