The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-05
The In augural.

The inaugural OF Mr.. Buchanan, which we
publish at length this morning, has the ring of
genuine silver. 1t has nothing Of the glittering
generalities Of that Of Franklin Pierce meaning
anything or nothing; but upon the living practi-
bravely faces the music.
First, upon the conservative domestic policy of
restoring the harmony and ancient friendship of
the different sections OF the Union Mr.. Buchanan
speaks the sentiments of the body of the Ameri-
can people. Disclaiming, too, any intention or
expectation or desire for second term, he is
liberated from that thraldom Of cliques and fac
tioDs upon which President aspiring for a re-
election as in the case Of poor Pierce, must in
evitably be broken down. From the independent
stand point of one term, Mr.. Buchanan is enabled
to open his mouth and speak freely, having no
other motive than such an administration Of the
duties of his great Office as will secure the appro-
baton of the country.
Upon the Kansas question he frankly and fair
ly meets the acquisitions of an honest enforcement
of the true doctrines of popular sovereignty"
and though neither abolition agitators nor pro-
slavery border rufians will find much comfort In
his views and opinions, they will be acceptable
at this juncture to reasonable men of all parties
and all sections. His policy of securing to every
inhabtant of Kansas his constitutional rights
against all outside interferences, is all that is
needed for the pacification Of the Territory and
the satisfactory solution Of the whole ques-
ton, no matter whether Kansas shall be ad-
mitted as State with or without the prescribed
population for representative in Congress
Honest men will next be gratiied at the de-
cisive ground taken by this inaugural against
the stock; iobbers, Spectators and plunder-mun-
gers Of the Washington lobby. Here we have
the most severe rebuke which poor Pierce has
yet received upon this business; and this applies
not only to the various combinations for plunder-
ing the Treasury directly-so prominent among
the corruptions of the late Administrations
especially TO the Congressional and kitchen Cabi-
net land jobbng and land robhing schemes of the
last four or five years.
The recommendations Of Mr.. Buchanan con-
corning our naval and seaboard defences are
also in good season; but in regard to the Pacific
Railroad chimera he bags the question. There
may Ike in the military power Of Congress the
power to build q railroad across the CONT
nent, but the hundreds of millions OF money
which this enormous railroad job will require for
single track to the Pacific, will certainly not be
within the reach of Congress for many years to
come, especially with a reduction of the revenues
the purchase Of new territories and an increase of
the navy. We accept this Pacific railroad argu-
ment simply as an official endorsement Of that
California letter, and here il will probably end.
Upon our foreign relations, the general policy
Of peace, commerce and friendship is laid down.
The sworn enemies OF the new admins
tration may perhaps think they dis
cover an echo of the Ostend manifesto in
this inaugural, and something like the
Monroe doctrine; hut we see no ground in the
general argument for any such opinions. 1t is,
however, very clear that Mr.. Buchanan, through
1.-The laws Of Justice and honor and 10y purchase,
docs cast passing glance Of hope at the ever
green island Of Cuba.
Briefly, for the present, We accept, and we be-
leye that the great majority Of the people OF all
sections OF the country will accept, this inaugural
as the chart which; Deractically followed up,
will give us a consogSGko. progressive, satisrac.
tory and cminently sucN&ful administration at
home and abroad