On Walker's journey West he stopped at Chicago and submitted his inaugural to Douglas, who also indorsed his policy.

The new Governor fondly believed he had removed every obstacle to success, and every possibility of misunderstanding or disapproval by the Administration, such as had befallen his predecessors.

But President Buchanan either deceived him at the beginning, or betrayed him in the end.
[Sidenote] Walker, Testimony, Covode Committee Report, p.

109.
With Governor Walker there was sent a new Territorial secretary.
Woodson, who had so often abused his powers during his repeated service as acting Governor, was promoted to a more lucrative post to create the vacancy.

Frederick P.Stanton, of Tennessee, formerly a representative in Congress, a man of talent and, as the event proved, also a man of courage, was made secretary.