Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-23
Buchanan and the south,


The moment we saw the fierceness with
which the ultra Southern press attacked
Buchanan for the course of Walker in Kan
sas we felt sure that the administration
would back out from the support of Walk
er and that Walker himself would back
out from his foreible-feeble pledges of fair
ness. The Article we lately quoted from
the Washington Union on this subject was
clear indication of such purpose on the
part of the administration; and since then
it is plain that Walker also is scared by
the Southern developments and is incon-
tinently taking the back track. His speech
at Paoli, was fierce in its vindictiveness
against the Free State men; and the tele-
graphic announcement on Saturday that he
intends to enforce the vile bogus. territorial
laws at the point of the bayonet shows
that his whole purpose now is to reinstate
himself with the South and make Kansas
Slave State. The Richmond South and
its echoes have conquered.
The secret of this fire-eating success
does not consist in the strength of the
South, but in the consciousness that it will
get whatever aid it needs from the North
ern Democracy. The Southern leaders
know that any draft they may make on
the North; no matter how debasing, will
be honored. Thus the Columbia (Ga.
Times and sentinel gives the whole matter
in nutshell:
"J the administration stands By Walk
er, the Georgia Democracy WiU not stand
By the administration. Knowing as aOe
do that the great body of the Northern
Democrats aCiU stand By the platform of
principles recently promulgated By the
Democracy Of Georgia, and By the DEM
ocraey of Mississippi, and that the admin
istration wiH lose the support of the South
If 1t sustains Walker, a0e feel it to be our
duty to speak the truth, the whole truth,
and nothing but the truth on this great
question"
1t is this confidence in the pliability
of the northern democracy which makes
its southern masters so naughty and exact
ing and Buchanan, standing as he does at the
head of the services, was consistent in
yielding to the first threat. The Washing
ton correspondent of the Tribune writes:
"The Union is carefully groping its way
through these dangers, feeling the pulse of
the country and scanning the strength of
the seeding faction. Mr.. Buchanan too
is in great perplexity and doubt. am
satisfied that acithin tWo aceeks the Presi-
dent and four members have expressed re-
gret and implied disapproval of Walkers
voluntary pledges to use his influence to
have the Constitution submitted TO the
people of Kansas. They have said that
he (Walker) went too far, that he was in
Discreet, that his assurances were not ne
cessary, that his instructions do not war
rant the course he has adopted.
Walkers toadies and czaguers here are
inundating the country with dispatches
that his course is approved and will be
sustained. His course is not approved, but
not openly disapproved. 1t will be sustain
ed or repudiated, according to the progress
and result of these movements at the
South. Mr.. Buchanan privately wishes
Wv. " aihSi pOilCC1 SuSSOoS3 III AtliiiiohiA-
ing the contending elements in Kansas,
but he will do nothing in support of any
Free State policy which will endanger his
relations with the Southern Democracy"
Walkers land speculations being yet
he cannot afford at present to
be driven out of Kansas or recalled. He
has therefore turned his heel, mounted his
southern horse, and with the United States
troops at his back is going to ride rough
shod over the Free State men, restore the
reign of terror, and in its midst secure the
of a pro-slavery constitution for
a State in which no one is to have voice
but the border Rufians whose cause he is
serving. But, MAN proposes and God
disposes." The scheme is well laid, but
there are many contingencies between it
and success. That there will be an ex-
citing time in Kansas, for while, is GER
tain; but if, in the meantime, the people
of Pennsylvania get sufficient light to dis
enchant them from the delusion put on
them last year under the rallying cry of
buchanan, Breckenridge and Free Kan
sas," the President will find that the gain
of Kansas to the slave side will be but a
poor recompence for the loss of Pennsylva-
nia.-Pats. Gaz.