The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-15

which have followed the active policy ct ooce
adopted by the administration; aud we may
now congratulate them, in consequence of this
decisive line Of action, upon the early evacua.
tion of the United States by the whole Mormon
community.
Thus much for the Mormon difficulty, planted
by Mr.. Fillmore and stimulated BY the feeble
wisby wathy policy Of poor Pierce into mon
strous, cruel, abhorrent, fanstcal and rebel
Hcus despotism II vanishes at tbs touch of a
determined and decisive administration
The Kssfas question was a still more formi-
dsble and difficult thing to deal with Intro
duced ~ a Presidential experiment by Mr..
Douglas, and greedily snapped up by poor
Pierce, that Kansas Nebraska bill had indeed
proved Pandors's box to the democratic party.
With the advent of Mr.. Buchanan the contro-
versy had ripencd into the most delicate and
alarming sectional quarrel that human In
genuity could invent. But he saw that de-
cisive policy and resolute purpose would
alone meet the exisencies OF the case, and his
policy and his purpose were quickly defined
After five months of incessaat agitation in Con-
,gress, of cross purposes and factious opposition,
we at last find the Presidents policy substan-
tally triumphant, and this whole Kansas bust
ness transferred and confined to the people of
Kansas, with whom ii properly belonga And
the most remarkable thing in all this Congress
siOnal agitation of the Lecompton constitution
is the fact, that in some shape or other that
constitution has the recorded votes in its favor
of every man, of every party and every faction,
with scarcely solitary exception in either
house.
Thus much for the Kansas question. 1t
threatened four years war of sections and
factions, the destruction of the administration
and all concerned; but it is now 50 quiet that
we scarcely hear anything more of it than of
the Northern-Eastern boundary or the Oregon
dispute. And it is to Mr.. Buchanan's resolute
purpose to have this thing settled that the
country is indebted for this pacifcation. We
see that it works like charm, and we all feel
that the trouble is over
The Central American ENHANCEMENT inherited
by Mr.. Buchanan was as complicated as the
late Russian war. What with Clayton Bulwer
treaties and Monroe doctrines, and British in
terpretations and violations thereof Greytown
bombarbments, Walker hlibustering govern
ments, Mosquito protectorates, Honduras colo
mics, wrangling steamship Transit monopolies,
and conflicting local authorities 1t was difficult
to conjecture where to begin to settle these
Central American complications; but Mr.. Bu-
chanan began at once with the filibusters, and
having put them out of the way, the coast was
clear. The doctrine of non intervention being
thus faithfully applied, the field was opened for
fair understanding with each of the Central
American States and with all foreign Powers
concerned, perfectly consistent with the rights
of local sovereignty and the obligations of inter-
national law. Thus much for the Central Ame-
ricsn imbroglio. 1t Ia substantially settled, and
by a process as simple as that Of Columbus
with tho ess.
But the most remarkable feet In connection
with this Mormon question, this Kansas diff
Guilty, and this Central American web of en-
tangements, is the fact that, in the work of their
solution, Mr.. Buchanan has had to contend with
the most disorganized, demoralized and factious
Congress In the history Of the country. With q
decided party majority in both houses, and with
violent opposition party arrsyed against
him, the successes Of the administration upon
the Kansas question the Mormon question, Gen.
trail American affairs, and other important
questions, are due to the incidental support of
opposition members Thus the Deficiency BILL
which was At first defeated in the House by de-
mocratic votes, was finally passed by opposition
votes; thus the original Army bill was defeated
in the Senate by the opposition of Mr.. Toombs,
and other factious and sectional democratic dis
organizers, while Mr.. Seward was among its
most active supporters; and thus the modified
Volunteer bill of Mr.. Qultman was passed In the
House by opposition votes Thus; by dsmocra-
tic mslcontents, the Kansas squabble would still
have been upon the carpet but for the interview
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