Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-07-24

o. This is an odd sort OF world, generally speak
ing, that is to say the movements of the people on
it are odd, and some not little ridiculous. AS for
instance -
Sometime since the inaugural address of Governor
Walker of Kansas reached the people and press OF
the South. We recoect we'll when we saw it first.
We read it over carefuly-we liked some paris OF It,
We found that Gov. Walker fully recognised the
authority of the Legislative Assembly OF Kansas,
and avoWed his determination 10 execute It's laws
We found that he counselled harmony, Cancellation
and obedience to Iaw-that he explained fully the
principle of self directing action applicable to Kan
sas in common with the other Territories. All this
we liked. But we found also an argument against
the adaptation Of Kansas for Slave labor, totally out
of place in such an address we also found that
while recognising the authorities and laws of the
Territory, he had gone out of his way to say that,
unless the constitution of Kansas should be submit
ted to certain vote, it ought to be and would be
rejected by Congress. Now the laws of Kansas, re-
Cognised by Gov. Walker, have the whole control of
this matter, and not Gov. Walker These things
struck us at once. We never dreamed for moment
that Mr.. Walkers instructions had anything TO do
with his argument against slavery. Theyhadnot The
published instructions show that, as thoy show also
that remarks about congressional rejection and all
that were extra judicial, if we may apply that term
The same things struck nearly every editor at the
South, and nearly all gave expression to their feel
ngs of dissent, mildly, yet firmly SO general, indeed,
was this eXpressior because natural that it looked
almost like the result of pre-. concert. Ii came from
the staupchest and most conservative national Dem
ocrats who sought undue advantage for the South
to whom disunion would be dire alternative only
preferable to subjugation.
How has this course been responded to In what
spirit has it been met by certain class OF journalists
Has any effort been made to show that these appa.
rently natural complaints are unfounded? No, in
deei-nothing of the kind. The natural uprising
of Southern Democratic feeling has been elegantly
denominaed &c conspiracy" by the Richmond EnQui-
rer, now unfortunately mismanaged while antagonsm
is sought 10 be raised between Virginia and the other
Democratic States of the South. The Washington
Union, half cajong and half threatening, has sought
to stife freedom of expression by denouncing sound
national men disunioniSts and reading the Dem
ocratc State Conventions of Georgia and Mississippi
out of the party.
God forbid that the great national organization o.
the Democratic party should be cut assunder par
ayzed by divisions. 1t the only hope of The Unior
under the Constitution We do most sincerely trust
that the efforts of these foolish and arrogant would
be organs may be defeated-that their attempts Il
drive off the bone and sinew of the party may fail
We warm to the very name of the party-we glory
in It's princplGs-we re- dice in the noble stand taken
by its true members at the North. We know that
they want nothing that is not right-we would not
respect them if they could submit 10 anything that is
wrong. Let us have fair play in Kansas That is
all. IF the true, lawful people of Kansas, decide
against slavery, we have not word to say. If they
decide for it, we shall rejoice without undue triumph
We have no hesitation in saying that Mr.. Buch
anan does not endorse those features in Governor
Walkers message to which we object, although hi
thinks that the circumstances call for larger al
lowance being made for Mr.. Walker, than we are
willing to make. More than this. The Union speak:
for itself and not for the President, and all the thun
ders of those who would speak CATHEDRAL are simply
bogus.