The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-09

Is REHBfLcAN GoyEeSMEST FAurgE IT, TIE
political cooiusion into which this country Aat
fallen, the severance oi TIE cotton States teom
The uaion, ana the perplexities ~hicn emoar-
ra-s the administration at Was hipgtor, are look.
Cd upon in Europe AZ unmlstakeahie evidence
OF The failure OF a republican, form OF goYern-
ment. Ana, jnaging OF these events ID tie iiah
oil monsfohicsi principles and with the Euro
pean Idea Of what constitutes government We
must confess that u is apparently true. So lar
a. least az the character OF our Executive for
some years pas, IL concerned, it cannot BE- ce.
nieu that there has beeu sad falling oil ana
perhaps a sad failure. The administration oi
the government has fallen into the hands OF a
set Of unpi,ne,pieo politicians for the most par
mele Adventures and scounorels, without stake
10 the country, and utterly destitute OF honor
or patriotism. To this extent II may he adolf
tea that ftpubl,caDsm has suffered crievousiy
in the eyes O the world but tnen the principle
OF ee,t-goyerumeu eas met with no failure, In
spite OF the absolute want of every qualification
for good government in all our departments
both Sta.e ana National, IN the Executive, the
Legislatures Congresses ard corporatioas-th
county has been preserved from Utter aud IN
equivocai anarchy and confusion, b. the uhe-
rent principle OF Eel, government which dwells
| in he community. The country has grown
| prosperous an0 great Ia the very teeth OF poll
| ticsi corruption such As toe older nations OF the
world never experienced. IL IS not the men
wno have contributed 10 the greatness OF this
! country, "a intellect, in wealth. in wisdom, and
| every other qualification calculated 70 build up
| resps cted nation, who are elected TO the high
| est Offices IN tbe laD0to positions which IN
| Europe are considered synonymous with what
is GATED government but, on tie contrary, q
| class OF men the very reverse Of this IS to be
| founo i'll the most exalted stations-mere poi-
| hcians-anc that word in our vocabulary is
/ syIony nous with chariatan or aSventurer.
/ But look at The administration OF law and ins.
| ice in our criminal and civil courts and we
will find that there, aided by voluntary in
| stiutions--such a. the church, religious conmu-
| niles ana an Independent Newspaper press
the country IL preserved FROM anarchy ana the
status OF society is maintained IN spite OF the
miserable junke,ings Of the politicians. There
| is deep orcer loving and moral sentiment IL
| the people which manitesis itself with the most
| saving fleets even Ill our present t,Ials and
| difficulties; but no such sentiment is to oe
found or Hoped tor among the politicians. Let
al attempt at local resurrection De mace II any
Of our large cities, aud we wOCld see at tue
immense power OF this principle The move
| ment going on al the South cannot be regard
ed as sn insurrection: it is revolution, not uo-
like that OF 1776 in its objects and purposes;
bat should al Instruction be attempted III
| New York, the largest and most populous city
in the country, or in any other large city, or
should any consph acy against the peace and
welfare OF the country assume the tangible
shape of mob violence, our mliit:0 regiments
| would crush 1t out III an hour.
This is view of the matter which is no. un.
derstood in EaTope Their idea OF gcverDmen,
is more concentrate and centralized than ours
Self government diffuses itself, and is its own
safeguard everywhere; and in thic respect, al
though according to monafch.al principles our
republican government may appear to have
proved failure, toe principle Of seli-govern.
ment still molly vindicates ana sustaias ITSELF
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