The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-23
The Administration or mr. Buchanan I'm
dorAed by the Country

the collapse OF Know Notbingism; and secondly,
the concurrence OF a large majority of the
Southern people in support Of the conservative
Union policy of Mr.. Bucnansns administration.
Fiom various evidences, too, of similar
prevailing sentiment in the North, we may
safely assume that the administration is en-
dorsed aud will he sustained by this section, as
in the South. against all demagogues, ali dsor
gsnzers and ell Niger agitato,s within Or with
out the party camp.
Mr.. Pierce-poor Pierce-was elected almost
by acclamation; yet, within year or so, from
the fine promises and ''glittering generslities' OF
his inaugural, his overwhelming majority was
fritteTed away, bis party was demoralized aud
broken up, and the opposition forces faced him, bis
policy and his administration with q hostile ar
ray, exceeding majority Of three hundred thou.
sand in The popular vote of the Union. Aud
why? Because poor Pierce abandoning the great
compromise principles upon which he was elect.
ed, proceeded to the foolish business of consol-
dating the several factions of his party upon him
SELF through the division Of the spoils among
them. The consequence was that as with any
other purely spoils administration, that of poor
Pierce was speedily knocked to pieces.
The position Of Mr. Ducharan's administration
before the country is widely different. Elected
by the skn Of bis teeth, and Notwithstanding the
heavy aggregate opposition majority cast against
the democratic party, Mr.. Buchanan bids fair to
be the most popular President we have had since
the time OF General Jackson. With the drop
ping of the popular name of Fremont as their
watchword, the Northern republican party has
been rapidly cruizblng away. while the remarka
bic results Of the Fillmore movement have work.
ed out the practical dissolution of the late great
national Know Nothing party. The conservative
elements OF both these wigs of the opposition
are coalescing with the conservative body OF the
democrats in support of the administration; and
for reasons so broad and comprehensive that they
cover all The material interests of all the pro-
ductive financial and commercial classes OF the
whole Union.
All these material interests are looking with
satisfaction and confidence to the policy declared
and the course thus far pursued by Mr.. b.
chanan. They thus recognise in him the instru-
ment required to silence the disunion disorga-
mixers OF both sections, and to restore the peace
and unity of the republic Having nothing to
ask OF party demagogues olques or trading con-
ventioDs, Mr. Buchanan stands before us in that
advantageous attitude of independence from
which the best results may be confidently antci-
pated- Hence the generous disposition of the
people, and their confldent expectations of the
continued peace, order. and happiness of the
country, through the wise counsels and good
measures Of an honest and Independent man at
the helm; hence the continued failures Of the
Kansas agiiators, North and South, to stir I'D
panic.
The late Southern electors we Interpret az an
unequivocal endorsement Of the administration,
with its Kansas policy in the foreground. In
this view, the belligerent and terrible threaten
ings Of such fre-eating Southern democratic or
gans a. the Charleston Mercury, the Richmond
South, the New Orleans Della, and others
u the same school, are reduced TO their
practical value These fierce and sanguinary
ultras, in fact, are playing very desperate
game to create diversion with reference TO the
spoils and plumber Of the next Presidential cleo
ton, and that il all They would have demo
lished the Union robbed The federal treasury, and
established an independent Southern military
eonfederacy, had Fremont been elected and now
they threaten the same fearful Disasters should
Kapsss be admitted as a free State But all
these horrible scare crows Of blood and thunder
are only Intended TO frighten the weaker mem
befs Of the party ard to give these terrible
Southern fre-eaters the inside track al the next
Democratic Presidential Convention. Nothing
more
To poor Pierce. delused with the false visions
Of another term, all these Southern movements
and devices OF this sort we're a matter Of life and
death. But Mr.. Buchanan, having no aspirations
himself end no anointed heir for The succession
can afford to laugh at the folly and impotent
clustering Of all these flaming manifeetoes Of re.
bellion and their silly authors. To poor Pierce
the squabble for the plumber between the New
York bsrds and softs was the beginning Of bis
road TO ruin; with Mr.. Buchanan the division of
the spoils, as matter Of party policy has been
reduced 20 a mere bagatelle. The masses of the
people rely upon his honesty and discretion, and
against this public opinion the demorali,ed fac
tionists Oh TaminaDy Hall are utterly powerless
for mischief
In word, il is neither a public duty nor q
party necessity with Mr.. Buchanan 10 make con-
ccsions to threatening sectional agitators or
squabbling spoilmen. But he has the power,
and II is his policy, TO reduce them to submission
A larger and moro potent public opinion stands
OF his back than the demoralized politicians
and spoilsmen Of the party camp. Mr.. b.
chanan is aware OF this lie cannot have
failed TO discover that while the democra-
cy, according to The test Of last November
are in popular minority m the Union Of
over three hundred thousand votes, there has yet
arisen large majority Of the people In support
Of the honest and liberal administration Of the
democratic candidate And thus.withSfhei path
Of duty, safety and success so~clearly Jtsnarked
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