The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-15

eide those alternatives Tor the United States are IN crisis
rowfu 9 Mr. Buchanan not only peroeves bad omens
Like his lustrious predecessor, but with the feeling Of
imminent danger be sduree his countrymen TO an
united and to watch that the federal bonds between the
States are not broken. IL possible that Mr. Buchanan
exaggerates the danger possible that the receptions
he has met with his advent 70 the Presidency, the
detection Of his principal adherens the secession in his
party In the last elections the perspec
predspose h 70 see the clouds darker than they rea
are, ana prevent him from remarking the favori
Die zen But WIG = N Seef b position than he
long experience the gravity of his temper-do they n
give quite peculiar authority TO his fears and his war;
pge?
The fact s that within few years quite dsplaclng Of
the political power in tho American Union has TAX IN
aersnce which had succeeded ia gaining and
for long time Several causes have brought that change
about the newly organized States have rejected slavery,
thus increasing the strength OF the abotionss then the
divisions which cnfeebe the influence Of the Northern
States are gradually disappearing The latter have
great superiority the Southern States well ia rea
ton TO population as wealth is therefore the
day when all the political movements Of the country will
oe concentrated upon question which w, exhibit aeon
that Of slavery for example, the latter will be mastered
That may be the the next Presidential election
. the Soutberners are not blind in relation to
that position. They know that in Congress
even in the Senate--they will soon lose their pre-
ponderance, that the defenders Of their interests
will be in the minority Therefore they begin specu
ale they would not do better to form federation apart
rather than TO remain united with the North which is
thing TO gain and everything to lose in maintaining the
Union which would place them Ia kind Of vassaage TO-
are brought to light in pamphlets in which one goes even
SO far as TO showwith statistics and commercial tariffs
support THAT under the present regime Of the Union
all the benefits would be for the North and all the dsad
vantages and the charges for the South
The uneasiness of r Buchanan ia therefore not ground
less; II sjusfed by the jealous distrst which begins
prevail in the Southern the republic as well as
by the aboont tendencies of the Northern States The
of the recent partial election of members Of Con
ha atrn rio
between those rival influences is far distant WHAT
will be the issue Of the strugge9 VIII justify the bad
Ss Of Ss Americans Tnon w into Se
hostile rcpublicsP Or will the citizens of the
low the advice which washington addressed to their
fathers in 1897 and which Mr. Buchanan repeats them
in 1850. And if they go beyond this and accomplish
the separation will the sinister predictions of their first
and last Presidents he realized?
In the letter which have quoted Mr.. Buchanan points
another peril which is at the same time shameful
pague-tbe venaty in the elections Here also be tries
TO make tue sons blush in recalling to remembrance the
virtues of their fathers In the good times Of the repub
lie the votes not bought as at the day.
vctons alone and money suggested the choice Of the
candidates. Without strict political probity republic
liberty dies
Thus speaks Mr. Buchanan, as previously the phioso-
phc Cbannng mad also spoken ~ am forced TO acknow-
ledge, said that eloquent moras in 1887, in his letter
upon the annexation Of Texas, that corruption which
threatens liberty and dearest nterests-tha policy
which can give TO that corruption and durable
couragement, indefinitely mutplies the public and private
crmes-bas to be signaized as the greatest calamity
which could beall us -
That policy, condemned by Claiming, and which be
dreaded much corruption, is that which Mr. Bucha-
nan himself has supported until now, and which he has
again developed seems in his message Of the 9th inst
which We have not yet received II is the policy of indie
finite extension of encroachments of too rapid and dis
propcrti0nae an increase of territory f that country
knew ITSELF disposed TO take advantage of that
knowledge, should feel the necessity of putting ch ck
to the passion which leads it TO extend its territory
Those are also Charming g words.
One secs that if Mr. Buchanan has right to address
reproaches and serious warnings his country
he himself receive useful lessons of of
the most conspicuous geniuses produced by the United
States It for the interest of tho maintenance of the
Union that he deplores the agitation produced by the
slavery question; is In the patriotic spirit that
Claiming wrote against the policy Of the Monroe doctrine
and the Ostend manifesto, which support themselves