The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-05

late Rochester abolition manifesto OF W. H.
Seward puts the case distinctly within the reach
Of decisive Southern reaction. Let it be
understood that this Rochester manifesto ia to
be the guiding star of an opposition majority in
the next Congress, and the remnants of the
Know Nothing party of the South viii be prac-
| tically absorbed in the common movement OF
that section, Of resistance to the black repub-
| licans Of the North and to their revolutionary
designs, as proclaimed by their New York oracle.
We know that, since the last Congressional
elections in the Southern States, the Know
Nothing party therein has almost wholly
disappeared az a general organization. The
proof is afforded in the elections of
last summer in North Carolina Kentucky
and Missouri. We therefore think it not
only possible, but highly probable, that
the democracy, with the Rochester platform
of Seward to operate upon, may send to the next
Congress an unbroken delegation from every
| Southern State, which would involve democra-
| tic gain of thirteen members, and democratic
House of Representatives Let us, upon this
basis see where we shall stand.
The opposition thus far, including the men,
bers elected, and putting down the States which
have yet to elect as they are now represented in
the House will have majority of-let us, to
avoid al nice distinc tions-say twenty:
Oppostion
democrats
But give the democrats gain ofthirteen men,
beers in the So,ah and the next House will stand
| as follows
Democrats
And LIT the late Rochester manifesto OF Seward
remain as the text book, and Seward the oracle
of the Northern republicans and this decisive re-
action in the South may be achieved The next
Congress is thus still an open question
The Coming Message and the Record OF the
| Administratior-A New Deal OF the Politi-
eni Cards.
The Washington correspondents announce that
Mr. Buchanan is writing his message for the
coming session Of Congress, and that he receives
with great calmness and philosophy the returns
| of the recent elections as they come in.
No President has had greater reason to view
| with calnness the treason of politicians and par
| tisan leaders than has Mr.. Buchanan, for none
| could look back upon their record of yearly
achievements with greater satisfaction than he.
| A concise review Of the events Of the year will
| demonstrate the truth of this. When he was pre-
pairing his message a year ago, his position was
| surrounded with difficulties. financial revu-
sion had Just swept over the country. which
carried away for time the revenue of the govern
ment and mems confidence in the future But
great as were our pecuniary troubles those Of our
domestic and foreign policy were equally en-
tangling and threatening. The Kansas question
filed the public mind which found no solution
for it. Utah was dreaded enigma. The fire.
eaters Of the South were again wild with
the new invasion Of Nicaragua. Numerous
Indian tribes threatened to involve our whole
Western frontier in the horrors of war. Men
doubted the feasibility of safe route overland
to our Pacific shore. On every side there
seemed to be an impossibility for the admins
traton to settle satisfactorily and safely for the
country any one Of the numerous difficulties that
attended it.
So. too, in our foreign relations With Eng
land the question Of the Bay Islands had brought
up the Clayton-Bulwer treaty with all its diem
mas The administration Of Palmerston, strongly
adverse to this country. had valnly endeavored
to draw US into the China war. and failing in
that. prepared a trap for the government in send
ing British cruisers to search every American
ship in American waters Spain presented a
most unsatisfactory tone and temper in her con-
duct towards us. With Spanish-America our
relations were of the most entanged nature.
Paraguay continued her insulting attitude.
Monagas in Venezuela. was insolent in reply to
our claims. Peru and Chile had violated the
rights Of our citizens in a variety Of instances.
Nicaragua and Costa Rica were endeavoring to
thrust every American interest from their terri
tory. Our relations with New Granada, which
had so long threatened to produce collision be-
tween the two countries, were just assuming
more favorable character; but the rights Of the
commerce Of the world in its transit Of the Ame
rican isthmus we're Of the most underlined
character.
II was in the midst of this seeming chaos that
Mr.. Buchanan drew up biz last message. lie
treated the difficulties Of the country with
masters hand; and though he had all along to
deal with adverse Congress. in which ambi-
tious Presidential aspirants and partisan leaders
had already produced disaHection, he so con
Quoted the policy Of the government, with min
gled prudence and energy that he can now APP
peal TO record Of success that IL unequalled in
our political history. The viii O. the wisp of
Kansas has been consigned to a deserved insig-
nifcance. The Utah question has been settled,
and the strength Of the Union demonstrated
been, In great measure, brought to reason A
safe route acros the continent has been estab-
lished. with mail running over il. The ilibus-
ter fever has been greatly allayed. And the
confidence Of the country In our industrial aud