New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-07-25
The Knnsns Treacherx.

The Mobile Register is the leading Democratic pa
per of Alabama. Years of faithful service have made
it influential and it has always been respectable. In
its issue of the 23d instant the annexed article ap-
pears. It will be seen that the conduct of Gov.
Walker is strongly condemned, while there is a per-
ceptbe effort to screen the administration of Presi
dent Buchanan from the responsibility and conse
quences Of Walkers treachery.
This will hardly do for strict State Rights jour
nal, such as the Register has been for years. The
alarming times that are upon the South will not ad
nit of holding the agent guilty, and his principal,
who sustains and endorses him, guiltless There is
neither consistency safety in any such procedure
But, to the Mobile Registers article:
REBELL1oN IN KANsAs.-"The path of duty is the
path Of safety and whenever from motives of policy
considerations of prudence we step aslde there is
no longer any pledge of protection or assurance of
success. The attempts of Gov. Walker to concilate
the Freesoilers in Kansas by surrendering his indie
pendent position and exhibiting sympathy for them,
has been rewarded as such weak devices always are,
with miserable failure. Previous to his arrival, the
insunectionary movement had been crushed, It's ac'
tive agents scattered and the prominent disorganzers
driven by prosecutions from the Territory. There
was scarcely left nucleus for rallying again. But
with the advent of the new Governor their hopes re.
vived, his words afforded encouragement, he told
them that he was not responsible for the Legislature
that he deplored the past, although he could not
change the whole tone and tenor of his speeches
was apologize for the existing organization of the
Territorial Government He did say, he was bound
to carry out the laws which had been passed. but he
attered and consoled the traitors at Topeka with
acknowledgment of their strength, which has rpened
into the present open rebellion. To him. and to him
Alone we attribute this outbreak. We do not mean
that he has desired, Intentionally produced revolt
but his temporizing partial laundering course, has
egitimately led to this result What cared the peo
pie of Lawrence and Topeka for his proclamation or
his threats when he had paid tribute to their power
by public compliments, and weakened the morale of
his position by whining excuses for the existence
and action of Legislature pronounced lawful by
Congress and endorsed by the President of the Uni
ted States. Gov. Walkers appointment has been a
misfortune from the beginning. His political duplcty,
however intended has produced its legitimate fruits.
He has aggravated the disorders in Kansas, widened
the breach between North and South lessened conf
dence in the Administration, and dangerously embar-
raised its action. We have INDUCED no elimination
toward Mr.. Buchanan, we have uttered threat, we
have stipulated no irrevocable condition upon which
we would continue our support of his measures; but
in a tone of mild, yet firm remonstrance, expressed
our honest convictions. We believe that he intends
and desires to do right If he errs it will be through
the influence OF evil counsellors and misapprehen-
sion of the position of the South, growing out of
seeming division among US. He must know, if any
considerable portion Of the South should refuse to
support his administration it will become almost pow
eress