The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-18
Very Significant News from Washington
Govsrnor Walkers First Manifesto.

Very Significant News from wsshinKton--
Governor Waiksr's First Manifesto.
Read the n.ws. Read our SPECIAL Washington
despatch, embodying the pith and substance of
Governor Walkers Introductory pronuncianiento
20 the good people Of Kansas, and then answer
Us, Northerner and Southerner, arc there not
comprehended in this address ali the elements
requisite to definite, satisfactory aud permanent
paciGcstion Of Kansas
II win be remarked, first, that this programme
Of Governor Walker Ia Substantially the same q
that Of acting Governor Stanton; and secondly,
that il is essentially different In the important al
tentative held In reserve. Like Mr. Stanton. Mr..
Walker pleads the validity of the local laws, the
June election, and tho State Convention and Con-
stitution which may result from those laws. Mr..
Walker also represents TO the sta1d-aloof free
State party that their silence In the election win
be construed into consent 10 what the majority of
tie voters may ordain and establish. He also
pleads that the laws relating to the forthcoming
election are fair and liberal-that there is every
inducement for the free State party 10 Ego In and
VIM and he hopes and believes, and pleads ear
Mostly, that the Cony ontion viii submit its consti
tuition for ratification to vote of the peo-
pie before submitting II 10 Congress. Thus
for, In substance, the programme of Mr. Walker
u the programme OF his apdp oourrier, Mr.. STAN
ton. The suggestion Of Mr.. Walker, aiso-that the
Convention may adopt State constitution silent
uponth subject Of sldray-has already been thrown
out by the acting Governor to the people of
Kansas
1t is next, from the appeal of Mr. Walker in
behalf Of the Union-from the many advantages
which he rccapitulates as dependent upon the
early and peaccable admission Of Kansas-vcry
evident that bis fret desire is, and that his first
experiment viii be, 10 secure the quiet adoption
OF a proslavery State constitution. His argu-
ment to this end Is very persuasive, very tempt
ing, ard decidedly logical throughout But the
comprehensive scheme Of pacidcation which he
holds 10 reserve il better still. 10 IL forcsha-
dowed In that hope which he expresses that ne
great and fsrti. indian Sar~bo,ding errory souh Of
Konsos IL soon 70 boone State, aided and e.ovr-
oad ~ ne StG,e Of Kcnsrs. This Is the official
gem Of Mr.. Walkers reserved scheme Of pac-
fcstlon, Of detailed In this journal few days
ago.
In the interval TO the meeting of Congress, Mr..
Walker has plain line Of duty to follow lie
can do nothing more nor less, In his capacity as
Territorial Governor, than 70 administer the local
laws "a be finds them. To secure the coopers-
ton. however Of the free State party, be appeals
strongly to their reason and their interests With
the admission Of Kapsas "a q State. the Indian
titles TO large tracts II her lands win be ex-
tinguished, and liberal grants Of land win be
made 10 The new State for railroads, schools and
colleges, In addition to homesteads and pro-
emptlons 10 actual settlers Then an impetus
win be given 10 all the Pacific railroads having
Kansas for their centre, OF the greatest impoSr
lance 70 oil the land and railroad spectators In
the United States Aud II these, all thsse splen-
did offers will not suffice 10 secure the consent OF
! all the free State Land SPECTATORS end stock
iobbers inside and outdde Of Kansas, 10 the que,
! admission Of the State a. arranged by the pro
slavery party Mr.. Walker has stu another en-
| oouragement to give. II Ia this, That although
Kansas may be admitted as slave State, II viii
only be nominally, for that, De faoo-and very
coon de f,us. too--she must become free State
We therefore conclude that the Kansas pro
slavery programme win be carried out and thai
q State constitution viii be adopted recognizing
slavery, or silent upo n The subject which viii b