The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-08-31
Taking nm Oh-crNntIon.

fhe Cabinet indicate Of course the jealouScs Of
poiiticana, the STACEY Of rival Presidential
asplrsnts. and the hunger Of disappointed seek
ara f,r place and contracts. But they indicate
also the general distrust and anxiety Of the
popular mind, Of which every man Is conscious
Who converscs with his ncighbors. There Is
moro or less ground for this common feeling,
and there L. more or less that might be consid-
cred. 10 mitigate Il. Let Us compare views
with our readers on the state Of the Union. and
eco Il we cannot gain a clearer notion u our real
grounds for both hope and fear.
In the frsi place, the prevalent apprehension
n promoted indirectly. by tho best intellectual
quality the Administration has yet exhibited
its extreme reserve. Our present government
Is empha,icaly n silent govcrnmcnt--'h,t Of
IOrIs NAroLroS, not more So IL announces
no pur1o@e or plan. It corrccis no popular m sun
derstanding, it explains no unsatisfactory APP
pearanccs, II apologies for no disaster, even
through the most indirect channels. The vcNt-
tious and Unlocking mystery Of the Fort Sumter
affair remained sealed until the President had .
occasion to make his report to Congress, when .
Il turned ont susceptible OF perfectly crclitablc /
explanation. There are a multitude Of other /
matters involved in dishonrtening doubt, at this ,
day, some Of which might perhaps be sati'lac-
torily explained.
Upon thosc matter, concerning which the
main facts are in the exclusive possession Of our
taciturn Executive, Of course we can throw no
light. But there are leading points Of which
the outside public can now begin TO form some
Judgment Such are the qualities Of the Cow
eminent, as they have developed Themselves in
the prosecution Of the war Want Of moral
courage. decision, and executive ripidity and
vigor, are the unlispuicl deficiencies Of Prcsi-
dent LlScoLNs Government. To thos, have
been added suspicious Of corruption in the War
Department, grounded miinly on general di'-
trust Of Mr. CAMERON IS per onal integrity. For
the former We think the ammhc but not over
masculine character Of Mr.. SEWARD, anil the
evidence which Mr. LiNcoLN's spccchc. A.
Presidcnt-elcct afforded of rather slow-anl-
easy, indulgeni anil genial disposition, arr suili-
Gent TO account Let US study what We arr nov
To expcc, from these Icculiaritcs
The dciccnco, in question, in the tir,' place,
have been vastly amclorttcd by the disaster At
Bull Run. The tug Of war Is cuou9h sharper
constitutional non-comhatln,- %, LNCniN and
SEWARD, into something approaching {, litlt.
ing quality. The tus Of war will be- enough
sharper vet to rouse them into ior,r energy,
and these slowly reused natures are iJrmi q.
at last. Tho only question j., how much min
and disaster will it take to brinr them the
real fighting pointi We gladly aclnouc,l.,c
that every day now brings new evidence of u
decision aud moral courage az s,o. guu7.rs, to
which she Exccu,ivc had been before a stranger.
with the cNclopmont ol these qualities al kinl,
OF practical efficiency necessarily inrrca,c.
Furthermore. he nccc. ,itv ui lac times bring
out subordinate agents who are rapidly maxim,
up for the in,liciency of the department.. &c
Navy Ia, virtual, an efficient secretary Uhuurl
with two az three men, work To dU) in N,.i
tant Secretary Fox. General FRrNoNT j. Nir
tullly Secretary Of War, west of the Mississippi
and there could not be better. General VI,
CLELLAN and Quartcrmastcr MErGs, supply ih
deficiencies Of the same department in tn" Eri
We have high hopes from Gen. ANDERSON i
Kentucky and Tennessee. Other right me-
will find for Themselves The right places, a, tim
and necessity demand them.
We think /; safe conclusion, then, to hogi
with, that sufficient physical energy will be SUP
Piled to the prosecution OF the war, II mora
courage ani decision are not wanting to dir'c
II 10 success. These are the grand, indi'lcn'a
BILE qualities of the Head OF til" government
With these, it will find hands. Without thcS'
its hands will bc useless. What are We to loo
for in this respect ?
This Is what We must confess we don't know
The pitiable tmdty, INDIGESTION anil incon,is,
epcy which marked all the DEALINGS with TN
rebel. down 10 the date Of Bull Rum have /,
man, ,..uoct. riv,n nlocc IN n ,.i,,or ,nJ I.lI
moss which could not be .,lrpa.,cI Tho t,o,,,l
"a t,, a., do ma, .ec I, in all rcs,c,.. am, T., 81,
.,ct;o,, and .specially that while II dour,.bc, +
the s,rr, trhtinp states Of the Union ia
chance /. moi vet inaugurated in In, contests
states where the old policy Of co,xip, trojto
still subjects the President 10 the conlrrmt ia,
w,i,s on ,imiditv and f, ,hlcness aud ia more al
..,ro,L, an, of rl,cc Than nuvw.hc
o,.o Missouri ia an execution only IA
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