Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-06-03

| discourage Southern emigration 10 kansas, n'
the Democrat thinks-ihen. i, must be borne ia
mind the. Mr.. Walker himself Las lei the wa,
| ia pronouncipg the zane opinion.
| Moreover. Gov. Walker has announced Ia.
intention Of submitting the Constitution nf ken
sas to a vote OF thu people. This Constitution
will prescribe the qualification Of voters. aud. in
accordance with modern usage. will give those
| who have the right 10 vote uader IT n right to
| vote upon it. Gov. Walker fnd- no authority
10 do this in the organic nct-nnd, IN view of the
| immense Northern emigration into the Terri
tory. il is not difficult to determine that such II
step will inevitably give Kansas over TO tho
Frcesoiiers. Does not this exceeding If his
authority in the first place. and knowledge Of
the consequences of il in the second. give a sus-
picious look to the whole affair
Blu, there is another consideration which. in
our opinon-although perhaps the Democrat
will not ngree with us bere-has more Influence
upon Mr.. Buchanan and Gov. Walker than any
thing else. 1t Is the fact that il Kansas be made
Slave State. the Democratic party Of the North
will be utterly destroyed and rendered entirely
powerless. Even the naked passage of the
Nebraska bill came very nigh accomplishing that
result. II, under the practical operation Of that
Bill, Territory which was before Free become
slave, does tho Democrat suppose there would be
left corporal'- guard Of the Democratic party
in the whole North = Mr.. buchanan knows this
well enough. Gov. Walker knows il. What If
Kansas be lost f. the South Does it not
enure 10 the benefit Of the Democracy of the
A nd -. asttlt La
tinucd ascendaney of the Democracy in the
uuon-an object of far greater concern 10 such
ambitious politicians Robert j. Walker than
any such irang matter as the political equality
and constitutional rights Of the South
The Democrat also alludes 10 Mr.. Buchanan
consistent devotion to the interests of the South
We have heard this sort of talk beiorc--but, with
ali due respec, far the Democrat. are unable
to appreciate the force of it, Mr.. buchanan. it
il true, favored the annexation Of fexas-but
rndeavorrd Ia silence the objections Of the North
by asserting TINT Texas would act n n drain for
the slaves of the Border Slare States. and thus
lead TO the weakening. instead ot the strength
rning oi slavery. According IL our recollection
he has been in favor II every Protective Tariff
ever passed EVEN the Wing Ia f II AZ We
are not aware ihni the South hn- ever consider
ed Protective Tariff Of great hrnttit II her.
lie has not made wal upon the institutions Of the
South IA others have done--bni we have vet IT,
see any evidence of hs peculiar frlel .hlp for
Us.
The fate of Kansas is as yell dtterlninrd NJ
any thing in the future can he. \ la,gc Number
of Drnl"crcts ihrr. III nntiepnt,nnf what they
will for,see wall inevitably aceu5, haye formed
nthrd party entitled "l'he D,n cratic Free
State Patty of Kansas" Finding thai Kansas
would be Free Stnte. they have provided be-
forrhand for floating on the pal ular enr,ent, in
order that the, may non"p9i'za the iii -. We
have no rcproaeh.- t,r the southern ID mactntc
party for this resut--but our only surprise Is
that they crninnc 10 repose such bnnd conf
drnce in their Northern allies" III view If the
pregnant dove opm-nts of the times.