The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-29
< TROUBLES AMONG THE DEMOCRACY.
lhern Conservatives and Southern Ultras
The Quarrel Commenced.
n the Charleston Mercury (souihern Disunionist)

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lhern Conservatives and Southern Uitras
The Quarrel Commenced.
the Charleston Mercury (Southern Disunionist)
Nov. -.
y RICHMOND ENQUIRER AND MR.. BUCHANAN.
copy an article from the Richmond Esquirsr, writ
Of the President elect and the prospects Of hts ad
,ration being successfu In overcoming the diihcui
hat are sure 70 beses II. The article 10 addressed r.
| In the form or O remonstrance TO the Charleston
ury and tie New Orleans Delta, and seems 70 imply
these pr esses have, somehow, been putting snem
. In the way Of Mr.. Buchansns SUCCESSFUL admnis-
sndiy spirit towards him. While we agree with
much that the Enquirer has said we distinosiy ca
protest against any such construction OF our pre-
course or our future Intentions ana o. 10 sne con
nut any hesitation, that We believe fully To
integrity. prudence, and statesmanship of
SsU ".
rincipies we have ever maintained He has, Is the
irr Says been emphatcAly elected by the South
ecause be WAS sectional man, but because he was
ctcnal and stood upon the broad basis Of the con-
ionai rights OF all the States. What else ave We
lied ultraiss Of the South ever demanded more than
The Enquirer rather reprosches the Della and tho
1y with supplying fuel to the Northern dre-wth
food TO the black publican press-oecauss we
presented to the Southern people the probable al.
dive OF = dissolution OF the Union. We do not &C.
ledge the justice Of the reproach. We firmly be-
on the contrary (and II Is not thing that pride
Ives upon) that is the boder portion ofthe Southern
Witch ha, secured me election Of NJ buchanan, and
time being, sdrM the Union. We take no pride In
say, because We think 1t Is only momeptary re-
Q, and because belieue Il 1 for the advantage, both
South and e'NoTth that The linton should b. dis.
and the tiOo peofei delirered from the ince1am
'Aich makes their political union madness, shame
misfortune.
while we remain in the Union, We VIII try TO be
al TO the duties which It involves. We will seek to
70 the best men 70 public office, and endeavor 70
ft them In the discharge Of their duties In all
ty and faithfuness. There are limits, however, to
pe and political justice and We should no false TO
maxim that we have been taught In our political
We did not place. first and foremost, the grand and
ing interests Of the State rather than the temporary
. Of any set Of men who may be elevated TO Office
Enquirer knows well that the result OF this cleo
! n depended upon the determination OF the South
submit to . sectional domination, and that tina!
nnation has been produced by the manner
lich the presses and statesmen OF the South have
nted tbat aspect Of the question to the peo-
Well the election has been carried By .
constitutional majority-not . majority OF the
~ vote. And, IN the face OF this moro escape from
III slavery triumph over u.s. we are called upon 70
own our Arms and give ourselves up t. rejoicing
,as We have won security BY our victory. And yet
elements Of this war are raging around as. When
reesoilers nominated their candidate, they had no
Of sssng him Tnsy only sos :. %
"a and volume - Il rolled, and which might eventu-
tcome the dominant power Of the Union. The ID
Anasicsm which, from oil directions, seized upon
Avement and hurried II on, gave temporary ex-
on that might be successful even In s drst tria
ely failed Of success; and failed, because there
body Of people u the North deeply impressed with
Nessity Of preserving the Union, and who saw, In
urging Madness pressge Of it, speedy dissolution.
n 10 under such circumstances that the Esquiver
10 DO ut peace TO think Of nothing but party amity
o hope that, by sustaining Mr.. Buchanan, literally
heerfuny, We can smother this terrible dsme that
urst from the core OF Northern society," and that will
no other food than the homes Of tbs people OF the
Why do they call ~ Ssr.AtT The people o. me
ing but That We may BIO allowed TO enjoy our own
ut hndrance or molestation; that We may be allow
make our own foreign and domestic relations; that
~ be allowed to tsko the whole responsibility OF
,wn institutions, and our own government Tho
says 1t Ia better, wiser, richer, than we; more ca
Of progress; more inventive, more objective In
nd letters. BY sohdt undccontable folly is t. 1en,
be North 70 giuen to close calculation 90 dtie disposed
.fce anything from mere gmpathy and kindness,
A0ld on TO tbs Unson thing necessary. and 10 be
ned euen BY violence.
the New Orleans Delta (dsunionis aud flIbuster)
MR.. BUcHANAN's INTENTIONS.
democratic party Ia again In the ascendant and
the reins OF govern ment-s fact which IL owing,
much TO It's own purity or genius as 70 the ridcu-
snaticism Of one opposing organic Aon and the at
anarchc character Of the other. We do not regret
,ccss, because the eecsion OF James Buchanan will
the progress OF Northern aggression for four years
though II cannot possibly put period to the agi-
OF the slavery question-that grand pretext under
the North conceas III real desire 10 overthrow the
al pewer Of the South, and reduce her 70 condi
ervitude and contempt Ga the contrary, We are
sd-without being en- husiasuc admirers or Mr..
nan--to congratulate the country on the result o
rusge, because two equally dangerous candidates
feated-the, candidate Of purtarism, and the candi
Of aboltonism but remains 10 be seen whether
emocrscy viii use its success for the consolidation
principles or power, or ritter away 10 Idle a.
TO conciliate thoso Northern factions which are
emily hnatical to be sternly consistent aud can
surrender their theories except with their exis-
IN Mr. Pierce came into power, In '52 he had great
Iunises and : grsai future before him. &c was
By the nation almost with one voice, because the
had bee dngusted BY the weak and time serving
Of the administration which preceded his he was
Into the white House on the strong wave or reac
md n he had been bold swimmer might have
aside the waters Of the Gull, and shook the drops
is limbs In the hAlh OF the Moro without any extra
!" and the selection OF his Cabinet convinced e~svy
wsv that n he derstood The occasion which hss h
appeared 70 Indicate be WAS nos lifted By nssuve "
the irrational men, +" the compromisers, tue buck
. OF oonscienoo-And endeAvorcd 70 combine oppo-
10 reconcile irreooso,lables. He believed hal on.
? may meet; and hc was right 10 the belief; but he
thas . sudden and destructive shock IL the
Able result Of their encounter. Accordingly
gave Us composite Cabinet, fashioned
he ludicrous idea OF Edmund Burke, with black
there and white stouo here,,--s paftry Mosaic,
had not even artistic elegance 70 recommend IL.
y side with the comprehsnsive and conservative In
Of Jefferson Davis vas found tho cunning and I'm.
b ssmArtnessU Of Caleb Cushing. and the rough In
Of Guthrie was intended 70 balance the unscrupu-
nd anii-5outhern dsxteriy Of Marcy The conse-
was, IN administration without . deed, Cabinet
ht q rcputAtion, . Presidsncy which hailed the
y OF Monticello" n its commencement only 10
10 the obscurtty o. New Hampshire 81 ~ close.
y OF the Northern papers, especially the NKw YoRK
ID, arc endeavorng 10 coerce Mr.. Buchanan into
option Of policy still more suicidal than that which
Mr.. Piefcc-to fosos him into aboltionixng the dc
cy by giving all his CAbipes appointments 10 pro-
or suspected rc1soilers from the other side OF Ma.
ID Dixon's line, or ~ farthest sharing tnem with
men - Howell Cobb. Of Georgia southern pouuoians
BILE dextertty, the being 70 exaggerate the dan
the country from the growth OF the nulhfying or
Ion party a the South. Every man who contends
} preservation II The equilibrium Of the Souate II
nth set down 90 nulliher; every one who opposes
inquest Of Kansas FOR Ssmbo by means OF sharpe's
md The Bible, denounced o secessionist and M.
san ID warned 70 AVOID any contact with them ~
Itch which would denls HIS attention n pointed
cloud In the South no bigger than man's hand"
bis Presidency ~ ipyincibis ranpsyt OF Norshsrn
The advice 70 insidiousy given; honey 10 subsu-
ov The vinegar and gall presented daily 10 his lips
the election was concluded, and, on the whole, the
svn journalists oontyiys 70 scare up nuiiifcstiou
hr which might brighten stronger nerves thaa his.
trApparent Is their objcct-so contemplate II the
sm n " hich they resort--that even . umd mau,
mes Buchanan, must appreciate their real meaning
d In accordance with his appreciation Of
Anc, even ~ such 70 Indebted for his election ex.
eiy 20 the Southern States Any coquesting, there
khh the free coil tntcvest--Any tAmpsrtng with Van
nm In New York for instance: any divergence from