The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-07

IN good demand, Win sales OF 6O0 hhd8 closing AZ an
advance OF 40, aud some lots were reported al an i'm
provement OF ~ per pound. Coffee steady, with
sales Of 200 bags OF Rio at 1lc l4o The stock Of Rio
estimated at l6o o0 bags with several cagoes known
to be At bound to this port Freghts quite nrm
with fair amount OF engagements.
ties or the Governmsnt-Presidcn mt Lin.
coins Mcsssgs.
There are several classes of politicians by
which the plain, outspoken views Of President
Lincoln in his extraordinary Message to this
extraordinary session of Congress will be pro-
nounced as very crude, unfinished and unsat-
isfactory State paper. The rebels of the South
will denounce 1t as the despotic decree of an
abolition usurper to his obedient instruments !;
our Northern peace and compromise men of
the Christian school of the Hon. Benz.
Wood have already discovered that it shame.
fully misrepresents the facts of history, aud is
miserable apology for black republican
Presidents enoroaohments upon the powers of
Congress; while such disappointed Office and
spoils expectants as the little trimmers of the
New York Times are sorry to fiud that, while
g Honest Old Abe " INDUCES in much super
flous verbisge he has failed even to mention
a number Of things of the first importance.
It might be supposed, from the decisive
recommendations OF the President for vigor-
Gus prosecution of the war. that at least
the Hon. Massa Greeley would applaud
him with unstinted enthusiasm. But even
Greeley admiration is measured and qualified
Perhaps he may be disappointed, from the
absence of any allusion in the Message to
" contraband niggers," and from the absence
Of any recommendation or suggestion in favor
OF Robespierre Greeley's war programme
against the rebels Of general confscation and
determination by fire and sword.
Among "the plain people," however, our
loyal people, Of all parties, throughout the
country, this plain, unpretending, matter of-fact
Message of President Lincoln's will be received
with high degree Of satisfaction. His state
ment of the causes which compelled him to
resort to the war power to maintain the 60
vsrnment, his justification of the responsible
ties thus assumed in the absence of Congress,
aud his exposition of the fsllacies and fatal
conseque nce5 of recession, and of any COM
promises giving it any countenance Whatever,
will be accepted by the body of the people of
the loyal States, and by the loyal citizens of
the revolted States, as q conclusive argument
for the four hundred thousand men aud the
four hundred millions of dollars called for by
the Message, for the great object of the speedy
suppression of this extensive Southern rebel
lion.
We presume, however, that this argument Of
Mr.. Lincoln against this heresy of secession,
and his enthusiastic recognition of the patriotic
popular uprising in the loyal States to
maintain the Union, are not intended solely for
home consumption. Mr.. Lincoln is aware that
the sovereigns, cabinets and statesmen Of the
great Powers Of Europe WILL read this Message
with an unusual degree of attention and int.
rest. Hence, in the presentation Of his facts,
acts, opinions and recommendation to Con-
gress, he desires to make convincing impress
sion abroad as we'll as at home. Accordingly,
lie has so fortified by facts his declaration that
"ahe people will save the government, If the
government itself will do its part only indiffer-
entity WE'LL" that this declaration cannot fail,
even in the remotest corner Of Europe, to make
strong impression in behalf of the cause of
our gove aTent.
Here wih us the argument has ended and
the country nna its people were divided, as
between tso 10 ,sile armies, witt the lombard
ment of Fort Sumter. With that act all our
pre-existing political issues, parties principles,
sectional doctrines, dogmas and special plead
logs, North and South, were thrown into the fiery
furnace of this civil war and consumed. From
that day the controversy between the North and
the South ceased to be q question for discussion.
The arguments Of peace were superseded
by Southern appeal to arms for disruption
of the Union, and an Independent pro-slavery
Southern confederacy. So formidable, too, and
30 mysterious, were the ramifcations of this
rebellion, and 30 defenceless, for some time,
was the government, that for many days it was
| considered doubtful whether the Presidents
cali for soldiers was made In season to save the
city OF Washington from revolutionary occu-
patton and Southern coup d'etat, a la Louis
| Napoleon.
| That danger has passed; but We are still in
the midst OF mighty revolution, involving
The division OF the United STATES into two,
ttree or half dozen conflicting petty ,repub-
Les Or Kingdoms, or the reconstruction of the
| Union Me-. Lincoln says that in this war for
the maintenance of the government he can
not perceive that towards the revoked States
there is involved "apy coercion, any conquest
orany subjuga.ion, in any Just senss OF the
term" Our loyal people have entered into
hope that tbs overwhelming strength of the
loyal States will be go speedily manifested tina,
before the end OF this short session Mr.. Lincoln
may be authorized to notify the two houses o.
Congress of some overtures of reconciliation
and peace.