Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1861-03-08
Chr Stat aua CbroHifls
MONDAY, MARCH 4. lsGI.
WHAT WE EXPECT.

WHAT WE EXPECT.
Under the bright sunshine of this day,
LINCOLN and HAMLIN are to be inaugura-
,.d.s President and Wee President, of at
s,s,sll that remains of the United States
Mr., BUCHANAN will leave for them TO
u,uage an Insurrection, rampant in seven
States. and threatened in three or four
uvs-half our national arms, aud much
Of cur army, navy, and Notifications, IN
,bs hands Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS de-
n9rslized by corruption and insubordina-
t,u, accounts complicated and confused,
and funds distracted by Cabinet officers
and Clerks-a National Debt unknown,
In, doubtless near One Hundred Millions
dDollars-aud all our interests aud rep
nation as Government in the most dis
graceful and threatening aspect they ever
rrssented, at home or abroad. Joined
vtb the Rcvolutiouists of the South, are
thousands of Party leaders at the North
who declare they will stand by the South
IN their reasonable attitude, and will not
sustain the Administration in the Legitimate
exercise ofits lawful duty and authority.
WHATCAN LINCOLN Do, UNDER THESE
CIRCUMSTANCES? is the anxious inquiry OF
,rery patriot. We pat on record our own
views and expectations Of what be CAN aud
What be can NOT do.
There is always NEGATIVE and POS
HIVE policy in every Administration.
With a FULL Congress, both branches of
i..NationaI Legislature will be against
Nj. Lincoln-aud the Supreme Court is
,so politically aud sectiOually hostile to
hin. In this position, the Administra-
ton must be mainly negative-necessarily
eOnseryative in the true sense of that
.bused word Neither party can DO much,
,bsOlutely-each being bar to any new
policy the other might attempt. This d.
vision Of power aud responsibility may be
a, for the best. Mr.. Liucoln, therefore
even if ipcliued-could Eot exhibit, sue
sessfully, any hostility to the institution
Of Slavery as it exists in the States. This
great fact deprives all honest, reasonable
men in the South of any show Of ground
for sumiiy or fears. But, although he
csn Of himself perform no act of Legisla-
ton, ,becan,a as Executive Chief Magistrate,
With the Veto power in MS hand and the
immense patronage at his disposal, PRE-
VENT MUCH EVIL.
NEGATIVELY,
We DO not expect him to give an Office to
every man who wants ope-nOr TO please
all those who fail of favors-nor to have
OunIsclent prescience always to appoint
The best or most deserving men-nor to be
lnhlIible in his decisions upon measures
duty or of expedieucy.
We anticipate that Mr.. Lincoln will
not offer One or Two Hundred Millions of
Dollars to buy Cuba, or any other Slave
Territory, to 'secede" the day after being
Purchased. We do not anticipate that he
vii seek reasons for making any War,
1r:er cover of which to acquire Foreign
llritOry. We do not expect him, openly
q secretly, to allow Fi.libustering from
cur Osn shores on any weaker power. We
expect, instead of inviting land pirate
lie Wm. Walker to ''dine" with him, he
VII! rather send him to Prison, on trial
'0t bis crimes. We do not expect him to
'oiefaie the further revival Of the Slave
Ifade With Africa.
We DO not expect him to keep in his
oa0inet men who, like Cobb, thwart all
-a'e"s Of policy in replenisbing Trea-
'a'5 he had exhausted. We do not expect
-1 10 part with tears and regret" from
man who, like Floyd, had swiudled the
'"e'nnent and people out of millions of
-0ney' We do not expect him to retain
a'0nhdentlal advisers men who, like Cobb,
-"sa' Thompson, and Thomas, were openly
t''''ng Treason against the oath they had
"'eo aud the country that fed tbem-or
"'s'lln in CIerkships, &c, men who are
's'ing State secrets, acting as spies, aud
,.s'Mg ,vss',,og acts Of rank, open and fagrant
"edo not expect him to make any new
n'osas War, aud wrest aud degrade the
O. Army and Judiciary, or bribc Con-
~ A,' TO force Slavery upon any people.
woo not anticipate that he will eucour-
'ss outrages against the Indians, to trump
y var claims" upon the Treasury. We
WI expect him 10 nominate for Judges