The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-06

LINCoLN's ADMINISTRATIONS PROBABLY SrrLL-
BoRN.-It took poor Piswce two years aud
half to destroy his administration in the esd-
nation Of the American psopae. Mr. Buchanan
took three years and half to Kill his admits
tration. even with the aid Of powerful opposi-
ton; but 1t appears that it only required three
weeks to utterly demolish the Lincoln govern
ment in The eyes alike of friends and foes. The
republican journals Of this city are pouring OUT
the walls Of their wrath upon the President
journals which have wrought with might and
main 10 elect him. 1t really seems as If tbs
Lincoln administration, after gestating for
nearly thirty years In the womb Of abelitioa-
ism, Is stillborn after all. How weak must ID
be when IFS own organs turn upon 1t, aud use
such language as this, which appears in the re-
publican journals Of the metropolis
is idle conceal that the administration thus
far has not met public expectation The country ooS no
the probable results OF the secession moyemen-than
did ON the day Mr.. Buchanan left Washington sees
indications Of az ~ ,p policy qua. e 70 ns
less waiting 70 see what may "tarn up"
And again.
The fact s government has done absolutely nothing
towards carrying the country through the tremendous
upon 1t allows everything 10 drift 10 float along.
without guidance or impulse OF any kind
in this solemn CRISIS OF the nations fate, TO give the
American people TINS guidance and leadership dc was
rests mo4s wSshsy than has
fallen upon any one OF bis Predecessors That re-
sPnsoy not met oy me .d ,s
strength tor nOoer duties than presiding the wran
pas Of hungry and selfish hunters for patronage and
place. He wastes powers that belong to the nAtionhe
squaDders opportunities which millions upon millions Of
goi WIN never bring back for rescains the nation from
he has fpept time and strength in feeding rapacious
and selfish partisaDs which should haye been bestowed
upon saving Union maintaining the authority q
the constitution be haa soemnly sworn 70 defend He
has not done wha he expected to do as he
az, ,s sI ys1s Of
flag and Ia. government their common country. Tina
ULien is weaker row than 1t was q month ago.
The administration, we are told, has no
policy; and in great crisis like this there is no
policy SO fatal as that of having no policy at
all. Another republican organ says that there
is san obvious dissatisfaction with the present
attitude Of the federal administration" in con-
sequence Of its do nothing policy and manifest
weakness, and adds:
TIE country with scarcely . show OF dissent cries
outfit fight, be il; il 70 have peace.
much the better II tho Union can be preserved or
restored good but canoos be- lot US understand the
fact and ucquiesce in It, At all events let this nioerab
| suspense ard uncertainty cease.
While at the same time another administra-
ton paper denounces the Morrill, tariff without
stint, which the government of Mr.. Lincoln are
endeavoIing to carry out.
What is the meaning of all this? Are these
journalists disappointed in the division of Office,
or is it really the inlbeciiity or the "mas-
terly inactivity" Of the administration which
provokes the hostility Of its friendss II, after
an existence Of only three weeks, the present
administration cannot fnd favor or support
from a single paper in New York, either on
one side or the other, what Is to be its con-
dition at the end OF year?