The Nevada journal., 1858-04-09


minlstration and the reasons therefor
We condcnse the remarks of the Bullc-
tin as much as possible. Some time since
the Bulletin received dispatch stating
that Walker had written private note
to the President in which he said the
announcement of his intended presence
at the Philadelphia anti-Lecompton
meeting was wholly unauthorized by
him This looked suspicious. but not
believing the statement it was not pub
lished. Subsequent events gave a color
of probability to the story. When the
meeting came off, Walker was not there,
contrary to expectation as the meeting
was gotten up at his special request.
He had suddenly left for New York.
Letters were addressed to him, no an
swer 10 which were returned except a
short note from Hoboken, which was
read before the meeting.
When the New York meeting was
held, the same day Walker turned up in
Philadelphia, and when the meeting at
the Chinese Hall in the latter place was
held, he was found in Washington. He
did not even explain his absence by let
ter.
A Washington correspondent known
to be in the secrets of the administration
states that Walker will for the future
say no more on Kansas affairs The rea-
sons alleged are these: Buchanan had
written private letter of instructions to
Walker as Governor of Kansas, which
the latter had quoted. Gen. Cass de-
MED that any such instructions as repre-
sented by Walker had been given. The
latter threatened to publish the letter.
This would have been a severe blow
upon the President and overtures were
made to Walker, at least the threaten
ed publication has never appeared, and
we are assured it is in safe hands for the
President and will never be shown
again.
The silence of Walker is said to be
owing to a case pending in the Supreme
Court of the United States, in which
the U. S. are plaintiffs in error, and one
Fossatt is defendant. The case involves
two or three millions of dollars, a valu-
able quicksilver mine in California be-
ing connected with the case. Walker
claims to be interested to the amount of
two hundred thousand dollars. 1t is
said the government will abandon its
appeal in the case and allow the judg-
ment of the lower court to be affirmed
in favor of defendant. Indeed when
the case was called up for argument At
torney General Black did not appear.
The case was postponed few days,
when the Attorney General came into
court and said he did not intend to argue
the case The court was astonished at
such an unprecedented proceeding, and
Judge Wayne told Black he was bound
to represent the government, and the
court would not, except for incompetent
cy in the officer, consent to hear any one
else in the case. The administration,
then, was to give Walker his two hund-
red thousand dollars involved in the
suit to reward his silence hereafter on
the Kansas issue and TO protect the
President!
The Bulletin, on the day succeeding
the publication of the foregoing facts,
says its expose created great feeling
of surprise and indignation, reiterates
the statement, and adds:
"There is no one to deny that Walk
er's treaeher to his late associates is
complete, and the reason for such treach-
cry, furnished to us and published yes
terday,is is regarded as quite sufficient.
Those who have studied the course
and character of Robert J. Walker, can
not be surprised at the very crooked line
of conduct that he has adopted in this
Kansas matter. His betrayal of the
country, and his sacrifice of the best in
terests of the American people in 1916,
for the sake of his own political and per-
sonal advantage, was such monstrous
wrong that it is astonishing he should
ever again have received the confidence
of any party or any man."
The combination of circumstances are
certainly strange. We can scarcely be-
lieve, however, that Walker has sold
out and apostatized.
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