The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-16

anarchy. And what are the crimes for whics
we are threatened such fearful penalties The
crimes Of . mock philanthropy, OF reckless
fanasicism, Of persists mt iDtsrneddling in our
neighbors' affairs, of religious hypocrisy, Of
bad faith to our political brethren, Of political
corruption, OF brazen faced demagogueisn, and
Of q morbid decentralization of the Northern
mind upon this thing Of Southern slavery, which
has brought about the disruption of the most
prosperous. and promising, and naturally the
richest country unoer the sun.
We have had some experience in financial
revulsions from time to time But they have
resulted from the exhausting processes Of
war with some foreign Power, or from the
overthrow of financial system like that Of the
United States Bank, and the substitution of
shinplasters or from excessive overriding,
specializing, stookjobbing and swindling as in
1857 but we have still to experience the more
terrible pressure of financial prostraton re
eultng from radical and comprehensive po-
litical revolution. This is the trouble with
which we are now menaced and as we look in
vain for any manifestations of wisdom atWash-
ingtoa equal to the exigencies Of the criis, we
can only admonith our fellow citizens Of the
North, of all pursuits, all conditions, and all
classes, to prepare for the worst We lesve the
Southern confederacy to take care of itsef.
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IMPORTANT TO OFFICE BE0GARs--Some IF the
black republican papers in the West have
been very much exercised about the conduct
Of he 81 :r;o k~ T. - Aho
Southern forts. We were the first to announce
that the evacuation of Sumter had been re-
solved upon, and our despatch was at once sent
to all parts of the country. We are now re-
ceivipg the papers containing the intelligence,
and it is little curious to see how they take 1t.
Some chime in, reluctantly, with the admins
tration; others say nothing, while third party
declares that the story is all CANNON sensa-
ton despatch made up in the NEW YORK
HERALD Office. These chaps have probably
found out by this time that they have made
blunder, and SO must pitch into the ad-
ministration instead of us. In like
manner, several of the administration
editors heresbouis affect to dscredit
our despatch to the effect that an advance of
the Southern troops on Washington would be,
in certain coAtingency-the adoption of a
coercive policy by Lincoln-the next move on
the part of the leaders at Montgomery. De-
feated in enterprise by the HERALD, these phi
losophers Immediately resort to the stale trick
of declaring that we manufacture our news.
We beg to assure our contemporaries that no
Journalist or other man can serve two masters
at the same time So let them 60 on with their
Office begging, and leave the newspaper bust
ness in our hands We have nothing else TO
do but that, while If they do not look sharp
the Western Vandals will have carried
off all the spells worth having Old Abe
still wears that Harrisburg dsguise-theS Scotch
cap and the long military cloak-and he is
bound to pay up his debts to his friends, rela-
tives and neighbors, keeping his mouth closed
as to the real policy of the administration: that
IS, provided it has policy, which seems doubt
'ul- While this squabbliug for the spoils is
the South is preparing for war, and
Il their government is not recognized, the un-
-heatlfng Of the sword seems imminent Then
comes the attack on Washington. Where will
Old Abe's friends be found thens
A SIGNIFICANT ITEM FROM THE SoUTH.--Since