Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-02-05
From the Cincinnati Gazette.
Politics of the Day.

suing, is always, in politics, season OF
rest. One compxign is over and there is no
basis for even a conjuncture of the future
points of debate, till the President elect ap-
points his Cabinet, and delivers his Inaugu-
raj. Then there will be something, g, though
certainly not decisive, indicative OF the ad-
ministration. When Mr.. Pierce made JEFF
ferson Davis member Of his Cabinet, and
IL fact premier, it was certainly fair to con-
clude that the policy OF the Cabinet would
conform to shat Of the Southern States
Rights pIrty-in othes words 10 the extreme
pro-Slavery school. When he made Caleb
Cushing man who had belonged to all
parties. was without principe in anyone
oi his chief advisers, it might be very safely
assumed that he would give little sa;iscac-
ton to his own party. When in his Inau-
gural address, as in all his messages he
adopted the mere slang of partisans as the
language OF President,i it was very easy to
fonsee that his future conduct would be that
of an inferior peitifogger. The results fore
seen followed, and the 4th of March. 1853
really revealed all that has followed in the
cosduct and policy of his contemplate Ca
reer.
1t is bY means cert lin that the 4th of
March will reveal as much for Mr.. Buchan-
an But something it will declare. If one
OF the ultra school of Southern politics,
especially man of abilities, is given pro-
minent place in the Cabinet, and accom-.
panied by the same sort of ultra language
which characterized the parting address OF
Mr.. President Pierce, then the com ng ad-
ministra'ion will be but sequal of the past
it will be but the farce which follows the
play. We should have to wait two years
for another Congress, but the result would
be sure and inevitable.
If, however, we should hare no such clear
indications, but shoud have Cabinet want
ing the ultra elements, or possessing strong
national and conservative elements, we
could not surely predict the future. We
shou ID only know that the ultraism of Demo-
cracy and slavery was negatiued. What the
positive element would be, we could not at
once determine.
In the meantime the Republican party re-
poses on its arms, calm, confident, and salts
fed. 1t knows that while slavery possesses
the spirit it recently manifested, there will
be no want Of proper issues upon which
future controversies may turn, and it is de-
termined that at no time, and in no way,
will it cease TO oppose the farther extern
sion of slavery. In what way is the incom-
ing administration to avoid these Issues,
| Shall Kansas come in free or a slave
State. Every effort will be made by Mr..
Buchanan to make it a free State, but is it
certain he Can succeed! When it becomes
free State, wi Il no opposition be made to
! its admission! Will it not be claimed that
free and slave State shall come in to-
gether. Can the Republican party consent
to the admission of any slave State! Will
the Cuba question be abandoned! II Spain
shoul. consent ITO its sale, how can it be
bought without raising the slave question.
1t is very plain that the slave issu $, in one
form or another, will arise continually, till
the administration shall cease to be mere
cats-paw for the slave States.
The Republican party will have enough
TO do, no matter what Course mr. Buchanan
may adopt unless he takes the only one
which pure democratic President ought to
take-leave slavery TO take care o itself and
administer the Constitution as IN instru-
ment of freedom. In that case the great
controversy will be ended. but such course
we cannot enticipaie till the people have
finally settled the matter for themselves.
On the extension of lavery, direct, or in
direct. the Republican party will present a
firm and united front.
Ev' nts have proved beyond 4 doubt. that
the primary element of Republicanism ;s
deeply imbedded in the American heart, and
therefore must be successful Time is re-
quired Cor its complete success, and there
will be occasionally backset But the
general movement is onward.
The tine is nut far OF when no
man will think of making new slave State,
or ui such barefaced insult to the free
States, as was Ihe recent dismissal of Pro-
eesser Hedrick from his place on the Nauti-
cal Almanac, at Washington.
In the four years snce Pierce WAS elect
ed much has heen done to renovate the Sen
ate, and four years more will probably max
Congress completely Republican. The fol-
lowing changes in the Senate, since March
1853, will show what progress has been
made thare: