The Sun.
London, England, 1856-11-22 00:00:00

The Presidential Election has now been decided.
However deeply we may regret the result and
object to the means by which it was achieved,
we must now regard it as an accomplished fact,
and submit with the best possible grace to what
is now irretrievable. There are, however, many
points on which we can cordially oongratulate
our transatlantic brethren. Although they were
unable at the first serious contest to insure the
triumph of their " standard-bearer" FREMONT
they made a most creditable struggle ; and al-
though they could not achieve, most certainly
deserved, success. The existing organisations,
together with the full power of the Government,
were too formidable to be defeated ; but the sharp
end of the wedge has been introduced, and there
is everything to encourage the free-soilers to
anticipate a decisive triumph in 1860. The slave-
owners may exclaim, "another such victory will
be ruin to our cause," but even that will, we hope
and believe, be beyond their power. The next
contest will test their strength to the utmost, and
by that time the free-soilers, made conscious of
their real power, will be enabled to eschew the
divisions that have led to their defeat in the
present instance.

Four years since they bad not the slightest
chance in their favour. FRANKLIN PIERCE had
an absolute°:majority of 212 in his favour, having
outnumbered his opponent by at least 6 to 1 1
On the present occasion JAMES BUCHANAN bad
but 30 majority—giving him credit for the four
votes from California—the returns whereof
had not yet been received, or little
more than 6 to 5 of the electoral votes !
This alone was great progress in the right direction.
But when we consider that FREMONT had a consi-
derable majority of actual votes over BUCHANAN,
that he obtained no less than 12 out of the 16
free states—including, among his supporters, that
which has been well termed the Empire State of
New York, and the whole of theimportant districts
of New England, the gallant " Pathfinder" may
well be proud of the disinterested and honourable
support which.he received, and which affords the
most auspicious auguries of the future triumph of
the good cause which he so efficiently represented.
The planters stuck together with extraordinary
unanimity. Not a single vote was bestowed on
FREMONT. The only drawback was the sup-
port given to MILLARD FILLMORE in Mary-
land. In the North the drab-coated
gentry of Pennsylvannia cast their entire
weight into the scale of the slaveowning and fili-
bustering party. Had the 27 votes of the dege-
nerate descendants of the companions of WILLIAM
PENN been given to FREMONT, we might have
congratulated America, aye, and Europe, on his
success. Sufficient has, however, taken place
to teach the Northerns their own power, and
to render the planters more cautious in their
proceedings than has hitherto been the case,
Now that the heat of the contest has passed
away, that time for more reasonable consideration
has been afforded, even Mr. BUCHANAN may
refrain from going OA) " entire animal,"4or pro-
ceeding to the lengths which his thick-and-thin
advocates seem to anticipate. More reasonable
counsels may prevail; the contest may not proceed
to extremities, if the Southerns are contented to
retain what they have without seeking a fur-
ther extension of power. We may still hope
that the prudence of the President elect and his
advisers may equally avert foreign war or inter-
nal commotion. There is time for all angry
n ; we hope it may not be
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We would earnestly commend to the attention
of our readers the letter from the Special Corre-
spondent of the Tunes, which we have extracted
into another part of this day's impression. It
will be found well worthy of perusal, giving a
clear and
graphic view of the interesting transac-
tions that have just occurred in the United States,
and on which the future peace and tranquillity of
the world may greatly depend.