The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-06

tobacco. There more produce offered for British
ports and heavier engagements Of eghs were made at
former rates.
Mr.. Lincoln ON Coerclon-Has the New
Administration Line OF Policy.
The republican journals were very fierce in
their denunciations of Mr.. Buchanan's last mes
sage to Congress, charging the ex-President
with vacillation and inconsistency altogether
unhecoming his responsible position. The Tri-
Dune was especially gratiAed in being able to
say that when Mr.. Lincoln succeeded to power
q new order of men would be called to sail the
ship of State, and that che would pursue q per-
fectly straight course, without backing or fill
ing or rnaneuvring in any eccentric manner.
Kow far this promise has been kept may be
understood from Mr. Lincolns inaugural ad-
Dress very carefully drawn and deliberately
finished State paper, with the fnger-marks of
Mr.. Seward from the exordium to the
poetical peroration. This address was
looked for with the most intense anxiety,
as ii was presumed that it would
| indicate the policy of the new administration
upon very delicate point-no less question
than that of coercion, about which so much
nonsense has been written and spoken ever
since last November. Coercion" according
| to the idea of some people, means actual inva-
sion OF The seeding States and the recapture
of the federal property by force Of arms. This
| Is impracticable, if not impossible. 1t is q
matter of doubt whether the regular troops
would suffice for any such purpose; and, as we
have hitherto shown, the President cannot call
| for additional forces without special power
| from Congress. But, we are told, he intends
| to collect the revenues, and use all the force
| at his command to enforce the laws. Herein
| Is the whole pith Of the address. We quote
the paragraphs
Ii doing this executing the laws of the Union in oil
the tates there Deed be bloodshed violence and
there shall be unless IL is forced upon national
| authority. The power conhded to me VIII be used to
hold occupy ana possess property and places b.
logging TO the government ana collect the duties and
.mposs but beyond what may be necessary for these
| against or amongst the people any where.
Where hostility the United states shall be great
ana 80 universal prevent competent citi-
from holding the federal Offices there viii De
attempt &c force obne xious strangers among the people
goyerlme i to enforce he exercise Of these oces the
attempt H. DO would ne 50 irritating and nearly i'm
ct whel thai deem Il better to forego for the
Tfe ra's, nal, repele' viii continue to be furnish.
! a p ~ rita o. The Union.
! Itwl' !, notioed that in the paragraph pre-
! cedirg f.c,c which we have quoted, Mr.. Lin
| coin declares that no State can lawfully get
| cut Of the Union; mat therefore, the Union re-
mains unbroken, and that he will execute the
laws to the extent os his ability. Then be pro-
ceeds to state that there need be no bloodshed,
but that the federal government will "hold,
occupy and possess" (does that mean retain or
retakeD "the property and places belonging
| TO it Furthermore, that the revenue IL to be
| collected, but obnoxious officers are not to be
forced upon the people Of any State. Here is
| q clear ana positive contradiction. 1t may be
| held by some politicians of the Mincio school
| that the President means to collect the revenue
at sea; but this + impossible. We will suppose,
for example, that the ship Alliance arrives at
Charleston fror, Havre, with a cargo of silks,
laccs, fancy goods, manufactured articles,
| DC, In al, say FIVE hundred packages,
| consigned 10 fifty or more persons
| In entering the harbor the Alliance IL over
hauled by ship-oi-war, with collector 90
board. The master has nothing to show but
bis manifest, which does not particularize the
quality Of the articles shipped II is for the
copsignees 10 produce their invoices and bills
Of ladipg, pay the duties and receive the goods
When the conFig1ees fail to appear, the
packages are TO be sent 70 the public store,
anS, in case they remain unclaimed during a
stipulated period, they arc cold at aacton on
acc ~ 4 b. government. According to
maritime Law, ali outios must be collected
within one marine league Of the port, and bulk
cannot DC broken until the vessel has been re-
gulaily entered within DE harbor. Should the
Executive override ali thess provisions,
! ana declare tbGs, "a case sas duties are