The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-12-17

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Between election and Inauguration
there is ample opportunity to speculate,
about the present administration. AT
present We find as many different opin.
ions, ss there are shades of different pc.
litica feeling among the ranks Of all the
parties.
Hardly is it decided that Buchanan
is elected, before the firo-eating South
cruers begin to grow fearful that he will
nat serve their interests faithfully O.
nough, Their fears arc accompanied
with the usual threats, to dissolve the
Union. if they are not satisfied or tho
desperate purpose to change, oven then,
the result Of the election, 10y casting
SEINE Of BueLauan's votes fcf somebody
else.
Gov. Wiss's visit to the President
elect seems to have quoted them, by
which We may understand that they arc
saiisicd that lie will servo their purpose.
or that they are neditating dark schemes
Of revcrc", f,r any possible betrayal.
At the North the democrats, have two
classes. Those who are willing to sell
themselves body and soul, to the South,
keep quiet, and let the South do the
talking. The less servilc ones hope
well. Buchauau's administration, if we
may judge by their fond anticipations,
will be unequaled in all our history All
that can be expected from political toll.
Grafton, whole souled patriotism. devotion
to the Union, aud care for the true iu
forests Of North aud South East and
Wost, will be realized in his administra-
ton. In spite of the Cincinnati plat.
form, and tho promise Of adherence to
tie present policy, in spite Of all that
has been held up during the late cam
paigr, the claims of the South, and the
fears of the North, Kansas will come in
free state all agitation Of the vcxcd
subject of slavery will be quoted, and
this bitter feeling between the two great
section of our nation will cease. Not
withstanding the we'll known history of
the Ostend manifesto, cur foreign poll
cy, is to be remarkably judicious and
conservative
This class Of politicians is very con
scicn!ous. Tboy consider it their duty
by such talk to influence as much ms pos.
siblc the future course OF tie coming
president. Moreover tho Republicans
who have united in this great struggle
for freedom. since thoy are defeated and
can work in the good cause no other way
MOuM follow tie same course They
should say that they have not the least
doabt, that all which WAS expected from
| Fremont will be accomplished by his
| successful rival; and so draw him by
such sikcn cords into the path Of duty.
Mr.. BacLauan viii doubtless be
ashamed not do as th(y expect.
Some gool Republicans seem to have
taken this course, or they have not
meant what they had all along been say
ing, or they have suddenly had some
new light on Buchanan's political char.
actcr, and the policy Of the slave oil
garchy Of this country.
But indeed the subject presents fair
ground for various speculations. There
lie in the way of the coming administra'
tion, a scylla aud charyldis. On the
one hand there are the clamorous de-
MAINS Of the slave interests for moro
territory. moro slave states, and the
slave trade. These demands come from
the South, where the great mass Of dem
ocratic electoral votes are cast. They
will not all at once give up their cher
iShed plans Must not Mr.. Buchanan
listen to theme But if he does, there
is danger of confirming such a Hepubli
can organization of tho North against
the South, as will certainly defeat and
ruin their party at the next election.
Bat if, on the other hand he needs tho
Injunction "netlio tMiSSimuS lbs, pur
sues a middle course, and tries to pacify
the North, by stopping oppression il
Kansas, he knows the whole South. will
rebel at such course They will show
that they are democrats, Only where d.,
nocracy favors their institutions.
Is there any reason to expect that b,
will thus betray the party that has elect
ed him2 If there is, perhaps We shall
discover it during the next four year
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