, 1860-07-06


Gov. 4: r. Reedsr, accompanied BY his wife,
arrived in this city enr1y lat week. His nu-
msrous friends and acquainsances wers VERY
glad t., welcome him back to :Kaas41 >ouce
tnoTru~ Or: Eaidaa i.rscctru,r e +r.-orron-tn
ElcI to Heiton"' ilt.i' LICK - .k .n.a3 ont
more. On Friday, e7eu1ng, the Gc'rrnor, iu
accordance with the yery generally expressed
wishes Of the community. delivered n public
address,. The street in front q! tho Eldrihxe
House was, q: m early hour, Glled with iurge
and enthusiastic crowd, the Lawrence Utnd
meanwhile discou7sin= splendid music. Gov.
Reeder was introduced in a lew remarks bT T.
D. Thatcher, and was recei-ed With three cheers
W the audience. lie then spoke 70: about one
hour and half, delivering one OF the finest
and most impressive addresses ever heard in
our city. He commenced By rapid survey of
the present condition Of tho Territory, con.
trasted with what it was ut the tine be lett in
1886. Then, the people Of Kansas wele few in
number, without money, without resources,
without arms or means of defence, and jet
forced to resis. encroaehmeut and invasion
from usishboring State. backed up By the
treasury and army Of tue naiion, then, as now,
controlled by the slave oligarchy. Now, he
found the Territory strong in population and in
resources, and more than all the gallant SOL
dieEs of freedom remain n.osttrsof tie f*A!-
State people, their devotion to freedom au'l
their s!e=E perseverance ;nr4s:s!;og opP7essioE;
End he said .hst lie Old Guard Of Ksns:a had
written : pa.: a: history wn4ck 'vcz.a yla:f
with osvee iai,ins lu=trx an,vag ths sruals Ut
tbs rat:ur-
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e1d sccresE Of th.k party, ca:ae 10 :..a. at ry.s
personal risk. and warned hin, rot to al!aw hin-
sell TO be arrested and taken to 1rcoIupton, -
the Elan Was 10 tnke linn IN f.ecou,ptou, and
there l'avs l:ufnrd's gau. take lin fron, thc
civil officers and murder him. while the cnurt
and the insttgators Of TIE in"yeiIeut wuu!d
pretend 10 reprehend and regret tie act. Being
thus forerasaed Of the intention of these DIES.
prr4dnrsi lie determined not to submit TO au ar
rest. Upon CONSULTATION with the leading ncn
OF the Free State party, it was determined that
he shouid leave the Territory, rather than a(Iorl
prese1t for collision with our tnt= in tic thea
de.enceltsS cnndlt OF of the Free State pecrle.
lie accordingly determined 70 lenye. hut tle
a=sass:ns we're still dpgginr his track. They
had their committees out, watching the roads
aud steamboat landings, with the determination
TO capture him ifposs,ble. But hup2ilv, by the
aid Of faithful and vi:ilant trieucs, he cllled
them, and making his way through Missouri,
sometimes tEure!ing across the country By night,
sometimes as deck passenger oa The steam-
boats, at last reached the State Of Illinois, anl
was safe. lie then deynted his whole time ard
energies 10 organising movements Tor aia to the
Free State people.
ih7 Gossrnor then PASSED iu bis remarks,
10 consideration Of national politics. lie
showed how the Republican, partv had grown
up by necessity, out Of tie s:.sressioos Of the
slave power. lie defended il triu,nphau.!r
against the attacks Of its enct1ies, and showed
II TO bs tue guardian Of popular rights and the
told how he had been . lie lonx Democrat, hut
had been forced TO leave tia, party by i.s e,nl
tEeseherJ to tbs rights Of the ,eup;e. lie c.iu
meoted ID TERMS of great eeve-i.. noo, the
courss Q; As. l'uus1a7. liz sAid that, previous
TO hr* Dougixs' ceietr.ted ksnsas repur:, 80
lull Of al msaas7 :! elsad=r a21 ial.>. cod
fgs'na: the peorls ot Naa9a., be (Gor. E<:-.'es1
beng s:ih ccanected xiih tao I,.mac.a:ic ;rty,
he'd visited y sshlnZtea, saa. Ut Ir. Il: .:.ias'
request, had Lac. mia, s21 led ~ ;crsl + i. in.
terTleva vl.h hun, val fully E6steL Lin. in "a.
Eard sc the ac;usl iAc:a nif the Esasas d,ftic::-
tick 0!he7 geEtleEe1 from ks1saa, acquaint-
auces Of Mr. Douglas, had dcno :Le same, 20
that he perfectly understood the srue state Of
the case Under ahexc circumstances Gov,
lieeder faid 10 looked with great interest for
Mr. Douglas report. anticipating thst he would
DO justice to the Free->tatc peor!e. Jndre.
then, Of bis .nrpFise, ~hen. upoa taking 1t up,
lie found it filled with the grossest assaults md
sloaders upon them, the facts of the case en-
tireiT suppressed or misrepresecsea, and the
whole report burden Of fallacy and deceit.
s. l threw it from nc in disgust" said tbs Cor
eEnor, and from that day forward have had
no confidence whatever in the honesty or a.
ccrity Of Stephen i. Douglas"
Gov. R:ederA y closing remarks upon tia ali.
important and oversaaduwinH nature of the
great issue between freedom and slavery we're
truly eloquent, and pro'l:c-sl deep impression
upoa tha audience. LII, whule speech was dig.
niied aud impressive, a1d we'll calculated II
c5'ry conviction to any III pr. .j,dceA mind.
Low n:cn whh pretend to common honesty and
canLnr can be 30 bl.:sd Us to coclinuc 10 act
with the Democratic psr:s, after such co1,p!ata
AMI d.temonstratiTe evidence Of its apos.acy from
all that il noble or good in human ideas or
practices, PASSES our comprehension.
Gov. l:ee':er is making quite III extended
s1stt t. !4c Territory, and We hnpe that other
localities in ts= Territory will tc privileged
HAa listening to his truthful sud e:onuent
words.