The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-27

there within the four days grace Remaining to
this Congress of a two thirds vote from both
houses upon any plan of adjustment accept
able to the border slave States? We answer,
there is no chance whatever, add that nothing
OF this sort will be done. What, then, can De
done by this Congress to save the border slave
Sta'ess An act can be passed submitting
compromise to the popular vote in the several
States, as proposed by Senator Bigleri for such
an act would require only majority vote OF
each house. But of what avail will such an act
he when coDstitutionally it will amount TO
nothings We answer that 1t will secure the
Judgment Of the people of the States concerned,
which will be very valuable to the enlighten-
meDt OF the new Congress as to its line OF duty
in the premises
Let this Congress recommend to the people
Of the several States by majority vote
the Crittenden adjustment for instance, and
let an early day be appointed for taking
The popular vote upon 1t in each State, and
with that vote before him we dare say that
President Lincoln will have no doubt as TO
bis line Of duty. He will call an extra session
VI INC uoW OOu6iCrct OuUmis Wis
for its adoption, and, instructed by the popn-
lar will, the two houses will adopt 1t by the
two-thirds vote required to pass il constitu-
tionally to the several States for their ratifca-
ton
All that can be done within the brief rem
nant of this expiring Congress, in behalf of the
border slave States, is some conciliatory act OF
this description. Will this be dones We can.
not answer. 1t may be too late for even this
little olive branch from this Congress- But
what then? Are the border slave States to 60
by the board, and join the fortunes of the
Southern Confederacy? We hope not. We
rather hope that the Southern Confederacy it.
self, through the mediation Of the border slave
States, will yet, in good time, be restored to
the Union.
In default of any conciliatory action on the
part of this Congress-, we look to Mr.. Lincoln
for relef-to his Inaugural, to hts Premier. to
mis- Cabinet, and to his enlarged convictions of
duty, resulting from broader comprehension
Of this crisis since his arrival at Washington
than he entertained before In fact, it would
appear, from our latest Washington advices,
that the whole question of saving or losing the
border slave States is to be thrown upon the
shoulders of the President elect, and, for
good or evil, We dare say the issue will be
made manifest in his Inaugural Address, Let
us hope that Mr.. Lincoln, discarding the bell-
gerent instructions Of Greeley, and adhering to
the pacific counsels of Seward, viii electrify
the conservative body of the American people,
North and South, with his recommendations of
charity, good will, reunion and peace. In
this view, the appointment Of General Cameron
to the incoming Cabinet is good sign.
SHOULD Mr. CHASE Go INTo THE CABISErs-
According to accounts that are daily received
from Washington, every effort is being made to
supplant Senator Seward, and to prevent his
being the pivot of the incoming government.
The coercion conspirators in the Senate and
House, as well as powerful outside influence,
exert themselves, in every conceivable man.
ner, to accomplish their end, and to plunge the
country into civil war. Failing, however, as it
is probable they will, to induce the President
| elect TO give Mr.. Seward the cold shoulder,
| they are preparing to change their tactics, and
to induce him, if possible, to fall into the snare
which ruined poor Pierce, of taking representa-
tive men of all factions in the republican party,
in order to please every body. This would be
| nearly the worst blundcr Mr.. Lincoln could
make 1t would involve the admission TO the
| Cabinet of Chase, of Ohio--a turbulent, selfish,
energetic Characteristic would bear the same
relation to Seward that Jefferson Davis did to
William L. Marcy. The latter was, In the main,
right in his views of policy; but, from want of
courage. he was perpetualy overslaughed by
his mercurial and more persevering colleague.
Davis was radical and Marcy conservatives;
yet, to avoid trouble Marcy was continually
pushed to the wall. So it would be if Chase
and Seward were part Of the same admins
tration. 1t would be a constant struggle for
power, between embittered rivals and the SUI
perior wisdom, subtlety and tact of the Pre-
mier would be embarrassed in every measure,
by the turbulent, unruly spirit of the other
Let MIR. Lincoln be careful. Having adopted
his line of policy for the future, his Cabinet
should be homogeneous, and he should make
war at once against ultraists, the disaffected
and oil others who are displeased with his
course.
A CATHOLIC SETTLEMENT OF THE ROMAN CUES
rIoS.-In the difficulty Of finding political
solution for the Roman question, the Duke of
valmy has, in recent pamphlet, thrown out
suggestion which is entitled to consideration.
He proposes that the Pope shall assemble a
council, the object of which shall be to recon.
Gle the Church with modern civilization, and
put an end to the fatal misunderstanding
which now exists between the ministers OF rel-
gion and the partisans Of the principles pro-
claimed in 1889. When the old established
political systems Of Europe are compelled to
make such large concessions to modern pro-