Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-11-26
The President Elect--His Cabinet, &c.

There is already much speculation to the per-
sons who will compose the cabinet of Mr. Buchanan;
and also as to his course with reference to
Kansas, the slavery agitation, and other subjects
The black Republican journals have commenced
their attacks upon him in advance and laboring
insidiously to produce the impression that his adj
mnistration will be Southern, and not national and
that his cabinet will be made up of gentlemen diff
fering so widely the subject of slavery as to be
unable to act together tremendously. And these
black Republican journals most faithfully res
ponded to and re-echoed by many of the Know
Nothing journals of the South for there is at least.
one ommon bond of union between them-that of
hatred towards the Democratic party, and desire
to see it oyerthrown, at whatever hazard.
Mr.. Buchanan is statesman of great experience,
of mature age, of sound Judgment and lofty patri-
otsm. He will not be apt to do any thing without
due reflection. He is no headlong, headstrong, pre-
cepate man; but he is cool, clear headed sagacous,
not subject to caprices Of possion liable to be
swerved by opposition of any kind from the path of
duty He is, too, firm man. He is not only fitted
in every respect to be the President but he soiU BE-
whoever may be in his cabinet, Or whatever may be
said or be advised to be done by persons in or out
of it.
That is our opinion of Mr.. Buchanan.
The incoming President will have to encounter
many difficulties but we believe he will be equal to
them all. We take it for granted, from our estimate
of the man, that he will call around him compe-
tent and able cabinet; and confess that we are
not much concerned as to who they may be, nor as
to the States from which they may be called That
is matter for his consideration and the Democratic
party, sure, will be generally satisfied with
his selections.
Nor do we expect him to be Southern President.
lie is national in his antecedents, in his prin-
ciples and he is the elect of national party. We
expect him to be President of the United States
all of them, from Maine to California. We expect
him to do all in his power to subdue the abolition
spirit, and to allay slavery agitation; but ask
him to perform unjust act towards the free States.
In relation to slavery extension what we ask ard
all ask, is the principle of non-intervention by
Congress-no geographical lines, but the right of the
people of the Territories, when they come to form
State Constitutions, to say whether they will have
slavery not. Less than this the Southern people
will never submit to; than this they have no
right under common Constitution, to expect.
1t will not be possible for Mr.. Buchanan to please
the black Republicans, majority of Southern
Know Nothings. We he will not attempt
any such hopeless task. But he will do his duty
firmly, unshrinkingly, under all circumstances not
turning to the right to the left to concate
mics factions, but keeping constantly in view the
interests and the welfare of the whole country Con-
stituted as he is, educated he has been expert
enced as he is loving his country he does, soci-
tous he should be, and he must be for the ap-
prova of the good and wise of this day and of poster
ity, and with but few brief years separating him
from his final account in the world hereafter, it is
not possible that he should commit an intentional
error, act corruptly in his great office. But he
will be msrepresented, maligned, and reviled by
sectionalists and demagogues-his motives will be
assailed and if the Union should be threatened
with destruction, during his term, at the close Of
it, as it has recently been threatened, he will be held
up by the class referred to responsible for the i'm
pending ruin. But jefferson, and Jackson, and
Polk and Pierce have passed through the fire before
him. The people checred and sustained them. and
they will sustain him. If the New England State.
the region of bigotry and sms-voted against the
latter, they also voted against Mr.. Jefferson but ir
Mr.. Jeffersons second contest with federalism, ir
1904, they all voted for him, with the exception o
Connecticut.
With such man for President and with q Dem
ocratic Congress, we are far from despafing of tn
Republic.