Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-01-31
The Foreign Policy OF ti.e Admins
fration.


can be thus efrected-if not, by ,oar. And
this course of policy, the amount of treasure
or blood, or both, which the most far reaching
sagacity it may occ tsion. is wholly unable to
forcsce or calculate, has IT'S origin solely in a
party exigency- the want by the Democratic
party, split up, as il is, into fragments, and
rent asunder by vindictive and implacable
discussions. Of some new Issue, by which it is
hoped that the party can be brought to act in
unity, and the attention of the people be with
drawn from the shortcomings and misdoings
of the last and the present, Democratic Adj
ministrations. To this end, Mr.. BUCHANAN,
reprdiated by the Democracy OF Illinois,
CHARGED with prem aditated deception and
treachery by the Democracy Of Virginia.
(through their old organ, the Richmond En-
qldrer,) accused by a Democratic Senator OF
Mississippi of being constantly scared by
hobgoblin stories into doing something
wrong''-to this end, Mr.. BUCHANAN, weak
and imbecie party leader, as he has
proved himself to be, aided by leaders of
the party who see that with them ''all
is lost" unless a war can be got up
under some pretext or other--to this wicked
end Mr.. BUCHANAN and these leaders are now
directing their most strenuous efforts.
The Cuban question is the card which these
desperate, broken down political gamblers
evidently deem the strongest IN their hands.
and on which they most,rely for success. We
may be charged by our political opponents
with taking prcjudiccd. party view Of the
objects and motives OF this Cuban movement
Well, then, we will go for light on this inter
estirg point to rigidly infexible. whole
hog" supporter Of Mr.. BUCHANAN's Admins
traion, and infinitely the most influential of all
the Administration papers in the Union--we
mean the New York Hrala.
In that paper of the 22d inst. the editor
defends, more zealously than ably. Mr.. BIT
CIANtN az inst what ii terms the 'd"libcrate
assault upon his vcracity and honor by the
Richmond Egq4irer," in the matter of the Pa
cifc Railroad. This defence of Mr.. BUCHANAN
by his fast aud most influential friend of the
New York Hrali is so mark-worthy. that we
cannot resist the inducement it offers of lay
ing it before our readers in this place. 1t is as
follows
s'The proceedings of the Cincinnati Conven-
ton, rccitcd by the Enquirer 10 prove its accu-
atoms against the President, prove only tie
irfy tricterg and double deIihg Of the jugglng
,3anageTs Of that contention. Thus it appears
that the Pacific Railroad resolution, which,
like Orat,. Puff, has 1.-TWO tones to its voice"
was twice rejected before the nomination of
4 - ~. L.
only achieved through the infdrlity of the
Pennsylvania delegates to their pledges. How
thu resolution was reported. or 10y whom,
does not appear. Certainly it was not ac-
Companicd with the signature OF the Chair
man of the Committee on Resolutions.
1t is thus sufficiently evident that this Pa
cific Railroad resolution was aHlqgie,i into The
Cincinnati PLATFORM Bot Dir. Buchanan found
it there; aud it was mol his business to inquire
how it got there, no more than il was his bust
ness to 90 behind the legal facts aud antcce-
dents connected with the Lecompton constl-
triton. Theresolution in question. We admit.
is uery HgeHouSly constructed tu0fdcei concern.
as our party convention manifestoes upon
ticklIsh questions always are. 1t is admissi-
bic Of the strict construction applied hy the
Enquirer; but il is more clearly admissible of
the more liberal construction adopted by Mr..
Buchanan Aud admitting the fact that Mr..
Buchanan did send out To California in 1856,
his letter declaring his belief in the constilu-
tional power OF the federal government to build
n railroad to the Pacific, SO late in the cam
paign that the letter was not published on
this side of the Rocky Mountains until after
the election" what right have the Virginia
democracy TO complain 'CheH the great object If
Mr. B'ictaHdn lras 20 Saoe he Democratic purity Of
ne 4HIHie coast from tmiLing 10 pieces upon u
s JRi erp abstraction.
According TO the campaign proclamations
of Gov. Wise and other leaders of the South
ern chiy airy, the salvation of the Union de-
pended upon the Il elton Of MIR. Buchanan;
for in the event of fremout's success, they
had threatened TO march Southern army up
on Washington and To carry oil all the ready
cash i'll the Treasury, and the archives of the
government Thus lie pH5licltion IF that Cub
JOTHid Letter IA FtrgunH before DE election miyht
hare resulted IN TIE dreadful calamity If The de-
str1!ctioH Of TIE glpa1,pe,t through the seizure Of
the federal capital aud the robbery of the
''eXch, quer" by a Southern army under Gov.
Wise; and 80 ne FIrginilH, ought 10 be thankful
that Hr. buchanan dpeyted U,ts caLB9ity by has JE-
dicioas course an regard 10 that CLlJornia letter."
To save comment, we have We have itali-
cised the passages ia the above 10 which We
desire the particular attention of the reader
Having thus successfully aud triumphantly
defended Mr. BUCHANAN against the Ricbmuu,
Engartr's charge OF deceit aud ireachery, the
editor CT the Herald proceeds
What then, Only another factions or
ganization within the lines Of the Democratic
camp. We have seen, from the proceedings
of the last and the present SESSION of Con-
gress. that there j. anything but ''happy ac-
haft1 he lptiu fsfr h..
Southern Democratic ultras. fre-caters and
malcontents OF every description. We pre-
sumo that the leaders of the party in Virginia
mainly concur in the hair-splitting views of
the Esqaire upon the leading topics Of tue
IN sssss,g.. We understand that both the Nir-
GINA Seniors in Congress are opposed TO the
project Of Sae thirty million Cuba bill, aud
W., Il r. say that some of their colleagues at
the House hold the same opnions. But all
this oJiy serves To widen the existing breaks
and split, in the party, and To- multiply the
chances Of DemOvrttic row al Charicsl on
and Democratic scrub race for tue sucess-
sion. in which he ancient prestige aad glury
of the '-Old Dominion viii probably sink 10
ris.. no more.
We had hoped that Governor Wise. like Mr..
Douglas, would be quick 10 perceive the poll
cy. as a parry man. al the new Cuba move
ment embodied in the thirty million prof 81
of Mr.. ~ d'tt Int the Eaq1inu 1atiy repa-
dates THE admirable party tone. as 400
strong for the delicate nerves Of the Virginia
Democracy, and shrinks with pioas horror
from the tremendous schedule of conieetufal
expenses involved in the Presidents gen raj
programme. We await the action OF the
II, IN aeracy of Congress III they are firm
and united upon this Gaia proposition, aud
pass IL. they may bring eyea Governor Wise
to terms; bat il they finch or hail, we may As
well to-day as tomorrow give np all calcutta
tioas OF national r,--ulion Of the brOkl a
fragsn :nts Of the Democratic party"