The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-18

workers, we fear, are behind the scenes in Vir-
ginia, South Carolina and Mississippi. Mr..
Calhoun and his regency, we dare say, are as
much the instruments employed by the Southern
fire-eaters in this Kansas game for the success
the tools of the Seward anti-slavery party.
The Lecompton Convention has done its work.
IL cannot be ratified; but it may still accomplish
its ends in working out the secession Of the fire.
eaters from the administration and the conser-
vative democracy. Very WELL Our only fears
are that there may be serious trouble in Kansas
from this Lecompton regency; for we have no
doubt that very short work will be made OF
Washington of this unratifed Lecompton con-
stitution. Let them send it along.
The Foreign Policy and the Foreign Ministers
We notice paragraphs going the rounds Of
certain journals, to the effect that such and such
changes have been made in the foreign repre-
sentation of the country; that Mr.. So and So
has received the appointment to Paris, and Mr..
So and So to Madrid; that this or that post in
the diplomatic service Of the United States has
at length been filled up &C., &C., DC. What
ever basis these statements may rest on our in
formation leads us to disbelieve that any
changes have yet been effected or agreed upon
in the diplomatic service, or that any politician
has received an offer of any foreign embassy
which is now filed
Mr.. Pierce made swift haste to fill up the list
of his foreign appointments; sent abroad his
representatives in hurry, and had very little
but discomfort from his foreign policy from that
time out. Mr.. Buchanan resolved to pursue
more deliberate course. AS the interests Of the
country did not seem imperatively to demand
any immediate change in our foreign represen-
tation, he determined to leave our representa-
tives where they are for the first year of his adj
ministration. AT the close of the year, or
rather, at the meeting of Congress, he will be
prepared with a new list of ministers, whose
names will be submitted to the Senate as
soon as they are selected. BY that time, it
is confidently presumed, all of Mr.. Pierce's
nominees will have placed their designations
in the hands of the President, and thus relieved
him from the ungracious portion of his task
BY that time, too, the government will have
had ample leisure to take deliberate and COM
prehensive view of the relations between the
United States and the foreign world, and to
decide upon line of foreign policy which shall
be worthy of the nation and of its President
This cautious plan will thus enable Mr. Bu-
chanan to gil the foreign legations without dis
courtesy to their present occupants; to subject
no one to the humiliation of a rejection by the
Senate after departure; and to send abroad
every man with full and well considered in
structions, and political travelling map, SO to
speak, from which he need never deviate.
1t need hardly be said that the policy on
which the administration have resolved, so far
as our foreign affairs are concerned, has cost
much anxious thought and severe study.
Happily, the two magistrates on whom it de-
volved to determine the many delicate questions
which presented themselves Buchanan
and Mr.. Cass-are both, by their age, their ex-
tensve experience, and their thorough acquaint-
ance with Europe, both in social and political
point of view, well adapted to grapple with
such problems They were not left, as
intricate questions of diplomacy with
the unaided light Of native shrewdness
they could bring to bear the ripe
results Of more than quarter Of a century's
schooling among the most astute politicians of
Europe. And it is saying little in their favor
when it is added that the policy which will be
matured when the foreign ministers are ap-
pointed will be of a holder, frmer, and more
consistent character than any that we have
known since the days Of General Jackson. II
will compare very favorably with the vacil-
lating foreign policy of Mr.. Pierce, the imbecli-
ty Of Mr.. Fillmore and the inert course OF other
recent Presidents.
foreign policy Of the new administration may
be found In the now famous document known al
the Ostend Manifesto. An error has prevailed
in many minds with regard to this document,
which, by singular perversion of its spirit has
been set down az wsrlike performance; while,
in point of fact 1t is expressly designed to OBJ
viate the necessity Of future recurrence to
hostilties The error arose through the insidi-
GUS continuance of the late Mr.. Marcy who,
seeing in the manifesto an opportunity Of kill
ing off his most formidable rival for the Prcsi-
dency, gave to the world document which was
intended and ought to have been reserved for
the most secret pigeon-hole of the Department
Of State; and, not content with this, accompa-
MED II by despatch tending to create the i'm
pression--which Mr.. Marcy knew better than
to share-that 1t was calculated, If acted
upon. to embroil this country in hostilities
with foreign nations. The trick succeeded we'll
enough to brighten good many people; there
are some, no doubt who will still feel thrill
Of alarm on being told that the sentiments and
doctrines OF the Ostend manifesto are likely to
be the leading principles OF the foreign policy
of Mr. Buchanan's administration There IL