The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-12-19

ofthis technical plea, but, constituting the
law under which they acted so as to do
justice, and give legitimate effect to
the will of an ascertained majority of the
people. rejected returns, Illegal and fraud
ulent on their face, shotcs that they hare
larger and more elevated vie,cs than belong
to the mere partisan, and that, if they
were not actuated solely by sense sof
justice and fair dealing, they were con-
trolled by far-reaching considerations
which vitality affect the stability of the
Slave Power, and the ascendency of the
Democratic party, as its main support.
But these considerations have no weight
with the Southern ultras. They de-
nounce Walker and Stanton as traitors to
the South, and seem ready to charge the
Administration with completely with
them unless they be removed. This is
the demand, urged with more and more
vehemence, and it may yet find COM
plance. Mr.. Walker is now on his way
to Washington, tn feeble health. Perhaps
his health may grow more feeble, while
the Southern clamor aginst him shall
increase to such an extent as to threaten
dangerous opposition in the South to the
Administration. Mr.. Buchanan will not
remove him-but Gov. Walkers failing
health may coaastraia han, toresigR, and so
relieve the President, for time at least,
from the pressure of faction, whose max
i'm is rule or ruin. But if the Governor
be man of nerye-such man as Rodin.
who could cauterize his body, but would
not yield to disease-he sOiU preserve his
health and his station, and let the Presi-
dent take the responsibility of his nomi-
nation before the Senate. 1t will doubt
lessly be furiously assailed by the extreme
men of the South, but they may not be able
to enlist the cooperation Of the Republican
Senator's These are under no obligation
to Mr.. Walker, but they will hardly raise
any factious opposition to his nomination,
on the simple ground that he is a friend
of the Administration and supporter Of
its general policy in regard TO Kansas
They cannot expect any Administration to
select appointments from the ranks of its
opponents. The country would never
sustain Pro-slavery Senate in a system
oeAS d1SSAhp1 W SOhsfSh - AsOHAOAASoH
President to appoint Democratic officials.
Coz. Walker, on the aclole, has acted as fair
ly and reasonably as any man icIsona the Ad'
nainistration could haze selected from :te
party. If voted against by the Republican
Senators, it must be on grounds which
would constrain them to vote against ev.
cry appointment made by the Administra-
ton. And should they, acting with ex.
treme Southern men, be strong enough tC
defeat the ratification of his nomination
qce cannot see trhat Kansas, or the country
or the Republican Party s0ou5d gain by it
The trouble in Kansas might be aggra.
vated, but it would be difficult to persuade
the people that the Administration wa
responsible for it while the Democrats a
the North would charge home upon the
Republicans, the discredit of defeating /;
man who had done justice to the people
of Kansas, and exposed and put down ;
gross fraud, although his action gave tina
Territory to the Free State party, ant
subjected him to the prescription of th'
Slavery Propagandists.