Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-09-22
HON JEFF DAVIS


The Southern Herald, published at Holly Springs,
Miss, gives a lengthy report of recent speech
delivered by this gentleman at that place. Know
ing that his views upon the subject Of our Kansas
troubles will be interesting to the public we extract
the following:
The organic act for Kansas and Nebraska having
f,assOd r-IzsrrglrJ 10
appoint officers for those territories singular
misfortune had attended the appointments for
Governor Of Kansas. and some sad bluulers had
been made: but DE did not believe the sdminist~a
tion was to be blamed in any case. lie knew that
Mr.. Pierce was not. Beeder was the first aunoiut-
ment. lie himself had made careful inquiry about
Reeder, before his appointment, for he knew the
Administration desired a sound man. and from all
he could learn, Reeder was favorable 10 the
South as any man 10 he found IN all the North But
he turned out 10 be bad ab0tiouist as any, and
was removed
Shannon was the next appointec He was no,
aware that be had ever deserted the South or wa
vered in his fidelity. But being most Of The time
absent from the Territory and from want If energy
and other causes, being inefficient he accomplished
nothing.
The next was Goary, another Pennsylvania dem
ocrat, as was heeaer He, too, was regarded as
sound, constitutional democrat. Like Reedcr,
there nothing in his antecedents which could
have induced the President to suppose he wculd
abuse his trust and prostitute his position TO the
purpose of abolition On the contrary. they seemed
10 guaranty ImPartiaty in the administration of Inc
affairs Of that yoIed Territory, and hat he would
pursue a course Of strict non interference On the
slavery question lie, too, proved "a failure.
The next, and last, was Gov. Walker the present
incumbent Ii was needless TO say, that so far
from the South's fOreseeing any cause to complain
of his appointment, she had every reason. in view
aug ms auiecedents, 20 congratulate herself, and
expect him TO pursue a satisfactory course There
nothing in his past history TO rouse suspicion
Of his unauthorized interference there, AMI the
character OF that Interference. Hence his appoint
meut was at the time satisfactory 10 the Southern
people. Col D. said he was personally acquainted
with Mr. Nalker-that very friendly relations had
existed between thom-he thought he knew GOV
Walkers views when he was sent to Kansas: and
he was never more surprised than when he saw his
Inaugural Address aud Topeka Speech.
Gov. Walkers course was offensive TO the South in
two particulars, viz: His attempt to dictate TO 4
convention assembled In pursuance Of law repre-
senuug the legal voters of the Territory, and tell
them what they must do, and his arguing from eli
matte law against the introduction Of slavery into
the Territory. Tie had used the pro-cousular term
must. Tie had gone beyond his Instructions Lee
youd anything in the law under which the Couveu-
zion elected and entirely beyond the principles
OF the Kansas Nebraska Act: all Of which pursued
the line of non-iuterveutiOn, a ducriuo 90 which
Mr. Buchanan pledged. lie confidently hecv-
ei that The President would not sustain GOV Walk
e. rollcy-lC had what he deemed "a good authrtv
for sayiuEso. Besides. he knew Mr.. buchanan vel
had heeu on terms of intimacy and confidence
with him, both when he was public man aud when
he was private citizen. Theirrelations we're most
cohhaenli2l when Mr. Buchanan was in private life /
They ha1 iuterchanged opinions freely upon the (
subject o. the Constitutions rights of the South in
the Territories, and he thought be understood Mr. /
buchanan views. well enough TO say that if the |
Kansas convention adopted pro-Slavery cousitu- /
mon, ana sent 90 10 Congress, the President would (
favor its admission, whgtherit had been submitted
10 a vote of the people of Kansas or not