The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-25
TEE POLITICAL MORALITY or REpunLlcAyIsM.


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of being shaken my predicns have all been verified 80
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These are extracts private let ers Of Gov Re der
winch are published in the volume Of te nopy taken by
he Kansas committee II will be observed that be lays
town three distinct propositions which clearly illustrate
the code OF political morality by which be 10 govern
ed, and for which the republican party which en-.
dorses him, Is responsible: First, II will not do TO
risk decision by the Supreme Court TO the validity Of
The Kansas aws This implies either want of confidence
in the intelligence and integrity Of The highest Judicial
tribunal known government II means tina, Gov.
Rreder admits that the republicans are .ong resisting
those laws upon the peence Of their egaly Second he
suggests that il won be safer rely few freSate
w frees ate jurors Are not the free State in Kan
honest and law abiding ciizens? II they are, then
they will follow the txpounded by the presiding
judges. If Governor Reeder does regard them hon.
=. men, there is din uy In comprebending his code
morality Third Governor Rreder gives L his prpats
opinion that the Kansas laws valid but say that his
ubhc opinion expressed otherwise Such Is the moral
code Of the recognised champion OF the republican party
| on the Kansas question
Let pause Ok attention upon this startling develop
nent Of unprineped resistance to the laws. Governor
feeder believes that the Kansas laws valid, and yet
heads in Kansas which rests upon the
ump Ion that these laws null and void The reaist
Of the laws in the Territory justified upon other
ground than that they invadand this pretert is set
by Governor Reed.r in his public letters and sp-eches
whilst bis private conviction is that the laws valid All
the ouages that have occurred in Kansas have resulted
from The pretend opinion that the Kansas laws are In
vad Governor Reeder the elect Of the party
which bases his claims the ground that the
Kansas laws are null and void whilst Governor Re der
msef believes those laws 10 be valid. The republican
py is sustaining the positions OF Governor Reder and
sis,ing on the admission Of Kansas as Safe, with
constitution which he believes be made Ia vio aon OF
did lava Colonel Fremont the candidate Of the
blican party, receiving its support because he adopts
uiov Reedes public view of the Kansas laws whilst hc
that Governor eeders pirate opinion Of those
Is hat they valid II Governor Reede the great ader
he republican in Kansas has prip0ts opinions
the subject directly at with his public opinions is
not conclusive that his party guilty OF the du
cy in sustaining him. and in seeking force the To-
,eka constitution upon the lcoplc of the Territory