Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-02-05

such general and in some cases such strong ex-
preston, is mainly confined to journals in political
opposition to the Administration. 1t may be sup
posed that our amiable President, who has con-
ceded SO much TO the |" pressure" of what he has
himself called "the Greeley faction" receives at
least the unfatering confidence and the Jealous
support of 1.-THE "faction" for which he has made
SO many sacrifices.
In fact, it is quite otherwise The President to-
day is more indebted to the considcrateness of
did and patriotic opponents than to the gratitude Of
the political friends" who assume to prescribe and
coerce his line of conduct. This result might have
been foreseen. No amount of concessions ever yet
satiatcd the remorseless exactions of political any
more than religious fanatcism. They who, few
days ago, cried God bless Abraham Lincoln"
are now ready turn again and rend him. They
have got the proclamation they wanted, but they
are just importunate ever under the sense Of
new want, inspiring fresh complaint and stimu-
lating fresh demand
AS the New York Tribune led the hue and cry
for the emancipation edict," SO the same journal
now leads the clamor for a reconstruction of the
Cabinet and a substitution of its counses aud mea-
sures for the independent opinions and conduct Of
the present incumbent Of the Presidential chair.
1t complains that the President els open to the
charge of segregating himself from those with
whom he ought closely to afiliate-even from his
constitutional advisers, the members Of his Cabinet
and of acting, declining to act, his oGm opin-
ion may lead him, in disregard Of their counsel,
Al AZ oil
in the popular mind at least in that portion of
it which possesses ordinary means of information,
that he has no Cabinet, in the true sense Of that
| term" What it means by Cabinet, in the
true sense of that term," is Directory who shall
dictate all measures Of public policy and employ the
President merely as its mouth-piece and agent. To
this ehec. the Tribune, in deploriug what it deems
Mr.. Lincolns mistaken opinion Of his own ability
to act without direction from Others holds the fol-
| lowing language:
"The President may have mistaken this disposition or
habit for Independence decision, force OF character,
and genius Butt has been, the contrary great
faut-one believe fruitful of misfortune than
any other weakness individual collective to De fund
among the members of the Government and s especial
" noticeable dstir gushing this popularity from the
bodness wilfuness that properly or improperly, has
been termed Jacksonan that the will OF the Presi-
ton of bold and vigorous schemes or measures but In I'M
doing restraining and pesstenty holding back from the
execution of what was bold and decisive.
There as nothing IN the ukoLe aspect Of our public
affairs discouragnQ this unusual condition Of things
the head Of the GOpernment. The people, while it con-
nues deprived of what they have right to expect
the exercise of the combined wisdom of number of emi
nent men in the extraordinary ard trying emergencies to
which the supendous rebellion that is upon gives
rise The energies too of any spirited member of the
Cabinet must be chilled by OF the official humilia
on which this treatment with however much OF personal
kindness it may be accompaned) cannot fail to inspires
and it may lead ALSO Of inferior nature W there
ud be such in the Cabinet intent upon carrying par
cusr policy to resort TO intrigue and unworthy prac-
ces upon the mind Of the Chief Magistrate to acc mpsh
their purposes In every aspect in which this attempt to
carry the Executive department of the Government
upon Presidential responsibility alone can be viewed it
must be regarded faught with innumersble mschiefs
A man Of and trsnscendent genius-a Napoleon /
might succeed for time upon this autocratic principle
bat Nth men of lesser poloer insoa6iy and
| tinuaily inro'ue them in Notifying failures"
In view of such disparagng allegations the Pre-
sident may we'll pray to be saved from his friends"
for their tender mercies are cruel And that they
do not intend to give him any rest on this score
from the present time until the approaching 4th OF
March, is significantly announced by the Tribune
in the following terms
Recent indications the conclusion that these
pectaoBs will not be disappointed Republican Senator'S
and Representatives becoming alive to the neces-
sites OF the situation and the importance OF closer
harmonious vigorous, and more sympathetic action
The reunion Of last Saturday evening at Washington and
the of the Republican members OF the House OF
Representatives holding its adjourned sessions, are
movements full Of promse The 4h Of March approaches;
may Senator's and Representatives. eare part 81 their
high duty unperformed trey do, let the nation prepare
for The night that cometh, aohen no man can cork"
This is radical "loyalty," and this is radical
"support Of the Administration" We have pro-
posed to ourselves different theory of duty in the
present crisis Of the nations fate. We have sought
to strengthen the hands of the Executive rather by
forbearing somewhat of objurgation, even where
we have seemed to discover just grounds of ami
madversion and we have never suffered our dis
sent from Mr. Lincoln's policy to degenerate into
this i'll disguised and contemptuous dsparagement
of his capacity lie is the elect Of the nation, for
better or for worsethe lawful Chief Magistrate of
the nation-and we must regard as equally rtvolu-
tionary all projects which contemplate his dispace-
ment, whether by physical force or by political
stratagem. Between Western journal, which calls
for Gen. Monk to expel from power the present
"dynasty," and the New York Tribune, which
proposes to make Mr.. Lincoln the puppet of radical
managers, there is only the difference of the
roads by which they propose to reach the same end
Let us at least preserve the forms of our Govern