The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-22
THE NORTH CAROLINA STANDARD AND GOV.
WALKER

W.
WALKER
Differences Of opinion, maintained with warmth
and pushed beyond the bounds of good temper are
always to be regretted, for they leave behind bitter
Of feeling which does not often subside even
after the exciting of controversy has been lost
sight Of and forgotten. These differences are the
more to be deplored when they among friends
friends maintaining the same political principles,
animated by the same convictions of duty and for
years and years the sharers of the same hopes and
fears, the same dangers, disasters, and triumphs.
Within the last two or three weeks We have taken
occasion to express our views fully and freely ON
Kansas affairs generally. We knew that our opn-
ions would not and could not be universally accept
able, and that from the nationality of stand point
Of view we should give offence to the extremes of
both sections of the Onion, and in the clamor of
aroused sectional preudices that many sound nation
al democrats would be forced for short time into
antagonistic position. Owing to want of correct
information, and msled by the vaporing statements
of few journalists who conceive themselves to be
the sole representatives well sole indictments of
southern sentiment, of the oldest, most relia-
BILE, and most influential democratic papers in the
South have assailed Gov. Walker his acts and his
avowed policy with bitterness of language not often
equaled in exciting political canvass Our old and
contemporary of the North Carolina
Standard was only drawn away from the true and
only real issue which is before the people of Kansas
but was so far indifferent old ties and old associations
to say nothing of candor and fair dealing as to cen
sure the Washington Union for sins of omission and
had such strong faith, however in the ''sober,
second thought of the Standard that we conceived
it to be unnecessary to make any reply TO what we
knew to be erroneous charges. The subjoined ex-
tract from the Standard of last Saturdays Issue
will show, think, that our faith has been fully
justified for nothing could be more manly just, and
true than the positions assumed and the opinions ex-
pressed
1--WE of the South must do justice to Gov Walker
and northern democratic friends We must remem-
Der that are in minority in the Union, and that
cannot protect ourselves the Union without the aid
of northern statesmen and northern votes. We should
too, that without the aid of northern
friends the fugityesave law could have been passed
could the constitution have been restored by the
peal of the Missouri restriction Nor should forget
that Robert j. Walker has always been am untlnching
advocate OF constitutional rights His efforts in ia
of the annexation of Texas, by which that do
main added to the South and to the Union should
never be forgotten. He stood by us, and wrote and
talked for then breastng the tide of northern oppos
ton to slavery extension and since that time and es
pecaly during the late campaign he has been conspcu
among those northern statesmen who have entitled
themselves to respect and gratitude by their bold and
eloquent advocacy of our rights.
" There be no hope for the Union of the States in
the event of the dissolution the defeat the national
party Mr. Buchanan is at present the head
and the exponent of that party We of the South have
nils 1pnrr pht n in bts
implied the fullest confidence our part. We know
that he is earnestly and honestly striving settle the
Kansas difficulties and to restore peace to the country
His responsibilities heavy and his duties most ar
Gus, and owe him warm, constant, and generous
support He feels the fact, do, that we are in
minority in the Union; and he would not knowingly
infct wrong upon permit rights and interests
in Kansas to be tranplcd down. If Governor Walker
has erred, maintain he has, in intimatng that
the climate and soil of Kansas not favorable slave
~, Mr.. Buchanan will rebuke him for IT, though he
may not deem it wise to recall him. We must bear
In mind also, that several eminent southern states
men who supported the Kansas Nebraska bi-Mr Bad
ger Mr.. Hunter, and Mr. Mason for example
the opinion ut the time that slavery would not become
permanent in Kansas and indeed if the prospect that
it would go there had been fair possible that pros
pect would have been cloudcd long before Gov Walker
appointed by the reachery of the former governors
Reeder and Geay Still, this furnish for
Gov Walker in expressing the opinion above referred to-
1t was not incumbent him to give ann opinion on the
subject and he had said exactly the contaryf he had
declared that in his judgment the climate and the soil of
Kansas favorable to slaverywe should have regard
ed him having departed from the true intent and mean
ing of the Kansas Nebraska act 1t was one thing for
senator's when discussing the measure to give their opn
ion to its results but it is quite another thing in the
governor of the Territory ITSELF appointed to represent
both sections, and to hold the scales evenly and justly
between them
We have read with much pleasure in the Nashville
Gazette address delivered the Fourth of July last
at Cockrills Spring Davidson county Tennessee Nv