The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-07

rhe Cabinet ard the Policy oG Mr.. Buchanan
-Ws., arc they to Des
We perceive that some Of our democratic co.
ienporaries are already beginning to look up
the necesary timber tor a new Cabinet for Mr.
Buchanan. II is not likely that he will retain a
single stick Of the ministry OF poor Pierce, al
though II II sad there Is a strong personal attach
ment betwcsn Mr. Buchanan aud old Mr. Marcy the
result a. many years OF harmonious feeding at
| the same dsmocratc crib For all this, we may
AZ well resign ourselves 10 say goodbye to
| Marcy. knowing rs we do. that the leading Sc
ccssionisis aud hIibusters Of the 0stepd plot will
| make bis dismissal aBe qua non. We conclude,
| therefore, that the Cabinet Of Mr. Buchanan will
BE- new Cabinet. from beginning 10 end, and
the work OF compromising il will be very nice,
a very delicate and a very ticklish piece Of bu-
siness.
The confidential flitustering and secession or
gan Of jefferson Davis 1.-THE New Orleans Dtsaa)
Is frst In IL field for place in the new Cabi-
net, end. through IL Washington correspondent
doubtless speaking by authority, modestly
claims the Treasury Department, and names
Hon. George s. Houston. Of Alabama, for that
important pest We dare say. however, that,
including such self-sacracing patriots as Gov
ernor Wise. Hunter, Mason and Floyd, Of Vir-
ginia Clingnan, Of North Carolina Brooks
Kcltt and Royce. Of sovsh Carolina; Cobb and
johnson, Toombs and stephens, OF Georgia;
Slidell Soul6 and BENJAMIN, of Louisiana; the
Johnsons and the Browns, Of Tennessee tbe
Buffers, Of kentucky; the Atchisons and String
fellows. Of Missouri Douglas, Richardson,
ard Others 81 Illinois, the Brights the Petit "a
the Mrights Of Indians; and ihose old fossil -,
Pierce OF Maryland, Cnoaie and Winthrop OF Mas-
sacbusstis, Barnard OF New York. and such. will
all have their claims Tor consideration. Last
though not least, Martin Van Durcn aud his hope
fnl son. Prince John. AID Dix and Dickinson on
account o. their invaluable services In this cleo
ton, viii he entitled 70 plum, and win be disap-
pointed in anything lees than Calaaet oiii;e,
foreign mission or Custom House.
Here We have an abundance OF materials. the
only difficulty being 20 make such selections from
The mass az will constitute apractical, harmonious,
popular and satisfactory Cabinet. A prclimi-
nary step. however, Dir. Buchanan should hrst de-
termine, In bis own mind, what policy be il 10
pursue, and What are to BE- the settled principles
Of his administration. The party electing hin i
not homogeneous party. In the South Il Is
nlibust.ripg secession and discnou party; IN the
North II Il conservative aud Ia,on party, la
exceedingly weak In the knees Ia the South i
l. elamorous for the admission OF Kansas n a
slaye State the general extension Of slavery, and
the revival Of the African slave trade; Al the
North Il has es AIDED or fought the Kansas qaes-
ton upon the plea that Mr.. Buchanan j. op-
posed TO the extension OF slavery. Many
Of the democratic Northern gains 70 the nexi
Congr,ss have been secured by this eva
sion, or upon this plea The FIRST difficulty,
ihgIciorc and The Inst duty, Of Mr. Buchanan, Il
Tie adoption Of such policy, foreign and dones-
tic. Cabinet and spoils, ~ will blead the North
ern ard Southern sections OF the party into .
Homogeneous macs Above all, he must resolve
10 b. the master Of his situation, and not & tool
Of CLIQUE Of ccnsprators in tue kitchen. ec he
unfortunate Mr.. Pierce.
A late article IN the Now Orleans Drla, which
dtsigpa.cs the election Of Buchanan A. nothing
better than Southern arnstice TOT four years
with the North. lays down the Lag Of Jefferson
Davis with q very bold hand. Reduced 10 h.
simple essence, In this manifesto Of the mouth
piece Of jefferson Davis his policy T. DECLARE
be The old ratification policy Of rule or "a
with reference 20 the incoming administration.
Mr. Buchanan must follow the ultra slavery ex-
tension programme Of Mr. Davis or suffer the
consequences. M Davis viii have no armi-tlce
no compromise. He holds that bc,wccn the
North and the South there can BE-. and must b.
no pcacc short a. the suhiugatiOn Of the one sec
ion or the other. ard that IL h. the immcdisar
duty Of the South, in the spirit Of Carrot. -
organize FOR victory"
Such i the game q The disunion faction Of The
South. They must h met at the threshold or
they win ruin Buchanan AZ they have r.. u
poor Pierce. A constitutional and cohcr-
vatiye policy Il simple enough but against
this Southern difunion wing 81 the demo
cracy something Of The viii of a jackson viii he
needed TO enforce IL These Southern disol ganl-
zcrs do no, eccm TO comprehend the late Ere
mont campaign. ]. was not war agains, tse
south nor against the constitutional right Of thu
South; Il was not war agans; slavery In the
states, nor yet aeains, slavery IN Kansas; but !,
vas resistance TO thc laElcss and rrfiianly policy
n making Kansas . slave state by Gre and swosd.
We believe tha, tie systcm Of free lsbor In tie
North and Of slave labor In the South may b.
reduced 70 peace, harmony and friendly rcciprcci-
tics within Tho Union BY m honest adheion b
The checks, balances. compromises ard compacts
CT TIC constitution. Assurcdly there can bc mo-
hing but var with ihc dignption Of tie Union,
nor from tic policy q su,5urating tie North Or
The South
We arc opposed, and re balk Of the Sorp.crn
people arc opposed. to any SECTIONAL war against
s.a,cry in tho South. o. agsinst the slayeholdcrs
as class. TIE Southern States fora IA inpor.
iant part Of our common country their people
are cur peoyle. and we share 10 their proap,r!ues