Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-03
The Incoming Administration,

The Encsming Administration.
4 Weak.hcaded and crcdulous Northern men,
| VINO, notwithstanding they have contributed to
| che election OF Buchanan, vet tremble IN view
! OF the results that MAY possibly follow from his
inauguration, are solacing themselves with the
hope that he will resist tile schemes of the slave
holders and SO ad mister the Government as to
secure the admission of Kansas to the Union
| as Free State. That assurances of this kind
were sipen by his partisans at the North imme-
dately before the election, rs "A means of pro-
curing votes, and that these assurances were re.
ceived in good faith by not few men in the
| doubtful Northern States, there is ample reason
to believe. There are Republican presses
that ''iay the hattcring JUNCTION to their souls
| that these assurances will be fufed-that Mr,
Buchanan will cheat the Southern iireaters OF
their victory. Among these presses is the New
York Times, which puts the thus
ut is rumored in various quarters that the
Southern fre-cating Democrats, are considera-
bly, alarmed by the indications that Mr.. Bucan-
an Will not aid them in making Kansas slave
State. 1t is well established that his most init
mate and trusted friends in Pennsylvania, pre-
vious to the election, pledged him in favor OF
freedom; and it is highly probable that this was
done with his full knowledge and consent. 1t
| is also well known that, both before and since
| explicitly that hs administration should refuts
the charge of subserviency to the South These
things, backed by the unniistakable vote of the
| tree States, have alarmed the leaders of the
great conspiracy, and led them to fear lest, after
all, they may not have the Federal Government
in their grasp.
sit is furthermore reported that the mission
| of Gov Wise to Wheatland is connected with
| this apprehension-that he goes to satisfy him
| sell OF Mr. Buchanan policy, and If possible
| 10 secure from him some more binding pledges
| Tor the future. 1t is even rumored that, in
| the event OF failure, two or three of the South.
| crn States are prepared to withhold their Eec.
| toral votes from Mr.. Buchanan, and thus throw
the election into the House OF Representatives.
I'VE think it quite possible that all these de-
| signs may be entertained, and that these threats
may be h Id out to Mr. Buchanan. There is no
| stream of nonsense and OF folly which these
Southern Bobadils not capable OF commit
| nng. But they have no idea of putting these
menaces into effect, for the simple reason that
they cannot afford to do So They would, by
such proceeding, only make bad worse. If
| they should throw the election into the House
on such an issue, they would prob,by cleo, Col
Fremont. If not, they would elect Mr. Blu
chanan, after having dripen him TO take the tree
State side. Unless, therefore, Mr. Wise and his
iellow-conspirators are literally and absolutely
insane, they will give over playing with such
edge-tools as these.
'Their anxiety shows how completely Mr..
buchanan has them il. his power. We cannot
oelleye that conscious us he must be of his ad
vantage they will succeed in extortine any
pledges from him in regard to his future policv
II he Is master of the occasion, he can redeem
he Democracy from the seclionasm that is
eating out its nationality and it lite. But it
ne allows the occasion TO master him, be- will
oeSin, where President Pierce ends-pol,ticully
power!ess and bankrupt. The whole response
ity rests upon himself alone. If he meets ii
boldly, maniuily-ii he refuses the abect sub
mission TO slavery rcg:red at his hands-and
extends, actually and practically, to the people
)t KANSAS, what the Nebraska bill prctenls TO
give them--sovereignty over their own affairs =
he will be sustained by the great body OF the
people OF the Tree States, as well as 10y the
friends of the Union OF all parties in the
South"
A correspondent of the Evening Post writes
from Philadelphia, Nov. 18th, as follows:
'Previous 20 therlast election, the tacilc' Mr.
Buchanan promised to his friends in this city,
Chester, Lancaster and York Counties, in par
'cular, through his intimate and personal
friends, George Pitt, John w. Forney and Wnl
Rice, to make Kansas a free State. 1t is said,
IN many instances, he personally made the
Ihe'hisc ~ w 81 WITCH were personally
desired to vote for him. The South, it appears.
has now heard OF these pledges, and i, is not
satisfied. The Charleston Mercury, aud other
Southern papers, growing at this state of
hings. and have applied to him Tor pledge 10
make Kansas, if possible, "a slave State, and ae-
Iuire CUBA by force, il it cannot be obtained BY
treaty or purchase.
"On the first Wednesday in December, the |
electors are TO meet in their respective colleges,
nd ,f,,,s,, 49,, d..
President; and It will be easy for two or three !
Southern States TO change their votes, and 90 |
for some Southern mnn, and thereby throw the |
election into the Houses This fate has alarmed
the camp At w ashington City, and this morning |
our city was favoured BY the presence of John |
OaktoEa and other clerks from the department |
all on their way to Wheatland, to see Mr.. Blu. |
chanan on this all important measure for it is |
certain he cannot, under a.iy threat, serve two |
nasters-the North and the South. One Of the |
gentlemen from Washington allowed this septi- |
mentSo leak out: Let Mr. Buchanan give the |
written pledge to suit the South, and then turn
Tail upon them. This appears to be understood. |
and the 'aciie statesman is the very man for |
the occasion.
'Charles,on, S. c., Richmond, Va, NsS Or
leans, La, Louisville, Ky, are all untiera state
OF great excitement, and will continue to be so
anti tins matter Is finally settled. II is suppos- I
Gu ny tile OMce-no1uerS under the . resent AC- |
ainistration, that party drill aud promise OF the
SPOTS can make it all right for Buchanan; aud
when once proclaimed President and safe in the |
Chair OF State, he can manage the South"
For our own part, we have no faith whatever
in Mr. Buchanans ability, .scn if he has tile
inclination, TO take himself out of the hands of
the Slave Power. His natural timidity and eau.
ton may lead him 10 attempt TO follow halt
way policy, and some OF his Southern advisers.
frightened by the tire ,tening aspect of public
opinion at the North, may counsel him to take
such course; but the dominant faction at the
South will not be long in giving him to under
stand that they are not thus 10 ne cheated of the
fruits OF their vicrory. That he will WELD him.
self to their control We entertain no doubt.
MINNESOTA TERRIToRY.-The preseht popula.
ton oil Minnesota lsays the Pioneer and Demo-
crat) is variousiy computed at from one hundred +
and fifty 10 one hundred aud eighty thousand
sonls.s 1t is impossible To make any very correct
estimate, and very difficult to make even sa-
tisiaetor, guess 1t is known tina, The immgra.
ton this season has very far exceeded all former
experience; that whole tracts OF country which