The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-14

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will tend to encourage all such efforts. The
consolidation of the new Italian kingdom will
consequently be labor of great embarrass-
ment and difficulty. Fortunately there is at
the head of Victor Emanuel's Cabinet states
man who has hitherto proved equal to all the
emergencies Of q most arduous and delicate
position, and whose patriotism will undoubtedly
enable him to surmount all the remaining OBJ
stacles that lie between him and the accom-
plishment of his great task.
The President Elect Breaking Ground
Voice from Springfield.
1t would appear, by a despatch which we re-
ceived yesterday from the home Of the Presi-
dent elect that Mr. Lincoln, in view of the criti
cal condition Of the country, and the intense
conservative pressure upon him, is disposed
| to break the silence which the leaders Of his
party have imposed upon him. Mr.. Lincoln's
home organ contains the following significant
manifesto, which, according to our Springfield
correspondent, is known to have proceeded di-
rectly from the President elect
We hear such frequent illusions to supposed purpose
en- The par, Of Mr. Lincoln call his Cabinet two or
three southern gentlemen from the parties opposed
him politically that prompted ask a few ques.
items
l. Is it known that any such gentleman Of character
would accept place in the Cabinety
II yes on what terms does he surrender to Mr. Lin.
coin or Mr. Lincoln him the political differences be-
weeu them do they enter upon the administration in
open opposition TO each otherS
Now, this document is not so explicit or so
straightforward a statement as we have right
to expect from man who rejoices in the sonbri-
quet of Honest Old Abe. It'll extremely foxy 1t
sounds great deal more like William ii. Sew
ard than Andrew Jackson, and is altogether
| a splendid verifcation of Talleyrand's famous
maxim. that language is given to us as a means
whereby we may conceal our thoughts. As in
| terpreted by the partisans of Mr.. Lincoln, this
| manifesto means that il is not the intention Of
| the incoming administration to yield one iota
Of their sectional principles, and that il any
Southern man accepts a seat in the Cabinet he
must take Office as supporter of the Chicago
resolutions, which "deny the authority of Con-
gress, of a Territorial Legislature, or of any in
diyiduais, to give legal existence to slavery in
any Territory of the United States" 1t is very
well known, however, that in view of the evils
which the election Of Lincoln has already
brought upon the country, large proportion
Of the republican party has receded from the
extreme ground taken at Chicago. The well
fare of the black man is doubtless an impor
tant consideration, they say, but the prosperity
and progress Of the white race and the condi-
| ton Of our pockets are of far more conse-
quence. Therefore, rather than accept the is
| sue Of civil war, they are willing to give up
all their anti slavery distractions and offer the
olive branch TO the South. On the other hand,
the republican leaders, with the single excep-
ton Of Thurlow Weed adhere to the policy
which Webb blurted out some time ago, and
still declare that the South must be whipped
| into submission. This is the doctrine Of the
! Tribune and other influential republican jour
nails. Thus the President elect is be-
tween two fires; on one side the
moderate republicans press him to con-
ciliate the South; on the other the rule
or ruin faction insist tina, he shall not give way
| an inch. If Mr. Lincoln were equal TO the
greatness which has been so suddenly thrust
upon him he would at once cut loose from his
party and declare for himself an Independent
programme. Great emergencies bring out
great men; and should Lincoln, like Jackson
appeal to the whole body Of the people, he
would not be without competent constitutional
advisers. AT present however, We can see no
sign of any such action 1t appears highly
probable that the questions" quoted above
have been thrown out as bait to the Southern
Americans Of the Bell, Bots and Winter Davis
school. 1t is a notorious fact that the republi-
can leaders boosted of their ability to elect
Lincoln even if the matter went to the House.
They were confident that some Of the South
Americans would sell out. Winter Davis voted
for Pennington; Why not for Lincoln! and ii
Winter Davis, why not others of The same stripcg
This game has been tried, unolically, several
| times. The newspapers have teemcd with
| Cabinets in all of which the names Of two
] or three Southern men have appeared. The
| temptation held out in this way having been
| so far resisted, the hook is now bai;ed afresh,
and this time the President elect holds
the line in his own hands. Should any
Southern gentlemen Of character" be
entrapped into acknowledging tina, under
certain circumstances they would accept Office
in Lincolns Cabinet, the republicans would
gain two points Of the game. They would be
able to inspire their fainting adherents with
fresh courage, and to taunt the South with the
old cry tina, the question after all was one of
the spoils-that the South was always quite
ready to sell out for liberal share Of govern
ment pap.
This is not all. We presume that Mr.. Lin
coin IL man of common sense, aud that there
fore, he is perfectly well aware Of the fact that
badly as things look now, their aspect will be
even worse If he attempts to carry on .he
government with Cabinet taken altogether
from the Northern States. Upon The Chicago
platform be might get Bates and Bolts. Bell
we know would refuse. Bates has been an