The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-12
The Adninistratioa o. Mr.. Buchanan and
the Future.

/ inc Euture.
The political storm which has just blown over
has left a fearful number of wrecks along the
coast but the good ship of the administration
though roughly handled by the hostile elements
has suffered no damage sufficient to arrest its
onward course. In other words Mr. Buchanan
has substantially disposed of the troublesome
legaces entailed upon him by his incompetent
predecessors, Pierce and Fillmore, and the re-
naming two years of his administration will be
comparatively light and pleasant
A glance at the obstacles against which he has
had to contend, and at the solid work which he
has nevertheless accomplished will afford the
impartial reader the best assurance in regard to
the capabilities of the President to meet all the
present and future exigencies and contingencies
of his administration. With the democratic ma
jority in Congress reduced to a practical minori-
ty by tactious cliques and over-ambitious leaders,
the sagacity, firmness and steadiness of the ad-
ministration were equal to every emergency Of
the last session. Thus the Kansas question was
| reduced to a practical settlement; thus the
Mormon rebellion was put down through
| the prompt and efficient civil and military
| policy which was brought to bear against
it; thus the Central American Glbusters and fill
clustering propaganda were quietly put under
the supremacy Of law; and thus were secured
the civil, military and naval acts and appropria-
| ticns demanded to carry out the domestic and
| foreign measures of the administration. Among
these measures we may enumerate the settlement
Of the British question of the right of search; the
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ton against tie hostile Indian tribes of our West
| ern Plains and mountains, and several overland
| mail routes 10 the Pacific
| This is a satisfactory schedule of substantial
business transactions; nor should the quiet sup
preston of the hot-headed African slave trade
movements lately attempted in the South be
| omitted from the catalogue. These things, hay
ing been achieved against combination of enc
mics and impedinents within and without the
demot ratio camp, unparalleled in the history of
any preceding administration furnish the best
evidence of the moral strength and capabilities of
this Of Mr.. Buchanan. To be sure, the demorali-
| cations of the democracy in Congress compelled
the President to rely at the late session upon
the patriotism Of the opposition side; but in the
decisive support which they contributed upon
every important measure we have the key which
secures the patriotic endeayors of the President
against all party rebellions, or conspiracies, or
disasters, to the end.
| But in regard to the administration which is TO
succeed the present, and in reference to the cleo
ton which is to decide its political status and
policy, the political confusion which was stirred
L NJ he loc af e
COMPOUNDED than ever. The democratic party is
! a wreck; the republican party is but loose
conglomeration of discordant elements; and the
Know Nothing party has been FILTERED away
The opposition will most probably have ma
jorty in the next House of Representatives. but
it will be patchwork affair, subordinate to the
chances and accidents Of the hour. 1t will not
be able to do much mischief, and may possibly
prove to be decided acquisition to the admins
t;'ation, as compared with the wrangling cliques
of the democratic majority of the present House
From this existing Generalization of parties
and from all the indications of the day. there will
be neither union, nor harmony. nor system. nor
policy, to guide the proceedings ofany party in
the next Congress- except the party supporting
the measures of the administration. And as in
the present Congress- so in the next, this party
may be composed Of men of all parties and sec
tons, united simply from the high considerations
of duty to the government and the country
Thus too, we may discover nucleus around
| which solid conservative Union party
may be organized for 1860, which will over
| whelm and supersede all the demoralized, rot
| ten and effete party organizations resting upon
the dead issues Of an exhausted slavery agta-
| ticn.
The time is evidently at hand when the Anne
rican people, In their primary capacity, may
| confidently begin the work Of peaceful revolu-
ton, reconstruction and reformation. Ignoring
all the existing parties, and their rules Of disci
| pine, and their managing juntas and caucuses
| the conservatives and practical men Of all par
| tics have only to meet in council here and there
and everywhere, and compare notes, and they will
| quickly discover fair field and an open way for
new party, competent TO control the issues aud the
election for the succession. In this view, most
| likely the measures and policy of the admins
| tration, foreign and domestic which have been,
| and which will yet he developed, will form a
basis for popular action which will be rress;i-
BILE against all the opposing parties and conven-
ton managers and gamblers that may take the
| field.
We fully believe that at this moment vast
majority of the American people stand in re-
gard to the rotten party organizations of the
day, in that position Of apathy indifference and
disgust which il the next thing to an open re-
volt. This state Of things, with the new de-
mands arising from the practical exhaustion of
the slavery agitation, assuredly secures the adj
ministration for the present, and gives IL the
| controlling balance Of power for the future
GRoANs FROM THE ARMY or OCcrPArroy.-w