The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-03
Mr.. buchanan at Washington-signs OF =
Good Administration.

Our information Of Mr.. Buchanans move
ments at Washington is of the most interesting
character 1t appears that his presence has al
eady had the most happy effect in calming down
be belligerent propensities Of the wrangling
cliques and spoilsmen Of the hopeful democracy.
They have discovered that they and the broken
democracy owe more to Mr. Buchanan for
their narrow escape in his election than ne owes
% them--they have found out that the President
elect intends to he the master Of his position, aud
the practical head of his administration; aud we
presume they have made the additional discovery
that he will dispense with the underground es-
tablshment of a Kitchen Cabinet.
Conspicuous among the latter-day saints Of the
democratic church who have made their way TO
Washington through the snow, to pay their &C.
spects TO their anointed chleftain, is Governor
Wise. Of Virginia. Democrats who had never
seen the Governor before have been surprisingly
taken aback in his presence. They had supposed
him to be terrible giant, armed cap-apie,
bearded like Russian. and clustering like bully.
On the contrary, he has appeared among them
rather thin delicate ard weakly looking man,
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preacher after COED revival; and instead Of
boiling over with swords, guns, bayonets, nggers,
secession. disunion and civil war; beautifully
dissolving in the milk and honey Of brotherly
love- such have been the good influences of
the mere contact OF the warlike Governor
with the pacific President elect The Henry
A. Wise of some two years ago, with his
low, mean, vulgar and ungentlem,nly abuse from
the stump; nay, more, the Governor Wise Of last
summer, with his fire eating. disunion bravado,
ftoth, fuss and fury about his niggers and the
price Of nigeers, is not the same Governor Wise
that has visited Mr. Buchanan at Wheatland and
at Washington. No. He has repented, he has
been baptized in the true faith-yca, washed, and
has become new man for, upon mere con-
tiDgent interest in the spols, he has pledged HIM
self to Mr. Buchanan and the Union, utterly re-
gudless Of the price of niggers
This is great and good example of the benigi
influences of the new dispeusaton already. 1t is
significant of much good accomplished and Of
better things to come. We hail this sign as a
mighty evidence in support Of our faith in Mr..
Buchanan's Lancaster declaration against all
sectional factions and parties. No schemers of
disunion, no sectional plotters Of dscord. no fire
eating seceSonsts nor fauatical abolitionists will
be countenanoed by him. He will take the
straight and veil defined highway OF the Union
and the Constitution he will choose his own
Cabinet, define and pursue bis own administra-
tive policy, 20 as not only TO reconstruct the
democratic party upon broader basis in bis sup
port, but 20 as to reduce the opposition forces TO
the narrowest possible margin of mere sectional
grounds of hostility. This mastery programme
will. Of course, comprehend series Of measures,
foreign and domestic, of an eminently national
and conservative character, with due regard,
meantime, TO our legitimate commercial and
political prosperity and progress.
According TO our sdvices, Mr.. Buchanan will
make no definite designation of his Cabinet I'M
til be shall have submitted his researches and
conclusions at Washington 10 the refining cru
chile at Wheatland. In the meantime, IL seems,
from the conversations, inquiries, remarks com
pliments, hints suggestions opinions, &C., of the
President elect at Washington, that some pretty
shrewd guesses may be made, at least in respect
to the more prominent members Of his ministry.
We are not inpatient; for we await the official