New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-07-27


The Mobile Register is the leading Democratic pa
per of Alabama Years of faithful service have made
it influential, and it has always been respectable. In
its issue of the 23d instant the annexed article ap
pears. 1t will be seen that the conduct of Gov.
Walker is strongly condemned, while there is per-
ceptibe effort to screen the administration of Pres
dent Buchanan from the responsibility and conse
quences of Walkers treachery
This will hardly do for strict State Rights jour
nal, such as the Register has been for years. The
alarming times that are upon the South will not ad
nit of holding the agent guilty, and his principal,
who sustains and endorses him, guiltless There is
neither consistency nor safety in any such procedure
But, to the Mobile Registers article:
REBELLION IN KANsAs.-"The path of duty is the
path of safety, and whenever from motives OF policy
considerations of prudence step aside, there is
no longer any pledge OF protection or assurance OF
success. The attempts of Gov Walker TO conclllate
the Freesoilers in Kansas by surrelderlng his lnde
pendent position and exhibiting sympathy for them,
has been rewarded as such weak devices always are
with miserable failure. Previous to his arrival, the
nsnrrectionary movement had been crushed, Its ac
tiveagents scattered and the prominent disorganzers
driven by prosecutions from the territory. There
scarcely left nucleus for rallylhG agaln. But
with the advent of the Governor, their hopes re-
vived, his words afforded encouragement, he told
them that he was not responsible Tor the Legislature
>''i" 'N
change it, and the whole and his speeches
was apoogetic for the existing organization OF the
Territorial Government. He did say, he was bound
to carry out the laws which had been passed. hut he
attered and consoed the traitors at Topeka with an
acknowledgment of their strength, which has rlpened
into the present omen rebellion. To him. and to him
alone, We attribute this outbreak. We do not mean
that he has desired, or Intentionally produced revolt
but his temporzing, partial, blnnderng course, has
egitlmately led to this result. What cared the peo
pie of Lawrence and Topeka for his proclamation or
his threats, when h. had paid tribute to their power
by public compliments, and weakened the morale oil
bis position by whining excuses for the existence
and action of Legislature pronounced lawful hy
Congress and endorsed by the President OF the Uni
ted States. Gov. Walkers appointment mas been
misfortune from the beginning His political dupllcty,
however intended has produced its legitimate fruits
He has aggravated the disorders in Kansas, wldened
the breach between North and South, esseed CONT
denre in the Administration and dangerously embar-
rassed its action. We have INDUCED no crlnnatl0n
toward Mr.. Buchanan we have uttered no threat, we
have stipulated no irlevoCahle condition upon which
we would continue support Of his measures; but
in tone of mild, yet firm remonstrance, expressed
homes. convictions. We believe that he intends
and desires to do right. If he lit Will be through
the influence of evil Counsellors, and msapprehen
sion OF the position of the South, growing out OF
seeming division among He must know, any
considerable portion Of the South should refuse to
support his administration it will become almost pow
erleS5.