The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-16
Our Wasa,ineaO" Correspondents


WAsasGros, July ID, 1857
7hs 'So~A ard Gort'no- WaLsevAtacks on Private oao
sactrr-- Miyt prese1uaison Exposed.
TIE extreme of the South finding the adminstra-
lion and Governor Walkers course on the KAn'as question
pregnable aud sustained by every patriotic citizen in
TIT country, and ally by the protsvery party In
Kan AMI finding that they cannot longer continue the
the merits of the quest IN without sulying
themselves beer driven to the despes ate Of
attacking the private character Of Governor Walker 10 the
hops and expectation Of pjuriDg the standardization One
O. these asacks-yioisrt hnd gossmsde its appearance
In he Richmond Seh fer GAYS since. The sttsm Ia
MADE 10 oonnect Governor Walker with frauduen
transaction which took place In Virginia some
tue, " two years encs Fortunately for the cause
truth and Justice the gentemaa who is in possession OF
all the papers corrected with the transaction alluded
to- happened to be passing through Washington TO the Gar
West" and by mere chance heard OF the attack, and
hayioe ih him lhe papers spoken OF has kindly placed
then, hands, and from which we Undertake to say
unmirgated MISREPRESENTATION than the
,ained IN the SOvh has rarely come IN Ter our notice
The circu briefly these;n 1885 friend
Guy. Wuker's-ihen in Congress-vised the Ea.tern
part Of VIRGINIA and entered into contract the pur
thas of large number of negroes credit Tnat
uact sptcned that mortgage should be given On toe
negiot and also on valuable tract of land in Mississp
and that In addition, certain endorsers SHOULD be gwen
on the noies-ope Of whom to be Coz Walker rne
ctnu regultri signed; the notes, 10 blank,
dorsed by Gov. Walker. with understanding that TWO
should 60 TIE PURCHASER again
~ ,ceeoeo Virginia take possession the negroes;
but getting there new contract was entered into by
The parties the seller agreeing TO waive the mort
gege aud thereby took away The eubstraium
upon which Walker sereed ~ sign the papers, un
tondiiitn that the pay snolld cnsnged
al price should be given for the negroes
Toe filed up and BANDED to the s,ier Jndes
the contract after they endorsed by Governor
Walker, and moi until years after thai Gov Walker
apDiised Of aoy change in the original under
when he endorsed the paper did he ko that tae
seller had also agreed Give the notes @ihone requr
ibg the names OF the other parties. This Is the wnoe
,cuon In smut she'll" and We do NOT believe there
Is one In the country who will contend thst Gov.
Walker was, or IT, legally morally bonnd for cent
The ger emsn who has afforded q view VI the papers
Informs they been In his possession about ar
teen yea q; that he would have been entitled large
the debt coud have been collected. and matter
Of he examined the In all Of It's aspects and
fully satisfied that there not ntsole
claim aganst Gov. Walker II is not true that Gov Walker
ever the cd gentleman with whom the transaction
took p'ace, Il remains TO be whether the Snas
will mpt TO make good Its allegations, Or whether will
do itself justice by acknowledging that has ma lie
ton attack Gov Walker, or been imposed on by some
Of the "5outhern chivalry." The South will have
to find something less easi, exposed before II make
any impression Gov. Walker the ad n,nistration;
neither will he be driven from . sacred duty By any
ciiQues or cabals, North or South.