Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-02-02

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cult moral problem for the solution Of the Amer
lean people, The indians repugnanoe TO all
manual labor emed to u,erpose an insuperabIe
obstacle TO his civilization.
| From, wn.hinx s.n-ur. Buohnaaa's Cabinet.
The Washington CORE ponirnt of the charlcston
Mercury under date Of 9;h inst, has some striking
views relative 10 the policy of Mr. Buchanan The
writer sets ont with the statement that II is settled
that "Nr Baohanans Cabinet ,rH bs composed Of gan
tl-raeq ,rAo represesf the tsoN idcaSArloSAL men
This Is suspieons OF harmony and prosperity,
subject for 10Y rather than TOT the doOr with which
the letter writer evidently regards IT, Let Mr.. Buch-
anan construct such Cabinet, aud let all bis actions
harmonic with tie great union taea and he will be
eminently successful as ruler, aud will deserve and
receive the hearty paudits of vast majority Of the
American people The Mercury correspondent writes
It is not premature To announce that Mr.. Buchan-
an Cabinet viii be composed Of gentlemen who rep
resent The Union idea National men, who yield
more to Federal power than 10 the States.
The influences which nominated Mr.. Buchanan aud
the influences which force the construction of his
Cabinet the same. He finds 1t simply inpossi-
bic to appoint States Rights to his Cabinet be-
cause the II oil public opinion demands tine
tured with Federalism.
The writer goes to speak OF the divided couu-
sells and unsatisfactory results Of the administration
of Mr. Pierce of whom hc SAYS:
The Pres dents Cabinet divided in liz policy
The Presidcus own appo uincnt, IN the No tn turn
against him. lie fails receive the vote Of his
party in Convention His messages and appeals to
his uountrymen only aid fuel TO the flame. His We
toes sci aside in the senate and House. lie goes
out OF power broken IN health broken in heart, hro
ken in private fortune Why Simply because he
attempted 90 stem the lido OF anti-slafery. 1t was
loo strong for him too strong for the Demoerl tic par
~, mud too strong Tor the Constitution
The facts stated are doubtless true but the con-
cusion deduced from them is, in judgment, en-
tirely President Pierce failed because he
attempted m experiment, AS impossible in politics as
in chemistry to unite oilnn watcrhe sought to min
gle extreme and antagonistic utraisms with quasi
aud sound nationality aud the result is precisely
what had all along been predicted by conservative
aen Throughout the country. Had he carried out the
promises Of his n4a safai, aul with firm aud steady
hind upheld the gfed national party, or rather the
national sentiment thai brought him into Office, Black
RepublicanI-m would have obtained no ioothod in
the country, and the dangers SO recently impending
would scarcely have been known. Mr.. Pierce has
lailod not because he attempted to stem the tide Of
anti-slayery but because of his want of nerve mud
Of that comprehensive craftsmanship essential to the
successful government OF such country this and
because he resored to the, at best dangerous policy
Of purchasing peace rather than commanding it
We believe that his purposes in all this patriotic
aud his feelings national, but his Judgment aud prac
tiee not well calculated to accomplish what he
doubtless really desired, and he IS suffering the
penalty, not of his misthouphts bat of his misdecds
Happy will II be for the President elect if he shall so
shape his policy rs 10 avoid the fatal shoals upon
which his predecessor was wrecked and which nre