Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-04-11
BUCHANAN, oA.s Avn rms isauounap.
fFrom the London News, Match 20 ]

tFrom the London News, Match 20
The rapidly growing savagery IF the slave
States is now q singular spectacle In the So
called civilized world and tho mutual dstnte
Of the hectoring South and the educated
North is already rendering political action
difficult at Washington, and must render il
impossible, when the Northern Stntes rouse
themselves, TO send real representatives.
instead OF trucking politicians to the Nation
| al Congress. Mr. Buchanan, then, instead
OF having TO steer his course among parties,
or 10 head new one, as wonld have been his
method In former years, has now TO admit
that the old landmarks of party are swept
away and that his business is TO postpone us
long as possible the conflict which must de.
eide the fate OF the Union--the conflict be-
tween the very small section of citizens which
holds, and has long held, the political sway
of the republic and he z reut majority. which
are not yet fully reused to assert the princi-
Piles of their fathers and their own liberties
The utmost that nny but n most extraordi.
nary man can aim at in Mr.. Buchannn's
place is TO keep the peace at all events and
at every sacrifice, till the next Presidential
election shall take the responsibility out Of
his hands.
As TO his method-no message is needed |
to show what it will be nor should any mps. |
sage satisfy us as TO what it will not be- Mr. |
Buchanan's manners are for can bp) concila. |
tory he cannot but have been impressed hy |
the camEess and courtesy Of tone Of our
Foreign Minister during the troublesome and |
disagreeable negotiations which were cnrried |
on during MIR. l}uchanan's residence in Lon. |
don and ne has lived in Europe long enough .
to be secure from the hraggartism of untrnv-
elled American officials. He is donhllpss
aware that we see through the methods Of
his predecessor the device of picking quar-.
rels with England when domestic politics
become troubesome-and he may not need
to be told that, while we are willing to let
bvgones be bygOnes, We cannot allow our
selves to be made n convenience of by an
embarrassed cabinet at Washington. and that
i is not our principle, nor our humor. to go.
on pickering with neighbor. sailrrhg under
incessant cayls, and making perpetual recon.
There is no occasion to resort to warfare +
under this kind Of provocation. The two
people will always be friendly; ANA when
that is the case, nun-intercourSe bet tween the
is less evil thanconstant quarrelling.
when one side desires only peace. This kind
Df remark is rendered necessary not so much
by the Incidents of the late Presidents term
of rule as by Mr.. Buchanan's appointment Of
General Cass as his virtual Premier In eY-
Dia"atioH VI Az appointment WHlCn HaN InD9
,ee' r subject of-specala,ion to the political ;
vorld, il should be remembered that Russian
influence is paramount at Washington unG
understood that Russian influence has for |
nany Rionths been brought to bear on the
admission Of Gen. Cass to high Office Mr.
Buchanan is cue of the Americans whom the $
Russian Court have thought worth while to 1
vim, aud General Cass is another. The An. ,
luphobia Of the latter, which seems tn MS u 1
ort O: burlesqup, is acceptable at ST. Peters c
Hrg and that Court has naturally desire d !
o put so good hater in a position where r
lis power Of propagandism at home, and his
rovocations to England, might lie most
onspicuous. Mr. Buchanans reluctance To
nake the appointment is understooL-C"r
Onciiiation is both his interest and his iucl- E
alton; but the associations Of his old resi-. A
ence in Russia, far more agreeable aid Y
altering than those Of his late European
experience, have prevailed, strengthened as
hey are by the influence Of the diplomatic
'orld at Washington