New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-31
KANSAS-GOV. WALKER.


Csrr0pondenee 81 The Etsnin9 Post
WAsHISeros, March %, 1857.
Robert j. Walkers letter of acceptance of the Kan
sas GoyernOrshp was finished last evening. In it he
assures the President TO whom is addressed, that be
had been induced to change his determination 10 de-
cline tie office by the Executives assurances of the
importance Of the mission, and Of his own peculiar fit
ness for it. He reterstes his belief in the soundness
of the principles Of popular sovereignty" announced
in the Kansas. Nebraska act-a principle, in his opu
ion, constituting the basis of all free government He
maintains that it must yet have triumphant and bene-
fcieni operation in Kansas and that it would be folly
to swerve from it adopt any substitute for it in the
government Of the Territory. For himself, the new
Governor declares he shs nist on the right of the
msjorsy of the people of Kansas to settle their own
Bsutors sDd he shall resist any attempt of outsde
IL lueI or of resident minority to imposs cOnsti
tuition or code Of laws sbhorrent to the will Of the
majority
10 the maintenance of this purpose he calls upon the
pa riotic and intelligent citizens of Kansas for their
support expressing confidence that they will submit
10 mat peaceful arbitration of the questions In dispute
and laws Of the land. He assures them that he goes
out to bis sbors with the expectation that appeal to
AIMS will be needed to sustain the scton of the civil
authorities.
The above sketch of Gov Walkers letter is derived
from of bis personal friends, who has seen the let
ter To the principles declared in IT, the repre- ,enta
tves of the Kansas Pro'Slsvery party pow In Wssh-
nqton have given their assent promising Walker their
individual support II the programme shall be faithfully
carried Out-as they understand it, suppose.
Gov Walker still maintains tie opinion expressed in
biz published address to the people Of Penney vsnia
shortly before President Buchansns election that
fair trial of the principles Of the organic act Of Kansas
must make it Free State. In this sent nent, also,
understand, Mr.. Buchanan concurs, and has avowed,
with than bic usual explicitness to Of the
more ultra Southern politicians that the De nocratc
party OF the North cannot safely stand the continuance
Of the violent Pro Slavery policy heretofore purrued in
good to the ssyeboding section and will utterly roin
the Northern wing of the Democracy to attempt by vi
olence to counterac the operation of those laws of
God and Nature which must ultimetely make Kansas
Free State. SO Mr. Buchanan's friends report him
But the removal Of Juoge LecomntDvnld be much
more satisfactory manifesto thsn Fivate avo~as
of bis character
BY his cwn desire, Governor kers commissi, IN
will not take effect till the second Monday In May.
A. under the census and convention act passed by the
late Kansas Legislature the list of legal voters for
deeg to the Constitutional Convention win have
been completed by the fret day Of April, the new
Governor will be saved sm the trouble of dscrmins
ing between legal and illegal candidates for the right
of suffrage and from various ugly RESPONSE oilties
which might devolve upon him while the enumeration
of voters is taken. He will merely be compelled to
enforce the provisions Of the act the third Monday
in Junethe day when the sixty delegates TO the Con-
stufiopsl Convention will be chosen. It will be in.
terestiIg after that Convention shall have formed q
Constitution establishing Slavery which is TO be sab
mitted 10 Congress- without the subsequent ratification
of popular vote to hear the Governors testimony as
to the fairness with which the experiment of popular
sovereignty was tried in imposing that Constitution on
people three-fourths Of whom, at least, are opposed
TO iss adoption.
Mr.. F. p Stanton, the newly appointed Secretary of
State for kansas, Will proceed at once to .us ~ AMI
exercise the Executive functions anti the Governors