The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-22
NJ. Buchanan's Departure for Washington
The beginning Of Practical Work.


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NJ. Buchanan's Departure for Washington-
The Beginning Of Practical Work.
Mr.. Buchanan has left, or is about 10 leave,
his retirement at Wheaslald for the politicians
and spoilsmen's caravansary at Washington.
He goes thus early not to stay, but merely for
the purpose of certain preliminary observations
and consultations among the magnates Of the
party, from all sections Of the Union in reference
to the composition of his Cabinet and the chart
and sailing directions of his administration.
After having thus taken his observations and his
soundings-NOrth, South East aud West-the
President elect thus posted up, will return to his
quiet study at Wheatland, there deliberately to
arrange bis Cabinet and prepare his inaugural
address. With the accomplishment OF these du
ties be will return to Washington in abundant
season to receive the parting benedictions and
farewell dinner of poor Pierce" with a few
days to spare before the Inauguration
During this preliminary expedition to Wash
ington, the Cabinet makers the candidates for
foreign Missions the big fish and the small fry Of
the hopeful democracy gathered and gathering in
the federal city. will cluster around the rising
sun Of their aspirations expectations and idola-
try. to put in their claims their loyalty, their
hopes and their peculiar views, and TO pump
their apnointed chief in every possible
way. But We have the best reasons for
believing that while Mr.. Buchanan will find
not the slightest difficulty in pumping from the
various sachems and medicine men of the party
all that they know, they will not pump much
from him concerning the probable men or mea-
surcs of his administration. Let not the idea be
entertained, however, by any doubling cheftain
of Tammany Hall that Mr.. Buchanan makes this
preliminary trip to Washington for the express
purpose of getting advice and learning wisdo
of democratic members of Congress, in reference
to the practical business Of his great Office
They will stand more in need Of his advice than
will he Of theirs. lie goes, perhaps, expressly to
compare notes with the heads Of the party from
all sections Of the Union, so as to be enabled to
dispense justice among them as far as practicable,
without detriment to the higher objects Of the GO
verpment comprehepded in the public interests
and the general welfare"
In this view many Of our democratic great
guns and little pistols will approach the new
fountain Of power and patronage with fear and
trembling. Some will feel, in his presence, like
the shuddering patient Of water cure treatment
at the moment when the learned doctor is about to
give him showering at the freezing point-sone
will be as cold as Marcy, some as warm as CLANCY
Jones. some as cunning as Cushing some as pre-
sumptuous as Toombs, some as suspicious as JEFF
ferson Davis, some as egotistical as Benton, some
as belligerent as Barnvell Rbett, aud some as
amioable and affectionate as John Barney. Bat
none of them will learn all they desire to know
till OH or about the eventful Fourth of March.
We know, and Mr.. Buchanan knows, that among
the politicians and organs Of his party, especially
South there are doubts misgivings aud anXieties
troubling the brethren-that there is a very pc
culiar sensitiveness in the Southern democra .ic
mind Of the fire-eating class, concerning III
Buchanans Lancaster declaration against ",ill
sectional parties" But for definite solution Of
this oracular manifesto, the parties concerned
will, we fear, he compelled to cultivate their
patience and forbearance till on or about the
fourth of March.
our Southern extremists that their road will not
be travelled by Mr.. Buchanan. He will not
euter upon it, but he will turn his back upon it
at the outset. Southern democratic journals
NAV plead the transcendant wisdom OF the gene
raj policy of poor Pierce-they may Halter. they
may denounce. they may threaten-but as the
President elect is of that school OF Pennsylvania
philosophers who believe that 1.-The proof Of the
pudding is in the eating thereof" he will certain.
" steer off from poor Perce's downhill road to
ruin. To change the figure, the more masculine
and sensible Of the Northern democratic Jour-
mails. in resisting the views and advice of our
Southern extremists, and in chalking out a chan
rel of safety for the new administration, as be
tween Scylla and Charybdis, are undoubtedly
upon the true course Looking at the antece
dents the election the late declarations and the
present position of Mr.. Buchanan, from every
point Of view. we feel authorized TO say, how
| ever that something like the benefits of gene
raj amnesty will be graciousiy accorded to az
noisy and boistcrous campaigning disunonists o
| The Southern ffe-estiug order who shall haze
duly repentej OF their treason and their folly
and placed their repentance upon record sine
the Presidential election
in this act of general amnesty much will b
allowed TO the terrible fright brought upon tht
democracy everywhere last summer, by the real
ly alarming popularity Of Fremont The exi
gcncy was a desperate one--t made the party
desperate; and hence the ierocious blood aud car
mage disunion desperation OF Mr.. Buchanan
Southern champions on the stump will be ex
cused provided they shall have since rcpcntet
and asked again TO be baptized into the orthodo,
church of the national Buchanan democracy
Thus Gov. WISE concerning the price of mig
gers having fully rcpented Of his csmpaig
threats of disunion, civil war, and the robbery o