The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-27

She New Governor a Kansas, Robert "
walker.
The appointment Of Robert J. Walker as O.
vernon of Kansas is immeasurably the most i'm
portant act, thus far, of the new administration.
1t is step which, in all probability, proslavery
or no slavery, will settle the Kansas imbroglio;
and upon this solution depends the restoration or
the absolute destruction of the democratic party
from Maine to Iowa. One thing or the other
nothing less.
Mr. Buchanan has shown his appreciation Of
the crisis, the issue and Che imperious necessities
Of the case for Erm and decisive action Oh his
part, in fulflment of his inaugural address He
has considered the necessity for a Governor for
Kansas of high reputation, large experience aud
great Intellectual endowments; and in Mr.. Walker
he has fafsen upon such q man. True, Of late
years this experienced statesman has somewhat
dcgeners:ed into the Wall street Spectator and
stockjotber; but this may be attributed to the ac-
tive character of his mind which, in the absence
of official duties, must fell back upon private
financial ventures and enterprises Thus,
admitting that Mr.. Walkers more recent
Pacific Railroad and other speculative ope-
rations, in and cut of Wall street. have
considerably diminished that high popularity as
financier and statesman which he had won as
Mr.. Folks Secretary of the Treasury, let us
hope that he will recover his lost ground, with
this splendid opportunity, in mastery aud salts
factory management of the critical affairs of
Kansas
This post, at this time, of Governor OF Kansas,
which Mr.. Walker has accepted, to a man of
fairness, frmness end decision of character, is an
enviable position; for he may make it stepping
stone to the Presidency sure and certain; but for
timid, vacllating, hesitating and plisble man it
were better now to undertake the government Of
the Feeje Islanders than the management of the
border ruffians. Kansas, at this juncture, will
test to the uttermost the political fitness, the mo-
raj hrmness, the intellectual resources, aud even
the physical capabilities, of Mr.. Walker as they
have never been tried in the whole course of his
life. He will find that the care of the Treasury
Department during foreign war, and the foam
ciering required for half dozen Pacific Railroads
the rough work of law and order in Kansas, and
the solution there of the tremendous issue of
African slavery.
Kansas is the rock upon which Pierce's admin
istration struck and was shvered to pieces. It.
is the rock from which the democratic party
escaped the same fate in the late Presidential
election, as by miracle. With candidate
whose hands were clean of any handiwork in the
Kansas-Nebraska bill; with the party thus plead
ing an alib upon that question; with "Pennsylva-
Mas favorite son" as their nominee; and with the
opposition forces divided upon two candidates
shipwreck upon the Kansas rock, as by
a miracle. Certain timely contributions of
New York democratic money to certain
clements Of the opposition ranks
in Pennsylvania turned the scales, and by the
narrow margin Of two thousand votes, out of
nearly half million in October, Mr. Buchanan
was saved in November. Ia the meantime the
history and the misfortunes of poor Pierce and
his administration, and his various Governors,
Judges. Majors, Colonies and Generals in K aasas
down to this very day, admonish the ne y ad-
that it is also menaced with the ideo-
teal difficulties which broke down the last, and
in more aggravated form oi eatange nent tdao
ever before
But let Mr.. Walker go 10 Kansas; let him
boldly, firmly and fenlessly grapple WITH the
atrocities Of border ruff inism: let him redlc-
he government Of the Territory to the measu.e
of the Kansas Nebraska bill aud the inaugural
If Mr.. Buchapan; aud lie. the result BE-. from an
honest dispensation Of the Law, las from sub
iispensation it mast be,) the admission of Kan
as as free State, and the democracy and the
ldminist; alton throughout the North are upou
heir feet again, and Mr., Walker may commaud
n unparalleled popularity for the succession.
We say this because four.dfths Of the bona I'D,
ause, from all accounts, there are not perhap.
fly Digeers located with their masters ia the
'erritory.
% the other hand, let Mr.. Walker contribute
0 push through the border rufiian programm-
'r making Kansas slave Safe, and let the
ext d-mocratie Congress swallow this secession
= sugar plum, and let Me- Buchanan give il his
odorsement, and the democracy in 1860 will
nd no footing north Of Mason and Dixon's liae.
Z word, this appointment Of Mr.. Walker to
.ansas is step Of the most momentous impot,
u hot only does the fate Of the democratic
ATTY, life or death, depend upon the conse-
uences, but the weightier alternative of peace
iihin our borders or a bloody and psrilou.
ivil wan.
In bhslf Of the peace of Kansas and toe peace
the country, We wish Mr.. Walker full sue
sc in this new enterprise. He Is Northern
an by birth-a Southern man by adoption aud
national man from his extensive
organizations and railroad enterprises he
therefore, qualified to prove an impartial aud |
tifactory man in the government of Kansas