The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-10

event equally 90 be depored by the ren of peaoe and
compeis US to admit that the great crime Of cvl war
and unnecessary bloodshed cannot be a 10 the door OF
Mr. Lincoln Mr. Buchanan, upon the rss indie
OF rebellion had sent few vessels Of to Charleston
harbor the secession movement Of the south oud have
been successfully depressed as 1t in the year 1882
by the timely and vigorous action OF General Jacks
At the present time, In the absence Of ell rmation
as TO the intentions and determination Of the border
States would be idle TO indulge any spe,ulatons
confident belief that the North, armed in just aud
righteous cause possess both the will and The power 10
only by efficient blockade TO cut OF aud intercept the
commerce OF the enemy in the great staple OF cot
ton 10 achieve triumph which, though il may be al
long run certainly and destroy the resources and
therefore lie means of resistance, of the Confederate
States
But in England have right to consider this ques
ton upon personal and interested GROUNDS. No
deny tcat the great markets OF Liverpool and Manches
Ter beat responsive to every ebb and dow Of Amorican
circulation. We naturally wish by Of the produc
tons OF India and Natal t. fe ourselves from the pro
hbi.ory tariffs OF America whether they be enforced in
the shape OF upon cotton augment the
OF the South protect the industry of
the North Upon higher grounds than those OF seN ia
erest the people Of this country regard the inevitable
convenience and horrors Of civil which to
afct the people OF the United states We may say
that the merehants OF Liverpool and manufacturers OF
Manchester will feel the evil quite as strongly
as the producers Of tho south who are all Cor free
trace AMI tie manufacturers OF the North wao FOR
protection at all cost Upon the progress Of humanity 10
the Western World great cloud has failca We believe
that the battle will be Tough. ioeInce caf n. IN hs
ftace once great pouef and f'eentioas Tpa1Lic, zoe
MAJ see thee coIedsatny equally weak and p,o, for
Sood Bm he sDnpcthycf hep. ii. Of England mas be
ath The No,ih, where reputation OF slavery every
shale Is compensation for prohio.ory tariffs aud
sIictiye legislation. By means OF maritime war, by
prvaieeIs ami blockades, they can easily reduce the
South 10 obediei and restore that Union which
time appearcdo be destined 10 make the United States
the dominant power OF the New World
From the London Herald Gord Derby organ, April 27
The fail Of Fort Sumter vii, take many people in this
country By surprise The circumstances attending its
capture lead s to conclude that br Lincoln expected, If
he did cot design this defeat and readers will doubt
lees be astonished that the ships OF Charles
The President desired 10 sccor MAJOR anderson 10
retain possession Of e fort there ample al his
disposal and If he has permitted is last aesti Of federal
properly South Carolina 10 b, torn from his grasp he fas
perhaps olfoo.d the example Of chess players Uho sacrifice
raluotle piecs 70 insure mate This Southern victory
will be barren in IFS results far the secedefs
concerned. Charleston become port OF
any consequence, and the acquisition Of Fort Sum
ter by the new republic was infinitely more a
question of amour 9rcprs than of necessity as in
the case Of Fort Pckens The real struggle win be in
the Gulf Of Mexico and 50 long the deiences at Key
West and the rortUgas, aud the forcations santa
Rosa Island in Pensacola Bay, remain in the Possession
of the federal government long will Southern indie
| pendeLoe be probemat!cal ON the other hand, the
bombardment forced surrender Of Fort Sumter ri
President Lincoln the opportunity to act AMI are certain
10 unite all parties IN the North against the secedes
Mr. Lincoln hitherto has been compelled to witness the
progress of the rebellion withou, offering any opposition
whatsoever not merely because the porder States might
he driven into dsunion by his rsortng TO cion but
still more from he fact that his powers President
totally insufficient to deal with revolution. By It's
provoked attack the fort the South has relieved him
from this forced naction and il easy to foresee what
| events must soon follow.
Abrkham Lincoln has been prominently before This
country nearly twelve months half that time he has
excited the attention and interest Of the civilized world,
ana he has now been President Of the United states Tor
six weeks. HIS ToIicy is almf universally regarded
eniaa and ne has completely ys.fed his sup
aters tot he generally Jeerea 10 hare policy at ali.
We think the intelligence from America during the past
fortnight vii open the eyes Of many the fact Mr.
incoln has hitherto been acting part and that he has
never once lost sight OF the course maied out in what
may be termed the coercive portion q his inaugural
speech. Every body must concede that he had difficult
part 10 play as ever fell to the lot Of any states
the Union, and declared themselves a separate
and independent confederation, and eight others
hesilalng whether they should dissolve con
necton with the parent stem, remain with tina,
ton whose domestic institutions are 50 dissmilar 10 their
own Mr. Lincoln entered upon Office with depleted
army and navy Gemorazea, and the various alssnals
eenuded Of her arms which had been carried South for
the benefit Of the seceders. However much he might
desire to administer the AVS he had I,e,
his hands completely tied and his position the
more difficult from the fact that the southern ENJOYS the
Border states, and the citizens Of the North wee
daily seeking from him a declaration Of his po-
| Icy. Evidence is slowly forthcoming thai he
/ has displayed great amount Of energy STAGE
he assumed the reins OF power but in quet aud
tentatous manner that no one has been able % dis
cover clue to his intontions The mystery in which he
shrorded his desgns he successful in imposing upon
The various officers of the government, and the public
has been compelled to satisfy rs curiosity wish the
Trajectory reports or irresponsible newspaper
pondens. Every successive mail for weeks past has
assured US thai Fort Sumter was to be evacuated and
yet forced conclude he present aspect Of
affairs, that no such evacuation was az any time enter
tanned by the Cabinet The mask Is being thrown
OF, having made all necessary preparation and ma
nWuvred the South into commencing tho attack, Prcs
dent Lincoln may forthwith proceed 10 Envelope the pc
cy foreshsowed in his inaugural speech, aud endcayor
prove to the reyoatoniss that their much desired in
| dependence is an impossibity.
The powers delegated the President of the United
States By the federal constitution are before oh
served, exceedingly limited in then e1te0 He cannot
avail nsef OF ,he army aud navy against any State
States in the Inon can he make OF the ships Of
for the purpose Of collecting the The law
s most explicit On this point, and yet IL folly to
suppose that NJ Lincoln tne declarations cona med
| In his inaugural speech without being aware he could
carry them cut Fort sumter taken, he will proceed
to cal an extra session of Congress- and demand from he
| his powers vii place him FOR the time being
above tie law, and enable him to the
! fleets and armies OF the repGblie as lac sees A.
without the authority Of dictator lac ID utterly and
completely ucapaced for action, and have to
that his claims outweightd those Of his rivals 10 the Chi
cago Convention This conspiracy OF Southern statesmen
to dissolve the luCn secret TO tn leaders Of the
| republican party, and IN selecting Mr Lincoln AS their
candidate they previously satisfied henselvcs that
citizen Of Illinois possessed the w the nerve and the
patriotism to act ia the emergencies which might iherc.
after arise. There Is admirable precedent 10 Aneri.
| can history Tor comforting dic;a!orial powers upon
the chief magistrate OF the ration aud from the no.
nent that Nr iincon's election became kn0wn
the press Of his country has lkened him tn Antrow
Jaosscn He compTed to that Statesman,
nerve which characterized the whom Americans call
Old Hickory" but from tho scl ha the troubles With
which be has 10 deal resemble rather surpass those
OF his assumed prototype and his fellow citizens In thus
giving him credit for similar strength of purpose aud Will
which stamped the victor nuacatlon, will natu.
rally be ready to confer equal powers to enable him
10 graphic with SIN greater difficulties Hitherto he has
had opportunity 70 distinguish himseu in the service
" his country bot The time has at length arrived when
ne may Justify the confidence reposed in him by the free
states q the ooneeeIa.lcn. We sh, no; be Surprised f
Abraham Lincoln, the dictator, should prove far der.
cnt man from Abran Lincoln, The simple President
France.
The London TINES says II stated as certain that the
French an tho fro