Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-07-24
From ,hs J,sk.on Ni..i..ip,ao,
Emphatic pisapproval OF R.. Walkers
Kansas Policy by the ] emoeraey OF
Mississippi

Ivin be SEEN by reference TO the pro-
so.,lings Of the Democratic State Con'en'
ton that the democracy Of Mississippi have
given emphatic expression % their disAp-
rrou,l Of Robert J walkers Kansas policy,
rs developed IN his extraordinary inaugural
address. The rsolutious condcmnins bis
course vere unanimously sanctioned by the
committee which reported them, and OF
which the Hon. John u. Freeman was
chairman; and were adopted by the Con-
,,n,ion withOu, dissenting voice and by
Gcclama,iOn
RUroET
The Committee 20 whom was referred The
resolution relative to the Inaugural Adiress
ofGOvernor Walker TO the people Of kanSas
territory, submit the following report
whereas. Governor Walker, in his lnau-
raj Addrcs, to the people Of Kansas tcrrt-
tory. declared IL 10 b. bis q" clear convection
that unless the convention called BY law
20 form a eous,i,uiiou r1r that territory
"submit the constitution % the vote Of an
the actual settlers Of Karas'-at the time
Of such submis.i1n-'' il will be, and ought
90 b. REJECTED by Cousr,s,
And ubo-ess the law Of Hnusas uuthuri-
IinE the call Of s,,I convention aud Trr'rri.
bins It's dutio, make. 10 provision iur such
submission o. Oh, then settlers Of Kansas,
nor prohibits Congress from adopting Che
same without such submission;
And whereas, Governor Walker further
suggests that Eansas, ~ reason % its geo.
graphical position AMI climate. is uusui'oi
20 ,lav. labor, thereby rra,uitou,'y throwing
the weight Of his Judgment and Ob-i1l Tosi-
ton against che ultimate success % thcT pro
slavery party therefore,
Rsstrrsf. That We rr-,rl che sail rrr1u-
msndat.ors, opinion. and Arguments oft
Governor Walker "a. an unjust aui uur1.lni
for discrimination against The re .'s and
intrrysts " the rrn-sbvery party Boo k1us,,
and throughout The luiHu--A i.rtNtHrial
intrrmciiiiu. with the psy,uwIuer ui "a
high public duty already entrusted hy law
tna convention selected from thr rsrr'H n'
Kansas. with which G1ygrIf1r Walker hai
no right g. interfere AMI be conduct iu
this respect meets thH urgua'ited cguiemua-
ton O., this convention.
ON motion % Mr. love, . Au.tr, On.
scsrg,aric. vrrr instructed 90 furnish rrr.-.
ofthe ahuy, rrsamil, AMI resolution o, the
Prr..lr7t Of thc United State and Hon. r.
:. Walker
From ttr EsaurrH South, D., 10.
Or or WuNEE', " OPERATIONS" I.r
ours,ly1s. We acku1vlclsc "a inability 90
discriminate between th- public ami private
charac,-z % an individual, iu % i,sa tr
ssrrs that De may Dc a sr1uulr., On ono
capacity and patriot iu che other. That
Governor Walker b. u1, aman OF ,he highest
prib,irlo. Of persona, honor will sufficiently
appear from the following narrative 0i uue
Gmon: many similar financial exploits
when ErhgrtJ. Wnlkervas senator from
Mississippi, De a,,yr.l.nel that an u'l gene
usman in MiIIIr-x county ia tbs -,a'e,
va disposed o. ~I large estate 10 ue-
grOes. Accordingly. in company with q
colleague ia the Ilolss OF Representative,
Walker made the Oh gentleman a yt.it, and
after TrOtractei negotiation succeeded u
purchasing ihe slaves. And hg c1t them on
good terms, i1r the ola ccni.suan--a ds,o-
ted democrat-was charmed by che graceful
eOnd,scensiln o.! the distinguished su1ta-.
The aggregate price Of the negroes was
something m5rc than forty thousand doe
lars, fcg which Walker gave note or draft
payable in New Orleans. But che Ola gene
tlenau would 10; - be slaves eyceg, ou
condition that they r-r, go Be kept together
on plantation in the south.
Well, the slaves wer, taken % New Or
leans, were put upon the h1ek aud l.sPsr,r!
70 the four wiui.-,hc purchaser realizing
considerable profit hy the '' trau-actou.'
The note or draft uaur.l. was presented
for payment. vas protested, and from ihai
DAY % tbe T-rsrr, time not a cent has been
received either 'y tae nl -utrulu or Dbl.
hairs or flv thousand dollars wu-th ~
nesross Np1uh,le Wake. BIAS lived Iu
ainu,ucy, aul &. rNgyri now O. hsa u''-
ilouair,. Wi ,arr' ono ol Walkers arnl-
Ogists inp.as5 the snrreetn IS. OF chi, ,tary'
let them Jsy TO-. The substantial truth Of
che statement shall %, verified by testimony
which nobody can question.
Bus this b, only an isolated instance.
There wsr, many such IN Walker career,
Of which the history may "; De written.
Is thu; ib, sart % person % whom the ai-
administration should c5uGtc a responsible
public ,rls'
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