The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-08-06
article, which appears in the Rome Georgia. South
erner of the issue of July 30


opinions in temporizng policy, TO strike course
which resembles the zgzg progress OF rail fence
that il is impossible for any observer TO say which side Of
a given question stand on
In the first number of paper issued after the meet
ing of the nominating convention at edgeyille the
Gath of June last took occasion to express views
candidly unequivocaly and openly We waited not TO
hear what might be said by our brethren of the press
elsewhere nor pitched up straws TO find out which way
the political current was tending but, guided solely by
of right and wrong and by devotion to the
principles OF the great national democratic party, we
seized the first opportunity to place ourselves right the
record and the Southener and Commercial Advertiser
the first and only paper in the State that then avowed
its sentiments boldly, and planted itself Enthusiastically
upon line of policy calculated to stay the tide of dis
senson just set atoat upon the country What said
follows
There are rumoIs afoat coming
from sources which entte them to consideration that
the nomination made by the southen-rghts wing of
the democracy In an Ill spirit towards the Union wing that
hostility TO the administration of President Buchanan is
part of the game and that they stand prepared del
egate reported to have said the floor of the
We violently opposed to any such movement, and
cannot go with It, We shall combat il with utmost
efforts, and to the very best of our ability o
We stand and shall continue to stand by the
tive administration of President Buchanan, long he
holds the scales of justice evenly between North and
South We shall desert him the moment he to act
as he ought
Since then hoping that the sober second thought,
wiser middle course might similarly react in the present
instance thought it prudent To say more for the
time being, but to remain close and earnest watcher OF
the movements of events The time has come, however,
when longer in justice hold peace Silence
now ceases to BIO virtue TO speak out becomes duty
Plainly, then, distinctly and understand that
this movement against Governor Walker of Kansas, is
not movement generally based upon patriotic feelings,
devotion to principle 1t is, the delegate unguard-
edly said in the convection plan to roll the admins
traton of Buchanan out of power the Cob of Geor
ga If the President will permit the leaders of this
crusade to reconstruct the cabinet for him. Walker need
not be recalled The senators and others who recon-
mended and endorsed him highly for the responsible
position Secretary of State will stand ready to smooth
down the rued feathers of their wrath, and become its
earnest apologists The notes Of alarm, the trumpet
tones of warning will die away into buz OF approba
tion and the scowl that wrinkles the brows Of many
angry politicians and exapemted editors will smooth
down into the most compacent and winning of smiles.
We think the action of the convention in passing the
third resolution hasty and nconsiderate The dele
gates i'll prepared to consider the question in its
proper light The inaugural address of Governor Walker
had been made public at Lecompton only the proceed
ing 9th May Between this date and its first pubca
ton little time elapsed Even then the production
fell into but few hands Its great length precuded its
appearing in the newspapers generally The Constitu-
tionalst itself did not commence publishing the address
until the 18th of july three weeks after the assembling
Of the convention and then only through repeated soc
tations, and with apology, based on the extreme
length of the production for not having done so pre-
viously 1t under such circumstances that the dele
gates together Very few of them had read the in
augura fewer had read it carefully and with sufficient
understanding to pass resolutions denouncing its senti-
ents The meagre extracts OF the Constituencies and
comments thereon, about all the data which the
of delegates had to go in forming opinion.
The whole is they known leaders Of the party in
whom they had been accustomed to conde whose judg
ments they thought might be trusted, and who seemed
to have examined the question thoroughly, uniting on
the resolution of and recall and, Jelecuy these
UOt
them presmng the facts to be precisely as represented
Were the delegates assembled again. however, to-day as
them with all the lights before Them the third resou-
ton would he in hopeless mnorityin resurrection
less condition We speak OF that which we do know
Under the circumstances 1t was piece of dictaton to
a national, conservative administration Can it be ex-
peced that President Buchanan will recall Walker when
only portion Of He democracy Of ONE STATE tn the Union de-
nands a.? Would it be right for him TO disregard the
wishes of the remaining States! Is there no southern
State but Georgia Mississippi Has Tennessee, has
Alabama, has Louisiana has Kentucky has Missouri
nay, has Kansas the party most interested, no
voice in this matter We say that President Buchanan
cannot recall Walker and remain true to the principles
which carried him into Office until he has an avowal OF
opinion the subject, officially expressed IN the case Of
Georgia and coincident Herewith from the democracy of
many other southern States
Kansas, with everything at stake, is satisfied with
Walker Missouri with eighteen of her most valuable
counties bordering Kansas, lifts voice of disap
prevail but stands content They have endorsed his po
sition The antisavery party of the Territory is alone
exaspcraed and Is now in open rebellion to the
constituted authorities. How, then interfere
without violating doctrine, non-interyention2
We may not like the Governor Walker has taken
certain opinions of his inaugural may be repugnant to
but what heng These merely views and sentiments
of ours such have right to express them but so
long brethren in Kansas satisfied with what DIS
Pases us, they who on the ground, understanding
everything not justified in embarrassing their POI
stion interfering with their construction of their gov
errors conduct We say therefore, that under existing
does recall Governor Walker and the great mass of the
democratic and patriotic voters of Georgia will also
tain him.
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