New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-01

for DE demolition OF our beloved UOioc. Bat when
you trot in the solar system, ~ith it, "as'rac'ions
and rspul.ioos," snd other like eamss Of safety
securing character, Why, you hit upon the mo't
oobhdepce creating comparison in the world. Moth
ing could be fner.
And DOW we must take the political astronomer
and bi, fellows to task for putting the weaker aud
more crtdulous ctizeos Of this land in such mortal
frieht onl, last year. We were told that "the
sacred tie that biods 10 union sweet according
minds" was likely to be snapped Like piece Of
rotten packthread or bit Of old pipe-sten. n. Col.
Wright, whose missionary labors in Peun'ylTani'
are well known, declared with tears rolling down
his manly cheeks. that if Mr. Fremont were not
defeated, the CLon would be 90 goner.' Now
will Mr. Wright, with bis present stellar enligaten'
ment consider what this was tantamouot to say
ing, What more or less, We ask, than that the
defeat Of Mr.. Buchanan would be followed by q
dissolution Of the solar confederacy-thss the regal
sun would permanently "disdan to shine" which
would necessarily be followed by "a suspension
Of the moon, to cay nothing Of "a crisis" among
al the bankrupt bodies, and general winding up Of
creation' Now, if Col. Wright did believe in
this, be must have also believed in the comet
with ten million cubic feet Of head, ten billion
| "leagues of tail" He must have considered that
sveneipg monster to be "layiog off and 90" to get
the election returns, undetermined whether to
make bolt at us and aveDge the Sage CT Wheat
land, or to sneak off in disgust its tail poin ing
down with kink Of modification. Mr.. Wrghts
views may be thus logically stated: |. The Union
is as permanent ss the solar system. .. If Mr..
Buchanan be not elected, tie Union will be dis
solved. 3. Ergo, if Mr.. B. be not elected, the
solar system will be dissolved. Gracious. whst q
mercy we have escaped And how does it expand
our idea Of Mr.. Buchanau's sphere of usefulness :
Could the knowledge Of bis services be transmitted
to the nost dIstant regions, be would be the best
bsoTed individual in all creation. The Man ia
the Moon would wink bis eulOgy. He would have
monument erected to his memory upon Georgium
Sidus The little children in Jupiter would be
taught to lisp bis name. Ah it is not every Presi-
dent who is thus privileged TO preside at the crank
Of the universe.
But We regret to say that the feeling, the really
ropturous feeling Of security with which Mr.
Wrieht's astronomical discovery inspired US, has
been much shaken. We think there be two
Merlins in the field, and one Of them is not in such
high spirits as the other Thus at this very meet
ing, and while everybody was feeling good, there
was read letter from the Hon. Reverdy johnson,
who is evidently in the blues. and cannot agree
with Mr. Wright in his roseb bued vaccinations.
lie did once think that that election Of j. B had
saved the States, the sun the moon and The stars,
hd fabricated afresh the wheels Of everything and
given new crabkiness to matters in general. But
he is beginning to shake bis head again already.
He may have had fresh news from the comet; he
may have been disappointed in the power of DIR.
buchanan; but it is evident that be does not think
the Union by any means cut Of danget yet. He
ssys:
"The election of President Buchanan fer time
caused the elements Of dscord in sill sections TO sub
sioe, but they ere again in motJn. They Gao only,
apparently. be totally annbiisted BY giving {, his Ad'
mitishatiOn q support so general aud decided as to
blast the hopes o those who striving 10 keep the
country in fermept disastrous to its welfare and
cod name bUth at home and abroad. Newfork, If
rallied to the rescue, will do much to achieve this
end"
What queer old Union this Of ours is after all.
1t reminds Of what the poet says Of human hsppi-
ness 1t never is saved, but is always about to
be. 1t has the most convenient way Of being in q
dangerous situation. 1t is sure to be upon
the verge Of ruin a! just the right time II in7ari.
ably requests to be saved whenever the Democrats
with to carry an election. Here you see that, in
the opinion of Mr.. Reverdy johnson, nothing can
keep its head above water except the triumph Of
tie Shsm Democracy Of Ne~-York. Now, as the
prospect of such catastrophe is great deal more
remote than suspension of Mr.. Wrjgtts laws of
.repul,ion and attraction and a general
planetary bobbeIy, what will Mr. johnson do for
the Union after the overthrow Of his friends here'
Besides. does he not know that this election turns
UPON State Issues. and that the object Of the
Custom House patriots-the single object OF the
Democracy generally lis to redeem, and regenerate
and difenthrall New-Yo How could he be so
cruel or 20 careless, or so selfish, as not to say
word about "tbe corrupt legislation" at Albany
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