The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-04
The Inauguration Of Our New President
The incoming Administration.


The Inauguration of the fifteenth President of
at Washington to-day. With the pronunciation
by him of the oath prescribed by the constitution
the administration Of the last four years expires
and the new one begins 1t will begin, too. I'M
der highly favorable auspices and indications Of
peaceful, dignihed, satisfactory aud successful
administratio both in regard TO our internal
and exterior relations
Franklin Pierce has been a failure-a deplora-
bic and disastrous failure-to his party and
TO the county. Elected almost by the
unanimous vote Of the thirty-one States
Of the Union, upon the basis of the conserva-
tive principles embodied in the great compro.
mise measures Of 1850, his way was clear before
him. But instead Of building his administration
upon the solid rock Of the Union sentiment of the
country, as expressed in those great measures of
peace, he proceeded to erect a mongrel establish
ment upon the shifting sands Of faction. He
would harmonic his party, and so he proceeded
TO mixed Cabinet commission Of Northern free
sellers and Southern secessionists; and thus hts
downward career was commenced In advance Of
the delusive promises of his inaugural
With Mr. Buchanan the case is widely
different. Elected, Liz Pierce, upon the
strength Of the UM66 sentiment of the
country, and In spite of the expressive popular
minority 10 which the democratic party has been
reduced by the iollies, blunders and crimes OF
poor Pierce. IL is well that Mr.. Buchanan has
thought Il safest 10 fall back upon first prin-
ciples In this view the appointed of his Cabinet
headed by some Of the most prominent men
associated with the names Of Chy and Webster
In the passage of the peace acts Of 1854, removes
the new administration at once from Pierce's
road 10 ruin, and gives the cosntry aud the world
a solid guarantee OF conservative government
at home and abroad.
TIE policy Of compounding with Northern dis
organizers and Southern secessionirs, flibus
terra and all the odds and ends Of faction In view
Of another democratic nomination and another
term Of Office, is openly repudiated by Mr.. Bu.
chanan. His petition is an independent one.
He has no second term of Office to ask; he has So
cured the ultimatum Of his ambition, excepting
the desire to return in March, 1861 TO bis retire
men', with the approval OF the country and with
clear conscience, before God and man, in hav-
ing redeemed his oath 10 fulfil the duties of bis
high Office 10 the best Of his abilities
While the Cabinet affords us the most atisfac-
tory assurance Of firm, consistent and
conservative policy Mt home against
the schemes Of all sectional dlsorgsn-
izers on the slavery question, we are also as
sured that no fears need be entertained that Gen.
Cas-, as Secretary Of state is equivalent 10 an
" inevitable foreign war On the contrary, we
have IL from various reliable sources Of informa-
ton. that in the late discussion Of treaty In the
Senate and in his outside conversations, Gen.
Cass has expressed himself as man Of peace,
and in favor Of peace rether than war 10 the last
reasonable extremity o. forbearance. This peace
policy, bow,yer, will hardly be that mastery
inactivity" concerning our foreign relations
fhicb, with all its "sound aud fury has charac-
lied the Pierce administration, but something
Re. II Will comprehend the expansion Of our
commercial interests, the enlargement of our
political influence abroad, and the extension Of
our physcal boundaries as far ss compatible
with cur international good faith and the int
rests of the Union at large.
Briefly, we accept the Inauguration Of James