Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-12-21
1st Ia.Ig sRg.
MONDAY. nECEMBER q. 1857.


Curiosity is naturally on tiptoe, as to whom
the Administration will select for fifth Governor
OF Kanzas, to succeed Robert J. Walker. 1t is
even stated that the President will refuse to ac'
cept Of Gov Walkers resignation, iH order to
crafty the strong feeling which sets in against
him from the South, by yemooing him Inc
course Of the Union gives air OF probability to
such superstition. 1t is surmised that an I'M
qualified acceptance Of the resignation, with the
reasons given therefor, in the Governors letter.
may be construed into aequiessence on the
part Of the Administration il those reasons as
sufficient apology for his course in standing out
against the central authority at Washington.
The Washington cores ondent Of the New York
TSDaes says that the President dislikes exceed
ingly to place on the government archives so
sound constitutional argument against his own
policy, OF such disagree able citations Of his own
inconsistency part of the Cabinet favor the
proposition to refuse to accept the letter Of re-
sigaation altogether, but desire to remove the
Governor unceremonously.s
The correspondent of the Tribune says that a
reply will be prepared, ostensibly by Gen. Cass,
SO that resolution of inquiry may bring out
both
1t is curious to notice. that all the past Gov
ernors of Kanzas have been strong partizan Dem.
ocrats, and particular favorers Of the kanzas-
Nebraska bill, the first one (Reeder) having
voted for it as member of the House at the time
Of its passage Then followed Shannon, thor
ough. going rro.slavery Democrat. noted for his
past subserviency to slavery. Geary was next
selected as the especial friend and favorite Of
Mr. Buchanan, and most likely to do the bidding
OF the latter, in his devotion to the behests of
the slave power. But the demands made of Gov.
Geary, when he entered upon the practical per-
Torrance Of his duties, were more than he could
stand, and he threw up bis commission after en-
during the threats and insults Of the border ruff
sans, and their sympathisers at Washington, as
loug as he could patiently.
But it was thought pacfcation of affairs in
Kanzas could be immediately achieved, by send
ing out there an accomplished Southern states
man, celebrated throughout the Union for the
brillianey Of his career, and the ability he had
manifested in the high national positions he had
Allied. So Robert J. Walker, the favorits Of the
South. was commissioned by President Buchanan
amid the plsudits of the "DemceTacy of all
sections Of the country. aud it was prophecied
would at once restore order out OF chaos, and add
a coronet Of glory to the fame of the Administra-
tion. But what was his experienced Let the
history Of recent political events in the country,
in reference to Kanzas, answer.
From the moment Gov. Walker began, in ODE
dience to his sworn duty to discountenance the
bigh.handed frauds and yillaniss peIpetrated by
the border rufians, the supporting power at
Washington, instead of Strengthening him, was
gradually saekened, and his acts frowned upon.
making his resignation or removal the necessary
consequence, if he persisted in the straight-for
ward course marked out by his own sense Of
duty and self-respect
The President and Cabinet may well pause be-
fore sending out there another Governor, unless
The Administration shall radically change its
course Of policy in reference to kanzas. and make
it more in accordance with its once Landed doc
trine of t" popular sovereignty" by allowing the
people Of tina Territory the free exercise Of their
own will in the management Of their affairs
Otherwise, VS. fear .iAe succession Of Governors
will be continued to the end Of time, with no
better success than in the past.
The resignation letter of Gov. Walker and the
proclamation OF Secretary Stanton, in calling to-
gether the new Legislature, point out line of
policy upon which were the Administration to
act, the whole Kauzas difficulty could be solved
at once. But there is no hope that the President
will now retrace his steps, so we may look for an
additional series Of struggles in that unhappy
Territory to last till the people, after taking the
whole power into their hands, shall rise in their
might, bid defiance to all outside interference,
and inaily and forever settle their long list of
grievances by acting radically upon the thorough
application to themselves Of the principles of
popular sovereignty" regardless of the heretic-
al vagaries Of doctrine which the President has
sought to define in his message to Congress.