New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-02
FROM WASHINGTON.

from Our Own Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, March 81 1857.
Mr. Walker has published his reasons addressed
to the President, for recon.icetipg his irss Refusal
If the GovernoIship Of kau-as and for accepting
il against ,he misgyings by winch he vac exercfeo.
This letter, like that issued III Peunsygaos just
previous 10 the Presidential election is very Unon
savDg ard full Of patriotic professlous Let
IN take hun at biz word, and see whether tho
rights of suffsee ard others belonging 10 the whole
people of Kansas, are protected in their fulness and
III egrity. No hIg mOrs IS asked, aud nO'hin {
short Of this protection will secure peace In that
distracted, mireoverDed aud oppressed Territory.
In proposing to accomplish THIS object without tho
exercise Of military authority Mr. Walker fails to
EXHIBIT proper appreciation of the Difficult les he
will be compelled 70 confront, and corre,t ess.
uste of the character Of the population against
which his efforts must be directed. Moral suasiOn
may be efficient in community where law is re-
spected virtue admired and wholesome restraints
imposed; but its success AS q remedial agent In
checking the license Of Border Rufians in re ain
ing their violence and in arrestlng their despe rate
Vaccinations, may well be doubted. The presence
Of corrective power and the will to employ it, are
the sony signs Of authority which they will recog-
ME- Such is the result of all experience 80 far
al the nature OF the men engaged IN this crusade
cannot be changed in day.
TLeIe is good deal of urgency upon the Presl-
dent TO get at the rotation cor this District. Sace
the public time is almost wholly devoted 10 the dis
tribuiiOn OF office, the faithful here think their turn
she uld come under the revolving rule. The local APP
pOintntn,S, such as Marshal, Postmaster, District
Attorney and the Like, have generally year 10 rud,
which involves probation that needy supPlcants
do not quite admire. So they insist that so nethlng
must be done, AID that qucRly. So far, the Presi-
dent has not given much encouragement 10 the
patriotic designs upon the heads OF Bureaus, but
there sre Il few If them that, wearing crowns lie
uneasy. For example, Auditors Phillips aud
Br' a0Lesd are by 10 means comfortable, and there
ore Others much concerned 10 know what tate may
Lave III reserve iOf then agreeable incomes. One
Oi he slns OF commission most charged against the
local flee holders some of these Bureau gentry
libe Phillips, is their presence at the Cincinnati
Convention, and participation III It's proceedings as
active outs ders 1t appears too, tuey all had tue
misfortune to get on the wrong scent, snd were
heretcal enough 10 support Pierce or his alterna-
tive. lcur indomtable Rynders was there also,
but as re buIrahed for "Old Buck, he got pJti-
cal sbs,lu,lun from Pope James, and iat Office
besides; thus proving the importance at having the
right bull soIe the right OK. Where would have
teen The baton had he shouted for some other can
date
Gen. Scott is not to establish bis headquarters
here, rs has been announced hut to retain them at
new.York, visiting Washington once Inon'h for
tie purpose of consulting with the Secre AIRY of
War as to tie movements of the Army aud ITS
proper d.poition. Mr.. Floyd has pat the old
GeIeIal quite al his ease, and erdtliei nun oy tae
mott becoming concessions aud c.ufteses. iae'e
rela ions between tie Commanding General aud
The Head Of The Depar ment are not ooly proper III
Themselves. but tley are also essential to thr
branch IF the public service with which bo;h are
G. IBrcitd
Lord Napier came here without a new Secretary
81 Legation, but it is belies ed that Mr.. Lumley,
who yet b'ninaly holds the place, has been re-
called. Atei The compulsory exodus. he Was leis
in charge Of the archives Of the Legation aud r,-
manned here ubt month before the coming OF
Lord Napier, when he suddenly went of, without