The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-18

Jefferson Davis-Ths nIsphistophiIss Of the
SoutA.
1t Is announced in the journals of Mississippi
Is we have already stated, that Jefferson Davis
exSecrttasy of War to "poor Pierce" and now .
Senator is stumping that State during the present
canvass, as democratic speaker friendly to the
administration, but opposed to the policy Of Gov.
Walker in Kansas We have also given our
readers specimen lick of his oratory and poll
TICS being an extract from his last published
speech.
The evident design of such contradiction in
principles as he presents is to create discord in the
democratic ranks. in the South, and to lead of a
portion of the Southern ultras to an eventual op-
position to the administration. Col. Davis was the
ruling epirtt Of poor Pierce's Cabinet, where he
hung,ed matters sadly, and when the new admi-
nistration came into power he had hoped to secure
paramount influence in is councils. But Mr..
Buchanan was too cautious in announcing the
choice of h6 Cabinet advisers to suit Col Davis
and his friends among the Southern fre-eaters
and they began some time before the close of the
last Congress to throw out intimations of opposi-
ton If their wishes were not complied with.
When they. found that public opinion was
setting strongly in favor of General Cas- for the
State Department these very Southern ultras that
are now so fierce in their opposition to Governor
Walkers impartial and upright course in Kansas
united in urging him upon the choice Of the Pre-
sident in opposition to General Cas-. They
thought at that time that he would serve their
purposes, 60 far at least as to keep Cass or Cobb
out Of the Cabinet
But the policy he has pursued in Kansas
policy that is approved by Mr.. Buchanan and the
greet majority of people in the whole country-is
now made the prAtext of an issue with him,
though not with the administration. The pretext
is tlimsy one. and viii not avail them. The
whole course of these Southern ultras, under the
guidance Of Colonel Davis In the late Cabinet,
ard with the New Orleans Delta and Charleston
Mercury and the Richmond South as their ex-
ponents, has been directed to Q tanning of
the elements of disunion; and now when they
find that the good sense of the people,
both North and South, is abandoning the sup
port Of their ultra agitation, they feign an
acquiescence with the policy of the ad-
ministration merely for the purpose of
drawing the incautious and unrefecting
to create faction in the next Congress, which
may be brought to work upon the administration,
and force it to some of its purposes, by holding
the balance between its friends and the opposition
The course of COL Davis and of his organ, the
New Orleans Della, in this matter, is patent to
the whole country. During the last campaign
that journal gave very equiyocal support to
the democratic party, and finally ended by de-
nouncing just and sensible speech of Mr..
Breckenridge on this very Kansas question, aud
advising the democratic voters to stay away
from the polls. The truth lie that any settlement
of this question is distasteful to these Southern
freeaters, for it deprives them Of the advau-
tages they had hoped to derive from wild agi-
tation, which should prevent the rule of reason in
the South and in the North Such a desire il
very evident in the course Of the sx-Secretary of
War In the late Cabinet. While he was ruling
the aimless will Of "poor Pierce" and urging on
Stingfellow and his partisans with assurances of
support, he saw with pleasure the appoint
ment Of Reeder as Governor of Kansas
and after him Of Geary. He knew, and go
did his supporters in the South, that these APP
pointments would keep that agitation alive.
Their opposition to Governor Walker springs
rom the same cause. He has Gained the excite
ment in that Territory, and thus taken away from
them their political artillery. The people of
Kansas are satisfied with the assurance that they
will enjoy the full rights of self-government;
the whole country is satisfied that neither South
ern or Northern ultras will be allowed to force
their policy upon an unwilling community
Why, them should not this political Mephistophiles
be satsfedtoo, and not attempt to stir up the en-
bers Of disunion with distinction where there is
no difference, and an opposition that is illogical
and without reason?
THE AMERICAN STATE TIcKEr.-The Ameri
can party at Syracuse, considering all things
have done the ork OF State platform and
State ticket for the November canvass
very well. Their resolutions are very much
to the point and purpose, and decidedly
mora axnlicit and dacisiva aoainsf fba oorrnnt