Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1856-10-08
GOV. Reeder for Fremo,,..

Ex-Gov. Reeder of Kansas has now, for
the first time, declared for the republican
candidate. He ayows this purpose with
powerful statement of the reasons in letter
to the New York Evening Post. 1t opens
as follows -
g With Colonel Fremont am unacquaint-
ed. have never seen him, nor had any
communication with him, direct or indirect,
verbal or written. On the other hand, my
feelings of friendship and admiration for Mr..
Buchanan, as man. are of no ordinary char
acter, and are strenpthed by years Of friend
y intimacy and reciprocal acts Of kindness,
uninterrupted to this time by single mis-
understanding or unpleasant feeling and ]
would at any time defend him promptly and
Indignantly against personal attacks upon his
reputation. believe him TO be a man of
distinguished ability, of high integrity and
valuable experience. Heis surrounded, too,
in Pennsylvania by many political friends,
whom personally love ari esteem, and to
whom am united by ties Of long cherished
political and social intimacy, and the loss OF
whose friendship should regard as great
calamity. For more than quarter of
century / have steadily labored with the
democratic party, and never doubted that |
should do so during my lie. Fer years ]
have exerted myself to bring about Mr.. Bu-
chanans nomination. In lS4s and 1852
was one Of those who carried for him the
delegates Of our district, and was his jealous
and ardent supporter. On each occasion
was in the national convention as one of his
| delegates.
.These ties are exceedingly strong and
hard to sever, especially with one who is
naturally OF conservative cast, and slow to
change old habits of thought and action !
and have resisted for months the convictions
| that were urging me to my present deciara-
ton. ] have diligently sought reasons and
arguments to save myself the pain OF break
| ing Up old associations and alternating myself
! from my old friends, but all in vain. My
love of country and hatred of oppression
would not allow my feelings and inclinatlons
either to delude my Judgment or still my
conscience, and am compelled to forfeit
nv selfrespect by committing what l be,
1 lieve to be palpably wrong. or else to enrol
myself in opposition to tie democratic party.
! a can see 20 reasonable hope of Justice
and sympathy for the people OF Kansas IN
the success of the democracy. In IT'S ranks,
aud with the power to control its aeuon' ar,
found the border rufians of Missouri ana
their accampces of the South, who have
trampled upon the constitution and all the
essential principles of our government, robbed
Kansas Of its civil liberty and right OF SUI,
sraoe. laid waste its territory with hre ana
sword, and repudiated even civilization II
self"
Gov. Reeder then passes IN review the
Cincinnati platform, the course OF the dem
ocratic pa rty in Congress as 10 Kansas, and
,be conduct of the party, through its orators
and presses, in the presidential canvass, in
open and insulting hostility to the free state
cause.-and then concludes as follows:-
t. What, then, have the free state men OF
Kansas TO expect from democratic admin
islration. even if presid d over BY Mr.. Bu-
ehanan? II he could be left to act upon his
own impulses. unaffected by external in
anences and free from all pledges and obli-
cations. express and implied, the case would
be very different Bot unfortunately this Is
rot so. His election would rightfuliy be
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