The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-27

a eSuehsU View OF Gov. Walkers Probabde
Kansas Policy.
from the Charh~tnn hercuYyl
Governor Walker, In his letter accepting lhe sppoant-
men. 70 Ks.as set forth q The policy hs should por
met 10 aptagonsm Of views and instuton-a neutrality
aiming only - the preservation Of Law and order the
State, whether slave or free Such vas the programme
announced Sd accepted by Us ard when shortly
sfier The splSin,ed Governor tO0t oce sOn 70 express
me opinion that Me- territory would come IN
fee. and nos slave State, felt called npn make
known our dsss!isfacun aud 70 say that regarded
me declaration As illtiDed and unfovtunate--as
likely To shade Of suspicion on the Governor 3 after
coDduc least through fear Of the equences of free
roll agison and In zeal for the official success Of the do
quietly but effectively enough-n the fulment Of his III
ding prophecy We added tina, the poopo of the South
were tired Of being uited with by the ueaoherous Go
vernon Of Kansas tina, they had their attention fixed
upon tina. Territory and the officers appointed there, and
would be satisfied With hing short Of Genuine and
ruict peutrality fully ana fairly carried out.
Mr.. Secretary Stanton, IL has been seeR, delivered .
speech 90 his recent arr val Ia Kansas Also published
an address TO the people. This gentemans words are
not whO value unauthOr itata veness, nasmuch as
Il understood he Is " succeed the veteran politician
he has consented TO accompany, the policy
shall have been thoroughly Inaugural cd, and himself
completely instructed In his part by that adroit sage
Of vital import 10 Kansas and the South and should DO
carefully read and weighed by all Interested ia the
fate OF that Territory and slave Invitations. II will
be found to contain the following very significant LAM
guage-
"The government especially recognizes the Territorial
act which provides for assembling non TO form
constitution VITA viaw 10 making application Oongres
for admission State into the Union That Ia srded
% presenting the only test Of the qualification Of voters
deieeaes TO the convention I'll preceding repugnan
restrictions are thereby repeaed. Ia this light, the
must be allowed 70 provided for full aud fair
preston Of the will Of tho people through tho deessIs
VINO may be chosen 10 represent them the constitutional
convention. doubt, however, that In order 10
svod Gil presext for resistance the peaceful operation Of
this law the convention elf WILL In FORM provide
Tor submitting The great distracng question regarding
their soea institution which has 80 long atased peo
pie Of Kansas 70 fair vote Of all the actual bona fife
residents vi the Territory with every possible security
against fraud and violence the constitution be thus
framcd and the question Of difference submitted to
the decision Of the people, believe that Kansas win oe
admitted by Congress without DELAY Of the sovereign
Satet Of the American Ubion and the territorial autho
ties will be i'm medatey Withdrawn"
Nor bas Mr. Stanton alone thus expressed himself Hon.
Robt Walker has alse Spoken and in hs speech Of last
Tuesday In New York. the Time, represents him using
the following unmis,akabc language
The people Of that Territory had clear aud unque,tona
bic right To decide FOR themselves upon tho adoption
State constta on and any attempt the part any
venton or any other body OF men, however respectable
and Dfue they might impose upon the Terrtory
constitution not sanctioned by the popular vote, would
usurPstion and wrong which coad not DO tolerated
for moment so FAR the utmost exercise OF his OH
cal powers and hs personal influence would go SECURE
that result Governor Walker said he was deternliaed
the people Of Kansas should have opportunity for fu
free solemn expression Of their will upon the adop0o
Of any constitution that might be framed after fair AMI
satisfactory census Of all the sxa dc inhabitants who
might be Ia the Territory the ume He considered this
due 10 them II part Of their inherent and inaienable
sovereignty And he should consider only point
Of law and of official duty, officer OF tho Territory
but point Of honor man and gentleman, TO do
everything In his power TO secure 70 them the FULL fair
and undisputed exercise Of this fundamental right.
Now. hold that the submitting Of the constitution
soop TO be framed by the people OF Kansas in
ton as embed, back again 70 the people individually,
for ratification, work Of supererogatop-a m alter
70 be done not, entirely 70 tho discretion Of the Don
ven.on. a. thing Of contingent expediency only, aud
not by any means q thing Of necessity. And we cannot
but look upon this suggestion OF Mr. Stanton, however
coupled ~i,h declarations Of Southern feeling and the
determination expressed BY Governor Walker pari
taking Of the nature Of Official dictaron and being Mt
fact, violation Of the promred neutraty-an insdiou
and high minded breach Of faith towards the South and
Southern men In Kansas, We, therefore, desire in the
outset 70 stamp this game as IL deserves and TO proes
against all attempts TO influence the action of COnvcn-
ton from without, ~hether coming from the Territorial
Sew soa us T rs s%
der the gusc of fair words TO the South TO make free
stale of kansas.
GOV. wALxER's yrKAL MANIFESTO.
Upon the new plan, which Gov Walker promulgstes
for the settlement Of the Kansas difficulty,
venture opinion before scrutinize II in detail
There is one point, however, upon which give
ton to submit the constitution Of Kansas popular vote
In respect OF general policy, such step would inevitable
place il would intamo ana proIong the oonto ycrcy
and would ultimately throw KansS into the arms
OF the aooinoniss But any discussion Of the
neasure IN regard Of experency Ia unnecessary and
irrelevant, since the convention which Is to franc .
State consultation for Kansas endo no authority
OhuomH tneir Nofk 70 ue popular vUc. Inc Au py
which the convention s assembled ascerans and limits
Its powers, and In that act there n word about sub
hitting the institution 70 the people, The convention
do nothing for which hore Is express authority
In The Law aud * there neither express implied
authority In The law 10 submit the constitution OF
Kansas 10 the vote OF the Inhabitants OF tho Territory
tho step would be an illegal and invalid irpalon
Of power. The prope ihoD too plain TO allow Of
controversy. Submit il 70 any lawyer In the land
from fancy Beverly johnson the poorest
pettfogger In the Obscure country village and the
instant win be thu the Convention Kansas ms
right " submit the Cons tuition popular vote The
journals OF The North concede the point aud decaim
against the aw calling Convention ground that
makes provision for popular Constitution
Why then does Governor Walker raise the question: II "
especially Surprising that be should assume an undensb
un.cnabe POSITION fA< Ssuth