The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-13
1Ae RESULTS OF THE LATE ELECTION.
Effect o. the Northern Vote upon the Fire
Eating Southern Democracy.
Only Another Lease Of Four Years
for the Union.
TINE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE TO Be RESTORED
A Southern Fillmore View Of tho Battle.
The Great Disunion Vote at che North.

Vhc Great Disuni0n Vote Mt the North.
The smoke has nearly Cleared away from the neid snd
while Ia evident that Mr. Buchanan IL elected by clea'
majority OF the electoral college, ought not to be dis
Nused from readers that the 81 zns OF tbs times
rauspiciops for any settlement OF the vexet question
which constituted the great issue OF the lats contest
C0nepicuouriy prominent amongst tho phonoue0a ccc
uected with the startling and signidasnt fact
that hundred and twenty Ave the Northern eleco
raj yote has Teen recorded for dissolution q the vaon
We mean what bay. Every vote poed for Feouaost
q vote regis in favor OF severng the present
union Of States. Fremont was the image Of this
Idea. He the tstive man Of dtsupi'n,
blood and carnage. The nominesof sectional Ccuven
on which the South was never ssked to part opase,
and in which she could have participated wtaoat
total sscyice Of her honor aud respect cord Ally
endorsed its platform OF dogmas, which, carried In
practice would have degradtd ncr people 70 condition
To biz government, under such circumstances, the
Southern Ieorle would never have submttted, isese
majority Of tem IN the event oi hts election rpe
and ready for revolution, and fee psope like ours,
with arms in sheir hands, could rot hsve been easily
conquered II any OF those who voted for Fremont
did undor belief that sonhorn States would hxve
acquiesced ia hz administration. toey abored under
most esregous error Bis election would havo scuuted
the tocsin Of resistance from the shores OF tho P0tomac
TO the RoGrErde
In etatr these things do for the benefit Of those
unea the North, " there be snv, wh, thoagh they
voted tor fremon still desired 10 preserve tbs Union OF
the satcs aud never DID set Of people run g.estar
risk than thosc wDo love the Unon and yea thought bis
From The staud point at which we view the result we
cannot ongh. else than simple truce for foar
epirft Of jud cal blindness now throng and obscurng
the Northern mind could be removed and 1t could be
brought 10 look calmly at the chasm into which II ID
rapidly drifting But when we scsc the past, when we
scrutnise actua, present. confess there Is little
less 20 hope for in the future.
We have no doubt that Mr. Buchanan, In his admins.
srst,on OF the gcverpmenf will do all in his power to
alsy the fercaiy raging flames OF sectional strife He
has narrowly escaped destruction from them himself,
and reaches biz present exalted position with his
nents scorcen But unless history lies, unless the book
OF the past affords text f the philosopher TO write OF
the future tpis fire likely to be extinguished.
Alone OF all the bonds thst once knit tas sections
together but remains the balance have baen gradu
ally Qrawed twain by the angry tooth OF fanxtc,s
This sngIo ga s the democratic party at the North
still powerful but fear slowly yielding to tho
bapefu influence.
is this grest party tha, has u ;hs election rescued
rfcm soctionasm New JcT.ey ipsGa Pennsyivanis and
Calsornishat given the south rstce for four
yearsthat the Last ray hops for preservation
OF the unioa OF theve States.
How long Il will be able 10 sustain Itself cys,1s the
odds that assa caupot un1eft9 to p-edi but
i shoulders rest the hopes Of peace apd good under
c,arding between the sectlonS snf ~h ts downau pc
Yishes our present form OF government.
Al all events the South h.s lase of protection from
nvsaion for four years and her people will ba guilty OF
fatulty uns ava led The worlds history n hsy do not
n anwhie scduiouiy cmploy ali tHer energies in pre-
pairing 10 sss TIE impon log ipua which, sfter that
rcriod Ne htly. aye. almost erten IN stare them full
IN The fare TIE p,ioa zodiac nsistes that four
hence we have presnte % us the fclemu Question
OF dcgru6aton or revolution Lci get ready to make
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