The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-11-25
From the Reading (Pa) Gazette.
PUBLIC CONFIDENCE.

One Of the happest fruits OF the election of Mr. Buchanan
the confidence In the future whch il has inspired in the
public mind. Among of all parties, and in every
ton Of the country there sense Of relief from the anx
iey which was so manifest during the canvass and feel
ing of security in respect to what's 10 come All seem to
have implicit faith that under Mr.. Buehansns admnsra
ton, the government will be safely conducted through
every difficulty that may present itself and every danger
that may arise TO threaten its peaceful and prosperous
progress Even the newspapers that but short time ago
prophesied the worst evils cure to follow upon his
ton, in him the wise cautious and experienced
statesman that his friends described and that his long
useful career in the public service had proved him. and
take comfort TO themselves in the defeat of their ayortes
by expressing strong hopes that he will make President
fully up to the mark of his admitted ability And strange
it may SEEM too the ulras who harped SO loudly and
ugubriousy on bleeding Kansas" and uttered many
piercing shreks for freedom have all at ceased to
be alarmats, and give no other fear than
that the Kansas troubles will be eecualy Quoted and
thus their only political capital be taken from them In
short Mr. Buchanans name is pledge of national security
both In home and foreign relations and promise of
the restoration Of those harmonious feelings between the
people Of the respective geographical divisions of the
Union, which alone insure its preservation. =
How different would have been the state of public feel
ing under other circumstances Let suppose for mo-
that Fremont had succeeded Who that is Mt
ery given up sectional prejudces but loves his whole
country and believes that its political union is the only
ark of its safety, could fail to be filled with the se-
approximations We not among those who at any
time have believed that the election of Fremont would of
itself and Immediately dissolution of the Union
but it be denied that his elevation TO the pre
dency would have tended increase rather than aay the
fears which the wisest and most patriotic menmen too
who are not accustomed to give heed causees alarms
reluctantly and sorrowuly admitted they felt for the flu
ture of our government Instead of subsdng into the
calmness and security in which find it, the peo-
pies mind would have remained the stretch in eyersh
an xety the policy which would govern the admins
trauon Of Mr.. Fremont and the country would have
stood still for months in dread Of seeing that ultra
OF vndicve hostility pursued against the South which the
threats of the open disunionists who among his
warmest supporters gave warning of that could well
be unheeded and which every friend of the Union not will
fully blind to passing events knows would inevitably pro-
yoke rupture at the very first attempt TO put 1t in
force. -.- .n' .- '-r-..s
The failure OF the people elect which was the
the friends of Mr.. Fillmore hoped would have left the
country in scarcely less unsatisfactory condition. In
that event. all would have become involved in doubt and
uncertainty which, in government like ours OF the peo-
pie and intimately connected with them in all its opera
tons is state of things amounting while it asts
positive evil The excitement Of the campaign would have
extended beyond its allotted time and the painful suspense
which the election relieved would have yet to be endured
while the people waited the action Of the House Of Repre-
sentauyes Inc prospect OF satisfactory soluuon oil the
difficulty would have been far from encouraging The
proraced struggle in that body to elect speaker
winter afforded slight hope that President would be
chosen at the time appointed by the constitution And
the heterogeneous composition Of the existing House
dered impossible that If successful in ma
king choice the President would be who
the present will Of the people, expressed in the
congressional elections
Butspeculations upon what might hare been are happily
da IL NV hat A. enrna
again chosen the President for themselves and chosen well
and wisely There is everything In Mr. BuchanaDs char
acer and statesman TO the sense Of
confidence and security in which the popular mind now
reposes awaiting the Inauguration Of the administrs
ton which veAre conscious OF oversanguine feeling
in predicting win be distinguished by all the Vgor iade
pendenee and true devotion the constitution and the
Union that characterized the presidency Of Jackson blend
cd with the tranquility and good feeling Of the days OF
Monroe