Newbern weekly progress. [volume] (Newbern, N.C.) 1858-1863, 1861-03-19
VOLUME Ill.
1,;pco,n and his Cabinet.

the elements there brought together are toe
discordant, and as they are all fanatics on g
leading issue an early disruption may be ex-
pected The following letter is from the n. Y
Erpress, and was written from Washington to
that paper'by one of the editors:
WASHINGTON, March 6.
Mr.. Lincoln is disappointing the conservative
members of his party, and preparing the country
for greater strain than 1t has yet received
He is, upon the one side delghting the Summers
the Wilson's, the Preston Kings, the Chandlers
the Wades, the Lovojoys and Greeleys ot the
Republican wing, and giving equal pleasure to
the Srcessionists of the country. The latter II nd
Just enough in one Interpretation of the lnaugu
raj Message to excite their worst apDrehensiOns
and it is their purpose, 1t Is their policy, to
magnify every word looking to coercion. en-
forcement. collection of the Revenues. &c, DC
In common with other &c union savers, SO de.
rided and denounced by the extremes, have
chosen to give the pacific rather than the Con
servative. believing at the time,-and still be-
lieving that Mr. Lincoln does not mean to prac-
tise any but pacific policy. have believed that
month in public office would teach hIm, by
public experience, and from inter course with 9th
ers that the issues of civil were in his hands
and that he would not dare to take the initiative
in any steps leading to that most disastrous re-
suit. In order to avoid that worst of all calami-
ties, Republican House of Representatives. de-
uDeraLlIiB over anu OEoI u0ulCu HUI ClLHel
men or means for any such purpose, even when
many of his friends denied there any such
purpose. The Force Bills defeated by a
union of Conservative Republicans and National
Americans and Democrats, 100 to rs upon test
vote after fierce trial. Thus restrained for
means and men, with a barren Treasury, Mr..
Lincoln cannot make war if he would. unless in
defiance of that Leg gislative and popular power,
which he is pledged to respect
The Cabinet appointments, however, not
O1I1 Innry
brace some of the worst elements of the Repubi-
can party. They were made in defiance of the
solemn exhortations of the most patriotic and
eminent men of the Conservative members of
his party. The Northwest, even Ohio herself,
demonstrated against the name of Mr. Chase
Maryland as strongly demonstrated against the
appointment of Mon tgomery Blair who lives not
in Maryland but here in Washington, inheritng
that proscriptive character and bitterness of opn-
ion which distinguished his father, Francis P
Blair, in his hostility to his benefactor, Henry
Clay. Mr.. Weles, of Connecticut, is not known
here, though once holding a subordinate office
in the Navy Department. This appointment,
with some others of Democratic kind, and tenn
per already foreshadowed, is said to come from
Mr. Hamlin, the Vice p esident They show an
extreme policy and if the characters of men mean
more than the words they utter, there is but lit
tie hope for the country from the personnel of Mr.
Lincoln Administration.
The Border State Union men feel disheartened
week. 1t places the Chases, the Greeleys and
the Blars in the front rank and the Stewards, the
Weeds, and the Corwins far in the rear. The
Wing element of the Republican party is under
foot and w hat is than all, even lower
deep is reached, should there be no change of
policy, than the free soil element of the ole Wing
party.
Mr., Lincoln will soon learn that there is to be
no attempt at domestic violence without nvolv-
ing the whole country in civil Even the
of this FpdaraI Canital will hermit
an attack upon Virginia or Maryland without
personal resistance, nor will Virg giuia ALLOW the
soil of one Southern State to be invaded. On
this point there is perfect unanmity of opinion
in the Virginia Convention, and no material diff
ference of opinion in North Carolina, Tennessee,
Arkansas kentucky and Maryland.
The refusal of Mr.. Lincoln within the last forty
eight hours to take any counsel from such men
as Crittenden and Bell Gilmer and Johnson,
Douglas Wilson, Boteler, Nelson, Etheridge,
Clemens and scores of Southern Unionists who
are denounced at home as Submissionists, has
alienated from him thousands who were hoping
for words and acts of peace.
1t is with no pleasure that these new signs of
the times are recorded. They are TRUE uevcrthe
lesss and in public matters it is never wise to
conceal the truth The immediate effect ofthem,
will probably be to induce Virginia to call Con
vention of the Border Slavehoding States only,
with power, perhaps, to invite such other States
as this Convention when assembled, may think
proper to have associated with them. When Vr-
ginia, in January, invited a Convention of her
sister States, it was addressed to those who were
for Peace, Justice and Cancellation, upon
basis of National Compromise. She did not
pect united New England Delegation here, op-
posed to all Compromise, nor such maj aorities
came from portions of the West,-no such men
as MIR. Chase, too ultra, even tor the majority of
Delegates from Ohio. Her invitation for Peace
was responded to by men more eager for
than peace, some of whom, like the Senator from
sent forth cry for blood.
The conservative men here, though desponding
much for the country, greatly disappointed in
all their good expectations from Mr.. Lincoln's
it has started into life, by
no means ready to yield all up to despair.
true, constitutional Union Party must be formed
in every State of the Union and if possible, in $
out of the seeding States. 1t must embrace all
who love Justice, Fraternity and Union. 1t
must hold on to the Border Slave States and ap-
peal to the patriotism of the American People
erywher rres pective of States, sections ante
cedents 1t must stand out against coercion, be-
cause coercion means civil war. and civil war
will lead to endless bloodshed, with no prospect
Of peace for years and years to come. 1t must
at the North, ally itself with all the true Union
men of the South, and oppose equally and every
vhere all extremes of action and opposition -
The sooner the good and true men of the country
establish such organization, the better for the
peace of the country and of the world L. 3.