Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-11-20

5NiSI"I d'pNiiuai'C J." II 'i'~7"e"
The difficulties which will surround the next
Administration are already beginning to mani
fest themselves The Buchanan leaders and
newspapers in the North, who have been fight
ing the battle under the banner of " Free Kan
sas," alarmed at the tremendous popular ex-
preston of the late election, sec nothing in the
future for hope and encouragement They feel
already the corroding and fostering chain which
binds them to slavery-propagandsm. They
realize that though successful now, they can
hope for nothing in another four years, If their
Southern allies are allowed to have their way
They know perfectly well that Mr.. BrcHANAH
has succeeded because the freemen of the North
were slow to believe in his completely with the
schemes of the slavery propagaudSts to rule the
country and extend the blessings Of the "pe-
cuIiar institution :" and that his administra-
tion identifying itself with those plans will
bring ruin and defeat to the dough-faccs of the
North
Hence, we observe many Of the BUCHANAN
papers speaking out plainly in favor of Free
Kansas, and predicting disaster to the dcmoc-
racy in the event Of its admission with slavery.
| We are gratiicd with these Indications of their
appreciation of the popular determination, and
should have hope for Kansas, did we not re-
member how decidedly these same journals op-
posed the proposition to repeal the Missouri
! Compromise, and afterwards when the South
cracked its whip, with what facility they
changed front, and advocated that democratic
measure. We have no doubt they were SIN
cere in deprecating that outrage upon the
| plghted faith of the nation, as they now are
| in their desire to see Freedom triumph in Kan
sas but we have no faith in their ability to
stand up in defence Of Freedom when the South
demands Kansas as q Slave State They will
find some specious plea to advocate its admis-
sion with a slave constitution, regardless of the
convictions Of their conscience, and trRSting to
party discipline to put down the Indignation of
the North.
AS these indications manifest themselves,
|
the incoming Administration a pledge for the
support of their plans Mr.. BrcHANAN is not
vet Presdent-unleSS he shall submit to South
ern dictation, he may never be- The South
holds this matter in their hands THEY are
not welded to men-but are intent upon mea-
sures They have no particular love for Mr..
| BUCHANAN, and would defeat his election, I'M
less they are satisfied that he will carry out
their projects as PIERCE has done We are
not surprised that the telegraph brings an ac-
count of such a plot. The very fact that Nor
thcrn people have persuaded themselves to
support MIR. BUCHANAN because he is "Safe
| conservative man." would cause him to be
| looked upon with suspicion by the South, and
the position assumed by some Of his adherentS
that Kansas must come in as free State, has
! alarmed them.
| If Mr.. BUCHANAN is inaugurated President,
he will be under bonds to submit to Southern
dctation. However much he may personally
feel disposed to pursue liberal, conservative
course, he will not be at liberty to do so. His
administration is destined to be one of the most
important the country has ever known. If he
avoids ScylIa he must shipwreck upon Charyb-
ds-if he heSitates for one moment to ac-
cede to Southern demands, he brings down up
on himself the Oiigarchy and if he lends him
self to the extension and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of sla-
very, he alienates his Northern supporters and
consoldates the freemen of the North in one
great, overwhelming Republican party. We
see no way in which he can avoid one extreme
or the other