The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-26

be made TO believe that Mr.. Buchanan was nomi-
mated upon Mr. Pierces merits, or elected upon
the capital of his administration. Everybody
knows that everything which Mr. Pierce did
and everything that he failed to do, as President
Of the United States and as the official head of
the democratic party-that all his public acts and
private intrigues, down to the meeting of the Gin
cinnat Convention-were directed to the single
object Of denomination by the party and another
term Of Office Everyb body knew before the meeting
Of that Convention that the party would not
blindy rush into certain defeat, and that conse-
quently the denomination of Pierce was
really as much beyond the range of pos
sibilites as the denomination of Martin Van
Buren,. The very fact that Mr.. Pierce was
the champion Of the disunion slavery propagan-
ia Of the South rendered his case absolutely
hopeless in single Northern State; and hence he
was thrown aside-as he had made his re-elec-
ton, and his denomination thus utterly imposs-
bic, because of the bad measures the false courses
and the bad faith of his administration, begin
ming with the appointment of his cabinet, and
ending in that revolving ruffian policy SO blndly
adopted and so recklessly pursued for the sub
jugation OF Kansas to the institution of slavery.
We look over the dead waste of this Pierce ad-
ministration in vain for redesming landmark of
any prominence. Its foreign policy has been a
budget of blunders which have made US ridicu-
lous, if not contemplate, in the eyes of the
world. Commencing with those leather breeches
diplomatic circulars of Marcy, we were in a de-
gree prepared for all the absurdities and follies
which have succeeded. The negotiations for
Cuba, in the hands of that arch flibuster Soule
were it is true, finally arrested with the pubica-
ton Of the Ostend Manifesto but in the inte-
rim Mr.. Marcy (whose caution in spite of his stu
pidity has saved us from a general wary was
beiogged and bedevilled in such way that one
letter of instructions frequently foul of ano-
ther, while poor Pierce was keeping up all the
time, sub rosa, a private and confidential course
of instructions of his own. In the whole history of
modern diplomacy there is perhaps no chapter of
negotiations so Astounding in blunders, ignorance,
Implicitly, private treachery, and public bad
faith as this humiliatng chapter Of Mr.. Pierce's
fllibustering diplomacy for Cuba.
Our difficulties with England in those Cramp-
ton enlistments, the Northeastern fisheries and
Central American affairs, have been brought thus
far to pacific solution, rather from accidents and
outside influences than from the wisdom, capacity
OF foresight of this Pierce administration In the
first place, in sending Mr.. Buchanan to England
Mr. Marcy reserved the nice and easy little job of
the fishery question and Canadian reciproci-
ties to himself, and in the treaty which fol-
lowed he certainly did good thing for the Cana
dians, for they rightfully boast that all the
advantages of these reciprocties are on their
side. Thus relieved Of the make-weight, which
he might otherwise have turned to good
account, Mr.. Buchanan could do nothing
in London upon Central American affairs
and so, finally, throwing up his commission in
disgust, be came home to make his arrangements
for the Cincinnati nomination. Nothing to this
day would have been done upon Central Ameri
can affairs, most likely, but for the happy inter-
vention of Mr.. Z. George squier, who, with Senior
Heran Minister TO London from the State of
Honduras successfully united the Gordian knot
of the Clay ton. Bulwer treaty and British colo
nization in the Central American States
The only proceedings in Central American affairs
10 which Mr.. Pierce and his Cabinet have any ex-
elusive title are the bombardment Of Greytown aud
bis slippery diplomacy with General Walker, and
we presume thatby this time; even Governor Wise
Of Virginia will have concluded that General
Walker is hardly fitting protege for Mr.. Blu
chanan, even for the great enterprise of an over
shadowing Southern confederacy based upon
nigeers and military principles" Nor will the
paluy game Of "bo-peep' which Mr.. Pierce has
been playing with his minister, Mr. Wheeler, in
Nicaragua, answer as chart for the guidance of
Mr., Buchanan.
But the great and all absorbing issue upon which
Mr.. Buchanan will have to administer is the Kan
tas issue; and here not all the sophstries Of all
the pettifoggers in the country will avail to shake
the great principle Of the organic law Of Kansas
or the terrible chapter Of atrocities which have
marked its persistent violation by poor Pierce
The question Of slavery or no slavery in Kansas
the law declares shall be left free to the people
thereof subject only TO the constitution Of the
United Staies.v But Mr.. Pierce has superseded
The law and the constitution by reign Of bloody
terrorism against the free State settlers; aud
through fraudulent legislatures and their imam.
ODSIhNf-inIOuEiil ulibu oAilC1air alh heA-
cenaries-has labored (for Southern party in
fuencc) TO force slavery upon Kansas by fire and
sword II was the infamous notoriety of poor
Pierce and his agents in this business that drove
the democracy to Mr. Buchanan, man whose
hands were clean of any responsibility in the
pr, misses, excepting his endorsement Of the prin-
cpe Of popular sovereignty. The Kansas policy.
then, Of poor Pierce, which General Cas- has de-
clared policy disgraccful TO the civilization Of
the age" can hardly be the policy Of Mr.. Blu
chanan
Mr.. buchanan owes his election first, to the
abandonment by the democracy of Pierce and his
administration because Of an emphatic con-
demnation from PIE people, in several successive