The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-28

The REvENUg QUESTION AND THE Do N0rHNG
PodLcY OF THE ADmBrRAnoN.-Ar.S Stewards
policy Of mastery inactivity, In regard to
the seeded States, appears To have been regu-
lsrly resolved upon and fully adopted by our
new administration. While holding the doc
trine that the seeded States are still members
of the old confederacy of the United States,
they are to be ignored as far as possible. Fort
Sumter is to be evacuated to avoid collision
with the secessionists; the same expedient will
have to be adopted in regard to Fort Pickens
and thirdly, every vestige of our federal authori-
ty will have to be withdrawn from the seeded
States. But what them The operation of
the Morrill, tariff versus the Southern tariff will
soon bring Mr.. Lincoln from Mr.. Stewards
do-nothing to do-something policy.
Mr. Stewards theory of mastery inactivity
and moral suasion may be very plausible as
theory to a visionary philosopher; but g facts
are stubborn things" and here is a stubborn
fact or two from the St. Louis Republican, which
may be worthy the serious attention of the
administration. Says the st. Louis paper in
question =
receiving. by way Of New Orleans. very considerable
quantities OF goods duty Free The goods landed at
the port Of New Orleans no Custom House notice is
taken OF Them bonds executed for the payment
Of duties their arrival there and many articles the
saving Of one half the duty only, would afford hand
some profit II this thing Is to become permanent there
win BIO entire revolution in the Of trade, and
New York will suffer terribly. Our merchants have
capital enough to justify them IN making their purchases
because Of the difference in the tariff, goods can be
bought cheaper than In New York. With these advan
toges shall be able to sell cheaper than other city
In the valley Of The Mississippi
Here we find a revolution in the laws Of
trade which do nothing policy at Washington
will never meet Here is difficulty which
threatens to divert the bulk of the duty paying
and most profitable goods to the merchants
from New York to the ports of the seeded
States. Mr.. Secretary Chase is not very well
supplied with money. He wants money. AS
things are now working he will very soon find
himself deplorably short in his receipts, as
compared with his expenses and expectations
What then? Why, then he and the administra-
ton must prepare to graduate their tariff sys-
lei according to that Of the Confederate States,
or prepare for the recognition Of their indie
pendence, or for the reinforcement Of the laws"
NOmttulAlB Huot NC uOAC OCoAACo eAio OS6eah-
~ parcelliDg out Of the spoils and plumber of
the federal offices within the gift Of Mr. Lin
coin. His policy Of starving out the govern
ment at Montgomery is working practically to
starve out the government at Washington. And
it will be starved out unless Mr.. Stewards Wis
ionary programme shall be abandoned. But
what can Mr.. Lincoln and his party at Wash
ington do? The Chevalier Webb advises them
to abandon the Morrill, tariff, and then to en-
force the laws. But supposiDg the Morrill,
tariff abandoned. and that of 1867 restored, how
lsng will it equalize the duties in Northern and
Southern portss Till the month of May and no
longer; for then the new tariff Of the Confede-
rate States, with greatly reduced schedules Of
duties upon imports, will come into operation
Thus it begins to be painfully manifest that
the government Of the seeded States must be
recognized by Mr.. Lincoln and negotiated with
as foreign Power, or it must be put down by
the strong hand. It cannot be starved out; it
cannot be suppressed by q do-nothing policy
at Washington. Mr.. Lincoln's administration
will soon be compelled to do something to save
itself, and the suffering people of the North, of
all classes and parties, are anxiously waiting
TO know, not what Mr.. Seward thinks, for we
have had enough Of that but what Mr.. Lincoln
intends to do.