The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-19

The Critte,tden resolutions as amendments to the
constitution; he must call an extra session Of the
ne,c Congress-, and in his first message boldly re
aerdte Ills plan and its Submission at once to the
people throughout the States; he must appoint his
totina, jat not dispose Of another office in his
qif til this great and Overwhelming question is
settled.
sid. nss Of the Southern and Northern
CUnftdcracies.
Last Year WAS for us one Of abundance,
plenty, prosperity and fruitfulness. The great
staples-cot'on corn, wheata and tobacco-yield.
cd most bountifal crops. Gold flowed in Pac
tol'an streams from the Pacific coast and the
land waxed fat, while the t'llers thereof rejoced
exceedingly. 1t was great year for the poll
uc'aus TOO The crop OF conventions was larger
than usual, and of Presidential candidates there
was ore than q genie ell sufiiciency. The re-
,ult has been that we have no less than two
Presidents, with Cabinets and Congresses to
match, the Sou'tern ccntederacy appearing to
be more Harmonious and more dignifed than
he N, rttern. The two Presidents Jeffer-
ION LAWS, Of Mississippi, and Mr.. Abraham
Lincoln, OF lllinos--comInenced their Inaugural
ZION tours last week That Of Mr.. Davis has been
completed. Mr. Lincolns is somewhat longer
aud his sgopy will not be over until the end
OF this week On Monday, 18th inst, he lett
Springfield for Washington, aud, after passing
through indianapolis, Cincinnati, Pitsburg and
81. veland, arrived on Saturday at Buffalo,
where be narrowly escaped being torn in pieces
toy bis admirers, was pretty thoroughly done
up, and enjoy led, no doubt, his Sabbath as
hugely as any day laborer in the land.
Yesterday Mr. Lincoln proceeded to Albany.
and threw himself into the embraces of the
lobby. Accounts of the demonstrations at the
state capital Will be found elsewhere.
Tie incidents Of this tour, so important in
historical point of view, are exceedingly curl
Gus and entertaining. When leaving his neigh
bors, "perhaps forever" the new Northern
President was in a lachrymose and pious frame
of mind. Before he reached Indianapolis,
however, Mr.. Lincoln became jovial, and
began to exercise his talent as racon-
tear Arrived at indianapolis, the seat of
radical republicanism, the President made a
rather clumsy speech on the delicate subject
OF coercion and State rights. The warmth Of
his reception had undoubtedly taken Mr.. Lin
coin off his feet, and turned his head. AT Gin
cinnati, he patronized the Kentuckians,
and began to find out that the crisis
was only imaginary chat although
trade had received severe blow,
public securities had been very seriously de-
preciatcd, the prestige of the nation lost so far
as foreign Powers are concerned, the Union
practically dissolved, the public treasury empty,
and the public credit as bad as that of any kite
flying jobbor, reign Of terror existing over
nearly one-half the country, thousands of
men in arms against the governmental this
was nothing, only bagatelle, mere squall
which would soon blow over. At Pitts
burg, Mr.. Lincoln declared that because he
was in Pennsylvania he was bound to speak
about the tariff. He confessed entire ignorance
Of the details Of the measure which his party
has brought forward in Congress, pledged him
self TO the ambiguous plank in the Chicago plat
form which was put in to CANNON the Pennsyl
vanians, and cans any thing or nothing at all,
and thought il would be better to leave the
uutseI w tHe next SobgTess-ol WHICH latter
statement Messrs Sherman, Morrill, d Co. will
please take due notice.
Why the President elect should feel bound
to SPEAK Of matter concerning which he
knew nothing because he happeaed to be in a
particular locality we cannot see. BY the
same rule he should talk pork and whiskey at
Cincinnati, piety and produce at Cleveland, Cen
trail Railway at Buffalo, "Bridge" at Albany,
Southern trade at New York, Camden and Am
boy Railroad at Trenton, insignfcance of New
York al Philadelphia, and ditto of Philadel-
phia al Baltimore.
al Cleveland the ancient rail splitter waxed
gallant and desired to make the acquaintance
Of young person OF the better sex who had
written to him some advice as to his whiskers,
and various other subjects germane to the ad.
vanccmcnt of The outer man. There was not
much difficulty in ascertaining the whereabouts
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