The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-10
prudent men will beware of all such reports from
Greeley. He is very good natured, very credu-
lous, and easily led astray.
Mr. Buchanan Under South Side View OF
the Northern Democracy.

Mercury, remarkable bill of charges and speoi-
ications against "the administration democracy
of the North" From this article 1t will be seen
that our ultra Southern contemporary concurs
with Mr.. Senator Brown, of Mississippi, in the
opinion "that Mr.. Buchanan, General Glass; Mr..
Toucey, Mr.. Bright Mr.. Dickinson, and the
whole Northern democracy, except small
Spartan band, are unreliable on the question of
the right Of Southern men to protection of their
property in the common Territories" and that
Southern men should, therefore, 60 int, the
Charleston Convention prepared to enforce the
recognition Of their principles cor the total dis
Iuption Of the present democratic organization"
In this connection the recent defeats and the
present Generalization and weakness of the
Northern democracy do, in truth, make up
gloomy picture But if Mr.. Buchanan may be
included in this formidable catalogue Of the
faithless democracy Of the North, why not at
once pronounce the democratic party dissolved
instead Of awaiting the inevitable confirmation
Of the fact by the Charleston Convention? Ar
raigniug Mr.. Buchanan, however, among the
others accused of bad faith to the South, the i'm
placable Judge of the Mercury inquiries els he
not at this time looking to the official success of
the democratic organization and the preserva-
lion Of the Union by compromising the rights Of
the South ?" And then attention is called "to
the rumors, variously originating, of compro-
mise recently made between the President and
Douglas and, Sin verifcation of its TRUTH we
are referred to "the open reconciliation with
Walker, the right hand man and staunch friend
of Douglas"
These and other things, including the coun.
sells of the New YORK HERALD touching the
slavery question, satisfy our Charleston cotem-
porary that preparations are making to white.
wash Douglas in the Charleston Convention by
compromising and betrayipg the Territorial rights
of the South" and that ''another compromise is
afoot' requiring ''the States rights party of the
South to maintain q firm, unbroken font of re-
sistance to the attempt, come from what quarter
it may" And such, Mr.. Buchanan included, are
the grievances of these Southern disorganizers,
for which the remedy proposed is the sectional
disruption Of the democratic party.
But the most extraordinary feature of this
Southern bill of accusations agains! the North.
ern democracy is the charge that Mr. Buchanan
is seeking the success of the democratic party
''and the preservation Of the Union by compro
| missing the rights Of the South at the same
! time that the organs and adherents of "squatter
sovereignty" are accusing him of compromising
| the rights Of the North" In thus being de.
nounced by the two extremes of the party, North
and South, the highest proof is afforded Of that
intermediate conservative national ground occu.
pied by the administration. If Southern NAL
contents accuse Mr.. Buchanan Of compromise
with Douglas we have Northern deserters who
will as stoutly contend that he has delivered
himself over, body and soul, to Jefferson Davis,
| John Slidell, or r. Barnwell Rhett
The simple truth is that Mr. Buchanan is pur.
suirg bis own policy as President, not of the
North, nor Of the South, but as President of the
United States. His election covered this ground,
his Office covers it, and the policy Of his admins.
traiion has been measured and adapted accord.
| ingly. This controlling idea with Mr.. Buchanan
| rises superior to the sectional divisions and
Presidential cliques of the party, and all their
schemes and movements for the succession. IF
he had desired "a compromise with Douglas he
could have bad it by dropping the Lecompton
constitution; but it came to him as the legal
emanaton Of an organic law, and he could not
look behind it, nor hesitate to confront the
Northern party rebellion which attended it, IT,
On the other hand, he had desired to conciliate
the Southern agitators, regardless of the laws
which it is his duty to see faithfully executed"
| all that would have been required might be sum.
| med up in little aid and comfort to the flibus
ters ard African slave traders. 1t is the stead
fast adhesion Of Mr.. Buchanan to his constitu
tional obligations that has excited the distrust
| and enmity of both Northern and Southern dis.
organizers.
1t has been said that while the late English
Derby Cabinet was for rigid neutrality and
close alliance with Austria, the present Palmer
ston Cabinet is in favor of rigid neutrality and
close alliance with France The neutrality of
Mr.. Buchanan, however, as the official head of
the democratic party, does not admit Of an alli-
ance with sny Of the sectional cliques or fac
tions contending for the Charleston Convention;
md yet, like England, he is possessed of bal.
apce of power, which, at the right time. NAV
enable him to dictate peace to the belligerents,
The Southern fre-eaters and disunionists would
doubtless be pleased to have the active co.ope.
ration OF so powerful an ally as the President in
their movements to blow up the Charleston Con-
vention; but in the interval the President has
more important duties upon his hands. When
the time arrives be may fail to prevent the
threatened explosion of the democratic party.
but be will not fail to vindicate and uphold his
administration before the country lie has
shown that its success docs not depend upon the
demoralized democracy
HE SCENE OF THE LATE BATrLE.-There
Is circumstance in connection with the scene
OF the late battle Of Solferino which would
zeem to prove that the Austriens selected that