. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . orial reelection, and his financialfortunes, were all involved in the scheme. Withthe help of the Stringfellows and other zeal-ous co-workers, the town of Atchison wasfounded and named in his honor, and the Squatter Sovereign newspaper established,which displayed his name as a candidate forthe Presidency. The good-will of the Admin-istration was manifested by making one of theeditors postmaster at the new town. President Pierce appointed as Governor ofKansas territory Andrew H. Reeder, a mem-ber of his own party, from the free State ofPennsy
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . orial reelection, and his financialfortunes, were all involved in the scheme. Withthe help of the Stringfellows and other zeal-ous co-workers, the town of Atchison wasfounded and named in his honor, and the Squatter Sovereign newspaper established,which displayed his name as a candidate forthe Presidency. The good-will of the Admin-istration was manifested by making one of theeditors postmaster at the new town. President Pierce appointed as Governor ofKansas territory Andrew H. Reeder, a mem-ber of his own party, from the free State ofPennsylvania. He had neither prominent rep-utation nor conspicuous ability, though undertrying circumstances he afterwards showeddiligence, judgment, integrity, and more thanordinary firmness and independence. It is tobe presumed that his fitness in a partisan lighthad been thoroughly scrutinized by both Presi-dent and Senate. Upon the vital point the in-vestigation was deemed conclusive. He wasappointed, the Washington Union naively 870 ABRAHAM stated when the matter was firstcalled in question, under thestrongest assurance that he wasstrictly and honestly a nationalman. We are able to state further,on very reliable authority, thatwhilst Governor Reeder was in Washington, atthe time of his appointment, he conversed withSouthern gentlemen on the subject of slavery,and assured them that he had no more scruplesin buying a slave than a horse, and regrettedthat he had not money to purchase a numberto carry with him to Kansas. With him wereappointed three Federal judges, a secretary,a marshal, and an attorney for the territory, alldoubtless considered equally trustworthy onthe slavery question. The organic act invested
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