The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-30

Official views, arguments and recommendations
which he permitted between himself and some
of the leading members of his Cabinet on the
most important public issues of the day. Thus
far we have had no such manifestations Of
weakness and INDIGESTION from President Lincoln,
nor have VIC any misgivings that he will allow
any division of sentiment between his own OIL
members of his administration.
President Lincoln, having won the general
sympathy, cooperation and confidence Of our
conservative people Of all parties, all classes
and all sections, will surely understand the
ways and means by which to hold his ground
and to improve his advantages. He will stand
fast to those conservative and practical ideas,
and to that practical unity and industrious CO.
operation of his Cabinet, which have already
achieved so much in developing the power Of
the government and the wsrliks resources Of
the loyal States as to assure every intelligent
mind of the speedy suppression Of this Southern
rebellion. Let Congress, therefore, steer faith
fully by the charts of the administration, and
We shall have an eminently practical, success
full and satisfactory system Of legislative inca
sures in behalf Of the great cause Of the gov
eminent and our loyal States.
To this end the administration possesses an
extraordinary advantage in reference to our
political parties and platforms. Where are
theys Where are the parties and party princi-
Piles and measures, even Of our last Presidential
olnot;crS Tho~ hovn hnoy, sxvnrk >,~~- - ~ a
consuming fire. The miserable clap trap Of the
Baltimore democratic factions, and the peculiar
resolutions Of the Chicago Convention, are As
dead and obsolete a. Anti Masonry and the dark
lantern mummeries Of Know nottingham. This
Southern rebellion marks new era In our
political history; for our only political land
marks remaining are those Of our federal con-
stitution. The demoralizing issues upon which
the democratic party was destroyed, and the
dogmas Of the slavery agitation upon which the
republican party was founded, have all gone
down before this overwhelming issue of a war
Of life or death to the government. Upon this
grand issue the housing politician has become
intolerable, and mere party principles have be-
come public nuisance.
President Lincoln, rising to the grandeur and
momentous exigencies Of the crisis, recognizes
no party but that whose platform is ''the in
tegrity Of the Union" He has thus liberated
his administration from the manacles of scheming
politicians. He fully realizes the fact that our
vagabond politicians, North and South, with
their reckless schemes and plots, and measures
of discord and dissolution, of the last thirty
years, have brought this terrible war upon the
country He knows that the salvation Of the
country depends upon different class Of men
upon those honest, practical, working patriots
to whose industry, under the reign Of peace,
the country had attained a degree Of prosperity
and happiness unparalleled in the history Of ma
tons. Of this class Mcclellan, called from his
peaceful vocation as railway engineer to the
head Of our armies is notable example. And
just such honest, practical men, from the walks
Of peace, are the men now demanded in every
department Of the public service to aid In the
vigorous prosecution Of this war; ILL mc..
sures, let US hope, will control this approach.
ing session Of Congress. And yet it is to be
feared that there is sufficient remnant Of radi-
cal abolitionism remaining in both houses to
encourage the politicians Of that disorganizing
faction to attempt the experiment Of embarrass-
ing the government, or Of pushing it into a
crusade for the determination Of Southern
slavery. This faction, however, may be readily
controlled by firm front on the part Of the
President. We are confident too that he will
amply satisfy the expectations Of our conserva-
tive people, and we accordingly anticipate the
active cooperation Of Congress in the prosecu-
ton Of this war, not for the extirpation Of
slavery by FIRE and sword, but for 1.-THE in
tegrity Of the Union"