New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-09-09
THE NEW AND ARrruL DODGE.


one.year ago, just about this time, the cry went
mp from the Democratic presses and orators o. 'ns
South.-yote for Buchanan to defeat Fremont, and
secure Kansas to the institution of slavery. We
didn't have much confidence 1.-THE plan proposed to
save Kansas 70 the South but the Southern people
had. and they accordingly voted for and elected MIR.
Buchanan to the Presidency OF the United states
Bnt for the influence this cry exerted however there
is little doubt but that the masses Of this section OF
tbe contedcracy would have cast their sufages for
Willard Fillmore. -,, .a4l
Wen. the time came Mr.. Buchanan was Inaugural
ted the seals of office and power passed into his
hands, an extraordinary delay Of action INTERVIEWED
and tie people finally began to ask themselves
whether the moment would ever arrive when the
salvation Of Kansas would be decided by the newly
indicted political savior They were told to wait
to be patient-that the President was looking all
over the Union with an eye of severe scrutiny in
order to select proper man for Territorial Governor
and that everything would come out right so far as
Southern interests were concerned beyond all ques-
ton. Thus assured, the people rested contentedly
until the appointment Of Robert j. Walker as Cover
nor Of Kansas and his first steps to betray them i'm
mediaey after he bad set foot upon the soil of that
Territory. Then their indignation grew loud and
deep and as each step of the migrate Governor from
first to last, proved that premeditated game was
being played to transfer them, bound hand and foot,
unto their Freeso enemies, the feeling of exaspera
ton became all pervading and well nigh universal.
Without recapitulating well known facts, we will
merely state that the entire opposition press and we
think fully ninety.nine hundredths of the Democratic
press of the South, denounced Walker severely and
unqualifedly. The heaviest condemnation was I'M
sparingly lavished upon him. and the most scathng
epithets the language furnishes were freely applied to
him. But this denunciation underwent various trans
formations, one two of which we propose to glance
at briefly in order to warn the people at large against
being duped by the new subterfuge now being pre-
pared for their further delusion. When Walkers
treachery first became manifest the State organs of
the administration, almost without single exception,
hurled bitter reproaches upon his head. But they
spared the President, and roundy averred that, while
the agent was unquestonaby guilty of gross miscon
duct the principal was innocent! Other presses Of
the same political stripe boldly demanded the recall
of Walker, and ifnot recalled, they plainly intmated
their belief that the President was equally cupable
with him. And, in the meantime, the agitation
among the people continued to increase in breadth
and intensity until it embraced nearly the whole
South and the politicians discovered that the faith
full would soon break loose from leading strings un
| less something was got up to pacify them. There
upon the word went forth keep up the denunciatons
against Walker, but wait until the President is heard
through his annual message before you condemn him
but should he prove faithless then the Democratic
Senate will refuse to confirm the nomination Of
Walker, and thus the party will prove its fidelity te
| the South This is the substance of the new anG
atfnl dodge If the Southern people suffer themselves
to be humbugged by it there is nothing in the caen
dar Of contempt they will not deserve to have VISITED
| upon their heads. ..,..,
Before the Senate will be called upon to approve Oh
reject Walkers nomination. aud before the President
will commence preparing his annual message, the
destiny Of Kansas will be sealed-it will be lost t
the South-Walker's treason will have accomplished
its predetermined obect-and there will be neces
sity for the President to WRITE or the Senate to act
| in the premises
| But, had Mr. Buchanan removed Gov. Walker a!
as his treason manifested itself, then his friends
could have pointed to him proudly as Chief Magis
trate who fulfilled his pledges and who carried ou
to the letter the doctrine of nonintervention AS he
has not done So and as he has thus far sanctioned
and endorsed his course by retaining Walker in Office
the inference is irresistible that the South has beef
again deluded and betrayed. And, after having beef
plundered Of all the meat, we do not care anything
about the bone face organs propose that the Pres
| dent and Senate should throw to u.s.