New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-29

Msrquises, Dukes, and lesser dignit2fles 10 EhAh
clothes and small swOrds, grt ne monarch tiii Gay
saud y~ars "A the waters OF NIAGARA carry down the
cataract vi,p Of straw did the people obhterate
these faithful but misguided friends OF past abuses and
of an absolute sovereign, no" "etsei Il &c pssl.ii
With the terrible bayouet, and fired by the new blaze
of freedom and the equal rights OF all men rom high
est 10 lowest So il would have been win TOE virginia
invasion az the district il il had not been stopped short
of he Destination BY the sage and sober second thought
of It's great men and women. BY force tins Union
may be consolidated but by force II can never BE- dis
membered.
Mr.. Cory al leng1h reached Wheailand, and had a
long interview with the President elect. he tried 70
impress upon HE mind at the salvation Of the Democ
racy depended upon making Kansas Free STATE; that
the old family compact, the Missouri CompTomise,
ought 10 be restored that the plan to buy Cuba
an intense absurdty and that strenuous foreign
policy, particularly free trade with France, should be
inaugurated. But Mr. Cory found Mr.. Buchanan too
stupid or too obstinate to be impressed he gave him
up as a bad job.
PRODUCING THE PROPER FEELING.
But in order 10 produce the proper feeling for the
final conference told Mr. Is. that the Democracy OF
Ohio were anything but sanguine; that they had
hope that something would turn up but that there was
no definite plan OF relief from the prospect Of defeat.
Some of them thought ! did, that we required new
and bold ideas TO supersede the bad eminenee given
10 Slavery and its broils. What the rest thought if
anything, did not know, They had said nothing.
For nv part, thought that would have % seize
the crisis vigorously and struggle with all our nigh.
to wrest victory from our antagonists. We had 20
secure the old triumphs of the party, which was
anti Bank, anti-Tarih, ant-lntenal Improvement,
and auti-C Consolidation; but none Of these
issues were prominent, should invent Others which
were rooted in the hearts Of peOple-NOrth and
West especially, and which were connected with the
interests of every section Including the Southern OF
the mississippi Valley. asked Mr. B. If he had ever
the Mississippi Valley. He said be had only been
az far West, since he a man, Pittsburgh; but
think be said when he was boy he had gone 70 Salt
River. Whether that was jOcular not il sppa-
rent that he had much actual acquaintance with the
Great West. 1t was my chief business with him 10
explain and magnify the value Of that region long
unknown TO Federal fame; and TO give If prominence,
if could that hereafter it should take the first
place IN the minds of himself and his SUCCESSORS
MIR. BUCHANAN NOT IMPRESSED.
II appears by his inaugural that he was not i'm
pressed thai he gave up TO the obvious and custom
arv tories instead Of stepping confidently the new
ground His inaugural is Hat, stale, and unprohta-
bic that of any predecessors not 80 egoiiste a.
Perces but quite as commonplace. Its real points
are sheer evasions He meets the domestic question
by asserting the right Of the people of territory To
self government and 10 settle Slavery well as the
other questions, but limits II 10 the time when they
form their State Constitutions But what of their
RIGHT during the territorial stage in Ohio for example,
from 1888 TO 1902 He meets the foreign question by
Just such another equirOgUe. lie says we will suck
faithfully doctrine OF nOn-inerventiOn. But he
gives no answer to the real question which alone
Germs the rights the dignity, and ultimately the peace
of the United States. What is duty when other
surrounding States march their neghbor, because
they do not like his policy or organization That IL
the only case in which concerned and yet there
is no answer that question. What should do, for
example, if Switzerland is held fast by France and
Austria with the cOnniyance of England, while Prus-
STA cuts Off Neufchatell Do we believe that Demo-
cratic Republicanism is a valuable form of Govern
ment That tyrants who have cause of ofense against
its friends may march upon it in quest of real pre-
tended rights property, and eXnguish it by force
And in such a care, Mr.. b., what would You have rs
to do IL was much easier TO answer evasvely as he
has done in both Cowper has immortalzed such
functonaTes by the judicial decision which he reports
in the spectacle "When puts his specacles
on, eyes shall be shut
ANOTHER ISTERvIEw WITH DIR. BUCHASAS.
AT 3 o'clock or Tuesday Dec. 30 called at Wheat
land, az | had done Monday, all my gOngs and
comings being foot. i knocked, and answered
by MIR. Appleton, who had arrived, and stood before
me with an open book in his hand, almost mp 10 his
face which wore very cordial expression. went
in and found Mr. Buchanan seated, writing, with his
back to the dooT-yery busy felt that II was neces-
sary TO exert myself. / converted with animation at
Mr. Appleton who had seated me and himself, about
the weather and landscape, or something OF that
weight, for about minute, when was recognized by
Mr.. Buchanan. lie finished his letter, and wheeled
round his chair and addressed me some commonplace
or other which has escaped me. We pretty soon,
however, came back TO the difficulty about the Cabi-
net | could do nothing for that, as l have often
said; but told him that thought the very foremost
man in the party of the official quality, eXtov.
Hammond Of South Carolina. ayerred myself dis
ciple of Mr.. Calhoun's exposition Of the Constitution,
and believed that Gov. III. was lie ablest master who
was publicly known.
IMPRESSIONS MxDE BY MIR. BUCHANAN.
Mr. Buchanan said repeatedly that he was entirely
TO anybody. He was a. free TO choose
his Cabinet the mountain breezes were 10 blow. lie
seemed TO resent especially the mputaon that he was
committed to General Cass Rallied good deal on the
teegraphic dispatch that they had gone together TO
Claytons funeral; and asserted with feeling that he
had seen, spoken written TO the General on any
subject. The emf hases was de troD howeveri u
reused nv suspicion that Cass had some chance OF APP
pointment On the whole subject, 20 not familiar
with statesmen and their ways, Mr.. b. seemed almost
anxious not to be committed nor suspected
Of the truth, and 10 chucke over secrecy Ike young
fellow over the idea that nobody knows he IL engaged,
nor has any knowledge Of his wedding day. And yet
what folly Can these things be done iurtiyey Can
corner hide the dea1ueReHt Must not the decision
be made, and the result be known Another thing
which gave suspicious Of Pennsylvania frankness,
was the repetition of that singuary guilcess and fool
ish remark that if the UDOnwas 10 separate on the
slave question, IL was extremely doubtful 10 which
section that State woud adhere. knew there was no
doubt at all and could not change my opinion that he
and again-as often ~ Peter denied his master.
MR.. CORRY's MESSAGE DELIVERED.
II will be seen thai there was some difficulty IN
getting the message was to deliver launched, but
finally that was done Mr.. Appleton being also atten-
tive and deeply Interested Mr. Buchanan said very
little | was compelled TO monopolize the converse
ton. ! was as brief aud prompt as possible, but 1t
came near night before 1 was done, Mr. Il. having
been once interrupted by call from ladies, stated
and once by plain farmer friend, Eeighbor and CO.
bo SIa f tos
a short history of their acquaintance When he TOOK
leave he chung TO Mr.. Buehanans hand, and imPored
him b. act, when he got 70 Washington the part OF
Gen. jackson. What bold that man has on the
Il.