The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-23


movement.
We do not advocate Southern extension in
|1he shape of annexation, except in the case of
Cuba, which will round OF the Union, secure our
Southern borders from attack, and too, bring
her rapidly increasing millions of productive
wealth into their true commercial centre, which
is New York. This must be done by peaceful
means, so as not to injGre her great material
prosperity. But the Saxon race-to which we
belong-will not mix and mingle with any
mongrel people, or with any inferior branch of
the human family. Unlike that Of Spain, it
governs, as in India, without losing its identity.
South Of us are millions of mixed races where
the white has either lost or is fast losing its pre-
ponderance Those countries cannot be brought
into our Union They can only be governed as
India is governed, but with greater justice; and,
their internecine wars stopped, their material
welfare will be increased and brought within the
magic circle of New York enterprise and New
York commerce. We commend the study Of
history to the philosophers of the Tribune and the
old fogies of our Wall street contemporaries.
Speed the new Indian Empire.
THE CABINET MAKERs.-The Cabinet makers
at Washington are still busy. They are commu-
nicating to all parts of the country new Cab-
net or two every day, or an old Cabinet, patched
half soled and vanished like pair of secold
hand boots. Some of the more industrious OF
these Cabinet builders are excavating ancient
fossils or the especial benefit of Mr.. Buchanan
Among the latest Of these excavations is Mr.
Dix, of this State-the same gentleman who was
selected by poor Pierce as his Minister to France
but dropped because of the violent abolition scold
ing Of the Richmond Junta. No doubt that during
the late visit of Mr.. Buchanan at Philadelphia he
had at least hundred Cabinet asprants directly
or indirecty-good, bad and indiiferent--old
foees and young pretenders- thrust under his
nose. The Cabinet consists Of seven members, in
addition to the President bat if it we're formed
of fifty, or q hundred, or thousand men, the
difficulty of choosing them, without giving
mortal offence to the rejected majority of appli-
cants, would only be magnifed in proportion to
the numbers concerned.
Mr.. Buchanan, however, need not have the
least difficulty in reference to his Cabinet. He
is in for one term Of ofiice-he desires no more.
He is, therefore, in a position of perfect indie
pendence of sections, cliques, factions, caucuses
or juntas. Having nothing to ask, he can do as
he pieases. We care very little about the CON-
position of his Cabinet, so that he gives se seven
good respectable white men. Let this be borne
in mind, however-that, North or SoSth, il
will I've a suicidal policy to have political mig
ger among them. Another thing If Mr. Bu-
chanan, in the course of five or six weeks should
ind that bis Cabinet, instead Of being unit is
mixture of inconguities, and that instead of
working smoothly together they are all at log
gerheads about niggeIs flibusters, land specula-
tons The affairs OF the kitchen, the organ, or the
succession, let him turn them adrift and try new
set II the second set should fail after six
or eight weeks trial, turn them off aud trya
third; and if the third, chosen under such cir
cumstances, does not harmonic and go to work
cheerfnlly. without stealing off into holes and
corners 90 the right hand or the left, then we
shall confess that we have been very much mis-
taken,
The troubles Of poor Pierce-all his domestic
and foreign troubles, botches bluoders, crimes
and iollies-may be charged upon that first
grand mistake of the peculiarly heterogeneous
composition OF his Cabinet, and his foolhardi-
ness in sticking TO it. Hence all his vacillatious
on Kansas, from the free soil cause to the cause
Of the border ruiIians, from Reeder TO Shannon,
and rice rerso-hence all his putting and blowing
and backing and filing. and final backing out in
reference to Cuba and Spain-hence the very
profound policy pursued upon the Nicaragua
question, such as the Reputation Of Walker 90
the first day, his acceptance and glorifcation GA
the second day, and his utter condemnation, n
an atrocious pirate on the third day. In this WY,
between Marcy and JEFF. Davis, between Cushing
and Marcy, or JEFF Davis and Gushing, or be-
tween Marcy on the one side against Davis,
Cushing and Atchison on the other, or between
been Opt swaying to and fro. from this side to
that side, like man Of rags and straw. hung up
in field, and moved by every passing wind.
Mr.. Buchanan's position upon the one term
principle relieves him at once from the scrvile
necessities and tricks Of poor Pierce. Instead Of
being the slave, he can be the master Of his sitaa
tion; for, having nothing further to ask, he has
nothing to fear from the displeasure OF this or
that politician, or clique. or faction. or section
Of the party. Upon this independent one term
platform. in brief. Mr. Buchanan II he pleases,
may change bis Cabinet every six weeks, and
whip cut or whip in this or that politician as
may best suit the objects Of fair and square
administration. and without the slightest fear
Of the consequences. lie has only TO use his men
like jackson, instead Of permitting them to use
him like poor Pierce. That's all
REyAHPNG or STALE NEws.-The stock Job.
bng journal Of Wesley q Co, the Wall street
speculators-the 7ymo published few day since
a long table Of bank returns for 1856, which IL