New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-07-27
exonerating the administration, is emphatic in Its
condemnation of Walker. It says:


condemnation of Walker. 1t says:
As to Walker, viewing his declarations in this light
stern truth compes to say that in his eagerness 10
concate Northern favor, he has overstepped ms ~
structons, and occupies, in consequence, positon
incompatible and irreconcilabe with an honest sense
of his duty. But, that Cancellation is not
we could clearly show, had we the space for othei
portions of his Speech in which he thought proper y
lag in very unnecessarily, we think, the climatic
barriers to the permanent existence OF slavery ~
Kansas With the evidence before u.s. we are iei'
to reckon Gov. Walker in the category OF Kansas
traitors.
From the Wheeling (va.) Argus, July Z:
Kansas is about to form new Constituton--hrst
fruit of the recent conflict. The people. under the
sanction of law have elected Convention to frame
Constitution. w.u-. = ,. !,
Kansas as Governor. He commences bis career by
threatening to oppose the Constitution about to be
formed unless it shall be submitted to vote OF all
those who will inhabt the territory at some future
day, The practical effect of such measure would
nrobabjy he to stimulate the laid Societies" to food
the Territory at the appointed time with horde OF
snnrious "inabtants" to checkmate the will of the
actual citizens.
From the same paper of the 9th July, we quote the
following:
Now, so far as the public yet informed, the ad
mnistration has not authorized the censurable pro
ceedings of Governor Walker. The instructions which
he quotes as his authority merely direct him to see fair
play when the Constitution shall be submitted to pop
ular vote-thus anticipating that the Convention will
or may, submit it to such vote, but not attempting
to control the action of that body in any respect
Gov. Walker, in going further and threatening to
oppose the admission of Kansas in the Union unless
the constitution shall have been submitted to vote Of
the inhabitants at future day, appears to have eX
ceeded his instructions Certainly his action in this
regard seems upjustifable. What justification of il
be may have offered to the administration or what
notice the latter may have taken of it, has not trans
pired to the public We await the development witt
an abiding confidence in the rectitude and wisdom
the President.
The Martinsburg (va.) Republican of the 18th July
in reply to an article in the Richmond South, says
While we unite with the "South' in condemnins
the conduct of Gov. Walker in the particulars indi
Gated as unjust to the Southern people and to thu
advocates OF slavery in Kansas, we not prepared
to take up the language of severity and denuncatol
with which it assails his character and his motives
the premises. = We dissent utterly, as a
present advised, from his recent demonstrations ant
earnestly hope with the ''South, that they do no
meet with the entire appreciation Of the administra
ton
The Berkely (va.) Constitution of the Sd of Jul,
says:
In order to conciate the Abotionists of Kansas, h
(Walker) told them that unless the Convention sub
mtted the constitution to the people for ratification
he would join them in opposing its adoption, and tina
the Cabinet at Washington would do the same thing
Our opinion is, that as Governor he had no right tt
express such an opinion. We are informed that h
has also predicted that Kansas would come in as
free State. This, it true, was great blunder, AM
ought to be condemned by the South. Non-interven
ton and non-intermeddng is the duty of Congress
as well as of Gov. Walker; and whenever we see an
breach of this cardinal rule, we oppose it.
The Jefersonville (Va.) Advocate says
We hope the policyof Walker is not the policy o
the administration If it be, save us forever from
fnrt herfr n Nprth tba
lection of the rights and interests of the South
What, shall the South hang to the North simply as
ward hangs to his guardian fer the purpose of pro
lection? The South must have some other voice il
the confederacy than the voice OF minor calling 70
guidance and guardianship. She must stand up an,
assert her rights and sha.e in prescribing the bound
to aggression, ere long her power, her inhuenc
and her wealth. will be but the allies of her enemies
Let us wait and hear the policy of the administra
ton.
The Winchester Virginian says:
The South, and some other Southern papers, charg
that Gov. Walker sis Southern man with Norther
feelings and that he is laboring to make Kansas
Freesoil State. We have not been an inattentve Ok
| server of the evidence adduced in support of tn
charge and we regret to say, that we have fears tina
Gov. w is about to follow in the footsteps of hi
illustrious predecessors, Reeder, Geary & Co., VIII
started to Kansas with many pro-slavery protesaon
on their lips, which were soon falsted by their acts
Gov. W. is not dictator, with the powers of Rus
regret that we are reluctantly forced to entertai
fears that he is for reasons unknown about to unit
his fortunes with Freesoilism.
| The same paper DULY lsD says:
There is now but little if any difference betwee
the South and ourselves in reference to Gov Walker
course in Kansas. We condemn it-decidedy cor
denim it-belieung that lDhaterer his intentions O
notifies are his course is in Jtacor Of Freesolisn
We do not, however, at this early stage Of the ques
ton, hold the President responsible for the obeC
tionable acts of Coy W. referred to.
| The Alexandria (Va) Sentinel of the oath ult
says:
We have read the inaugural address of Governo
Walker of Kansas and also the report of the speec
delivered at Topeka just previous to the assembling
of the late Free State Convention and Legislature
Gov. Walker, in trying to advise mode of paciica
| ton for the people entrusted to his government
seems to have acted on the assumption that thos
| who have arrayed themselves against law in kapsa
| could be conciliated by concessions, or at leas
silenced by disarming them of all their pretexts. Il
this effort thus to draw them ont of their rebellion
| attitude, he made some advances to them which W
read with no pleasure, and which are not srstaine
by the quotations he makes from the instruction
given him by the President. He now finds his pre-
positions secuted and repealed by those whom the
were expected to silence
From the Staunton (Va.) Vindicator, July A.
If Gov. Walker has violated his instructions las
has done,) by advocating measures violative of tn
doctrine OF popular sovereignty, why not join tn
Democratic press in denouncng Gov. Walker instea
| of the President? II Walker has proved himself
traitor, it is no that the President should b
one 1t is not fact that the proslavery men hav
| all the power in their own hands, and that the
would frame constitution establishing slavery il
Kansas. Much as this may have been desired it
undenabie that much of the difficulty in the way ha
been increased by the course of the opposition press
1t IS too late now, we fear, to remedy the evil.
The Petersburg Democrat, July 18th, says:
We have observed in several quarters dispositio
to crticise harshly the proceedings of the Georgi
and Mississippi Democracy, condemning the cours
| OF Gov. Walker in Kansas and, in some instances
this spirit has developed itself in the application
the severe epit1ets of " factonists and secession
lists to the gallant men ip those States who hay
deemed it proper to pursue this course. Such fee
| ing, coupled with such language, is unusual wit
some of the papers in which it appears.
When two largely attended Democratic State Cor
Ventions take occasion, by vote nearly approachin
unanimity, to soemnly pronounce an opinion on
question of public interest, it becomes a matter {
exhibits feeling in the public mind not to be allaye
by menaces Or epthets.
From the Lynchburg Republican, June IS:
We think the Washington Union is inconsistent i
It's views upon the conduct of Gov. Walker in kansa
1t thinks the latter has not said or done ANYTHING
which the South should complain, or which the az
mlhstrauon should not sanction, and yet it proceed
to condemn Walker in the most positive terms
Walker declares that the constitution of Kansa
should be submitted to vote of all the inhabitants
the Territory for adoption or rejection and that if
be not so submitted, Congress nil and ought to II
ject it.
The Union, on the other hand, declares that til
constitution should only be submitted to such person
whose 3" bona Jide' intention to remain in the TER