Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-01-09
Pauldine and Walker.

zeal without knowledge that often hastens the con-
summation Of what it would prevent By such
ambition it seems to u.s. was Com. Paulding nduceds
to act, and with such zeal did act, against Gen.
Walker. He could have acted in other way so
surely and speedily to place Nicaragua in posses
sion of Gen. Walker. The sympathy on the one
hand, and the indignation on the other, excited by
bis conduct throughout the Southern States will
give Gen. Walker an army that will be amply suffi
Gent to confirm him in his authority in that country
We are almost tempted to believe that Walker is
indeed 1.-the grey eyed man of destiny" and that
Com. Paulding selected, by the DEGREES of fate,
to consummate that destiny, and place him in pow
err; just as Providence overrules the acts of the
wicked and turns them into good.
We glad to see that Congress is enquring into
the matter, and those who know Mr.. Clingman, know
that he will thoroughly sift the whole affair. The
very fact that the government refused to recognize
Gen. Walker and his men prisoners, is of itself
rebuke to Com. Paulding that ought to throw a
damper upon his exultation over what he fanced
brilliant achievement.
Kansas News.
Below we give such items from Kansas as we have
received. We rarely believe any thing see about
Kansas when it comes through the Black Republican
press all such items do. We do not believe there
is much truth in the following there is
none at all, but we give it for what it is worth:
LATER FROM KANsAs-FURTHER HosrILIuEs st.
Louis, Jan. 1.-The St. Louis Democrat says that
passengers report that Friday night, the 25th of
December, news reached Leavenworth of an engage
ment between the troops of Lane at Sugar Mount,
and the U. S. Dragons. The officers ordered Lane
to surrender but he refused The dragons charged,
but were repused with loss Of three men. The
Dragons retired and sent to Denver for reinforce
ments Denver ordered three more companies to
the seat of war.
Bloody work is expected. As soon as the news
of the engagement was received in Leavenworth
the people commenced organizing and hurrying to
assist Lane.
1t was expected that Lane would receive twenty
five hundred men additional, before the troops would
arrive Intense excitement prevails throughout the
Territory The people of Lawrence are preparing
to take the field
Calhoun has fed the Territory
The N. Y. Herald on Kansas.
In the N. Y. Herald of the Sd inst, we find an
editorial article on Kansas AFFAIRS from which we
make the following extracts. We are glad to find
the Herald taking the view it does and, as matter
of right urging the admission of Kansas under its
Lecompton constitution. 1t seems to us that Con-
gress cannot do otherwise. The Herald says:
"Now, then, what are the claims of the men of
the South in reference to Kansas? They claim that
under the Kansas-Nebraska bill, and through the
regularly constituted local authorities recognised by
the last and by the present federal administration
slave State constitution has been adopted for Kansas
and that nothing has been done by Congress to viii
ate this result The men of the South demand,
therefore, the admission of Kansas slave State,
upon the basis of her Lecompton constitution. II
Kansas has thus been made slave State, through
the refusal of the free State party to participate in
the late election that is the fault of the free State
party and with them should the responsibilities
and the consequences"
"After the recognition by the ad-
ministraton of the validity of all the proceedings
resulting in the Lecompton constitution, and in the
popular ratification of the slavery clause it is folly
to suppose that the South will consent to be
slaughted in the great result. Let the experiment
be tried. Let the Senate or the House reject the
Lecompton constitution ratified bv the late Kan
sas election, and the next proceeding will probably
be the abrupt dissolution of Congress in the
Southern States. We should not be surprised if,
with the event indicated, they were to withdraw in
body from Congress, and issue manifesto to the
Southern people and to the several Southern State
Legislatures submitting to them such steps in the
vndication of Southern rights and for the redress
of Northern aggressions as may be deemed expedi-
ent
This Kansas squabble, as it comes to a focus, is
thus assuming its largest proportions sectional
issue; and let Northern Presidential thinkers in
Congress beware lest their paltry and selfish schemes
should result in the most serious disasters to the
country"