The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-10
Interesting from Spain.

10000 tons year, OF whlcn about throeourlhs 90
the United States.
Interesting from Spain.
THE ISTRIGUEs OF RUSSIA IN MADRID.
private letter from Madrid, oi toe 1874, mentions
The question OF the fusion with the family OF Don Car
los is advancing towards solution Ii Ia tue desire OF
Russia clearly manifested by Dunt Benkendorf Toe
Queen wishes TO treat affair wbic1 10 nty
only, and not the nation, IL in any way concerned
viewing the question but the Qoeep laughs At her minis
ters and determined settle the mater directly and
without any intervention save that Of private agents
speaking in her own name aud on her own behalf
lerson from London who has lately been presented TO
the Queen, IL, 1t appears, charged BY tne ipauta Don
Juan 10 act on his behalf ~ the Palace Tne government
has tried 10 intercept the and with that
view all the Letters fro sbrost exaoined cAeully
but none have been found from tho pesson auted 70.
Eventually The ministry win be obliged TO DO all
Queen acting under the ips praucn Of tbe King. may
command them The ministers wno on every occasion are
psty. They wnhed the police 10 get ap 30 emeae In
order 10 afford pretsxt for strong measures II rspres
The asr OF Malaga has been tue resci bat the
game Ia dangerous and ministers may be the hrst
consumed by The Ore they woul0 kiadis ihe state o.
vored 10 prevsn. the fall but hey are exnas.ed-,nsy
have not real OF money In the treasury, and they are
vor OF an nbsoni,s, sys,em was prepared Toe Coar,
Insisted that IL should 60 on but II sas assured by
certain ex minister that II was better 10 watt fr the
meeting o. the Cortes and parliamentary cheek aus
tanned by General Narvaez. Tho Court, hossver, s
every day anxious ior t. and tho person Who n,w
Carst Of high rank and the Kug urged by toe clergy
sgree In opinion with the rest OF he Court II Is known
the King OF Naples, who IL the chsnnel OF conuuul,a
ton with tie Pope and that spondsncas
carried on between kAdid. Naples aud S. Petersburg.
The American Presidency.
- From the London Press, Nov. "a
The election Of Mr. Buchana Presdeat OF tns United
States has European aspect II Affects the poios OF
Eogland particular, and should have weight With the
minds Of men who look beyond The pressing needs Of the
he n
earnest have avoided direct susiou TO il Tue choice
OF President rested with the American Union aloue.
Not that wo ever had any doubt OF the result Five
months sgo (Uide Press June .), wrote that from
Mr. BuchsrAns reputation, and from tie strength OF mis-
party there could be little doubt that he wolli be
cessul: and said tie democratic Convention hal
In this instance shown much practical sagscty 10
seecng their bodet and weighes, statesman to give
from all domestio questions, wers the asgrandse.
meat Of the American Union, tho extenson OF It's
territory and the increase OF Its external forces.
Mr. Buchanan has rea aly been elected not because no
supposed 10 bc more favorable 10 slavery than mis-
opponent. but because hts tone foreign pohtics
more decided and because he took national sui
inde. Mr. B1chanau the President or tbs Uaiicf
saies s ess the representative OF either the svery Or
tave OF the American mon opposed 10 ali foreign
powers The slavery question s not msscrisy Affected
election has only shown the insecurity oi tho foundation
which the Union rcsts, The difference between tue
two parties Is rrecoucaoe Is increasing 10 intensity
1t sdmiu Of no com PROMISE and sooner or later must
como 10 that point when mutual repugnsnce viii dc.
tate terms o, separation or when hate Will bring forth
open TO determine the supremacy. National
sentiment has for the time prevented this rupture.
Generally the free States OF tho North have gone
vay, and the slave States Of the south have gore the
other. The balance rembed; and IL the attitude,
respected foreign states, OF the two can itaes for the
Presidency which decided the contest Mr. Bacsau,n
was for the argrandsemcnt Of the Amersn Uuion WITH
that principle all his conduct Is connected On that prin
cipe ,he Democratic Convention constructed LIS paaorm
Fremont Was favorable 70 . more pacific policy
and less decided attitude rhe senti nent OF na,iona
" prevailed In some Statesas In Pennsy lvsna, where,
on points OF domestic policy, parties we're about equally
divided Mr. Buchanan becomes President OF the states
for the next for years. not pledged 10 the extension OF
power ana influence Of the American Union rbis Is
the true significance OF hts election. We reason
10 alter, IN any respect the views which put iorih
i've months back The people, or . majority OF the
people, Of the Unod States have decided on policy
They desire the widening Of tneir internal limits, and
their couederacy, and As that confederacy exeuis
they hope to see their power augmented Ia Ike pro-
shc iib OF November. fne aayery question has not
been setlled--it has only been postponed and n Ia
from rs very nature Of such Kind that no cxcrna
events occur 20 give unlocked for stimulus 10
tonal feeling aud 70 band a statesmen toseiher what
their differences questions OF domestic policy, u
with the single exception Of Maryland (s), which voted
tor Fillmore have gone for Bucbsnsn, vng htm fi2
exception Of Illnor ( Indiana is) New Jersey l and
Pennsylvania (2, have fos Fremont Hs oots ms in
the res states 2S votes against the 81 gyea to his oppo
nent Those 81 decide the contest In Ne~ York the
most popuous, Intelligent, aud enterprsnx state Of the
Unon Fremont gains the thirty nve electoral votes the
gross popular vote would seem 20 give him majority Of
about l000t over his succossiui compettor-wr. Bu
chanan-so difficult IL u found even IN the Amsrcsu
Unon 10 exactly apporon electoral influence 70 nameri
cal strength Tho nu mbers are Important a. osing
the strength OF the two parties which divide the Union
and her dennteness OF purpose For the rs ums since
the declaration Of Independence We co nplste seps
ration between the North and the south Tue sntagonsm
is strengthened by every influence which most strongly
svsys civilized communiiesby moral conviction, by so
oia ,entmen,s habits and by material atcrost ros
antagonism @ u has been growing for years past must
continue to ncresse The power OF the slave Statos Is
prccomnaing over the power OF the free states is
impossible longer TO preserve balance between them.
With the Inevitable tife which the question
must continue 70 occasion We have hsaie concern.
such contests of principle are, In an espefa
manner, The peril Of states. Amcrica must
retto the difficulty ss she best Her statesmen
WILL doubtless, endeavcr ts pos pone dangers which
uey cannot 0ver0ome and tho most obvious way of
diyeyiDg attention from matters OF domestic POLICY
witch must become embarrassing the more they
are cscusrco,s " appeal 10 tho Nationality ~ tho pso
pie and 10 excite their enthusiasm in lsvor u Fsbcs or
eEgrandzemeut Hhus far Mr. Bach sasn hss found ~
nan nf policy answer II has raised him 70 tho Prcsi
VI il pledFei tho general trt