Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-06-04

Among the great number OF those pretended
Wings who could not support Mr.. Fillmore for
the Presidency. bnt enlisted under the trium-
phant banner of Mr.. Buchanan without any re-
gard. If course, to the contingencies OF 1.-The
spoils"1 was a certain William h. Reed OF Phila-
delphis. We reoolleot something about this
W,lbsm b. Reed. His letter, written during
the p-ndeo~y of the canvass, was printed by
ten. Of thousands, and circulated all over the
country. a. an evidence of how patriotic. ma
tionnl Wing could forget the obligations of party
in the presence of the fanaticsm of the North
The danger of the election of Freesol Presi-
den, was 81 imminent in Mr.. William Is. Reeds
opinion, that be must vote for Buchanan to do
feat Fr,moGt' II turned out that Mr.. William
y. Reds dreadful fears were not realized-it
turned out that the country. greatly to the relief
of Mr.. William r. Reed, did escape the election
of Frse,oil presdent-aud, national and
patriotic Il man Was Mr.. William B Reed that. in
the excess OF his joy at the defeat OF Frcesoll'sm
be became 80 ab.tracted and absent minded as to
receive an ffc. from Mr.. Buchanan worth the
tritiing SUN of te.lve thousand dollars year
dVub,less. not recollecting what he was dong at
the time, in the clearance Of his qualification
at the overthrow of Black Repubioanism
Now. who is Mr.. William b. Reed HE
biography is published in the Baltimore Patriot.
from which il appears that Mr.. William Is Reed
commenced hi. political career by panderng TO
the miserable anti Masonic humbug which orea
ted such noise in the country thirty years ago.
From that time until 1855 Mr.. William Il. Reed
enjoyed the usual luck of nnprinc'Pled political
hucksters, in holding succession of lucrative
offices. But it was in 1855. subsequent to the
passage Of the Nebraska Bill, that Mr.. William
b. Reed " came out strong" Hero is the re.
cord
In 1855 he was selected of the Wing State
Committee from the city, and on the meeting Of that
body offered series of resolutions Ms platform up
on which TO conduct the State contest The fourth,
fifth and sixth resolutions Sc, forth Mr. Reeds
views upon the Missouri compromise and the Kansas
Nebraska hill Here they are, given by himself in a
letter published on the llth Of August, 1885
T. The assertion of the feeling common TO every
Wing repnsy lsania, and TO very many of other or
carnations that the Kansas ebrnsks measure OF the
last Congress, the ahrogatioa OF the Missouri COM
promise line, and part of the same system the law
less aud violent conduct OF individuals since in Kan
sas especially are abborrent TO the people of the
North and ought 10 be redressed.
3. That these measures wanton renewal OF
sectional agitation for which In no sense are the
Wings of Pennsylvania responsible.
6. That the restoration of the Missouri compro-
mise ought to be demanded and insisted on as mat
Ter OF right.
This letter addressed TO the Hon. A. {. Cur
tain, chairman OF the Wig State Committee. aud in
it Mr. Reed hoastngly announces the fact Tint for
line of these resolutions he Is responsible. -
So ultra their views, that when vote came to
be taken upon endorsing them component parts Of
the Wing and opposition platform al this State, they
were defeated only one vote beng cast IN favor of
their adoption and that vote was Nj Rceds, their
father aud mover This fact is also stated in his let
ter to Mr.. Curtain This was MIR Reeds position
with reference to the Missouri compromise and KIM
SASH Nebraska bill in 1856, ms set forth by himself
Such is the record of one of those national
conservative. patriotic, old line Wings thai
Gizzard Foot used to talk about. who were 5,
much afraid Of Frpmont's election thnt they IN,
to vote for Buchanan. This is tho man thu, Mr.
Buchanan has sent to China at a salary OF tw.lv
Thousand dollars year. and with national YES
sci 10 curry him out in, notwithstanding thu np
proval Of the Kansas. Nebraska Bill was an
nounc"d as the " great test of Democracy :
Mr. William b. Reed has sold himself for an of
fee, aud has pock-,"d the money. poiia tout.