The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-18
The Rssult OF the Recent Elections - Its
Bearing upon Faction ard = National
Policy.

The Rssult OF the Recent Elections - Its
Bearing upon Faction ard u National
Policy.
The results of the recent elections in the
Southwestern and Southern States will rebound
20 The good Of the country, by proving to the
fac'iors that have SO long sought to rule, If not
TO ruin, the administration, how utterly they have
mistaken the tone and temper Of the country.
No sooner was Mr.. Buchanan elected to the
Presidency, than the Office begging politicians
made their onslaught, for the purpose Of ruling
and bending him to their wishes. They made up
cabinets for him to accept they marked out poll
cies for him TO pursue, and they allotted Off ,ss
for bin to bsstow upon themselves. But he had
been elected President, and he determined to be
President He selected o cabinet Of his own
choosing, without regard to the wishes of the
Office heggars, and when he got ready he allotted
he appointments to Office as well as he could
among the motley crowd Of hungry beggars
aho toraged upon the Washington hotel. keepers
and besieged the White House. But there were
Offices for Only one cut Of every ten Of the claim.
arts, and bine Of them were necessarily disap-
pointed il their hopes.
These at once set up their howl that they, aud
he party, aDd the country, were all incontueutly
ruined by Mr.. Bucbanan's black ingratitude, and
each began at opce, in his own section of the
country, q course of fac,ious opposition to the
administration. Then came the memorable ses
lops of the last Congress. With au absolute
majority in the House of Representatives they
elected the Speaker aud appointed the commit
Gees, sna then began their war against the mea.
sures Of tie government. The sagacity, skill and
experience of the President were set at naught
Every measure that his wisdom could suggest
vas violently opposed. The recommendation
ofhis first annual message were completely IL
nored. Those of bis second annual and subse
qrent special messages were allowed to fail
sbroueb, ard the government was left .mith Il,
bapds lied and iis feet chained to the barren min
uacle Of Office, without power to move ia any
way. The Cuba bill was talked over into next
ession; the recommendations of the President in
regsid to the countries south of US were entirely
psssed over; and so far did the anger Of the fac
lions 20 that even the Post Office was left with
out TIE appropriations necessary to carry on its
iaboIs In this state Of feeling Congress closed
its sittings.
Then came the efforts Of all the Office beggar
to divide the people, each striving to lead por
lion Of them of after his own false idols. The
result has been the signal defeat or the facaona
So completely have they divided and split up
the party that 10 one Of them can carry any
measure without the assistance Of the admins
ration. QuarrelIing bitterly with each othe
they bave 10 point Of union or common action
except in support of the policy and measures OF
TIE administration, and on this they must and
will unite. Having lost all hope of ruling the
party, their only resource is to cling to the party
OF this there can be no other representative than
the a5 nipistya.ion, and to it they must cling as
their Only chance for the future.
In thus defeating themselves the factious
feeders and the hungry Office beggars have done
& great good to the country. They leave it the
cope that the Presidents voice will be Listened
70; that the wise measures he has suggested
will be adopted, ard that under his guidance the
government will be permitted to initiate that So
saoicus public policy which Mr.. Buchanan has
recommended and the good sense Of the people
has so strongly approved If they do not do
this; if they again carry their factious spirit into
Congress, and lc;e the Organization Of the House
Dext session, their chance will be gone for the
next twelve years 10 come. Not that the coun.
try would lose ans thing by their being buried IN
oblivion, but it would lose in not having great
and united party, unaer the leadership Of clear
end sagaoious mind We congratulate il upon
The splits among aud the defea. Of the factions,
al d on the dawGing hope that their own follies
viii bring them under the necessity Of abandon
ing their selfish aims, and Of uniting in the sup
port of truly national policy as their only
plank Of safety.
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