The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-17


Aour market W as heavy, and sales moderate, while
psioes were ithout change OF moment. Prime to
choice white and red wheat continued firm, while
common ~ AIDES were unchanged. The market was
quite active, without change of moment in prices.
Corn was steady with sales of Western mixed at CSC.
CSC; Jersey white at zoe. and yellow Southern at
Tic. Pork was in moderate request, with sales Of
nex at SIS s7a SO closing dull. Sugars were quiet,
and sales limited, while prices were unchanged.
sases Of coffee were confined to few hundred bags
81 Rio at lOc. llsc. Freights confirmed steady to
English ports, and grain for Liverpool was taken in
bulk and bags at 1od., and compressed cotton at
5-32d.
The Washington Union is excrutiatingly funny
upon the defeat Of the Fremont party at the
election just closed, and especially upon what it
playfully calls the Quintuple Alliance between
the five Leading journals Of New York in favor
of Fremont. Anything like the wit displayed
by our heavy contemporary has never been known
in that meridian before. It must be godsend
to the habitual readers Of that dreary sheet.
But before we join in the laugh, let US see
really what there is to laugh at. Let us see who
are the real winners in this contest, over which
the Union is so hilarious Trne the democratic
candidate is elected elected by the merest shave,
or, as the boys say, by the skin of his teeth. A
few thousand votes, small townfui wonld have
defeated him. But how was he elected? 1t was,
as the Union well knows, by the total sacrifice Of
his principles by borrowing the principles OF
the opposite party; by instructing his advocates
and partizans in New jersey, Pennsylvania,
Illinois and Indiana 20 declare positively that
he was in favor of admitting Kansas as free
State, and opposed to the terrorism and military
despotism and slavery propagandism which are
cardinal principles of the present democratic
party. And if he had not done this, if be had
adhered to the principles on which he was no
minated, if be had held fast to that platform
which he at one time declared to have superseded
his corporal existence, he would most certainly
have been utterly defeated, and John c. Fremont
would at this moment have been the President
elect. Thus, while it is true that Mr. Buchanan
has triumphed, it is equally true that the princi
pies of the democracy have been defeated-and
that palpaby that their very ehiefest adherents
were the first to desert them.
The principles land consequently the partly
which have won the election just over are those
of the supporters Of Colonel Fremont There are
parts of the North where those principles have
been asserted with fraudulent intent, to wit, in
order to win votes for Buchanan under the pre-
tence that they were his principles and in four
Northern States this trick has succeeded. But
there is no place, no State, no town in the North
where the contrary principles-whch are those
OF the democracy as embodied in their Cincinnati
platform and well understood by their leaders
have been even pressed upon the notice OF the
people, much less ratified or approved by their
votes. From the very outset the Northern de-
mocracy deliberately sacrificed its principles for
the cake of the spoils consented in the most open
and straightforward manner that its fundamental
doctrines should be negatived, in order that its
nominee should be elected. Every independent
Northern vote polled for Buchanan was given him
in the faith that he really did-as his supporters
said he dd-coDcur with Colonel Fremont on the
platform Of free Kansas.
These are cor -iderations to which perhaps the
attention Of the Union has not yet been called
When the exuberance of its JOY shall have some
what abated, they will repay passing thought
For their significance has not passed away with
tie event of the election. The time is not far
distant when the sacrifice Of democratic principle
by Mr. Buchanan at the election OF 1856 will be
recalled TO his notice in n manner that may not
be agreeable. The Northern democrats who
have been elected to Congress, in the shadow Of
the new President, and in the clear faith that by
no act Of theirs is slavery to be forced on Kan
sas not likely TO initiate those predecessors Of
theirs who ruined their political prospects by
playing false to the North in tune with Franklin
Pierce. Go much selfsacrifce cannot reasonably
be expected Of them. They were sent to Congress
democrats IT is true. but "a advocates for free
Kansas also and the moment that Mr.. Buchanan
attempts to carry out the policy which l. dictated
to him by his Southern supporters, and ber'n-
to copy Pierce in making Kansas slave State At
the point Of the bayonet, be will find these mon
among bis foremost opponents, and the voters
who elected him In New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Illinois and Indiana, among his most bitter ad-
versaries. This i contingency on which the ju-
bilant Iiaon will do well to bestow a little
thought.
IL Of very little consequence to inquire what
has been the part played by the Eve leadingiour.
mails of New York in the late memorable contest.
Political fly sbees like the Urion are not likely
to understand the policy which actuates metropo-
Titan newspapers But II may assis, the u. in
lis study Of the remarkable recantation Of d mo.
cratic principle BY the friends Of James Buchanan
at the late election. to know that that the "Quin.
tuple Alliance had ts share In rendering that
event anecessitv. II is quite doubtful whether
the democrats would have been driven TO wash
out their democracy. but for the thirty millions Of
sheets Issued from New York in favor Of FIRE.
mont during the canvas one.third Of the whole
being from the HERALD Office
The NEw CorroR ,TIoS.-Rumor asserts that
the members Of the new Corporation excel in