Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-07-02
Gaming 70 the point.


Mr.. Pryor, of the South has for some time been
airing his vocabulary pretty extensively at the ex-
pense of Howell Cobb. Robert j. Walker and
few other prominent Democrats, high in the favor
of the President, but has hitherto abstalned very
scrupulously from launching even SO much as an
epithet at the head of the President himself. He
has lavished invectve on Mr.. Buchanan's right
hand men, but has lavlshed only panegyric on Mr..
Buchanan. This groundless and absurd discrimi-
nation has been widely noticed to Mr.. P.'s dispar-
agement. but. from the following highly appropri-
ate structures we infer that be intends to lie nder
the reproach no longer. The symptom is an hon
orable one, and we hope it will be followed speedi
ly by restoration to perfect candor:
In brief retrospect of the domestic policy of Mr.,
Buchanan 50 far as it has progressed it will be diff
cult for impartial persons to find any thing to con-
denim III terms of positive censure. The same, I'M
fortunately can scarcely be said with regard to our
foreign relations. Here the voice of the country
is almost unanimous in complaint OF the Inactivity
of the Government. It is well known that despite
constant OutburSts OF popular temper, our foreign
policy hasloug been marked by submissive apathy
on the part of the Government, aud that it has
languished under system of hesitating delays and
temDorizing excuses We regret to have had no
assurance as vet in the OF the Administration
of any great improvement in foreign policy, but
to observe, the contrary, the early evidences OF
an inactive spirit and a Vaclating purpose.
AS to that Vexed issue iD our foreign policy, the
Central American question, we have yet 10 under
stand what necessity there for the il-timed and
dan serous delay which must be incurred i'll trans
ferrng the considt ration of further negotiations to
Congress. We had supposed that the controversy
had been brought to stage, when it might have
been terminated by a simple declaration of policy
on the part of the Executive, without any further
| recourse to the trealy-makng power of the Gov
| eminent.
Again: it would he affectation to deny that the
country has been disappointed in the management
of the New Grensdian difficulty and that our Gov
eminent at this moment, being still in the attitude
of awaiting second demand OF it's rights by that
Republic, is forced into very humiating, not to
say ridiculous, position in the eyes of the world
We are impatient OF such polite delays in the as
denied with indignity 1t will be recollected that
our Government eDcourag ed by the sentiment
both of England and France and in fact by an open
declaration Of the former power to adopt vigorous
measures in extOrting reparation from New Grena-
da, and in exacng security against future injury.
Why, under these circumstances, and with the jus
| uhcation which the action of the New Grenadian
Government had already afforded US, the Admins
trdton should hesitate to take any decided step,
and should at last conclude to suspend its rights
ard TO delay longer pretext to the last degree
shallow and ridiculous-that of waiting to see what
would come OF change of administration in New
Grenada-passes our comprehension, and appears
such a mystery of imprudence and proiundty o.
nonsense, as would vainy attempt to exagger
ate by any sort Of application.