Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-08

On Wednesday, the Nsa York Times a.
sailed the President for having no policy, for
the national difficulties. The intelligence Of
this charge was shown by the brilliant speci-
fcation Of the Times that one line Of the
vigorous and decided policy might be to de.
eide not 10 enforce the laws, and 50 proclaim.
On Thursday it continued the attack, and
proposed that IL what the Government was
doing, was the best It could do, the nation
should 20 into madhouse, On Friday, IL
contained the following announcements edi-
tOrlallytg UEgTrIT<
TIE ADMINISTRATION POLICY.
The signs Of the times indicate that the
Government has decidedto enter upon a vig-
orous and decided policy, in vindioation OF
its authority and in protection Of its interest.
Our advices from Washington render il prob
able, to say the least, that the revenue laws
are to be enforced in Southern ports, as we'll
as asNorthern--and that vessels will not be per-
mitted TO enter ports where duties upon their
cargoes will not be paid. 1t is probable that
New Orleans will be blockaded, as well as
every other Southern port; >
Our dispatches from Washington, this
morning, are Of the highest Importance, and
taken in connection with the activity which
is displayed in the military and naval de-
partments of the Government, as exhibited
at the Brooklyn Navy yard, and the va.
rious military stations in our harbor, and
elsewhere, indicate with sufficient signifi-
canoe that a line Of policy has been decided
upon by the Administration, which will
speedily test the strength of the Govern
ment and its ability to enforce the laws. In
less than week-our correspondent tele-
graphs--it is probable that every port of
portance south of Charleston, through which
inland communication can be had, will be
blockaded, and the revenue laws will be
everywhere enforced, if the Navy is strong
enough to do it.
Here is a brilliant feat either Of editorial
OF of Administration gymnastics. One day
the Administration has no policy, and is
drifting helplessly into the breakers Of disso-
luton. In twenty.fOur hours the military
and naval departments of the Government,
the military posts and navy-yards, have
shown by the active preparation which has
been going on, that "the Government
has decided to enter upon a vigorous and
decided policy, in vindication of its au-
thority and in protection of its interest"
Truly, a wonderful change in twenty-four
hours Not so remarkable, however, as the
journalistic change, which can now find in
the activity of the military and naval
stations, proof of decided, active and
vigorous policy, when the day before it
could see in the same condition of things
only total want of policy, and helpless
drifting. ..
That style of journalism ought to give it
power. 1t is interesting to see Western
journals seizing on such articles and, spread
ing them as brilliant, bold and vigorous
things. 1t is pleasing to see journals which
are continually talking of Western metro
politanisp, so instinctively assuming the
humble provincial attitude.
The activity in which the Times finds evil
dence of vigorous and decided policy, was
precisely the same as twenty-four or forty
eight hours previous, when it could see moth
ing but indecisionr helpless drifting, and an
utter want of policy, Therefore its last
sensation is no more reliable than the other.
1t has no more evidence of vigor and decision
now, than it had of indecision and want oI
policy then.
But if we take its own evidence, it show!
that an Administration which came into
Government broken down by treason, with
traitors and spies in every department, al
its offices in the hands of its enemies, it!
forts, arms and money delivered up to re
bellion, or made helpless 10 resist it, its navy
= designedly absent in the most remote part
of the world, its amy scattered on remot
frontiers, many of the officers of the arm,
and navy disloyal, and the men demoralize
end unsafe to trust in actual hostilites, tn
treasury robbed, the Government destitute
of money, and its credit broken down, tn,
country crying out for conciliation and con
cession, and propositions to that end having
Just been placed before the country, tho Ad
ministration itself willing to first make al
effort at conciliation through Nationa
Convention-yet with all this to meet th
Times shows that in one month the Admin
istration has made its effort at conciliatiol
and peace, and has decided on a policy s.
momentous that it will test the power of til
Government in war, and has inaugurate
such activity in the military and naval de
partments that in one week more it vii
have at sea force to blockade all the South
ern ports, vindicate its authority and protec
It's interests"
If the Administration has done what tn
Times now says, it has certainly demon
strated the most wonderful energy and de
cisiou. As we said before, the TImesS sen
sation is no more reliable on Friday than o.
Thursday.
The Times has only shown that it had n
grounds for its attack. Its last phase vim
dicates the Administration, and consequent,
convicts itself of mslignity. Now it talks o
its independence and its patriotism, and &C
cuses the Post, which exposes some of it
follies, of partisanship. Patriotism and in
dependence in this case were probably in
stigated by the feeling on the part of tn
Times that its value was not sufficiently ap
preciated by the President, that its edito
had not been rendered foreign mission, o
that the Tribune influence might be to
strong in the New York Custom-house ap
pointments. There is vastly too much Q
this camp following, middle-ground plundel
ing business imposed on the people unde
the name Of independent journalism, at Ne,
York and elsewhere. .
Have We Decided and Vigorous Polio