The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-29
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wAHuScroS err, Jan rs, 1855.
The epesiAl message Of the President Of be United
States comunssted yesterday TO Congress- sssais not
ouly myself personally but also my constituents, whom
inclination al we'll duty impssiousy demands Of me
to justify and protect. Entirely satisfied With
the adopted up to this time BY he people Of Kan
sas--eonvnced that II has been dictated by desire to
preserve tbs peace the reputation and the glory Of
couIry-knewng that has st every stage, been chs.
ractsrizsd by the most conservative moderation and
audabe regard for the rights Of other-hAving ct
every step the painest manifestation Of an anxious de-
sire to avoid the sembance Of encroschmen a.
g,eeson should be false to every manly impulse and
every of duty, If allowed the Aspersions of the
message to pass unnoticed.
Unless the message shall incite and stimulate in
vasns OF Territory and fresh outrage upon cid
zens [. will produce " regret 1t has caused
surprise After having people trampled on,
opI-es and robbed the hand BY the invaders
Of their soil and the other by the influence, tbs
ity snd the officers Of the present administration
after Eaying witnessed the coa o.opded murder Of
rstrat.en, who Is not only unnoested by the laws aud
unrsDoad by the President who app ,nted him, but who
has perhaps, sre1 gthened his Official tenant and en-
hxreed his chances If by the act 1t Is not at
all ssrp that should by tue head Of that adm
n.st alton b. mis- epresen ed and perverted After
iig the chief curing I've organized nva
sons ct Territory, unmoved BY = single sympathy in
favor e fenitng people innocent Ut all wrong and
laborng os 20 carry out faithfully for themselves the
doctrine Of self and to build up and ssnd
the greatness OF our country; after having seen
our inyseers coming upon ua .rm.d without re-
tents OF the aseDas OF the United States aoshiug
sys If marital law over lite and property regn ed
y me Sn w vs,c M aSa
property royed; the highways obsructed travellers
seized searched and Detained All the pursuits OF lie
yze1 andhe destruction and determination Of whole
settlements threatened and evidently backed
up by the ssrcon and authority Of the federal officers
and a based upon the fact that encouraged, per-
haps sliced by his friends hAd made his escape from Al
seen our atura and legal oiniag ia the
aoccus Of and wrong ia 40 matter
our ckjec-s emanat;ng from the same source.
This is mt ths mode the time in which 10 dis
GUS the themes OF this message. Expecting. as 1
clu, i've tide prepared to show, that shall co.
JOY seat ana 3 voice on the floor OF the House,
@ as .ps p myself to mse
expose ths mis- Of facts the of
Law an Logic which it contains viii show that there
Is nothig but cold cruelty and insult in the request OF
sppr praion to pay army posse to prevent tho
people Of Kansas from the commission of outrage and
treason. will show that the movement for State 60
ves Is mis- stated the facts of its origin AMI
progress and that all hare done in this direction has
been under the sanction Of the ests aud examples Of
all the gres men OF the country for the last dfty year,
Of the eAton of Congress aud the action Of the Execu
tive in repeated and well eon.idered csses and OF d.
Ebe, ate Oprion OF high and dis inguished Attorney
Ge.e III OF the United ates and which, IL Is part
OF the archives Ct the Executive Department. 1t Is t. be
regretted the did consult before the delivery
The essags II /. Illegally and insip,eot treason
fer State 20 be formed wi bout enabling act Of
G. Dg-ess will show that fourteen senators Of the Unit
ed States hold their seats, and ssven States
stand in this Union by virtue Of illegal and treason
abe proceedirgs-thst Congress has san stoned
revolution iegaiity and treason, again and again and
that tie rank noxiops weed has even flourish "a
The White House and the Executive DEPARTING lt and
hsvr vindca ed my people, will also, with the utot
confidence Of SUCCESS pr to the min and second
s-y task Of vind,cs:ing myself in such trust
to show s attack 70 ha been i'll advised and unfor
tunate.
As the discussion in tie message of the points in
voye1 in the tested seat shall meet them when taa
is heard the House the sole c0usitu.ional
Judge Of the quafc stiols Of s members, trust
that the iuGs OF members may be Kept open and unpre
JUDGED nth they shall hear the law and the Facts Of the
and that whether the ciscu zion by tbs xecutve
OF o The points involved has been made because
they Incidental another subject aimed And in
tended IA PREJUDICE my claim, hope in either CASE that
both sinss nay be heard before decision. -. ~ =
This hssty note has swelle to smed atsd length
Ia Is only to solicit from the House and the public
suspensi Of judgment, to the posi- ion and action
CT people, 70 my right to seat, ami as to the
cha ges saanst re 10 the message until caa be heard
Very respectfully yours A. q. REEDER-