The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-04

Now, here it will be seen that Mr.. Buchanan
election is the consequence rather Of combiD -
ton Of happy accidents than any thing else, anil
that The general result upon the Kansas issue g
a most emphatic popular condemnation Of Pierce's
uilian policy in Kansas. 10 three of the five
Northern States carried by NJ Buchanan, New
jersey, Illinois aud California, there is n lecid-
I'd opposition popular vote against him; ia ano-
iber one, Pennsylvania, his own STATE, his POI,
lar majority is on!y 626 cut Of an aggregate w .
Of 4jg, 6S2. Where would he have been but 70.
the 1issensions and divisions among the oppos-
tIOn ranks, resulting from their thro wing away
The Pennsylvania October election Mr.. Bu-
cbanan is therefore elected not from the strength
ofthe democratic party or the democratic pla'-
foIm, but from the divisions Of the opposition
forces In the very States which decided the re-
suit in his favor Notwithstanding their existing
popular majoriti,s against him.
Again What was the position Of Mr.. Boz
cbsnan as n Presidential Candidate Why was
Mr.. Douglas rejected at Cincinnati? Because
be wss the father Of the bill repeating the Ms
souri compromise. Had the vote OF tae Sou,a
been equal to an election, Mr. Douglas would
have answered; but fory-nine Northern eles-
tOTal votes were wanted, and of this number u
was apparently impossible that Mr. Dougl g
could have received the first electoral Northern
vote. With poor Pierce the case was even
worse. To run ahead OF Douglas for Southern
capital at Cincinnati he had transformed the
popular sovereignty policy of the Kansas
No eta inta tha rttfi. oF
Kansas a slave State by f-e and sword. Eat on
this ground the democratic Sachems OF the Gin
cinnati Convention--even Of the South-lookin !,
10 the spoils saw that Pierce would never d.,
and 50 they kicked him out unceremoniously
a. in lSi4 they turned their backs upon Van
Buicn and Capt. Tyler.
Mr.. Buchanan was nominated because be was
innocent OF The Kansas Nebraska bill--because hi.
bands we're equally clear Of the blood of Pierce
Kansas rufianisn: and because he was univer-
sally believed TO be the only man Of the demo
cratic party that could carry the State of Penn
sylvania. He was also run 10 great extent,
in Pennsylvania and other free States, upon the
Fremont platform of " free Kansas !" and yet,
notwithstanding bis innocence in the matter of
The Nebraska bill. and OF Pierces ruiian policy
in Kansas; and Notwithstanding that " Old Man
Of The Sea. Willard Fillmore, that Fremont had
TO carrylupon bis back; and notwithstanding the
double-deaiing Of the Cincinnati platform; and
in spite of the dodge Of Buchanan. Breckin-
ridge aud free Kan.ss' the democratic nominee
is elected by the skin of his teeth and in the face
O. a. aggregate popular opposition majority of
upwards Of three hundred and sixty nine thou.
sara votes.
Aud Why vas his? Why these tremendous
m ,ioritics for Fremont in most of The Northern
st ,,cs. ard b successful run Of Mr.. Buchanan
in Pennsylvania? Because. in New York for cx
amplc. the poole believed that his policy in
X ,psss would g Pierce's rulian policy; while in
Pennsylvania The people were powerfully per-
.1aG,L lie otL,i say. Thus AZ. Buchanan yves