The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-10-31
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THE ADMINISTRATIONS STATE or THE COIN



since the days of Monroe no administration has won
public confidence rapidly than that Of Mr. Buclsn-
an while, at the same time none has held unsom
promlsingiy TO principle No President Of the United
States gave explicit and unescrved avowal Of
sound doctrine upon the constitutional attitude Of African
slavery in the United States did Mr.. Buchanan In his
letter Of six eight weeks sgo short time since We
encountered friend direct from Washington, who had
grown up under tho shadow Of the great Calhoun He
had spent days In unreseved intercourse with the
cabinet and President and hi. int exclamation to us
vas, Mot Calhoun himself more sound than Is
administration at Washington Every southrrn man
have who has ade himself familiar with the facts
is satisfied and happyp We hays the most entire and
undoubtng faith that every dsust towards the admins
tation which may yet nger in the minds of the fair-
minded southern democracy destined to vanish before
the light of truth No of Mr. Buchanan in relation
Kansas any other matter viii be found to clash
with the whole current Of his life the avowa In his in
sugura and the doctrines Of his New Haven letter. The
South will be satisfied rsaI reh .a
Recent elections speak in an equally unequivocal tone
for the Hctb There under the influence Of quiet and
almost unsupported fraction in public opinion the de-
mocracy have been surprised at results than their
antagonists Look at Obowth its huge blackrepubli-
can majority vanished and gone like ugly dream in
moment of awakening good and reaconary folcr
second thought Black epublicansm has wiheIed like
Ionahs gotird and large minority Of the Fremont
voteis tieuselyes now believe moro than salts
fed with his dcist IN vain the more fanatiea black
republican prints attempt 10 bp ny the Kansas excite
nent by charges of federal military rcercaonthe people
see the President determined Kansas shall settle her
own strfs and questions according to law, and blatant
demagogues prate in vain great reaction, suspicious
of QUIT aud rest from this everlasting slavery agitation
IL not of returning sectional harmony or better feeling
has already taken place Throughout the North and il
now progressing rapidly The quiet, dig"ssed, seeli'
ant attitude of the administration the candot, anos!era-
ton .and rnness with which 1t has yindicated and pros
ccutcd its policyhas contributed greatly to aay excite
NETT ertd give confidence to the country.
Add to this ffitlfh sew weeks new, momenolS, and
startling questions Of finance hs-~ como pressing upon
the people with overpowering weght-a seishs and
sastness which will press down and ovcrshadow for
while dill Htiis, matters of controversy The people OF
the Unite, States are HOW ~ determine whether the cur
r.ncy and every material interest hanging thereon are
longer to be made the sport Oh mutations and cxpansons
e Of nancers. What have the people, what
have the democracy, to say about banks Are we not
tired of them at last and shall not the word go forth
from Maine to Louisiana to return to o circulating me
dunn of something more than fancy value! 49,