The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1857-07-18
From the Georgia Constitutionalist
Gov. Walker

Il Messrs. Editors: After a most careful ex
animation of Governor Walkers inaugural, ont
thing has struck as remarkably strange
with regard to the impression it has made upor
my own mind and that is, that find mysel
for the first time in the whole course of my life
opposing (what would now be called) the
southern side of this question
/ From the days of South Carolina notification
/ havssinvariah'y- found myse'sattached to the
southern rights party, whenever that question
has been sprung, and my feelings lead me that
way now but justice, and right both say now
''Be sure you are right, then go ahead" is an
old but noble motto. Acting upon this prin.
ciple we must prove Governor, Walker wrong,
before we condemn him. Let us look for a
moment at the present condition of Kansas.
We find two powerful parties arrayed against
| each other almost at the point of the bayonet.
The one contending that the Topeka Consttu-
tion is the only true and constitutional way by
which Congress can possibly admit Kansas
into the Union State the other contend
ing for admission upon terms laid down by a
pro-savery Legislature, each acting entirely in
dependent of the other, and both claiming a
majority of voters in the State.
Now, no one, I presume will contend that
it would be right in Governor Walker to take
sides with either of these parties. Well, what
does he do ? He merely urges upon the citi-
zens of Kansas the spirit of the Democratic
doctrine as laid down in the Cincinnati plat
form-he insists that every man shall up
to the polls and cast his vote, and let the ma
jority decide whether Kansas shall be free or
a slave State. Now, is not this right is it
not just; is it not (in all candor) the true in
depreciation of the Kansas bill It is most
certainly right and it follows as a consequence
that on this point overnor Walker has done
| nothing wrong. And what, pray would be
gained if Kansas could be brought into the
the Union as slave State, having a majority
| Of its people opposed to the institution of slave
ry? 1t would only be the means Of promoting
dissensions and strife, until the institution was
abolished The only censurable feature in this
address, that presents itself to my mind, is that
part of it in which he argues, that the location
of slavery must ultimately be determined by
| the sothermal line-and this is merely the ex-
preston of his oplnion-and most free born
Americans wonld argue, that every freeman
has the right to the free expression of his opn-
tion of slavery or not AS to the reasonable
ness of this opinion of Governor Walker, it is
no more than a reiteration of an opinion ex-
pressed by one of our ablest representatives
during the last session of Congress in this
opinion fully concurred with our representa-
tive at the time and do now, most sincerely
with Governor Walker
Governor Walker has always been consider
ed an able and independent advocate of south
ern rights, and the high positions he has filed
would have compelled him to have exposed his
colors, had they been otherwise. The appoint
ment of Governor Walker, by Mr. Buchanan,
in one of the strongest evidences he could have
given of his own personal attachments and I
believe to-day, that President Buchanan is as
true to the true interests of the South, as truth
ITSELF and my opinion is, that the Democratic
party, backed, as it is by Mr. Buchanan and a
most unexceptionabe Cabinet, is the true
southern rights party.
Democrats l beg Of you, as brothers fighting
to accomplish, to be calm during this storm,
and form your opinions with GOODNESS and de-
liberation, and do not in any case permit your
selves to be drawn in the wake of interested or
tricky politicians, but take counsel from one of
your number, whe has always worked as pri-
vate in the ranks, and let your countrys true
interests be your aim !; and whilst battling for
the right let each remember that, "He lives in
fame, that died in virtues cause"
SOUTHERN R1GHTs.
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Jewel of wife-One who, whatever may be