Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1857-04-22
for'espondenee Of the Ne,o York Daily Tunes
Governor Robert j. Walker.
WASHINGTON, March 26. 1851,

friends, to drop their strong opposition to his
making Kansas his home for so long period
as would be requisite In order to accomplish
the task, in that Territory, which tho Admin
isration requires at his hands, 1 fear it will
be difficult for him to go. His health, seri-
otsly impaired by the National Hotel attack.
could scarcely be benefited by the aExieties OF
a Western sojourn. he has never been ply
sically very robust, and at the present time
care vii be necessary before he can recover
his usual yigor. Still, the general impress
sion is that he has made up his mind to accede
to the personal solicitations of Mr. Buchanan
and that be will be Governor Gearys sue
| cessor.
1t bad escaped the notice of people here, as
it was not regarded for the moment as having
any political significance, that the President,
notwithstanding the pressure of public busi-
ness upon him from all directions, had taken
| opportunities of frequent and lengthy inter-
| views with Mr.. Walker during the past fort
Dight, which are now understood to have have
had reference to Kanzas Mr.. Buchanan
had, probably, made up his mind previous to
the advent of Ex-Governor Geary, whom he
would appoint in his place. and hence the in
tinations which were thrown out that states
man of the first order of talent and energy
would be chosen, and that opportunities of
! higher distinction would be afforded in Kan
sas, than could be enjoyed by any other ap-
peinteo of his administration.
1t seems to be the common supposition that
Mr.. Walker is entirely identifed with the ex-
treme Southern interest, and that his sympa-
thies are with the school of Davis, Toombs
and others of the secessionist stripe THIS
as not the case, and scarcely ought to be
charged against the man who was chosen to
h u
the opponent of Mr. Poindextcr, in the very
campaign in which the latter gentleman stump
ed State the under the Palmetto flag, as the
advocate of South Carolina notification i
Mr.. Walkers course, at that time, met with
the appreciation of every Union man through
out the land. His standard was the flag of
the Union, which he wore around his waist,
in which costume he denounced disunion as
treason, in every principal town and village of
his adopted Southern State
Robert J. Walker, the son of Judge Wal
ker-one of the Judges of the Supreme
Court of the United States-was born in
Pennsylvania, and. 1 believe not far from
the home Of Mr. Buchanan. He studied law
under his own father, and practiced his pro-
tession at Pittsburg, where he married
daughter of Franklin Bache, of Philadelphia
ana a granddaughter of Benjamin Franklin.-
The first nomination of Andrew Jackson
for the Presidency was made by young Wal
l1er, shortly after he was admitted to the bar
at Convention of the Pennsylvania Dcmoc-
racy. After his emigration to Mississippi, he
became identified with Texan independenee,
but took no leading part in NATIONAL matters
until the declaration Of South Carolina in IA
vor of notification had excited his zeal ia
behalf OF the Union. Then succeeded the
famous struggle between himself and Poin-
dexter-the latter the right hand of Calhoun
in Mississippi, through whom he hoped to
10 gain over that State to the cause of seces-
sion, or an unconstitutional States Rights ex-
treme. No Mississppian will ever forget that
famous canvass, nor ought it to go out of the
memory of patriots in the North. Whatever
may have been the real causes of complaint
against Mr.. Walker since, he did his duty
then manfully. triumphantly. ana in way
which caused him to take his seat as an equal
among the giants who composed the Senatorial
body Of that period.
Walker, in the Senate, soon became o con-
Gdential friend of jackson, and took lead
ing part in the annexation of Texas but be
it remembered by those who distrust him on
account Of his supposed Pro-Slavery proclivi-
ties, that he strenuously opposed Mr. Cal
houn's project of making all of Texas Slave
Territory, and was the main instrument of
making the freedom of the soil of the North
ern portion of our newly acquired possessions
condition of annexation.
Walker was first requested by Mr. Polk to
enter his cabinet as Acknowledgement, that
post being deemed most in accordance with
hls tastes but subsequent events transferred
him to the Treasury Department He then
inaugurated the .. Revenue" as distinguish
ed from the g Protection " tariff system, and
drew up and reported the tariff Of 1916. 1t
was bold measure, reducing duties mora
than one-aalf, on an average, and that at n
time when the coantry was involved in war,
and in opposition to the views of the CONNER
cial moneyed and manufacturing classes. On
the passage of the bill, Mr.. Evans, Senator
from Maine. and considered the financial lea
der of the Wings, declared. in his place, that
the revenue of the next year would not be
S12, 900, ,000 Daniel Webster left a memo
randum with the clerk of the Senate, that it
would not produce $l4, 4,000. 900. Abbott
Lawrence and the banking interests of this
city and New England considered the policy
as destructive. Walkers recorded estimate
was that it would give, in the first year, $780,
100000 1t gave $29. .000,0 900 and some
hundreds OF thousands, and has gone on in
creasing until it has reached its present pro-
digious amount. - g
Walker is the only Cabinet officer who has
had his reports reprinted abroad Sir Robert
Peel had them printed for the benefit Of the
House of Commons, and his is the honor OF
being the only financial minister ,ohon, the
,corld has produced, who has advanced Gov
ernment Stocks, and maintained them above