The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-18
Mr.. BuchanAn's ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Past and
It's Future

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Mr.. BuchanAn's Administration--Iu Fast and
Its Future.
The first two years OF Mr.. Buchanan's admins
tration have expired, and, from their results we
| may form pretty safe opinion concerning the
unexpired remnant of his term Of Office. In other
words, his successes thus far, and his present
good position before the country, afford the most
satisfactory guarantees Of sound, SAFE aud re-
liable administration to the end, and one which
will pass with credit through the crucible of
history.
Never before has a President of the United
States, Of any party, been called upon to grapple
with such OBJECTIONS, treacheries, conspiracies
and rebellions within his party camp as those
which have been levelled at the administration
of James Buchanan. Elected as the candidate OF
ton popular majority of nearly four hundred
thousand, one would have supposed that the uni
versal impulse of the democracy would be union
and harmony from the natural instincts of self
preservation; and that the opposition, with the
tremendous forces at their command, would be
quick to combine for the destruction Of an adj
ministraton the election of which they had
secured through their foolish division upon two
candidates.
On the contrary, the demoratizations Of the
democracy commenced with their success and
with the defeat of the opposition; the violent
hostility of republicans aud Americans againss
Mr.. Buchanan gave way to the most remarkable
anife sfaf;n IF f,riana nd har
The first threats of mutiny came from the
Southern fire-eaters 10 their efforts to AXE
one Robert J. Walker the Secretary of
State. But, with the proclamation of Nc.
Buchapan's conservative Cabinet, with that vener-
able national patriot, General Cass, at the head
of it, regular hue aud cry Of treason to the
South" came up from the organs of the Southern
ultras, from Richmond to New Orleans Inleed,
it was understood before the month of April,
1857, had passed, that an extensive Southern
league had been organized to put down an ad-
'ninistration which, 10 the outset, had so IA
gravity deserted the South. This Southern defec-
lion continued to increase its " noise aud cou-
fusion" during several months Of the first part Of
Governor Walkers administration ia Kansas,
when, presto! the wind changed round to the
Northwest and Walker, Stanton, Douglas and
sheir followers took up the cry of treachery and
raised the flag of rebellion.
Mr.. Buchanan submitted his first annual mes.
sage to Congress, and W til it's reading 10 the two
houses the work of rebellion and trcachery
among the democracy actively commenced
Upon the Kansas issue the Mormon question,
Central American affairs, the army, the navy,
&C., between Northern deserters and Southern
malcontents the administration was left without
party in Congress But the justice wisdom
and necessity of Mr.. Buchanan's measures, ia
every essential case, commanded sufficient
balance of power from the opposition side to
carry them Thus, for example, upon the bill
for the increase of the army we find even W. H
Seward coming up to the support of the admins
tration against Senator Toombs and other demo
cratic deserters Of the Senate Thus, the long
session of the late Congress closed triumphantly
for the administration, although base intrigues,
treachery and rebellion had reduced the heavy.
democratic majority of both houses to the con.
dition of an impotent minority.
But if the administration, In spite of these in
testiue discords of the democratic camp, thus
came off with flying colors, the case has been
somewhat different with the party Itself Under
the conflicting counsels Of Douglas, Toombs,
Gov. Walker Senator Brown Gov. Wise, aud
other Northern and Southern intractables, and
their organs and followers, the dem ,cracy went
into the elections for the new Congress, and the
results, in one word, have been a revolution,
Northern revolution, which has placed the next
HOUSE of Representatives in the hands Of the
opposition. A just retribution, this, upon the
party for the offences of its disappointed Presi-
DENTAL leaders, managers and spoilsmen. The
administration has lost nothing, comparing the
new Congress with the last; for surely, if ia the
one Case it had TO depend upon an opposition
minority, il can have nothing TO fear in the other
from an opposition majority.
Meantime, having demoraized, disorganized
and broken up the party to the very verge of a
final dissolution, the actious treacherous, disap-
pointed aud revengeful leaders ard organs con.
cerned have suspended their war upon Mr.. Bu-
chanan to very great extent. In the work of
personal detraction and calumny poor Forney
remains almost alone in his glory. The admin
istraton remains unshaken calm, firm and
strong, above the wrecks and ruins of the party
1t has still the power, toe, to save the party,
and it can only be saved through the admits
tration. There is no other hope for the demo-
cracy, and if they do not make this discovery in
season they can have no common ground of re-
union at Charleston, but from that point must
inevitably be dispersed among the loose mate
rails Of scrub race. The administration is
strong, the party is weak, and if it would stand,
it must stand by the administration.
EFFECT OF THE WAR on AMERICAN SHIP
PING.-Our Berlin correspondent, in his letter of
the 1st icst which we published yesterday, states
that many German shipowners Emancipation Of