New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-14

Howell Cobb, ne N Cabinet Oc'eer, on B"-
chauau,s Southern ProcItvifies.

Tho following Interesting addition 10 the po'
li:ica history Of the time We hnd In oecasionals
letter % T2s Philadelphia Pres Of Yesterday:
- { " days ago q gentleman who served IN one ol
the Pennsyl,ania regiments IN sherman army, handed
me the following letter which be picked nv al Atlanta
GA written by Howell Cobb while he was Secretary OF
the Treasury under james Buchanan IL addressed
Ia the editor q tho Democratic paper NJ Atlanta and
was found In bis office by nv friend. ~ will b. seen
that the dtor had taken the alarm at the course al
poor X Walker at that time the Governor OF Kan
SAT- appointed by Mr. Buchanan and thought that A'ch
SON tie infInons MISSOURI ruhan was night In pre-
dieting that IL would be impossible 10 force slavery
into tie territory He therefore, demanded Of Cobb
10 know the South % be cheated IN tie pleasant
game The answer of Cobb ought certainly 10 form a
pert Of the forthcoming sage OF neat
lsnd;
"'wAsHlSoros Cry. August l6 1857
"My DFkR SIR; have this moment received your
letter and repl, al once feared thai Con Atebsoh
letter would do harm but did expect hat IL would
influence akEsr. 6onserrdfirt Ds~orraf' such ~ you
say have called 1T your office 70 give expression at Their
indignation Whst are the !acnr zen. h nsS xs3p
le intercourse for several months with the p,oIle oI
Kansas He writes rfras Letter, which l. published
for the purpose suppose, OF disirnotinr the Demo
cratic party and which evidently written to show
that his former predictions that Kansas would be a
Slave State would not be realized account Of events
he could not ccutrol and this solitary statement OF
Gen A,chi-on n 10 be taken as conclusive evidence
that the pro Slavery men Of kansas condemn Gov.
Walker against the following facts
81. The pro.sIayery and Democratic papers OF Kan
80 The Democratic Convention, composed ~ fro-
hirds u pro-Slsvery men. unanimously support him,
"'a Judge Emore the President ~ that Convention.
and the decided pro Slavery men VI ansas.
sustsins HIM.
- Striugfeiow, 1ssscs Whitfield date deleeste).
Woodw ward, aud other leading and prominent pro.
Slavery men Of Kansas sGstain him.
"5 Al "a, pro Slarery Of Kansas who are know,
and with whom Gov Walker has met. rHAotf ero<rfo".
are acting IN concert and cooperation with him.
NOW can u be- possible q at sensible men VIII per.
NIT this helmDg array ~ facts 10 h. senced by
the solitary letter Of Gen Atchson, rto 10 aoi is hs ter
v,tory and the croakibg Of few ais.osfnf,d spfffs
who write letters To Ths Ckaros Mercury and similar
sheets II you cannot with these fect-, present q
factory argument 20 the people 81 Georgia on this
point. you are not the man have taken you Ia he
repeat you that the Administration 81 Mr. buchanan
10 ne moa Thoroughly idsst(sd s.h our Pr.seiph and
our y4hts Of ans hai Aas ,s~r t~scsdsd "a. ard am
willing 10 stand ar fall upon the ssas A. to removing
Gov. Walker for 9sy osass nor uisfiaH, u 10 not
droa med o. and those who intend 4 gRit the Demo.
crate party On that account. con commence 1T once
booking out for their quarters In the Know Nothing
camp l write ia very great haste for the nett mail
Z" Respectfully yours. 40. HOWELL COM