St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-05-10
Our " Venerable President " COrnered.

The late crposc of the duplicity of
President Buchanan in reference to
the Kansas question in 1857, places
that venerable gentleman and foxy
old politician in a tight place"
The evidence of our Chief Magis-
trate's doublc-dealing is 50 conclusive,
that there is no possibility of his eva
ding the whitening blow His letter
Of instructions to Robert j. Walker.
then Governor of the Territory of
Kansas, has been read before the Co
vode Investigating Committee, under
oath, by Mr. Walker, and is published
in the newspapers In this letter, da-
ted July 18th, 1857, the President
urges the Governor to do all in his
power to have the Constitution Of Kan
sas submitted to fair vote of the
people. His subsequent policy, it will
be remembered, was Just the contra.
ry of the spirit of these instructions
the power of his Administration hav-
ing been cxertcd against the snbms-
sion, and in favor of forcing Kansas
into the Union with the Lccompton
Constitution, without previously Civ.
ing the people of the Territory an OPP
portunity to vote upon its acceptance.
Walker, i'll his testimony, frankly
declares that he himself was in favor
Of making Kansas Il Slave State
that Calhoun, who was the head and
front of the Lecompton movement in
Kansas, was sent there as the agent
of the Slave Power to make Slave
State of it ; but that, being deter
mined that the people should have al
opportunity to vote on the Constltu
ton, he (Walkcr) became obnoxious
to the Administration and the Slave
. Power, the result of which was his
recall.
The officiating and dirtthrowing
, Doughfacc organs Of Democracy, hav,
accused the Republicans of all man
, ner of unfairncss and Justification fol
having, at and before the time of tho
: I.ccompton struggle, charged the ad
+ ministration and the Democratic par
, ty of the country with completely il
: the movement of making Kansas ;
, Slave State, and of having violated
I their pretended principles in order t.
| accomplish the infamous scheme. Nov
p one of their own lenders testiiies, TN
:. der oath, to the facts as charged b.,
Q the Republicans, and reveals ever
!. more than has ever been charged, con
f victiug the Democracy of the countr.
y of the bascst treachery, pcriidy am
f tyrannous proceedings, in order t
+ cheat the free people of Kansas GU
f of their rights and their freedom.
o Aud it should be remembered tina
5 Mr. Walker, who WOntcn Kansas TO
t Stare State, and John Calhoun, VIII
o ,rem there cgiciaiiy 10 make Kansas
o Stare State, were both the persona
e and political friends of Senator Doug
i. las, and Douglas sympathiscd wit
them cordially and fully, till he be
4 came frightened at the thundcrs ,
c condemnation that were heard froI
c every part of the North, when, as
o cunning stroke of policy he whcelc
IS about and fought the Administration
J, so as to make himself personally pop,
e. lar, insure his reelection to the Scnat,
"A. and strengthen himself for the Charlie
H. ton nomination. He took counsel {
his fears, and turned his somcrsau
in Just in time to save himself. III
il. people of llinois-many Of them
o. were just simple enough to suppo
Is that his sudden conversion was 81
w. core, and have returned him to Il
;.r Senate. Should he be nominated I
I'd the Presidency, and elected, he won
Il. prove, before he would be in the Z
n ccntivc chair six months, that there
Of not an iota for real difference bctwc,
IN him and Buchanan, as regards Il
is policy of Slavery cxtcnsion.-Chi'
es 90 Journal.