The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-06-27
eoverpor walt.r penounced !, the South.


S. II. Keitt, NJ. C. from South Carolina,
decided fre-eater, delivered himself at
public dinner in Cheran, S. G., short
time since, in substance as follows -
He expressed his want of confidence in
WALKER. whom he denounced as an un-
principled trading politician, who was
ready to sell the shareholders interest IN
Kansas for a price. He spoke of the
national Democratic party-of its want of
principle, and its readiness at all times to
sell the South at any price which would
secure to its leaders the glorious spoils of
victory. He said he went with the Dem
ocratic party, but was not of it. He spoke
of Mr.. Buchanan-said he had some con-
fidence in his honesty and integrity, but
feared his power to stem the torrent of
Black Republicanism arrayed against him.
He was graphic in his description Of the
corrupt scenes to be witnessed in w ashing-
ton. How men, fallen from their high
estate, paraded the street, filled the lob
bies of the representative halls, and throng-
ed around the executive department, with
their price placarded in figures upon their
heads. OF these was WALKER, Pennsyl-l
vania bankrupt He had sought and OBJ
tanned position and power in Kansas, and
was willing to WELD it at the bidding of
the party which would pay best. His
proposition to have the constitution of the
Kansas Convention submitted to the peo-
pie, before it was presented to Congress,
with demand for admission into the
Union, he denounced in no measured
terms. He said it was unprecedented, and
intended only to restore the State to Black
Republicanism.
We are rather pleased with the above;
it indicates that our Governor is pursuing
a course which must be somewhere near
right. Keitt is a regular fire-eater, and
his acts show that he cares nothing for
the party to which he processes to belong,
only as far as it serves to advance the in
terests of the pro-slavery cause.
Denunciations from such quarter, and
for such reasons, is praise, in the estimation
of those who believe there is North as
well as South and wish to have justice
done to all.
Coming, as Gov. WALKER does, from an
ultra pro-slavery State; coming, as he does,
under the auspices of party whose acts,
for years past have been of partial nature
when the question of slavery was concern
ed, we entertained fears that he might
commit himself wholly to the principles
of the extremists of the South. We were
aware that at thc time the nullifiers of
the South were threatening the Union
Mr.. WALKER came forward and battled
them ably and successfully, yet We feared
that the excessive ultraist sentiment which
swept the South last yea, and which claim
ed the whole Democratic party, had car
ried him with it. We trust those antici-
pations may never be realized. So far
Gov. WALKER has pursued a conciliatory
course. He has shown no favors to the
Free State people, but has, we believe,
endeavored to be impartial. Ali that we
ask is justice. We ask it not as privi-
lege, but as right Place all the people
of this Territory on equal footing-let
them enjoy the privileges to which they,
by their freemen's rights, are entitled, and
they will be satisfied. There may be
few political aspirants and hot-headed
extremists on each side, who would not
be pleased with impartiality, but the great
body of the people, the working men of
Kansas will approve it.
If Gov. WALKER will administer our
Territorial affairs as an honest man-not
as Democrat, Republican or American,
in the party sense of either of those titles,
we can ask nothing more, and we shall
use our humble influence, in connection
with that of thousands of Others who love
the welfare of our country, in preference
to the mere advancement of a political
party, to sustain him.