New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-03
THE ENGLISH PRESS ON PRESIDENT LIN

From he London Tfmes March ls
The four months of tie American interregnum have
alspsed ard the United States rather such of them
as stin consent to acknowledge him, have once more
Chief Magistrate, elected according 10 the institutions
which men fopdly hoped would be perpetual. The
boundaries of the Republic, If we regard IT from the
actual instead of the legal pOut Of view, have sadly
ebrunk during the winter that has just passed. The
Union has lost its point Of contact with the Gull OF
Mexico and seven stars have fallen from its frma
rneut Among tile States that still remain there is
despoDdency nistrust and mirgiving the destiny Of
the Border States In trembling 10 the balance aud that
man must indeed have confluence in HE foresight who
would take upon himself 10 assert to which OF the TWO
confederacies they viii belong at the close Of the
present year. The principle OF disutegratoD has been
Introduced and no ray how far II may spread.
There Is conflict Of interest between East and West
as well az between North and South, and the demon
Etrsed facility of Secession may well provoke imita
ton. ,m
II s under these circumstances OF unparalleled diff
Guilty and danger that Mr.. Lincoln has been solemn y
sworn 10 President Of the United States at wash
inQton ia the presence of quiet and orderly multi
tude Vi 80 900 persons. II we say that his speech does
not appear 70 Us equal to the occasion we convey no
very severe censuTe for where the statesman or ora
tor who could give expression 10 sentiments and oeea
ratiOns worthy Of 0fisis 80 mOmentous Mr. LIN
coin 8 speech commences by declaration s0mewhat
similar TO that which has been made with 80 little sue
cess by Mr. Seward. He wishes 70 quiet the appre-
tensions Of the South, caused by the election OF Re
publican President, auo ~ assure the planters that
there Is no intention 10 tamper with their domestic In
stitutons Mr. Lincoln dscaims both the wish and the
right 20 DO 90 and qaotes former speeches Of his own
ia order to show that he is consistent 10 bolting TINS
language He repudiates the laws passed III different
States for the purpose of protecting fugitive slaves and
denies the right OF Congress TO abolish Slavery wher-
ever IL exists. We confess that We SEE In tbis
language which has aseady been held at hundreds OF
Inectings by every Republican orator, nothing cal
culaied % reassIre any TO win over any sup
port. We bad thought il was by this time pretty
wei demonstrated TINT the Fugitive Slave laws passed
by Northern STATES were preteKt for quarrel,
and she appTehended abolition Of Slavery Ia the South
States by armed force transparently futile ex-
cuAe. These are Lot the winch have mace the
separation. nor, removed they likely TO undo IT,
Tire President and the audience he addresses must
know that the cessi0n Of the south the resut Of
well-coisidered and deeply Laid scheme and that ts
motives are be found in the wish TO secure vast
tract Of territory In the dislike OF the South to pro-
tecive tariff M the determination OF her public men TO
retain office and p0Ser, IA the dl.trust OF the Judges
who may he ntroo uced Into the United States Courts
by Republican President and above ALL in the bitter
antipathy which Las grown up and strengthened year
by year between the two sections OF the Union.
Would 1t not be better canddly TO admit this aud TO
place the quarrel before tue American people Ia it's
Ia import and ig iicance than 10 Affect To believe it
Gan DC reconcied by the conceson OF matters which
II well known have never been seriously In dis