Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-08-01
Gov. Reeder's Testimonv

Gov. Reeder's Testimony
Tho evidence given by Gov. Reeder b..
fore the Kansas investigation committee ,,,,
submitted TO the president, without heino ,a
tced ~ their report TO the House of Re,.a
sentotives. The evidence criminnted ,h.
president badly aud placed him IN hoe,
bic position, and the committee THOUGH, b..
should have an opportunity to reply. In
this time he has made no reply, and IL IL f.,,
to presume that he admits the facts ~.
presume be cannot safely deny them and ,'..
sders the silent admission of them l,ssdo,,.
aging than either open confession or opv a,
tempt TO evade or eXteuuate them
Gov Reedcr states that from the frs, t..
kept the president fully informed Of tho ~
forts made by Mssouriuns to control Nh, b..
cal affairs of Kansas, by destroying the ir,,
elise Of the inhabitants and defeating ,bo
provisions of organic law, but the pres,don,
declined M any way TO interfere for the p,,.
lection Of the citizens. When the prei,oso
was got mp against Reeder IN regard 10 lanl
spcculations the president ACKNOWLEDGE
that they were trivial and constituted M
ground of removal. Says Gov. Reeder
" The president stated that this Kansas
matter had gwen BIN more harfassinp opviotv
than anything that had happened since he
loss Of hls son that It haunted him dayaod
night, and was the great oyershadowlpg
trouble of bis administration. He staia3
thal the most pertinacious complaints of me
had been made 10 him. and the most urgent
demands had been made for my removal OLD.
on every ground that could be got up tlat
Gen. Aichslou pressed il IN the most exert.
cd manner, and would listen to no reasoning
40 all. As 20 he charges Of purchasins ln.
dmn lands and interests IN towns he said be
was entirely satisfied as to the former. tatu
was all llir aud honorable. and that hundreds
bad done so before me-rIdIculed Mr Mau-
nypcuny's objection to it, aud said be- bad
rcbuked him when he talked To hin of O.;
boz was nevertheless, sorry, under the c.r-
cumstnnces of thus case, that ! had made
any purchases, as they made pretext foe
10Y enemies 20 annoy him with demands Tor
my removal.
said TO hm that it was eyi.
den, 10 me TINT be was about 90 make con.
cesslons Boo be wrong direction that ho wss
perfectly aware that 900 ull previous angry
collisions between northern end southern
sentiment had favored the compromises
which bad satisfied the South and bad sucur.
ed their rights against the clamor Of The
auti-sInvery men mat considered Tins
cIcaf case ol aggression on northern rights
and Whatever there was TO be OF CONCESSION
or compensation should be made 10 ihe
North, nnd not 70 me south. The interests
oi the democratic party aud The puuclplrsof
truth and justice, loudly required O.; add
thlt f be would boldly and promptly take
thal course al TINS time, before the mlss Of
Zoe people mad i1heu any position upon Tins
question: Doe would be largely sustained,
even "a, TIE South and That the longer the
eYd was allowed 10 proare the more per-
picked ana complicated ~ ouid Che cose bee
comf'a aud ihe more oiit 1l oi remedy
failed 90 convince hun OF my views which be
mther eY1deJ ihan answered and finally
told mm That as we could not agree there
was nothing ieit but for hum TO take ihc fe-
sponsl0Huy of his acts and OF mine lie
spoke of the dangers Of my returning boo Of
Zee 90 which replied that they bad ODD tl--