The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-11-12
THE NORTHER9l PRESS.
From the n. Y. CommeTc: al Advertise
THE ADMINISTRATION AID cav. WALKER.


A telegraphic despatch las appeared in the
newspapers, addressed TO NJ. ID. Sickle; having
attached to it the signature of the PRECEDENT of
the United States, which Informed Mr. Sickles
that there was 4" not word of ruth in the
report that either g overnor Walker or N ;. Score
tary Stanton was to be removed from ,fhce in
consequence of the action taken in re,ation to
the fictitious poll lists in tie Oxford precincts.
We have not seen any denial of the genuineness
or authenticity Of the de patch, and vet the
meaning it seems designed to con&ey is 80 much
at variance with the information supplied by
the usually well informed amon4y Washington
letter writer's, that it is diff cult to- reconcile is
genulneness with the cahdor shd frankuess
which alone would have been tie Pr, sident's
Justification in making such camrnu 1ication
by telegraph to a pirate citizen. Oar own
Washington correspondent and 3hose IF some
other journals on whose statements ,,lso the
community have learned to rely, have distinct
y averred that the conduct Of Gosernol Walker
was displeasing TO the Preaidentand | is Cabi.
net, had been the subject IF MI oh di cussion
at meeting of the Cabin,.t esReciall called
for that purpose, and won d be the ause of
some condemnatory action on TIE par of the
Administration, which wouf] probably ,ad to
rupture with Governor Wal Ter.
To complicae the matte, informal on of a
very different tenor to the alleged Sespa, :h from
the President to Mr.. Sickles APPEARS 70 have
been freely supplied to Southern papera and to
some which aIe understood to be largel in the
confidence Of Mr.. Buchanan. Thus Il Rich.
mond Enquirer is informed by its Washington
correspondent that president Buchan m most
unequivocally condemns the action of G ,vernor
Walker touching the Kansas election" adding,
however, that there will be no re aoval I"
no Richmond I'LL IL
since the election of Mr. Bqchanen to Pres
idency. has undertaken to s:.eak for tha, gentle
man, almost to the extern of ekptes. ing his
personal views on certain ttpics, g SSell known,
and that 1t should permit och q state aent to
appear In its columns will lrprise ma, :. Not
only is 1t at variance with The evident tent of
the communication made TO gentle aan in
this region, obviously for the purpose of .1blica-
ton here, but it is anything but on,pli ,entary
to thea PRESIDENTS decision and frnenes in the
performance OF his public DUTY. l. tb Chief
Magistrate "most unequvCcally cotde ans the
action of Governor Walker touching Il Kan.
sas elections 1t is not mich to his edit TO
entertain that view, and yet ',etaip the O ending
oilciai IN his place. Sll lss is It gen rous to
publish to the world ouch g uneduivo, Al con-
demnetion of the Cove nor. if thi disan.
prevail Is really so slight tn; the offend is not
to be removed. l.2
If the Richmond Enqm er's CORES ondent
at Washington shares with the edAor Of that
journal Mr.. Buchansn's G. n6dedce-, I'D the
editor should know whether be does or OF, and
weigh his statements accort ngly.-il sc ms i'm
possible to reach any other OnclUsicn Il IN that
there Is purpose to give C ntrsry imp ,ssions
at the North and the Soutl of tae Pre- dents
views on Governor Walkerk /" acton in [ansas
touching the election. Hs it is an- nnced
by the President himself tha, there IS nos aoord
OF trath III the report concerning his V-,oval.
There 1t is proclaimed, thro Ugh the col .pns of
a Journal known to Re in the President conf
Gence' that Mr.. Buchanan unequivoca u con-
dennis Governor Walkers course. TIE two
statements do notagree in shirt. THOUGH Iocbri.
cally they may escape being contradictoty. The
only way to avoid this constructive jam policy
e to suppose that the averment of the Ri 1mond
Esq~'TerS correspondent is DOT true. B. then.
oiher Weil-!ntorm6d Washineion correspc ,dents
our own among the number, have held sub antial
y the same language. The mildest interp .,tation
that can be put upon these seemingly contra.
dlctory statements is, that when the news If Gov.
ernor Walkers" action in Kansas touch;nD the
elections reached Washington, the President
ana cabinet were alarmed respecting IT, i, effect
CT such action at the South, and, under wrong
impression OF the nature and extent of aid &C
'' nv III. GU WAS summoned, and { ndem-
nation OF the Governor resolved upon. ,>urther
information and reflection satisfied the Z, dmin.
istraion that 1t had acted toe hastily. an !. it has
sought to correct the injurioi: impressio made
by its premature decision
We have no idea that Pre- ident Rnch mon .
20 i4tle OF statesman or a politician a 70 ad.
here to or carry out conde, ,nation of { overn.
OK Walker In this matter. The brief ,xtrao,
given the other day from tho Governor, ,acond
proclamation is sufficient answer to ali his as
sailants; and moments reflection " Il con.
vince any impartial person that he could oursue
no other course consistent with bis d. Y "a q
public officer or his honor as a mfn. I IA dnty
was to see that fair ex preston OF the eonlejs
views was obtained at the election. w h that
object, he was clothed with official DOW "a and
supported by the United States troops, 10 that
access to the polls should be assured to II. and
the polling places, the election officers, nd the
ballotboxes, be protected from injury demo.
htion. But all this preparation, expe diture,
and display of power, would have been lie and
worthless, mere farce and mockery, I'D dis
honorable in the extreme, if there had | ren be-
hnd 1t an understanding, on the part of he Ad-
mlnlstretion at Washington or of the G 0ernor
IN the Territory, that the object pro, ,ssedly
aimed at should be completely frustrated by the
| wholesale manufacture of fictitious pe | lists.
without the shadow of semblance oftbs being
any s1ca votes cast which the Governos should
neithes have the power nor the will to !, event.
1t Is for the rejection of fictitious q d Lists.