The Feliciana Democrat., 1857-12-12
COMING TO 4 HEAD.

The fruits of Walkers prcsumptuous and audacions
proceedings in Kansas is now being seen and serious
ly felt by the Administration He even goes 50 far
now as to set up his opinions and authority against
the President himself the servant has bearded the
master and disputes with him about tha legality of
the late constitutional convention and its acts. And
vet this man Walker lns been applaudea and defend
ed by Southern Journals if be- was doing Gods
service in behalf Of the rights and interests OF The
South. We know The men and the papers some not
a hundred miles Off who have been engaged IN this
delectabe service Of alulation. to the glory os Wa
kcr and to their own shortsighed righteousness.
This Kansas tumolr Il now fast coming to head
and assuming q shape and color tnat indicates any
thing but favorable and healthy termination. It
may burst very speedily and there is no little alarm
as to the effect such an event may have upon tn"
body and vital functions Of the republic. The pres
ent state Of affairs could aud should have been pre-
vented by the timely removal Of Walker. Ills first
overt act AGAINST the rights Of the South and the
principles of non-intcrveution Of the Kansas act
should have been the signal of his prompt recall and
this was almost unanimously urged by the South
yet Mr. Buchanan thought best not to do So and VT
suppose he will give good reasons for his refusal
acauit until the whole truth is made known and thai
will now be in a very brief period.
There is no question Of doubt however that Mr.
Buchanan now iials hmscl: in a very unpleasant re-
lation with Walker and very delicate one before
the country and some have been uncharitablc enougl
to say that it is good forhim he ought TO have know
better We do not ouin this feeling; we believe tha
Mr.. Buchanan like many Others Of the South, hay'
been most cgrcgiously deceived In Walker, they did
not know the low and cunning spcculations, the sci
fish ambitions of the man they didn't know tha
he was one Of those keen cunning and shrewd little
plotting aspirants for great positions and places ta
beyond their ability, capacity and dignity to rcacl
or to FILL except by deception chicanery and corrn
ton No wonder then that Mr.. Buchanan has beel
deceived in the Just expectations which he held il
regard TO Walkers course, but this will be no oXcus
for his liberation Of Walker's repeated outrage
against the rights Of the South aad IN the face Of tn
reiterated and urgent rcmon7tranccs from the Sou
and therefore we must await until the President slal
speak for himself when we, as well a the Who'll
South win he able 10 give his reasons and his mo
tves deliberate consideration.
But in the mean time, as we have said. this Kansa
question is coming to speedy issue, it will 500
solve itself It don't dissolve something else 1t la
been badly doctorcd, all the remedies applied hay
been extreme irrtants, Gen. Pierce made pcret
quackery of the whole thing from beginning to cn'
he invariably sent Northern doctors to treat Soutl
ern case and thoy continually used coToding ir
tants to soothc highly inliamabe condition. NJ
Buchanan has taken tic case in hand at the last stag
and what he has done has only served to make
more desperate and critical and The danger of til
crisis more portcntioas and alarming, and he must
skillul indeed If he shall be able TO conduct ii
case through safely and without bemish distru
upon his reputation and skill
we can hardly see how the Kansas question, in
present condition., can now be disposed of without
serious shock to the country Somebody will be ba
ly cheated. Perhaps the South may again be CALI
upon and urged 10 make another sacrifice howey
disgraccful and humiliating il may be and the mott
The sacrifice Of tie Souh }or the sahe Of He bn'oa, m
soon become popular thoery now OF sustaining
national Democracy for the preservation Of the tno
BE the end Of this Kansas affair what it may, the
has been time since the days Of Jefferson, when
States Rights Democracy should be more united al
vigorous for the safety and security of the South al
the preservation of the constitution in its true int
and meaning