The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-09
The Programme OF Jefferson Davis-A Warm
Ing Voice TO Mr.. Buchanan.

The article which we transfer to this paper
from the editorial columns of the New Orleans
Data, 1.-THE confidential organ @ jefferson Davis)
foreshadows pretty broadly the game oil the Sc
cession wing Of the democracy with Mr.. Blu
chanan' administration. How is he to satisfy
these people? What are they driving at! What
are to be the consequences should he fail to com
ply with their exactions. These are the questions
which naturally suggest themselves from the pc
rusal Of this bold and fearful secession manifesto.
Gov. Wise accepts the election Of Mr.. Buchanan
as respite, or as an armistice of four years, be-
tween the North and the South-but not so with
Mr.. Jefferson Davis, according to this edict Of his
exclusive organ. IT says iii the contest is like
that between Ajax lebanon and his adversary
either you must throw me, or j must throw you
il had better be settled at once;" and il compla-
Gently asks, what else is the contest between the
North and the South:'' Mr.. Davis, however,
though full of dark misgivings, accepts the Presi
dency Of Mr.. Buchanan as choice between King
Log and King Stork agreeing that the Inaugural
ton Of King Log lis better than the RHYME Of
Filmore-better than the tyranny Of Fremont at
first sight;" but still protesting that If the South
does not use it with the most vigorous spirit, il
will bs worse than either
What does all this mean? You must throw
me, or ! must throw you seems to involve
nothing more nor less than the subjugation OF the
North by the South, or riee rgsa. There is to be
no respite but the South are to use Mr. Bucha.
nan with the most vigorous spirit" or his re-
spite win be worse than the tyranny Of Ere
mont What is the plain English of this dread
ful warning? What Is Il that Mr.. Jefferson Da-
Wis is driving at? BY recurring to the files Of
his peculiar organ OF this late campaign, we are
left in no doubt upon The subject. The foreign
and domestic programme Of Mr.. Davis, to which
we adyerted the other day, is to be forced upon
Mr.. Buchapan at all hazards. Under this pro-
gramme be win be required to admit Kansas as
quickly as possible a. a slave State: to give aid
and encouragement to General Walker in the
conquest Of the whole OF Central America aud
its conversion 10 a saveholding conlcdcracy 10
aid him in any flibustering raid which he may
make upon the island Of Hayt or Jamaica with
the view to the reestablishment Of slavery there:
and to wrest the island Of Cuba from SPAIN IL
VT hAft hae PohNis az PuH1aH1S - the 1SttH0
manifesto
Rational men would say that this is load
which would break the back OF the strongest
royal elephant in Siam common sense would
declare that these absurd demands are but the
vaporings Of hot headed seccssionist; and yet
we fear from the Developments Of the campaign,
that this programme OF Mr. Davis will
be thrust under the nose OF Mr. Buchanan
as the price Of the allegiance Of the Southern
democracy to his administration. Mr.. Buchanan
was neither the first nor the second choice of Mr..
Davis; yet he must be obedient, or he will b.
speedily punished. Mr. Davis and his secession
faction accept the signature Of Mr.. Buchanan to
the Ostend circular a. part Of his platform, aud
hey viii hold him TO his bond; and 80 with re-
| gard TO the Kansas policy. and the Nicaragua
policy Of Mr. Pierce dovetailed into the intricate
and ominous homework Of the Cincinnati Conven-
| len.
But what is the true policy Of Mr.. Buchanan !.
Clearly the policy Of Cancellation and compro-
| mise, and moi the conquest Of the North by the
South, nor Of the South by the North-not the
policy of extending the area Of slavery by fire and
sword in our own territories and in those OF our
next neighbors: nor yet the policy Of destroying
the Southern balance of power in the Senate by
| the admission of more free STATES and the cxclu-
| sion of any more slave States. His policy Is
| simply that OF good faith with foreign Powers.
and good faith 10 the domestic compacts, checks
and balances Of the constitution. With the adj
mission Of Kansas as free state under fair
application Of the doctrine Of popular sovereign
~. The North will Ne appeascd; and with the RI
mission eotemporaneously, or as nearly at The
same time as convenient, Of two additional
| slave States from Texas the South win