The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-17


bay. The fight now is between Walker aud Sim.
Draper.
mr.. Buchanan's Admin str alton and our go
reign and Domestic Affairs.
Our news from Washington this morning Is
very interesting, and upon several important
subjects eminently satisfactory and significant Of
good things yet to come. Our readers will per-
ceive that Mr.. Buchanan has taken his position
as President of the United States; that is to say,
as the master, and not as the creature, Of his
Cabinet He will consult them upon all impor
tant questions, not with reference to their will
and pleasure, but in regard to the most eligible
ways and means for accomplishing his own. Act
ing upon this fundamental principle as the head
Of the government, he will have very little diff
Guilty in giving practical direction to his vie We
upon every administrative measure, whether re
lating to our foreign or our domestic affairs
Our readers will accordingly understand thai
our circumstantial intelligence concerning The
Dallas Clarendon treaty does not rest upon the
peculiar views OF any member of the Cabinet, but
upon the ascertaned opinions aud sentiments OF
Mr.. Buchanan himself. With the point establish
ed, also, that his policy is to be the policy o.
the administration, the meaning and tn
bearing of the Senate amendments to
the Dallas-Clarendon treaty will be reaii-
ly comprehended. As far as possible, tte
entangIing policy of the Clayton-Bdlwer stock
jobbing convention is to be superseded by ,ae
mutual policy between the contracting parties ol
non-intervention in the domestic affairs of the
Central American States. Aud as the prevailing
opinion at Washington is that England will readi-
ly acceptthe treaty, as thus amended, we per-
haps may venture in advance to pronounce 1t.
final ratification an important victory of straight
forward American diplomacy.
The hints we receive in relation to Mr. Blu
chanan's policy concerning Mexico, have also tn
merit of covering the exigences Of the case and
the crisis. II Comonfort, in his laudable efforts
TO make the church subservient TO the State as a
temporal power, requires money, and if We Gao
supply him 70 the advantage Of Mexico, and to
our own advantage, in an exchange of the re
quired cash forehe transfer to us of the Northern
States of Lover California, Sonora, Chihuahua,
New Leon, Coahuila and Tamaulipas by all
means let it be done. To this end the appoint
ment of capable and sagacious Minister to
Mexico is The first necessity; for in addition to
the land purchase indicated, it will be our Minis
ter's duty 10 keep vigilant eye upon the mill
tary and diplomatic operations of Spain and the
movements of Santa Auna in connection with
the future destiny of our unfortunate neighbor.
With reference to Cuba, we are informed that
Mr.. Buchanan, for the present, will rest upon
the Calhoun policy Of mastery inactivity"
We however expect something more than this.
IL is our impression that Mr.. Buchanan, If par
ticularly DESTROYS for any distinguishing achieve
ment in the Presidency, is DESTROYS of associat-
ing his name in history with the acquisition of
the "ever faithful island" We accordingly
venture to predict that he will seize the earliest
available occasion for q liberal offer to Spain
for Cuba; and that to this end particular con-
sideration will be given to the selection of
new Minister to Madrid. That Mr.. Buchanan.
in the event Of o refusal TO sell, will resort to
the desperate alternative Of wrestling the
island from Spain, II we have the power" no
man Ia prepared to believe Nevertheless, from
present appearances, there may possibly arise
within year or two such complication of en-
taDglements. Mexican and West Indian, between
the United States, Spain, and other Powers, as
will make the acquisition Of Cuba by this coun.
Try paramount necessity, peace or war;
In relation to our domestic affairs, the Kansas
question and the Utah Mormon excrescence call
for immediate and decisive action. That infa-
nous beast, that impudent and clustering impos-
tor, Brigham Young, and his abominable pack
of sanity officials should be kicked out without
delay and without ceremony. II appears, on
the other hand that in Kansas the border ruffian-
have driven Governor Geary into a resignation.
Should this be 30, the appointment Of a new Go
vernon should be made the occasion for the prac-
teal enforcement, by the President in Kansas, OF
the just and impartial policy Of Geary, even to
the extent Of calling in the army II necessary, to
expel obnoxious intermeddlers though Atchison
himself should be at the head Of the gang
AS far as disclosed, the views and purposes Of
the administration upon our foreign aud do
mestc affairs are significant Of good and great
results And why mott The coast is clear, and
the nasees of the people, Of all parties towards
Mr. Ruchanau are generously inclined