The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-12-04
ADVISING CAUTION AND PRUDENCE AT
FIRST, THE MORE EFFECTUALLY TO GAIN
THEIR ENDS
From the Richmond Enquirer of November ~
THE INCOMING ADMINISTRATION
The Charleston Mercury and Ne,o Orlcan.
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The Charleston Mercury and Neso Orleans
Deltd.
Not at all discouraged by their recent repulse,
the retainers of Fremont are busily engaged in
constructing a basis of party organization, for
the campaign of 1860. The plan is, to rally
the Black Republican forces upon platform
of sufficient compass to embrace every oppo-
nent of Slavery and every enemy of the South,
and then to begin systematic, incessant and
INSCRIPTIONS warfare upon the next Admins
tration. Unless, at the end of his term, Mr.
Buchanan's Administration can command the
popular support, a Black Republican succession
will be the inevitable consequence. There will
be no other party to inherit the dead mans eff.
fects.
The blunders of the Democracy, then, are to
be the advantages of Black Republicanism
What lesson of caution and circumspection
does this fact inculcate upon every person who
is in any sort responsible for the policy of the
party! With what obstacles and embarrass-
ments does it threaten the incoming Admins
trationl
The Democratic and Black Republican par.
ties are nearly balanced in respect of power.
The former was victorious in the recent strug.
gle, but success was hardly won with the aid
of important accidental advantages. The latter
has abated nothing of its zeal, and has suffered
| no pause in its preparations for another battle.
In the next contest, circumstances must be
against us. The Democratic party will be
placed in very critical position, and will be
subjected TO a trial that will tax its wisdom
and its strength to the utmost. Under the best
| auspices, an Administration can hardly survive
the vengeance of its foes and the treachery of
its friends. How difficult, then, for President
to steer safely into harbor, when his course lies
| among breakers, and he must encounter the
fury of an inevitable storm Everybody FORE
sees the difficulties and dangers in Mr.. Buchan-
ans path Everybody understands that his AID
ministration must stand the hazards of a section
al controversy. But this is not all. The Black
Republican party will watch and waylay him
at every step of his progress, will interpose all
manner of obstacles in his way, will harass him
by open assault, will undermine him by secret
| treachery, will aggravate his embarrassments,
will oppose his measures, thwart his policy, de-
| tect his blunders-in short, will fight him with
every weapon known in political warfare
| Can his Administration triumph over such
| an accumulation of obstacles? Can Mr.. Blu.
chanan conduct the Democratic party through
all these difficulties and dangers, and bring itinto
| the field in 1860, with no less of PRESTIGE or
power? The exploit would rival the retreat of the
Russians after the fall of the Malakofr; but the
| strategy of Gortschakoff is essential to its
| accomplishment. The most brilliant reputation
for craftsmanship will be the prize of success
| the irreparable overthrow of the party and
| the ruin of the country will be the penalty Of
| failure.
In the wisdom and frmness of Mr.. Buchan-
| an, we have implicit confidence. But the idel
| ity of the party must be equal to the ability OF
| the leader. To succeed in his arduous enter
ka
united Democracy.
The journals in the interest of the Black Re-
| publican party appreciate the embarrassment
of Mr.. Buchanan's position. They understand
the condition of his success. They know that
the integrity of the Democracy is necessary,
above all things, to the triumph of the incoming
| Administration. Hence their artfnl attempt
to SOW distrust between the two sections of the
| party-an enterprise to which the Herald de-
votes itself with indefatigabe assiduity. Hence
the absurd story of the ascendency of violent
counsels among the Democracy of the South.
The Charleston Mercury and the Mew Or
leans Delta are in no sense party papers, and
in their discussion of political matters they al
| low them:elves a latitude which is limited only
| by their own ideas of consistency and duty
But they are conducted with very remarkable
ability, and with the truest and most enlighten
| ed regard 10 the interests OF the South. We
are surprised, therefore, that though they may
care nothing for the exigencies of party, they
do not see how effectively they aid the cause
of Black Republicanism in repellinp the sym
pathies of the Northern Democracy, and be
traying distrust of the incoming Administra
ton. Why despair, in advance, of Mr.. Blu
chanan's ability to shield the South from az
gression, at least during the term of his Presi
dency? Why prescribe policy to him which
in the nature of things he cannot undertake
This prophecy of evil contributes to the fulfil
ment of its own foreboding; and these ex
| travsgsnt spsculations can only end in disap