Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-07-16
The President on Kansas Gov. Walker
and the south.
Prom the WashingtOn Union.

and the south.
From the Washington Union.
We have witnessed with unfeigned regret
the spirit in which nearly the whole South.
ern press has received and treated the inau-
sural address Of Gov. Walker, Of Kansas.
From the Know. othing opposition press
we had little else to expect. But 1t is
rather more serious to see that the Demo-
cratic presses are by no means unanimous
in the view they take Of his conduct. II is
o still more important fact that two Demo
cratic State Conventions-one in Georgia,
and one in Mississippi--have taken strong
exception to certain expressions in Gov.
Walkers inaugural address. The Georgia
Convention goes further, and concludes Its
censure by expressing Che belief that he
will be removed. 1t is natural enough that
this state ofthings should afford good deal
Of malicious pleasure TO Northern Abolition
lists as well as 10 Southern Know Nothngs.
They hunt in couples, and have common
political interest in pulling down The only
party which defends the constitution at all
points.
The course which we IRE quite sure Mr..
Buchanan will take in dealing with this whole
Kansas affair is very plain one. His path
10 so clearly marked ont by principle that
statesman with the thousandth part OF his
sagacity could not fail TO see it. That he
would wilfully turn aside from what he
knows to be his duty is SANDER on his
character, which we think his worst enc
my is not base enough TO utter. He will
not forfeit the principles which carried him
Into Office. The American people were
never safer than they are at this moment in
relying on the wisdom and interiiy Of their
Chief Magistrate.
The Georgia resolutions assail Governor
Walker on two points: /. He advocated
the submission OF the constitution TO di-
rect vote Of the people; and 2. He furnish
ed argument, in favor of making Kansas a
free State. On both these points we have
some opinion which we propose to record
now and here.
We do not understand our Georgia friends
to find fault with the general doctrine that
the people of Kansas have the power to
decide the question of slavery for themselves
by inserting in their constitution whatever
provision on that subject they think proper.
This is a proposition which no man can de-
nv and call himself Democrat or friend
OF the constitution and laws. 1t was the
Shibboleth of the party in the canvass oil
1856, as it had been in many contest be-
fore that. 1t was embodied in the compro-
mise measures Of 1850; it was made part oil
the Kansas N ebraska bill itself; candidates
Of the party were pledged to it; the speakers
and writers of the party pleaded for III and
it was unanimously adopted by the masses
Of the party at the polls. Besides all this
the Supreme Court have established it as
the law Of the land by demonstrating that
the power oil deciding upon the subject Of
deciding upon the subject Of slavery does
no. exist nyiwhere. else.
Even if we had notthsse overwhelming
authorities to back us-Aii Awere proper te
re-argue upon original principles ques
ton that has been settled by Congress, as
sented to by the people, and sanctioned BY
the solemn judgment of the highest Judlcla
tribunal in the world-still we think
would require but little dialeclic skill tc
show the Justice and necessity Of it SO plain
ly that no one could deny it who has sense
enough to know his right hand from his
left.
THE contrary doctrine is the exclusive
properly Of our northern anti-slavery oppo.
neritS.H IF Kansas shall come to Congress
md ask for admission with a constitution
made in pursuance Of legal authority not in.
!, consistent with the fundamental law Of the
Union, and approved by her own people, al
= sound men will say, admit her. The Adolf.
tionists alone would throw her constitution
back into her face if its provisions on the
subject of slavery did not please them
They alone would say toher people; You
have made a constitution which suits your
own wants and wishes, but we have other
views, and we are your masters. You
must disregard your own opinions and con-
form wholly to ours" Those who sincere
ly believe that Congress ought TO speak
thus have no reason for it but the insane
hatred and prejudice against Southern men
with. which they age saturated, from the
crown TO the toe.
Will Mr.. Buchanan, in any event, take
the Abolition side OF this question? Will
he be found arraying his power and influence
against his own sense OF right and duty
and against justice, reason, the law, and con-
s,itution? Would he lerd his brow to the
shame with which such an act must blackel
it forever? Would he "sell the mighty
space of his large honors" for anything that
his weak and iinportent enemies have 10 Of
fer9 No; the,Demoeracy Of. the whole coun.
try, North and South; have been true TO him
and he will be true to them.
We repeat that the constitution of Kan,
sas must come from the people of Kansas
Other power to make such an instrument
there is none under heaven.
But the Georgia convention, without de-
nying this great principle, seems Il think
that the constitution of Kansas ought not Il
be submitted to direct vote OF the people
in their primary capacity. We admit tina
this is not in all cases a sine qua non. 1t il
fair presumption (if there be no crcum
stance to repel it) that a convention OF dele
gates chosen by the people will act in accor
dance with the will of their constituents. -
When therefore, there is no serious dispu
upon the constitution, either in the conven
ton or among the people, the power Of tn