The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-10-22
HON. JEFFERSON DAVIS AND THE ADMINS
TRATlOE

cause of Southern Rights. l;rsi!"s this, his
rromncn, connection with ,h" late Admin,
ist,a,inn has given linn such facilities OF
knowing: the men and measures Of his day,
that What he trstiics in regard thereto may
almost hc sad to proceed cr coihci,u.
Aud what does the Honorable cx-Srcrc-
tary give rs his belief concerning Mr.. Buell.
nran and his Administrations Kansas
policy!
In a srcccl, not long since made 10y him
at Holly Springs, Mississippi, We find the
following passage, having reference t" the
appointment of Walker to the grvcrnorshir
Of the disputed Territory:
SIT WAS needless to say, that SO far from
the South, torcsrcins amy cause TO com
pain OF his appointment, she hn'l every
reason, in viewing his antrccdcnts, to con-
,.ratulaic herself and TO expect linn to pur-
sue satisfactory course. There WAS moth
ing in his past history t" rouse Il suspicion
OF his unauthorized Interference there, and
the character Of ;lat interference. Hence
his appointment wa, at the time s;,,i,i;tct"-
ry to the Southern people. Col. -. sail
he w,s personally ar'i"ainted with Mr..
Walkrr-t that very friendly relations llaI
existed between llcm.--l he thought he know
Gov. Walkers views when he was sent to
Kansas: an.l he WAS never more surprised
than when l,c saw his Inaugural A'llrcs,
and Topclia speech"
The attentive reader will discover in
these few sentences several points of imror-
tancc lie will So, in them a fla, denial
oil the position taken 10y heated journalists
OF the South, that Walker was unfit, l,v
reason Of his character and principles, for
the pos, in question. "Thc South says
Mr.. Davis, had every reason, i'll viewing
his anteccicnts, TO congratulate herself and
to expect him to pursue satisfactory
course Again, that gentleman testimony
will Lc observed 10 he not only distinct, but
emphatic, to the effect that the Southern
;'corie we're (anl justly so) satisfied with
his appointment, l. furthermore appears
that the speaker himself, knowing I;obc,t
J. Walker Intimately sswas, ur TO the rcli"l
Of the lattcrs being sent to Kansas entirely
satisfied with his views pertaining to the
state OF matters in that territory. What
else is to he inlcrr,l from the extreme
" surprise" expressed as to his Inaugural
Address aud f"pck;. speech" Add to ill,s,
points the signiticance Of the expression
unauthorized interference tllcrc"-and VIC
submit that the paragraph quoted shadows
fourth defence Of Mr.. buchanan, not only
in his appointment Of Walker, but also in
respect to that tunc,onary's presumption
in abusing the limits allowed him SO far as
to do violence to the declared principles OF
the Administration.
But the hi yl toned statesman of Mi-sis-
sippi goes further, and explicitly declares
his belief that Walker went beyond his
Instructions" beyond tho Line Of non-iEtcr,
vention, doctrine to which Mr.. Buchana:,
was pledged" And then, with u dignity
and candor truly admirable, he accor'ls to
the President the t,ibute Ct his warmest
confidence. After announcing that he had
good authority for saying that Mr.. Buch-
Anan would not sustain Gov. Walkers
policy, he adds:
Besides, lie (Col. D. knew Mr.. Buch-
anan wcl-h;.d been on terms Of intimacy
and confidence with him, both when he WIS
apublic man and when he was private
citizen. Their relations were most conf
ien,iai when MIR. Buchanan was in private
life. They had interclangcd opinions f,cc.
ly upon the subject Of the constitutional
rights Of the South in the Territories, and
hc thought l,c understood NJ Buchanans
views well enough to say, that if the Kan
sas Convention adopted pro slavery Con.
stitution and sent it to Congress, the Presi-
dent would favor its admission, whether j:
had been submitted TO vote Of the people
Of Kansas or not"
Such are the views Of most devoted
SoutherEcr; Of one whose attachment to
the riy his of his State and the interests Of
his section are far above suspicion; OF one
who (of all others is perhaps the man to
whom the South would look rs q leader,
should circumstances ncccssitatc n dssou.
tion Of the American Confederacy. This
sentinel statesman stands calm and com
posed, and secs no issue in the Kansas i'm
brogl;o to excite alarm, or to call up the
array Of any new political organization to
meet its dangers. He feels and expresses
his reliance upon the Administration in
power. lie is a conservative in the present
juncture, that Ills voice may be the more
needed should real pcr,ls close around us.
AS is Jefferson Davis. SO arc the conser.
vative Southern Rights Democrats Of South
Carolina. They do not visit upon the