The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-08
THE PRESIDENCY.
THE NEW YORK CITY DAILY PRESS
ON BUCHANAN'S NOMINATION.
THE FIRST ADsIDE.
4 Rather Cool Reception of the Democratic
Nominee.
1HE EFFECT OF THE NOMINATION ELSEWHERE


IHE EFFECT OF THE NOMINATION ELSEWHERE.
IFrcm lie New York Courier and Enqurer-anti Ne
oraskA fasiooist
james buchAnAn wItn his aclie ais position would be
all ibsg Franklin Pierce has the subject of
save1y. Even were he nslnea Otherwise the prscomi
nant of the SCUM mis- party would compel him
10 take this character. His support will
entrey i,om the sayeholcug sst-s and his aols pub
lie existence win depend ting mpcty to their
denAnos. In accsp ing the nomination hs accept. the
sentin s1s OF the platform respecting treason and
takes rpn himself work OF carrying out this
on OF me tree stale just task of prosecuting
anoths, Frankn Pierce is 20 be in Office only niue
month niore; and, oigent may be the made of
him rsrr that Time y NJ hardly probable thst il will
slave State Even if II Should Nebraska woaid still
main opsn to the same system of operations So tar
regaiGs slavery, the secession uEoer Mr. Buchanan
would re just truly sfsque OF the present Presden
tia tern, would be ssce I'd term Of Fnnkn Pierce
In pect to cur foreign sirs Mr. Buchanan Ia be
even ess trusted. Lax the "Young America"
principles enunciated in Mr. I3erce's inaugural and sg
gressve were OF bis reign appcintments yet
the uotnce the moderation, nd conservative
denc,ss q Ar Marcy all orsctcai mschie and
our 'oiegn relations the present nme though By
mean 20 satisfactory might be wish yet stand much
better han coud possibly have been the had they
20 be directed by toeir original impulse Mr..
MteJ obce fairly il his teat, was ensbed to do very
much he liked aoroaH, condition Of interfering
with Vie slavery policy a home But Mr.. Buchanan =
different Mr Marcy and different foreign
policy There bs nstske about this; 1t is writ
9ep az plainly as lsngusge can express IT. ia the famous
since, sgred in his capacity IS Foreign PI nipo.
ten'iaiy, and which Mr.. Marcy manifested his dis
appsovs Of, by recslit9 Mr. soule. one of ts three
signeIs. The sentiments OF the Report yet livs in
the Pab,ic memory There has resn,' the three
penp say full and unreserved interchange
D views and tin II be this grave aud
important ma tier and fl mly believe that the vital
interst Is OF the Ureo stass seriously involved
pose possess reliable security without it," They
went to declare that Cuba is cessary to the
and then put forth the doctrine that sef preservation
IL the frat law Of with States well incivdu
s arc that If Spain wcuid sell Cuba, 'ws shall
yuhtiheo IL wtestpg'-tha Was lh- word wrestng"it
rom SPAN, II we possess The power" 1t not sufi
cient, cspsrsginS our repu oc, not sufficiently
degrading il the eswaton OF the world fer those three
D It's representatives. at fo.siga courts with James Bu
chansL at their head 10 proclaim thai the very exist
ence Of their bic depended upon its possession Of
certain outlying patch Of land in the Carbbean-th.t
historical associatoI hereditary pride, advancing
stretcSirg from the Asntc to the Pacido. and from
the ST. Gulf of Mexico and every other
ngen.s and iDfuenc had no Saving effect no reaeemng
wss cot sufcient insult to national standing for
james Buchanan, with Ministers S,ue Mason de.
1--WE oe literally afford disregard the CEN
hurt Of the worlc" that we shal be justified
other rds that the United ought to turn roober
What spectacle The foremost representative of the
his ccun.ry to DO precisely what would make
tet in private hfe and doom him to cells OF peni
1entlar. These sentiments. and this spirit under
n ssuewnat different manifestation. vigorous as
ever The five RESOLUTIONS foreign relations reported
an opted rtof he platform CIncinnati eocdy
lpdsr more specious exterior The very policy urged by
Mr.. Buchanan in hs Osend report The declarations OF
the necessity Of msn,ai ing Americsu predominxncs
on the lsthpus snd IN the all, just close q
iereLce TO territorial acquisitions, Mr. Buchsn m
Language. Mr.. Buchanan complete ar exp ,nenf Of
the hllbuserpg he is Of the slavery exten ng ell
m.nts OF the platform. and should he elected Prss
dent, would have MarcI him to prevent his car
ryirg han out s'to the top OF nis bent"
Rut Mr. n Ia IN ha
beatsr. His aniabe personal qualities will go but
very short way towards reconci ing the American people
to the principles and icy vi which he is identified
The mrg contest involves too serious poca to
be irduenoed to sny important extent by personal
stare We regard 1t certain any future event can
be, that the continuation Of such policy
which been unoe President Pierce would
produce civil war and that the carrying out
OF the doctrines and sentiments OF the Ostend and
OF the Cincinnati resolutions would plunge US into
war with the prir cipal Powers Of Europ. The great
mass Of the infeiqent voters OF the North hsve
doubt viii entertain the conviction. 1t trusted
that Nr Buchanan will get the vote of every Southern
State The selection Of Mr.. Bre kenr5ge the candt
date for the Vice Presidency made xpessy
the vote Kentucky regarded as the most dou ot
ful o. 'hs avehodirg States. 1t adrot expsdien
and Psrhaps ma, effect It's purpose far that particular
cbaDsn day weak cauoidate With The majority of the
Ameicsn people, and he becomes better undertood
Wiil rapidly grow weaker.
From the Commsroisl Advertser-Silver Gray Whipl
He has sntecedents public Aud these autscs.
dents We cordially ncede are in the main highly
uitable 10 him. Perhaps no gentleman whom o demo-
cratic convention cculc have nominated. would have
comma nded more Iepect from the country at large than
James buchanan, of Pennsylvania Personal ne is en-
titled to and will command respect.
Politically however, large portion of the community
will Zee. constrained to oppose his election even among
those who can scarcely be countsd among the SUP.
poIers cf any other candidate For ourselves We find
insupe able obec ions to Mr. Buchanan in the platform
which the convention that nominated him hAs adopted
mporaIy marks that platforms of party p:inci
PIES are pr.Scay OF little experience hay
Is true to q certain extent They have meaning how.
ever since they reveal the animus Of the convention
presents the party .hom the candidate relies
support. Both the nominee and tae party that sup
in patfo1m and yet that pla form may still be Of
prsc ical consequence.
1t il implied pledge that he win act upon such
pohcy hat the nouis.e hopes to succeed and that
political adherents ark support for him. To him.
is to declare that the Of the people Of
pect him to pursue it that, only he at perfect
ber act in accordance with that PLATFORM but hat
doe. conduct public affairs It In this view that
PLATFORM technically called has practical conss
The election Of citizen to the che; magistracy
who processes to approve of that PLATFORM
he approves Of it, must be assumed be an exposition
OF the sentiment of the majority of the people of these
Now s s.nnss e. we think win
4ons resolutions respecting the foreign policy of this
goverL msnt The objections entertain we can
rot nov specify. But we have general objection.
party issue will be novel element In eecioneerng po-
hey That effect win be to subject the foreign poisy
The government TO the will and the predetermined
purros,s Of the masses OF the people, who
have OF and necessarily cannot have the requisite
aorms ion to pronounce upon foreign affairs, especially
In acvsnce events whish may be secretly
pfrrg. This new dtvelopement OF democracy which
mus be veil pondsred before 1T is admitted party
Issue and sltgimats matter Tor subsequent discussion
1From the Evening Postwar Buren, fee soil democra
" 10 Mr. Pierce" say the Virginia planters, may be
suppo ed to cay have an old ssgar not Of the frat
quail 70 boin With, smoked to hs stump. What shalt
We 90 sith the dsgustug remnant It has served the
ahrown into the street aud tramped under foot With
your sve will help myself to clean one from the Sc
gar cs,e"
Pierce may console himself with the reflection IN At
he has only Jared like other Northern men who cd
them mssves to the service of the savebolders Mr. ELL
put himself under their direction, and heioed 70
through Congress the compromises Of 1850 in
cludrg the Fugitive Slave law He ,ected to be nomj
"a for the Presidency but he was aot aajde wor+