The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-25
From the Memphis crennessec) Appeal.

GONERNOft WA1lhEn AMI iiip ihhDoSi1Ao'
Those democratic presses at the South which have so
numerically berated Governor Walker for his policy in
Kansas can scarcely be that their blows fall not less
heavily upon him than upon themselves They have all
given their cordial support to the principles of the Gin
cinnati platform as well rs the Inaugural Address of
Mr.. Buchanan. We quoted resolution from the plat
form few days since, showing that Walker had acted IN
strict conformity with the principle 1t Embodied In advo
eating submission of the constitution of Kansas to
vote of the people of the Territory We propose to
go further and show that this principle is forciby set
forth and maintained in the inaugural of Mr. Buchanan
We quote as follows:
What happy conception then, it for Congress to
apply this simple ruetha tho will of the majority shall
the settlement of the question OF domestic
slavery in the Territories Congress is neither ito leg
ate slavery into any Territory State to exclude
it thererom but to leave the people thereof perfectly
free to form and regulate their domestic institutions in
their way subject only to the constitution OF the
United States As natural consequence, Congress has
also prescribed that when the Territory Of Kansas shall
he admitted State it shall be received into the Union
with or without slavery their constitution may pre-
scribe at the time Of their admission
difference Of opinion has arisen in regard to the
point of time when the people of Territory shall decide
this question for themselves.
''Ths is happily matter of but little practical i'm
portance Besides it is Judicial question: which egt-
matey belongs 70 tho Supreme Court the United States
Bsofe whom it is pending and will II is understood
be seedily and finally settled TO their decision Ia COM
With all good citizens shall cheerully submit what
ever this may be- though it has been my indvid-
ual opinion that under the Nebraska Kansas act the APP
popriae period will be when the number of actual resi-
dents in the Territory shall justify the formation of II
constitution with view to w. admission as State into
the Union But be this II may, it is the Imperative
and Indispensable duty of the government OF the United
ntcs to every resident nhabtant the free and
independent expression of his opinion by his vote s
sacred right each individual must be preserved That
being accomplished, nothing can be irer than to leave
the people of Territory free from all foreign interc
renee to decide te, Gym destiny for themselves subject
on.;' to the constitution Of the United ntqiss"
Nothing could be more explicit than this language.
Mr.. Buchanan says that 'epay resident mhaJaaa' mus:
be entitled to the expression Of his opinion by his roe
Governor Walkers language is that erery actual resident
settler must be entitled to vote upon the constitution.
His language is if anything stronger than that of the
President The language Of the Cincinnati platform is
''ac.uoi residents"
Now we ask with what consistency those persons
make upon Walker who have fully and uneqnivo-
cay sanctioned the platform and the inaugural Had
we read Walkers address hundred times over, before
hearing an expression of opinion by others, the idea
would never have occurred to but that it was
entirely proper that the constitution should be sub
mted to vote Of the people for their acceptance or
rejection We concede this to be the and soul OF
The Kansas BILL and it to that the adverse posi-
ton at with the doctrine the democracy have been
battling for since the introduction Of that bill into
Congress 1t is too late to take different position now,
and we regard this upon Walker i'll advised unneces
sary and aught with danger to the unity and harmony
of the democratic party.