The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-16
The Great Question OF the Day-The Policy
Of the Incoming Administrator.

Oar political Newspapers, particularly the lead
ing democratic organs Of the South, are freely
speculatng upon The policy Of the incoming an
miuistration, both as 10 What ii should be aad
what ii viii BE-, upon our foreign and domestic
affairs Quite a variety Of opinions aud impress
SONS prevail, the extremes Of which are repre-
sented 10 the South by the Charleston Ircury
ard in tie North ~ the New York Ti1j,ne;
for while the M1carg Is getting to be very sus-
picious that Mr. Buchsnan's Kansas policy will
result tn the admission OF naasas as free State
and that he desires that solution Of the problem,
we see on the other side that tho philosophers of
the TriJne are entirely satisfied that Mr. Bucha-
nsn viii be compelled To follow NJ the ruaian
policy Of poor Pierce. and by the summary pro-
cess Of military coercion hurry Kansas iato the
Union ss a Slave state.
Now, We think il very evident from these ex-
IRENE views that neither these Northern or South
ern prophets know anything a. this import mt
suhlcc, uV0a which they assume 10 kpos 20
much. The only aafe and reliable iadica-
tious of The policy of the incoming al
mnsuation are the declarations made by
Mr.. Bochanan himself, since his election
for Oh that was said before, either through the
Cincinnati platform OF BY the democratic nomi-
nee, was pretty much Tor Buocombe What,
then, Las Mr. DuchaDon said SINCE bis election.
Indicative Of bis foreign and domestic policy,
aud ioresbadowing more especially his policy In
the settlement Of the Kansas imbrpglio Let ms
turn TO the record aud zee.
On Friday. November -. the students o.
Franklin and Marshall College. Lancaster.
numbering over one bundled accompanied by
tbe'r President and faculty, paid their respects
10 Mr.. buchanan a. Nhcailand. Ia the course
Of his reply 10 their conpatulsory address
upon he resul, Of the Presidential election. Mr..
Buchanan sized ihe occasion to say that "lie
ollcT y, h,s 0drtn, ration l-os,ld ~ 10 dearog aay
s.e''oaol ports. Mort, cr .Souii, md h,rmoats MI
s,cioHs II lie Cuos ,nBdtf national AID conscvr-
me- ss,az.10, a. e5s I'm yoafs ago. These
few words comprehend about al that we have
had ia Tie shape Of an authoritative exposition
Of he pro ectcd policy Of the President eec.;
and yet urou little examination. this brief
extract from Mr. Buchana1s speech will be
found 10 cover tae whole ground Of his policy,
at home aud abroad. as far at least, as',ec-
tional agitaiions npon slavery are concerned
Mr. Buchanan says tho object Of his afmi.
nstration wil BE 10 destroy any sc 'ional party.
North or South Gle office Of which i 10 break
or weaken the bonds Of the Union; Cor this 4
unqucstionaby what bc means 10 his declared
purpose of harmoniziug The government upon
It's rational and conservative" status Of fifty
years ago What i he driving al. In tnis de-
cded declaration u war against amy sectional
party. North or southg" What does he mean il
this declaration Of bis purpose no. only TO foil
and defeat. but 10 destroy" any such party?
by sectional party. North or south. he can
only mean party organized upon a sectional
agitation o. the slavery question: party
whose policy l. to abolish slavery or 10
arrest the extension Of slavery al all ha.
yards or party whose GScd purpose
il the extension Of slavery. right or wrong lawor
no law. Union or no Union. In this view. the
abolition party. pure and simple. il a sectional
exclusion. by act Of Congress II slavery from III
the Territories a. the United States, North or
South i 3 sectional party: add last, though DOT
lesst W. mast include tbc Southern ultra party.
whose policy il a separate coniederacy without
The Union. II they cannot have exactly their own
vay upon re slavery question and The spills
within the Union These. We nave no doubt. are
the sectional Per'i.s involved in Mr.. BA,tanau's