Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-04-11
Gbt Otrmont 4lbenit.
BRATTLEBoRO. VT.
The Fourth aoyernor q Yan,a..
SATURDAY, APRIL II, 1857.

The Fourth Governor OF Lanfaf
few days ago We expressed The belief ih' W.
Buchanan, in appointing succcsor o. Cos. tisi-
ry, would not assume decided stand either .n soy
port Of, or opposition TO-, lcconrte aui che rereii
Border Ruflian gang q kansls We suap,-.l hs
would tcmporic, as usual, mount the 'ia.fartil
hobby Of his Inaugural, appoint what De- tssasi
respectable man n ihe do-iu.i..e.io-s'I '.'r'
stamp. and trust to The futur, To- i..itsf 20 iis
collisions which he may consider o.niIr -.rf Dai
which publis opinion sets down as Inevitable
However We may hui car pris.ie ssis.i af.fs
answered by the appointment 81 nsieff }. Wa.t-
or, it is very evident that the FRESHEST thinks be-
has acted precisely as We ics.riri lls fituis
are exceedingly busy iu revising ani .isr,.iyf.rr
Walkers character. IN order 90 uaae q % o. 90
impartial theory. They declare t1at % Friairf
mistake W., never made than in cauuol'ur No.
Walker with the Toolnhs aud na,i. s.h..i % f...-
ticiaus-tha, be- '- Union man ancr W. ra.aiu-
ans own heart. They rc,icv che r.uauf. e.f-
cumstanccs Of his siurpur Missasrri as rai
Calhoun's ho.om ni'nl. Me- ru.nissfer--fhf iti-
ter gentleman .cudliug thr.ugh thc state urlrf
the Palmct,o Tag, ani walker icafinr d.vn Hl.n
him with the stars and strips uuunl routl h.s
patriotic waist They ay that When be- vsui into
the Senate, he s,rcnuou.ly RESISTED Sir taIh.un' d
project Of making al q Texas slave Territory, aui
was the main instrument of making ths lr,,.l.ra ~
the soil Of the northern rortion Il cor u,u g be-
qurcd possessions a condition u annekat.on lhfy
say many other things which represent NJ Na'ler
as acting with tie larger aul tciief Iaft.u g ihc
South when Calhounsm va a. Dr.. uft let
they leave uu.aid how Mr. Waiaor aor .iauis,
when the dead hand Of Calhoun, ~ some m,s'e-
rious resurrection, grasIs aui guide. ihs uh..c
south and is A,Sic instrument, the asu. crat.e
party.
1t should not le forgotten that ihe si-r lrali
commentary upon Mr. buchanan ,asu, lu' fair
sounding promises. lies not in ms. but in 20 sue
cessor to Governor Gcary. The quoriion oi coun-
tenancing justice or injustice in kansas vas maize
to his hand by Gcary's resignation, ami iu acccf-
ting that, he showed where he stood. u De hal
been disposed to heed the just and solemn claims
Of the citizens Of Knnzas, he should have returned
Gcary clothed with the rial powers nos rrcietde.l-
" given to Walker. Then the Free State men and
the Border RuHilus would have known vhat % c1-
pect But to refuse this aud send cut arg atier
Governor, is saying that the President fully ai-
mi,s the fagiious conduct Il Picrcc's admini.tra-
ton, bu, is not yet quite ready L take fsrs r,ih-
Cd Of reversing it. Nor docs il help thc matter o.
allcgc that the President privately AMI fcrsouaiiy
preferred the return Of Geary. ihc iaaugucls %.
his position constrained him oiherA Sc. This .
the facts another and alarming prof q Dis cone
stitutonal weakness in the hack AMI shows that
however wisely James buchanan nay think al
wish, Platform buchanan. for the ncNi fur
years, is to give US whatever the spirits u slavery
may see fit TO rap.
We presume there is no doubt u Robert }.
Walkers mental ability TO on the flee Il Cover
nor Of Kansas lie is a shrcNd. iudus;iious. "a
tient, energetic He docs noi stand oF tria' T.
it necessary. he could initiate Metiernieh in arts
Of policy and intrigue, Dragon the Territory a.
Cromwell did Ireland But he has one pain al.
tentative before him-to abei, pa-s,ely % active
ly, the pro-slayory designs Of the Bosus Lsri.ia-
ture or to resist them with all the constitutional
power at his command. There is no middle grouui
in the present state Of things.-Wo do noi wish O,
prejudice his administration Regarding BIZ ap
pointment as itself concession 20 slavery. ".
shall look, with more of dstrust than If hope. "
confess, to see in what manner he Vndicaics o.
fois the policy that has brought it about