Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-07-07

wkieh Cos. Walker has from the frat sought to en-
snare the Free State Of Kansas" It does
certainly repudiate In manner admitting Of no
cavil or doubt ell responsibility for the obnoxious
assumptions Of Walker. Mr.. Buchanan and his
cabinet will In good faith carry out the policy of the
Kansas law, whatever msy be the policy Of corrurt
or inbecile, or ambitious Governors That policy
cannot be mistaken. 1t is the enforcement of n
rigid impartisity, the establishment of equal rights
and the employment of the Federal power only to
guard, protect and enforce those rights and privi-
leges.
However much we may regret the course of Walk
it is gratifying to reflect that he cannot force the
people of Kansas to adopt his suggestions or share
with him his opinions. His argument against the
propriey Of the introduction of slavery into Kansas
is onl7 argument; his belief that slavery will mt
be established there is only belief His der. that
the Constitution to be framed by the Convention
shall be afterwards submitted to all the iukaltaD,,
is only desire His opinion that Congress will not
admit Kansas as State into the Union unless his
desire is complied with, is only an opinion. But
ms argument, belief, desire or opinion he has no
means of enforcing The people may still eontro.
vert his argument and oppose his wishes. The
constitutional Convention may or may not submit
their work for ratification to the people. And Con-
gress may or may not admit Kansas as State into
the Union, notwithstanding the opinion of Governor
walker to the contrary. The moral influence of his
name and official position may be raised as barrier
to the establishment of Southern institutions in tbe
embryo State yet thanks to the great and glorious
principles enuncated by the law of its creation as
Territory the people have stillthe cherished priv
ege of deciding for themselves The nature and char
acter of their own domestic institutions.
We again repeat, that while we heartily apprnye
OF the instructions of the Executive, as we under
stand them, and as stated by Governor Walker in
the extract above quoted, and while we also cordi-
ally approve and endorse the exposition of Mr.. Bu-
chanans views, as authoritativey announced by the
Washington Union, We deeply regret the course and
repudiate, without qualification, the policy Gov.
Walker has thought proper to inaugurate. We CO.
incide in opinion with the views expressed by the
Democratic State Convention of Mississippi, as de-
olared in the following resolutions adopted without
dissent by that body:
Whereas, Governor Walker, in his Ipaugural Adj
dress to the people of Kansas Territory declared it
to be his ceRr conviction that unless the conveu-
tion"-called by law to form Constitution for that
Lerrltory-"submlt the Constitution to the vote of
all the actual settlers of Kansas'-at the time of
such admisson-'t will be and ought to be rejected
by Congress"
And whereas the law Of Kansas authorizing the
call OF said convention and prescribing its duties
makes no provision for such submission to the then
settlers Of Kansas, nor prohibits Congress from
adopting the same without such submission;
And whereas, Gov Walker further suggests that
Kansas, by reason of its geographical position and
climate, is unsuied to slave labor thereby gratui-
tously throwing the might Of his Judgment and Off
cla position against the ultimate success of the pro-
slavery party;
Therefore, Resolved, That we regard the said re-
concentrations, opinions and arguments of Gov
Walker as an unjust and uncalled for discrimination
against the rights and interests of the pro slavery
partyln Kansas and throughout the Union-a dicta-
torsl intermeddling with the performance of high
public duty already entrusted by law to a conven-
ton selected from the people of Kansas with which
Gov. Walker had no right TO interfere, and his con
duct IN this respect meets the unqualified condem-
nation of this convention.
In conclusion, we have only to add, that the De-
mocratie party will in this case, as in all others of
similar character which have preceded it, adhere to
their principles, regardless of the short eomngs of
those to whom the execution of their principles may
be confded.