The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-06
TIE Administration and the Southern and
Northern Ultras.

The Southern niger drivers or fire-eaters are
beginning to slacken their fire against the Kan
sas policy Of Governor Walker and the admins
tration; while the Northern niger worshippers,
or diIt-eaters, are swelling their electoneeriE1
hue and cry Of border ruffanism, Walkers PEN
fidy, and Buchanans treachery towards "beed-
ipg Kansas." And yet, strange as it may appear
TO the unsuspecting reader, the identical Kansas
policy Of the administration on the fourth OF
March last is the identical policy pursued at this
day-the simple policy Of the execution of the
laws, keeping always in view the popular sove-
reiguty doctrine or together with the legal forms
required by the Kansas Nebraska bill
The meaning Of this slackening Of the late
terrible broadsides Of the Southern ultras is
simply this-tbey have failed to frighten the ad-
ministration-they have discovered that the
policy of Mr.. Buchanan is as strong among the
honest masses Of the South as among the same
substantial people Of the North, and that II is yet
too soon in the day to fly of into Southern party
rebellion. They have discovered In fact, that
any factions attempt TO break down the admins
tration will be the certain ruin Of the faction
attempting the experiment. Hence, with all this
Southern cauor from the fre-eaters against Go
vernon Walker, upon finding that they have been
going little too far for their own safety, they
ore falling back into The most promising assur-
ances Of submission and loyalty.
The game OF these Southern ultras, from the
day Of Mr. Buchanan's election being TINS sub
stantially played out il may be well enough
briefly to recite It's history. Mr. Buchanan vas
not the choice OF these ul,rss but the necessity
their only alternative agaiost the election Of
Fremont. Their man was Pierce or Douglas:
but as neither OF these men could touch bottom in
the North, both had to be dropped 10 accepting
Mr. Buchanan however, the Southern ultras had
yet the hope 10 manage him and bis administra-
ton, a. they had maraged poor Pierce; and so,
directly aiter the November election, they
began 10 take their soundings In reference 10
the Cabinet Their first symptoms Of scrl-
Gus alarm were manifested as the reports Of
the probable appointment to the Cabinet
Of such conservative men az Cas- and Cobb be-
gan to asume plausible ard tangible shape
Then II was that formidable combination of
these Southern fire eaters at Washington, mem
bcrs Of Congress aud others was brought 10 bear
In behalf Of Robert J. Walker as Secretary Of
State. But az this appointment, under the cir
cumstances, would have been the surrender Of the
administration TO the secessionists, Mr.. Buchanan
wisely declined TO put Mr.. Walker in the post OF
Premier. On the contrary, in order to give the
country the strongest assurances Of biz copscrva-
tive resolutions, Mr. Buchanan made Gen Cas-
biz Premier, and Mr.. Cobb his Chancellor OF the
Exchequer. Then the first distinct mutterings Of
disgust and rebellion were heard from such South.
ern confederacy organs as the New Orleans Delto;
and thus, about the first Of April, the fre.eaters
new organ of Richmond, Virginia, with the
threatening title d the South, made its ap.
pearance.
The President, however in order TO prove
70 these Southern fre-eaters bis conciliatory die
| position In the most acceptable form, took
up their candidate for Secretary of State,
and made him Governor Of Kansas-the very
position over all others In which. one would sup
/ pose these ultras would desire to have the man
q their FIRST choice for the first Office in the
ministry. in this appointment, however. il soon
appeared that Mr.. Buchanan bad committed o
grave mistake an outrage aud q bitter insult 10
! TIC South, from the fact that Walker. repudiat-