The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-06-13
Far II, Hry,,a oS E~n,.,,,,
Governor Walker ana his Inaugural.

This address Will doubtless find many
readers and be the subject of much criti-
eism. 1t seems very clear that the Gov
eriior has shown his hand in this address,
and equally clear that he desired to con-
eeal it, orshow the palm or back as the oc-
casion should demand.
It seems from the Governors first para
graph that the Union is again in "immi-
ncnt peril" and by the @eaTRest request
OF the President, he has come to save
it. 1t is astonishing what large number
of persons have come to believe in falling
from grace. Now we are not much of al
religious controvertionalist, but there is
something in the phrase ''onee in grace,
al,cays in grace > that seems substantial
This constant nervousness about ones
country seems TO us to have become
chronic. And if there is any such thing
as lasting redemption for our country we
can but hope Governor WALKER will
make thorough work of it, and avoid the
odious epithet of ''gHaek" and acquire the
enviabIe title of Regulator
After stating his mission as above, the
Governor Immediately goes on to tell us
that the Territorial Legislature is ''regrl-
Lar body and recognized as such by the
President He also tells the people of
Kansas that they acknowledge it as such
on all subjects except the slavery question.
Now if this be a fact we are wholly una
ware of il, and must call on the Governor
to substantiate it,
From this point the Governor proceeds
(without saying much that requires criti-
cism or censure, while he saws very many
things that are worthy of high commen-
dation.) until he reaches the thirteenth
page in his address. Here he goes into a
vindication of the Supreme cours in its
recent decision, and keeps pthe agitation
of the slavery question, which he so much
deprecates, to the close of his address. In
this particular he seems to have made
the President his guide. Both of them
alike think no good can come from agita-
ton, and each of them occupy about as
much space III discussing the slavery ques-
ton as they devote to all other subjects.
This effort on the part of the President,
Governor WALKER and others to suppress
| agitation, while they continue to write
and talk more aboHt it than all other sub
jects put together, reminds us of an old
! man and his son Tom, with whom we
were acquainted when but lad. As near
/ as we can recollect the circumstance al
ludel to- it is as follows: At a logging
bee in the neigborhood which Tom at
tended, his particular friend was greatly
imposed upon by an athletic young dutch
man. and by the bye an only son, andsa
he had his own way at home, he saw no
great reason why lie should not at logging
/ bees also. Toms friend was no match for
! the young Dutchman, and so Tom came
I forward and assisted his friend, or, as i
! believe it was called, "took up the quar-
rel" The result was, the young dutch
man got soundly whipped. The father
of the young dutchman made complaint
to Toms father The old man took Tom
TO do, and Tom defended his conduct so
/ well that the old man concluded they had
+ better say no more about the matter.
agreed" say Tom. "But," says the old
man, 'Tom you know you are always
getting into difficulty by meddling with
( other folks matters, now | advise yeH to
mind vour own business "And,'' SAYS
Tom, " [ thought you said you would say
no more about the matter p Do you
undertake to stop me from talking?" says
the old man to Tom. "No," says Tom,
"but if you suppose you are going right
1 on to to tell me what fool am, always
meddIing with other folks business, and
that | aint going to say nothing, you are
mistaken, by bsunder.'
Now, according to our teaching, this
was not altogether mannerly in Tom, and
+ it may not be in us to talk and write when
the President and others tell us to be
. still. but nevertheless We feel very
much as Tom did, and if they are going
10 ''keep right on" and tell us we are con-
trolled by fanaticism, and are guilty OF
treason and all manner of folly and crime,
D and we are not going to say anything in
reply. they are mistaken, by tauades;.'
The Governor goes on TO urge the
people of Kansas to take the slavery
question out of Congress, and out OF the
Presidential conflicts, and then assures us
the Union will be safe. But if they dc
not, the government will be eventually
oyerthrown. Then the Europeans come
in and are bera:cd most bitterly for al
tempting to stbvert the principles of self
government throughout the world. IL
the next paragraph the sectional candidate
gets a home thrust, but he does MOI. tel
MS whether he means the ore that was de
: feated or the one that was electei. Though
: this last is left little misty we are con
soled by being told that these principles
upon which the Union rests, are bein;
; subjected to their final test In Kansas
This is certainly reyiying to learn that !
finality is at hand that this yexee
3 question % is now TO be settled, and settles
forever. "Then," says the Governor, 'ae
me ask what possible good has been ae
: compIished By agitation ? Has il eman
cipated single slave OF improved thei
q condition? Has it made single Stat
: free, where slavery would otherwise hay
: existed ? Hast accelerated the disap
e pearance of slavery from the more moth
: ern ofslaye holding States, or accomplish
ed any practical good whatever ? Nc
q says the Governor, my fellow citizens
nothing but nnTnitigated evil has slread,
ensued, with disasters still more fearfu
/ impending for the future, as consequenc
of this agitation.
questions in the negative. But an affirm
alive answer would have been correct L
? every instance He says il has not epsan
!, eipatel single slave or improved thei
: condition. Whether he means that j
i this particular question discussion doe
! not hasten a desired end, or whether b
: laws it down as 3 general principle, W
! are not able to say. If he means oIl,
: with reference to this question, he shout
have demonstrated it. II as genera
!; principle, IT is nanifestIy absurd. LA
: : It made single State free? Yes, man.
! and the Governor must know IT. Ia
+ it accelerated the disappearance of SLAYER,
! from the more northern of the slayehoId
ing Stases2 This question is ambiguousl..
s put Does be mean the present slave
) holding States? or does he mean thos
that formerly held slaves2 II the foI
: Iner, his question IS absurd; for man.
4 festiy where slavery still continues
= has not disappeared. If the Latter, he