New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-26
GOV, WALKERS RETURN TO THE ADMINS
TRATlON EXPLAINED.
From The PASad.!o,ia Bulletin Of Fco. 81

From The PAsade.p.a Bulletin Of Fco. II
Having never had any confidence in the POI teal
Integrity of Robert j. Walker the late Governor 81
Kansas not surprised 10 hear that there are
fears entertained by those Democrats who oppose the
| L.comp,ion Constitution, that he has betrayed and
sbsndor cd them. The Information We have obtained
rests no slight authority, hut even without that
the recent perfect silence ana reserve OF Mr. Walker
on the subtt of Kansas are su 'ent At east 70 eH-
cite sus picion. Gov. Wise continues firm and bold
his d. fance Of the Administration policy Douglas
not es- So and Stanton, the assOcia.e OF Walker IL
making speeches in Philade 'ia, New York, Albany
] and other places in which the wrongs contemplated
by the Administration are eNpoced IN no minclny
terms Only Walker, who had as mucn to do win
raisir the Kansas storm any in the country,
has sunk into silence. We think we are able 10 give
the causes of this disappearance OF distinguished
1 politician from the p1blic view.
| few weeks ago lust after tue Ihi, ephla ant-
| Lecompon Democratic meet Nc, e'pondent tee-
ersphed 10 us from Washington, that Gov. Walker
had written to the Presiden., declaring that the an
nourcemen Of hi; intended presence a" the r meeRRs
story and declined TO publish the dspsteh but sub
seauent inorma ton gives TO il color of probability
We learn from most reliable authority that the lead
ing actors in the Phadeph ntl'Lecompton msetiog
believe that he purposely absent from IT, ana thai
the letter from him. which was read az the meeting
and published, rds, y not dctaaHy id0r'cd'sd moit-
red hare IA ray to n1kf ms tfcUSe S't more PtdHSt
| Die. And yet that meeting was got mp at Walkers
urgent solicitation and up TO within teT days OF the
1 tin fixed for it, ne anxious for 1t. But then he
| suddenly went 10 Newly ORR, and although several
| Letters were written to him. answer could be
| Obtained and at last, ut the meeting, the short
| note dated at HobOken, at p. NJ on the same
| dav was produced and read. When the New
| Yofk meeting was held he was absent. TN the
day appointed for the meeting in the New. York Ac.
envy OF Music which did not ttke place. he suddeoly
| app. ared in phils1eplis and when the meeting 81
last took place al the Chinese Hall, he turned up in
Washit gtJn City. lie did no. send 10 the meet
ing letter to explain bic absence. He has been
| lodging an.i-LeconptoEism in every possible way
and is regarded quite out of the reach of his
late associates ON that question: Who have been rely
| ing Oh him as leader, and quotnS him a. author
| ty. The Washington correspondent of The Balt,
more Spn who is known 10 be in the secrets of the
Administration, states in recent tier that Govern
Walker will not for the future write any more letters
or make any speeches on the subject of Kansas. The
Abandonment of his late position seems to be COM
pete. His late associates regard him ss having COM
| pletely betrayed them.
These are the facts. Now for the reasons. 1t is
given out, in quarters wheEo Gov. Walker Was lately
In high favor that he has sold out to the Adm ais
tra,OD, abandoned Kansas, and will her 'after devote
hmself 10 legal business and promoting the Southern
l Pacific Railroad project. From similar authority we
| learn that while Gov. Walker was 10 Kansas he re-
ceiy ed long private letter from President Buchanan,
| repeatedly assuring BIN that he approved of his
couIse in urging the submission of the Constitution to
the people and that his Administration should stand
fall on tha; ground Gov Walker n his letter Of
TcspI on declared that ais had been that dl-
rected by the President; but Gen. Cass, IN his reply,
| asserted that such Instructions had been given.
Gov. Walker Dot ten. e'ter, out
is said 10 ave informed the President that he intended
10 il by publishing his private letter. This
would have been a complete and overwhelming proof
of the wropg done by the President. This priv Ate
letter Of Mr.. Buchansns 10 Gov. Walker has been
seen by scores Of persons but, notwithstanding the
importance of making it public it is now positively
stated that IT viii never be shown again. aDdw never
be published; nay, that it IS in hsnds that will keep it
20 prevent It's risibg up in condemnation of the
esHeni. Gov. Walker IS never again 10 appear as
wines. On thi, Kansas subject Tongue, and pen,
h.thla t.it aettx MI nd th.
| Anti Leconptonites are 10 do without him.
| From the same weinf)rned source that has fur
nsbed the facts above stated, learn the reason
for the remarkable change that has taken place in
| Governor Walkers opinions and course. A is
pending in the Supreme Court of the United States
al Washington, in which the United States plain
tiffs in error aud Fossatt is defendant in
The amount involved is two or three million. of dol
| lars, valuable quicksilver mine in California being
com ec.ed with the case. Governor Walker, who is
in Washington ali this time, claims TO be interested
il this ease to the amount OF about two hundred
thou dollars. il is said that the Government
Will abandon It's appeal in the case and thus the de-
cson of he United States District Court of California
favorable 10 Fossat and others, will be affirmed To-
| deed ON last Wednesday, when the called
up for argument, Attorney General Black did not
appear I. was adjourned until Thursday. when We
are informed that Attoney-Genera Black came
into court. and saying that he did not intend to
que the case expressed his Willingness that 1t should
be srgued instead by the Hon. Reyerdy johnson, who
only represented certain private interests. The Court
astol shed al such an unprecedented proceedings
but of the Judges were disposed 10 let 1t pass
| until Judge WAYNE openly condemned il, and remind
ed the Attorney that he was bound TO repre-
| sent the Government, and the Court would not
cept for ncompe,ency in the officer, consent 10 hear
any one else. The then went over, and will pro-
baby be called up IA the course Of this week. In this
case 20 he found the explanation Of Gov. Walkers
| late singular conduct. The decision IN the United
States agt. Fossat. Is TO reward and TO explain why
he has lever answered Gen. Casss letter. why he has
not produced the Presidents letter why he refused
go to The Philadelphia and NewYork meetings, why
| has been struck dumb IN his powers of speech on
Tie Ksnsas question, and why he will let the bill to
| sdM Ksnsas a. Slave State become a law without
uieripg another whisper in opposition.
Really The cause Of right loses little by the defec-
| ton of such nan "a Walker Nothing but his off,
cial character ss Governor Of Kansas acting under
| tie Instructions of the President, ever gave any
weight - his position. II is unorun ate that much
reliance placed upon hin on that account but it
j. rtanae that hs trsachery has been discovered
ealy il has been. Tie great mistake that has been
| usde, has beer II treating him he Ajax of the
anti l. 5Tpt0ni'es. Another grave mistake, result
ing from ih.s. the prOduc 0n Of the pretended
| letter of Walker To- the Philadelphia meeting. There
can he 10 justification OF such deception wellde-
| ssLed II may have been. II would have been
letter if the tIeachey had been exposed At once, and
| tie trsor had been Immediately dismissed Om the
rsrks OF the friends OF Freedom and the advocates Of
| the rights u The people.
Rr, the most shameful thing about 81 this wretch
ed busiue-s 70 TIE National Adm nst-atIon
sortrg base eIped:ents 70 still the clamor Of those
| onposej . them Especisly j. II notifying 10 see
er in: CUES carried into the hi CHEST juiicial tribunal
Of the lani-G tribunal that has, until recently been
l-pi saIcd ON the p)u:ng touch OF party politics.
Wien me il tie highest positions in the government
ere driven 20 such state Of desperation to resort
| L the viest =Apsden:s. 20 sacrifice their own in.
,egrty and digniy, and TO enteaTor to lny1lve in
| ,Leir 5zu :. anne re S1pleme Court o. The United
States j. is time that the people shcll be informed
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