The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-29

HONEST ABE LINCOlN IN SEARCH OF LIGHT
The administration Of Honest Abe Lincoln is
truly in bad way. It's hitherto enthusiastic
Wall street organ, the Courier and Enquirer, in
a confession as painful ns the lamentations of
jeremiah, admits that Honest Old Abe does
nothing to meet the exigencies Of the crisis, be-
cause he knows not what to do; and SO our CO.
temporary calls upon the New York HERALD
and the Journal Of Commences to come to the
rescue. When it is remembered that our Illus
trious Wall street Chevalier has peremptorily
declined the mission to Turkey, Is utterly be-
meath his public services, his merits and his
dignity as one Of the shining lights Of the party
new In power, this condescension In appealing
to us for light, for wisdom and advice will be
appreciated. Protesting in the outset, how
ever, against any association with that corrupt
and INSCRIPTIONS pioneer abolition organ, the
Journal Of Commerce, the establishment Of which
was the beginning Of all the troubles which
now sffiiot the country, we are moved by COM
passion to come promptly forward to the relief
Of Honest Old Abe in his distress.
Our Wall street Chevalier thinks that the
''sick man" at Washington may be cured, and
that all will turn out we'll, if, when Congress
shall have assembled, it will
First Repeal ths Morrill, Tariff bill, and wait for more
auspci, us time 70 revise the tariff OF 1867.
Secondly. Give the President authority, by proolama
ton to close any port Of entry whenever any obstruo
Thirdly. Invest the Executive with discretionary
power call out any number Of militia and volunteers
that he find necessary TO enforce the laws ana COM
pei obedience TO tbs constitution.
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by our valiant but distressed contemporary.
But in advance of these recommendations, we
are asked to look the matter full in the face"
and to state frankly and fully what we could
and would do were we in Mr.. Lincoln's po-
sition. So be it, then. If we were in Mr..
Lincoln's position, /" looking the matter full in
the face" we would issue a call for an extra
session of Congress, allowing a reasonable
margin for special elections to the House Of
Representatives in all those Southern States
which have not yet elected their members to
that body for the next Congressional
term Next, with the assembling Of the
two houses, throwing the Chicago plat
form into the fire, we would send
them q message on the state of the
country, earnestly recommending the adop-
ton, by a two thirds vote in each house,
Of the Crittenden propositions Of pacifica
ton and reunion. Next, ln order to bring
the voice of the people to bear upon the State
Legislatures of the several States of the Union
as it is, we would recommend Mr.. Bigler's
plan of an immediate submission of the consti-
tutional amendments indicated to the popular
vote.
We would, in the next place, urgently ap-
peal to the two houses for the immediate repeal
of the Morrill, tariff act, and then for such dis
cretionary powers to the President as the two
houses, with due regard to the interests Of
peace and reunion, might think it expedient to
grant, in behalf of the enforcement of the laws.
The line of policy thus chalked out, we think,
would secure the border slave States, and open
the way for the quiet restoration Of the seeded
States to the Union. Our advice having been
solicited in behalf Of Mr.. Lincoln, we have thus
freely given it. Our Wall street contemporary
is not the head of national bank, or we might
bring in small bill of say $52,675 81 IL for
professional services in this business; but in
lieu thereof, as matters stand, we submit to
Honest Abe Lincoln as an incidental peace
measure, and as q last resort the appointment
Of our venerable patriot of the Courier as Sur
veyor Of the port of New York. What is the
administration or the Union to him without the
oysters and champagne?