The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-09-08 00:00:00

AMERICAN AFFAIRS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
NEW YORK, AUGUST 26,.# Iss;ts
The whole country is now agitated, from rAis en" ,
the other, by the excitement of the approaching Presio6
dential election. It is felt in this city less. than is the
provincial towns ; but even here little is, heard in tor
streets or seen in the daily journals bat appeals for
against the candidates.
A stranger would predint, from the present 0-1 is
condition of the nation, that the union of the state:or
in jeopardy; but such is not the fact. Every' l,
years such an agitation, but no evil results follow. ltr
party which is beaten quickly acquiesces is the resttio
and the triumphant one is usually far more moderate
practice than it was, before the election, in theory. 400
The chances of the candidates in the ensuing elect
are not easily calculated. Mr. Buchanan is the nonus
of the great Democratic patty, which is almost allot
successful. I think 'his chances at this time are be
to
than those of the (Aber candidates. If he succeed°, i 1
foreign policy of the government will be bold ksiti
warlike, 'for he is- pledg-edto the A 6 Monroe "
Cuban annexation, and to'the general policy of antle-.0
tion. We shall have slavery well cared for, and 1
onf
interestsfostered. Mr. 'Bichanan is a pro.sltsveri n;'o4
and the platform of his party is strongly so. In nasocill
his election, the Abolitionists and anti-slavery well 54.
be frowned upon," as under President Five
administration. As a man, no. one can deny tolsof
Baehamm an exeisilesk Vitiikralletais and' lie 1111.-1. Vaig
known as a statesman of eminent abilities.
The Republican party, with Mr. Fremont as
candidate, is opposed to any annexation which is'
natural; its foreign policy will be peaceful, ants,
triumphant, there will be no more slavery extent
et
The recent alarming encroachments of the slave Pflio
have called this new party suddenly into being, 0340
sad outrages in Kansas territory, the brutal attack tiro
Mr. Sumner, have given this party great strento
throughout the North. Its candidate, John Chetraie
Fremont, is a man of daring, intrepid character—J" 0
man to rouse the enthusiasm of the people, and be 5
succeed where almost anyone else would fail. St log.
the enthusiasm for him increase in the same ratio illy
it has done since his nomination, until election, he list
stand a very fair chance of winning the Preside"
chair

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A great deal depends upon the friends of the ty
candidate, Mr. Fillmore. He (Mr. F.) has 11°t(the
ghost of a chance, but his friends—the advorjates
ib
Know-Nothing principles—cling blindly to hiel'ilto
spite of certain defeat. There are yet two °gigs
before election, and Mr. Fillmore's friends Inel,;
him up. If so, a great deal depends upon their 000
The week has been consumed by Congress, in gore
session, in fruitless attempts to pass an Army M;seJ
priation Bill. All the general appropriation bills Pss
Congress at its regular session, but the republieeljdaci
the House of Representatives, incensed at the COn cis'
of the administration in Kansas, attached to the SP,ceatf
Army Bill, as it came from the Senate, an amendw
geg
providing that the army should not be used in Oeilot`
territory against the Free State settlers, The fact jog
that the General Government, to please the South,i' 609
with the army, sustained the atrocious laws of IC:-/100;
which were made by a set of men who came armed r,"
a slave state with no other purpose than to Oteed
legislate for the territory, and then return t 0
homes. This legislation, though of the most, inft'lo'
kind, was done under a form of law ; and the del-,
tration claims, that however terrible the , en3,4.etrildlo.
were, they must be sustained by th.,i) Ge,noral ‘filigote
ment. The Republicans, having the Priwer the l 0
House, refuse to make appropriation for the 164
ment and ruin of the settlers of t}_le free states. follOP,
The recent intelligence fro'
al Kansas is 01$. 111-;
Civil war is raging in all parts of the territory 010
reports are conflicting, hu't there can be no de°, 000
an extensive and well-ar,.anged conspiracy existed :11t110
the "border ruffians.' to drive out, by the swore' Oo
free-state settlem
and in a few, cases The latter anticipated the is
04(1
Were successful. But there ,-4041:
hope for them.
The border countries of Missoor'-iplri;
with a it oati-ng population ready to overwhelm these
bitants of Kansas, and that they will do so, there try
4r
little drubt. In the meantime, the United Stateobitr if
remain in the territory, never to protect the ion/
but, in a negative manner, to give "aid and CO°. to
the enemies of freedom.
Oettif
The prospect for crops throughout the
iio
excellent. The wheat fields have already been ","„ordp
and afford an abundant yield. Flour cannot au. core At's
price to any considerable amount. The nthere
promise well, and the land will abound with t"h
articles of food.

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LIST OF PASSENGERS PER R. M. S. CANADA, 1400!
TON, VIA HALIFAX, TO LIVERPOOL.—Miss Oria11:
Mrs. 11. Strachan, Mrs. Lawrence and child,
.;
and lady, Miss Woolsey Mr. M. Arias, Mr. °'l,
Mr. J. Hinton, Mr. S. Salisbury,'Mr. M. G. P'
Copeman, Mr. T. Hilson W. Wood, -
Ballard, Mrs. and Miss 'Clark Mr. J Gibscinijb.'lo',l
Mackeckine, Captain Mackeckine, Mr C. A. vu„'" 6.00,
J. Netto, Mr. C. J. M‘Guinn rJ. B.uchsoft,Too,loo;
friend, Mr. Ryan, Mr. W. P. Reynolds,. Mrs.
child, Miss Miller, Mr. W. S. O'Connor, q;ip'r;
and child, Miss Callahan, Mrs. Flood Mr. gra-f,
Rogers, Mr. Scampton, Mr. J. Haines and 'l9-OP,
Williams, Mr. A. Gleason, Mr. W. Meydenbaur'n „'"
Mathieu, Dr. H. F. Gardner, Mr. Ilought°lr.,,jilo
Mentelson, Mr. N. Snow, two Misses. Snowil 7,11
Blake and lady, Mrs. Stevens, Mr. White, Julefillet7
ton and servant, Mr. Russell, Mr 'Morris kirt4nrol",i bid
Pranker, Mr. W. T. Humphries, Master 01,4(v
v. ,
Macdonald and lady, Miss Erprariatisz:ger, ND; '`isirerlf,
lady, Mr. Prescott and lady, two children, al!,-drenyis,
Simpson, Mr. Wassom, lady, and three 011'1; T,
Potts, Mr. St. John, Mr. Higginbottern, Ice"
field, Mr. J. Solomon, Mr, A. Berquine.