Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-04-24
JAMES Buchanan,
Hon. RouERr J. WALKER,
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Governor of Kansas.
This et,o- has been made public through the Coyode
Investigating Committee, before whom Walker was sum
moucd as a witness. The public will remember that it
was for carving out the policy here recommended that
Walker and Stanton lost their places, and were warred
upon by the Administration and its supporters. Was
there ever such q man our President
Commenting upon this letter, the New York Times
says:
Mr.. Buchanan writes to Gov Walker that his
depends upon tie submission OF the constitution to the
people OF H,n,as ION the question of submitting the
Constitution to the boHa f} residents IF haisas,' he
saws 81 ann willing stand or fall. II T., tie principie
Of the EaHsdsN sJrg,ka bii-tbe priHcpie Of popular
torrrfjgHty and The principle at the foundation If all
,pIlr gor,rausu The more is discussed the strong
cr t will become Can anything be stronger than this
language. Could ANYBODY have given more eN picit or
mon, emphatic endorsement of Popular Sovereignty as
understood by GOV. Walker and Judge Douglas than
this. Mr. Buchanan declares that if the Convention
should adopt this principle the ceusures OF the Southern
States viii pass away and be- forgotten In replying to
those ccnsurcs he advises Gov. Walker 'to make the
great principle OF the submission OF the Constitution to
th. bona "a, residents Of Kansas cOnspcuousy prom-
u.nt On his gou nil be- irrs,Stijie.' Gov. Walker
acted upon this advice lie insisted upon the adoption
of this policy But when il was discarded 10y the Con
yeatiou aud they ,,f.sei to folio" the Presidents adj
vice the President himself took exactly the opposite
upon his recommendations
From that time 20 this the Presdcntand the entire Al
miui>raon wing OF Tie democratic Party, through all
thyis organs have wsgcd warupou Walker and Stanton,
and upon Douglas for e,pou-iug their cause in the Sen
ate of TIE United States They have denied over aud
over again that Mr. Buchanan had advised Walker
20 pursue any such course and have labored to prove
that the submission of the Constitution to the popular
vote was utterly useless and found warrant IN the Re-
dtrll Constitution. In hi, message Of December, 1888
President Buchanan makes "a long argument to prove
that he had no poser To advise rejection OF the Con
-tutiou ID 10 were not submitted to the people. To
have done this lac says "wOul have been violation o.
he Kansas and Nebraska act it would have equally 'lo-
lated the great principle Of Popular Sovereignty at the
foundation Of our iusliuions-t would have been IN
opposition many prec5dcuts in our history, comnen-
cus ia the very best age Of the Republic Of the adms
sion OF Terr'orcs as States into the uion 'r'tot n
yrscos rate ~ Hepopie approving their Constitution
And the Southern opposition OF Popular Sovereignty
have relied on M Buchanan as the great bulwark OF
,hcr cause from that day to this
This letter o. Gov Walker makes a striking and hui
initiating exposure Of the dupcity and reachery which
have characterized the Administration Of Mr.. Buchanan
Il shows that 10 in halt much danger OF IN
curing his hostility those who act upon his advice
Nothing could De explicit than his instructions to
Gov Walker, and nothing bitter than his warfare
upon lin for having followed them. The lesson OF this
letter will not be lost at Charleston.