Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-04-08
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Various journals throashout ths ssalIs J
have taken occasion, during the pest fs''
days,to attack the President for hiS indoeision
and bolting. and 70 charge the AaHiRistTe- !
tion with having q that worst Of en- poiiey- /
no policy at ALL" Because during the sin
gle month that has elapsed since The inaugu-
ration oath was adminislsasd tuzAhraham
Lincoln, all the troubles which afiiot our land
have not been done away With, and sn The
ills that have caused US 70 approPriate
the title Of the Sick Man." which, until
reSently, was esteemed tie pseuliHr PO8IOJ q
the Pope, have not been cast out By our
new physician, thorefSrs the nan AAmilias
tration is an abortion and failure. Il is
peculiar feature Of the American people -
DO with their might whatsoever their hands
Rnd to do, but 70 thus condemn an Admin;
istration upon enc months trial, Is In luass
tration Of shis trait that viii in no wise raise
those who DO 80, in the estimation 0f sensible
judges. go 80 '.sel--sse1 -
President Lincoln found the Government
in q state Of anarchy. Public officers whom
he found in power, were net - be tEasteSis-s..
The departments Of Government were pros
tituted to mere tramping grounds for Politi-
cal robbers aud eut-thrOats. Federal ofiessi
were distributed wherever they were useful
as brides or as hush money. The Treasury
had been exhausted for the benefit Of direct
enemies to the Government, and from tdS
lowest subalte.n to the highest minister, a
thorough, radical change was not only desi-
rable but absolutely neotssary.a Belofe any any
lineof policy could be declared and acted
upon respecting the rebellious States, the
President must be assured that hs had 'tAe,
cooperation of ali his associate nndapingrpfs
heers. What would be thought Of general
who would 90 to battle with the enemy while
he had reason to know that two. o.tAgds' ~
tbree-fourths Of his eolonels, captains and
Heutenants were in sympathy with the
enemy and would embrace Che hrst opp2Etgv (
nity in the engagement to desert his flag for
that Of the opposing force? Mr.. Lincoln
must know thar his policy whens deelarssdg
will be supported by al officers Of tke Gov-
eminent, and hence, in devoting part Of his
time, at the eommencemsngO Of his admins.
tration, to these appointments he esit d0ss
what the country has a right TO require Of
him, and Whist be would not be justified in
neglecting. ID ,.1a-ss.I ia lzsS.3 al
But we do not believe that grave questions
Of policy have been entirely set aside by the
President in his attention to the .aPRoints
ment Of the right men IN the Fight place
Tho events of the past few days efectually
give the lie to all such charges, rs is cyl,
dent that not only is there i's policy gisiHOW
determined upon at Washington, but that
the emergencies Of the day have never been
lost sight of by the President and his Cabi
net. The action or whiehdtbs dadyatsis4
graphic reports bring word, are the result of
earnest thought and careful deliberatiOn.-
Mr.. Lincoln is not man of impulse. BE is
guided by a cool head and s.tipe dgnsnts
and what is of equal value u alHOthst q6li-
ties, he does not make the whole world his
confdant He dOesEnOtetesp itPecYsary
to the welfare Of the county that neWsPa-
per correspondents should be hsRFlgs iRfQEn-s
ed Of the conclusions which he draws, ando
hence, with sublime 5mpNdsheeR Rhsy cenT
clude that he draws no conclusions ct all--z,
To the country at large, this very retieiepes
is one Of the most cheering signs ii the
times" which can be seen H. tlsEW ahhlas ston
atmosphere. GA odQAH8