New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-15

When Mr. buchanan was nominated OF all days
Of the week upon Friday. We do not know !ha. any
delegate Lifted up his foreboding voice al the IN
lucky omen; but withou. the slightest supersti-
tcn, the shIewd observer must have felt during the
progress Of the canvass that success would brng no
security to the Buchanan party, AID that the trou
bic would follow closely upon the triumph. This
was certsin not merely because the Pro Slavery or
eanizatiOn had officially and explicitly discarded
honesty ard coed faith; not merely because il re-
lied mainly upon q sirgle interest and upon the
votes Of a section Of the country; not merely be-
cause il was profuse Of nbels, which always plague
the inventor much more sorely than they do those
against whom they are aimed but because the
party did not agree upon common construction of
the Nebraska puzzle; because in the event Of sue
cess, there would be more mouths to fill than prov
ender wherewithal to ill themi and because, to
secure the votes Of sundry hot headed and hair
Drained people the Cincinnati Convention made
promises of peppery nature, which it may be
found exceedingly inconyenient to perform.
Nor was Mr. Buchanan in a category less dubious
than that Of bis champions. What parts he pos
be was master Of had all been expended in getting
the Presidency Everybody knows that it is one
thing 10 be dexterous in grssping at power and
quite another thing 10 be deXterous in using il 70
advantage. WhsteYer our opinion may b Of Mr..
Buchanan's administrative abilities, il would be IN.
lair to prejudge him; and vet who can fail TO see 10
the thick-comipg pOrents OF the hour unmistakable
indications of future embarrassments, notifications
and failures OF these none is so prominent as the
election Of Gen. Cameron 10 the Senate Of the
United States by the Legislature of Pennsylyana
This was 3 catastrophe upon which Mr.. Buchanan
could hardly hsve counted. He had Just swept th
Stste by large majority, bis political friends wer
ia the ssceIdcncy in the Legislature, and certainly
II would not have been too great compliment for
Penn ~ lyanis to have sent q Buchanan Senator I
s>st in giving AZ initial impetus 10 the adminstra-
ton If her greatest statesman. Mr. Forney the
,ppCneDt OF Gen. Cameron, and the regular calcs
candidate Of the KeystoLe Democracy, had earned
the votes of his party if ever earned them; for
without meaning 10 BE- harsh, We must say that
very few persons would have rendered such services
as those performed through The PeRHsylsaHiGH 10
Re made forty times Senator. And vet, il the
ACE Of al these facts and considerations, We Tad
Ibe lic-ong friend Of Mr.. Buchanan defeated.
This aust be regarded as only tie begnling Of
.I.ubordirstou; nor can the Presidest elect tell,
Just AZ this time, hls friends from his fees. Who
Auows in what quarter tie next revolt may occur
WHO con tel which section Of the Pretoriaa band
usy ueIt ,uth open their cheftsin II not CERTAIN
Il tie ,vPpoIt Of PeLnsJ wanna, how can Mr.. Blu.
ohsrsn bt certain If tn s1pportOf South Carons or
# virginia How en- he be sure Of the Senate
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