The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-13

Pierce could beat down a majority of fifteen,
who doubts that the strong and more energetic
administration Of Mr.. Buchanan will beat down
a majority Of one?
The ANTI Leccmpton Gathering at the Acade-
my-~ Old Duck' Another Old Hickory,
Our black republican Kansas shriekers, with
a few fsby democrats in the foreground, at
tempted to hold their appointed meeting last
night in the Academy Of Music, and, had they
gained admittance into that building, would
no doubt have svailed themselves of the oc-
casion for the largest liberty IN denuncia-
ton of the Infamous Lecompton constitution.
They promise to carry out their purpose some
day next week. But what will be the result of
their denunciation of the policy of Mr. Buchanan
Will it help the cause of the anti-Lecompton-
ties to the extent in Congress Of single vote?
No. But the effect of such meeting, and of the
late Forney experiment in Philadelphia, and of
all other factious Northern movements Of the
same character, will be only to expedite the
inevitable popular reaction in favor of the ad-
ministration.
The parallel, in this view. between the pre-
sent position of Mr. Buchanan and the position
of Old Hickory, as President is very striking
and remarkable. 1t was generally understood
among the leading politicians concerned in
the elevation of General Jackson that as
President, he was to be mere nose of
wax, to be moulded at pleasure to
suit their purposes But he was not in
the White House six months before they
discovered that they had "caught q
Tar tar" and secured master. Forthwith the
war of conspiracies, OBJECTIONS and rebellion
commenced, Mr. Calhoun leading off. This war
was prosecuted in various shapes, upon private
intrigues, social scandals and public measures,
through the whole of General Jackson's Presi-
Dental career. But what we're the consequences?
Before the end of his first term, his three most
powerful Presidential rivals-Calhoun, Clay and
Webster-were laid low In the dust; and at the
close of his second term he transferred to his
successor the most powerful and compact politi
cal party in all the history of this country.
The nose Of wax which the political pipelayers
thought they had secured in the new man from
the backwoods of Tennessee thus made himself
their dictator. He was not the man to be alarm
ed by factious conspiracies or threatening poll
ticians, but very independent sort of man,
with will of his own, and exceedingly obsti-
the responsibility"
We have seen that with the election of "Old
Buck number of the most active aud ambi-
,ious politicians. North and South, concerned
in his election, imagined that he, too, could he
moulded at their pleasure, like nose Of wax.
And what, in this case, are the consequences?
Before the expiration Of the first year of his
administration the vain but desperate efforts of
these scheming politicians to reduce him to ODE
dience have resulted in casting out into polti-
cal exile three Of the most conspicuous men of
the party, and three candidates for the Presi-
dency, withal, who have Lost everything in their
first encounter with this indomitable "Old Buck"
of Pennsylvania. These three Frustrated Pre-
sidential aspirapts are Mr. Senator Douglas, Go
vernon Wise, and Ex-Governor Walker From
the dizzy heights of their Presidential hopes,
they have fallen into the gulf Of political obli-
vion never again to reach the elevation from
which they have 30 suddenly descended. They
litical meetings and investigating committees,
here, there and everywhere; but they are done
for, and their cause is lost. The Lecompton
constitution, with slavery within a month or
30, will be law of the land, and that will be
the end of them.
Thus the parallel between "Old Hickory
and Old Buck" is complete; and the triumph
Of the former over all the opposition forces
and faotious democratic leaders, and their camp
followers combined was not more decisive than
will be the success of the latter over the present
political combinations against him. AS for the
inent, such as FGney. Stanton, Harris, Haskn
and Others, they will disappear with the drop
ping of the curtain over bleeding Kansas"
and the places which now know them will
know them no more" When the leaders are
cut down, their followers must necessarily be
dispeIIsed.
The gathering last night in front of the Acade-
my was Loves labor lost II the meeting had
been held in the building, and resolutions and
speeches, and all the paraphernalia of pomp
and ceremony, and gas lights been spread out
before the people, they would have amounted
to nothing-just nothing at all. II matters very
little whether the speeches are published to-day
or next week. Old Buck has put his foot down:
he has made this Lecompton constitution the test
of the strength of his administration and the re-
suit will chow that he was right in taking the
responsibility" Within few weeks the Kan
sas difficulty will be settled. the strength and
prestige Of the administration will be estab-
lished, and its enemies will be all adrift upon
the waves.
FANCY SroCKs REvrvING.-Whh the general
Improvement in the stock market, caused by
the unusual plethora Of money, we must expect