New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-14
TUE PRESIDENCY OF THE UNITED STATES

From The IOHdon iiMe' Ocf ~
The intelligence lust received from America is worthy
o the mos serious considerations with regard to the
atOIs Of this country with the United States bee
il throws tie very graves doubts the success of the
Northern candidate for the Presidency, and thus re-
stores spirit and animation TO the counses OF the party
who have do1e their best TO promote war between
the two countries. triumphant ma ority for Fremont
confidently anticipated III the great Keystone Stae
of PepLsy lyana. 1t Is the culons destiny OF tue an
Gent dominion of William Penn that it should occupy
toward the North and the South the same position poll
tically it does &c graphic ally Placed on the con-
fires al Slavery and Freedom Pennsy wanna seems
made 10 hold the balance bet .hee discordan ele
mtnts and TO sink in hopeless ruin whatever parry she
may decide to extingusb Without The support of Penn
syya 10 victory be carried against the united
South and with is support even the enterprise Of wrtst
SO or upheld il did rot seem hopeless The election OF
ihc Electors whose duty it is to choose the new Presi
cont s 10 take place as everybody knows on the 4th
o November and the recent struggle III Pennsy " ana
yss oily preliminary election OF State officers; but il
Ioyertl eCss affords fair indication Of the probable
result Of the future and more important struggle The
OF the Fremont purity IN Mone, Iowa, vermont
and Wisconsin has been more than cOunterbalanced
by the announcement Of the decisive defeat which
has sustain ell in Pennsylvania. We do not yet know
the details and lett 10 conjecture as to the causes
10 which the result is attributed, but tie res Ill itsei
unfortunately is certain enough Nhe he II has be
that tie German population, never celebrated for lis
intelligence enlightenment, has not yielded thar
support which expected from IT, but has continued,
a. il former DAYS 10 give ts Undivided strength to the
South; Wheeler the vast Gums Of money raised tor
electora corruption have done their work whether
IT,, svs,n, Of a.ing votes alluded 10 in former let
Ter hom til State has proved successful We must wat
to lCdrn. OF the results We know, unhapphy, too
nLch already.
Tie loss of Pennsl vaDii does not necessarily insure
Tho success Of M Buchsnsn but ii thai state shall be
il tie sane mind Tuesday next that II IN now II
Iend,rs Tie acquisition OF D'rhy Tor hr. Fremont
in possible TLlcrs matters chang very materially
before ton that ajoIity VIII be equally out OF the
reach Of MIR. Fillmore but. after what has occurred,
col fdeIce would be misplaced, and 1t IL only tarly
Eating the result OF the altered positonof parties to
say tLat at the present moment the chance OF Mr. Bi
arau arrears 10 be much superior 10 that o! either
If lis conipeiitors. 1t therefore becomes extremely
important TO know what We have TO expect as to do.
.,stc and lyIegn policy II Mr.. buchanan ue declared
the Precedent OF tic United States
MI Bucl anan has been the most ductile and flexible
Of olitic.ens lie has been Fe6eralist and is now
Iomcc1at Pro-Fiee Trade and Antl.tree, Trade, and
10 end anti smost every hing el,e about which parties
in Au,Ica have warmly disputed. TIE Is not man
of great lesOlutOn violent couniels but be Possesses
a peculiar facility OF eflacng msef and yielding im-
piieity TO the influence OF those who surround him.
often persons OF inferior Judgment TO hs own lie Is
thorough paced demagogue aud INSCRIPTIONS partisan,
end though unexcepioDabe in priv ate life has grown
gray among all of intIigues and naDeuyers. In
this country have not forgotten boz adroty he kept
alive the qLsrtl with England which Lord Clarendon
siroye so earnestly 10 terminate, not from any wish 10
Involve tie countries in war but because he saw,
iaacied he saw from the continuance of the dispute
electoneering vantage to hia.sef Europe has not
forgotten the uDsetmy spectacle Ct the Congress of
O.ekd when the representatives Of America 10 Europe
NC. together under the presidency of Mr. S,ule to hold
q conference ON the best of att licking the Gov
Gil ments Of friendly States and acquiring ne lands Of
weaker Powers. The principles which were laid
dow in that Congress By NJ. Buchanan end bis asso-
ciates have been embodied by the Democratic party in
the Cincinnati platform. the manifesto under which
they proposed to fight the Presidential campaign.
From the exclusions OF the Osten3 Conference ex-
trac. the following to show into what hands the Gov
ernms ut of the Tinted s'ses o: America perhaps IN
tie vely act Of drifting:
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