New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-06-26
The Richmond South and GOV. Walker

The Richmond South and Gov Walker.
The Richmond South, in an able review Of the
Kanas controversy thus depicts the character OF MI
Robert j. Walker, the much belauded appontee OF
President Buchanan. The fidelity of the portrait
viii be attested by oil who know anything about the
new Governor Of Kansas:
The Hon. Robert ]. Walker was appointed Cover
nor Of Kansas. With reputation for a larger meas
ure 81 talents than usually fails to the iot even Of
statesmen, he has never yet been suspected Of the
least particle of personal honesty A bankrupt with
a splendid income, millionaire at the expense Of
widows and orphans, Spectator in fictitious stocks
and jobber upon other peoples money-he was the
last man in the Union to whom the President should
have entrusted mission implying so much of private
honor and public virtue as the Governorship OF Kan
sas. That he would obey the impulse OF his own
venal ambition, was as certain as that a vulture
is governed by an instinct for carrion. Originally
emigrating to the South from Northern State, with
view OF promoting his personal fortunes, he shook
its dust from his feet the moment the generous peo-
pie Of Mississippi gave him national reputation.
Since tile Polk Administration he has resided in the
North, and has pursued the occupation of political
and pecuniary adventurer. Consumed with passion
for place. he has Tevolved every scheme of seifag-
srandizement, from seat in the Cabinet to the
Presidency Of railroad. To the misfortune of the
South, he got the appointment of Governor of Kan
sas, and this is the explanation OF the sudden and
complete ascendancy of Abolitionsm in the territory
Governor Walker is, as we have taken frequent &C.
cason to say, probably the neutrality-suspicious., heart
less and unprincipled man in the United States. He
is cold and thoroughly selfish He has no use for
friends further than to advance his interests. He
would turn his back upon friend who sacrificed all
for him. who was not likely to be any future assist
ance with as much nonchaance as he would sit down
to dinner when hungry He is as impenetrable to the
dictates of gratitude snow and ice anita gonistc
to summer sunshine and summer bowers. With the
ordinary feelings of humanity he is unacquainted
and thinks and acts meditates and schemes in an at
mosphere the paramount element of which is unut
terable and unmitigated selishness
President Buchanan made great mistake in ap
pointing Mr.. Walker Governor Of kansas-the first
serious mistake of his administration. We are not
disposed to censure the President unqualiiedy fol
this appointment for with all his acknowledged ex
perence and acumen, he is no match for the oily
fearfuly shrewd and unscrupulous!y cunning Robert
]. Walker But he may partially remedy the error
Just about the time Walker thinks he has got matters
in trsin to advance his own ambitious purposes, by
removing him. Walkers first effort will be to secure
the Senatorship from Kansas, in which we have little
doubt he will be aided by the Freesoiers. Once in
the Senate he will be in position to strive for the
next Presidency; and, to further his ends will not
scruple to embarrass the Administration if he car
make anything by the operation. 7r