Year: 1861

THE DEMONSTRATION.


No administration ever went into power
with the embarrassments surrounding it as
has Mr.. Lincoln's. Since the Inauguration
of George Washington the country never
saw the perilous conjuncture of events that
now beset the nation. Dark clouds have
occasionally arisen threatnirg storm, yet
at no time have the heavens been before
wholly obscured. CLEANS of sunshine have
always hitherto been seen through rifted
storm-clouds. Now all is uncertainty Re-
lance is wholly placed on the American
people; on the sober judgment of the mas
ses. If the spirit of 76 is not entirely ex-
tinct we can rely confidently that the mate
rial is not wanting to restore the country
to peace and happiness. But will not dis
traction prevail? Will not the people who
ought to stand united in the support of such
measures as are designed to preserve the
Union present an inharmonious front?


In the present crisis of national affairs
large and liberal allowance must be made
for diversity of views in regard to the policy
to be pursued A disposition to concede
should be prevalent among patriots-to
concede to the views Of one another All
men OF whatever party who love the Union
must be aware that the best policy devised
by the Administration Can be rendered in
efficient by want of support to it by the

people. As in all probability the difficult
ties in the Union will be settled during the
four years Of Mr.. Lincon's Administration,
by the President in all his efforts to preserve
the Nation as our fathers made it, yielding
our opinions in some cases to those of 9TH
ers that we may present solid phalanx of
determined patriots to the enemies of the
country. While we would counsel mode
ration and concession among ourselves, let
US not be misunderstood as favoring an ad-
hesion to the President in a case of positive
wrong, like that presented by the Demo-
cratic party in sustaining Buchanan in the
Kansas iniquities. We say diversity Of





sued by the government, is likely to exist,
but in order to stile the voice of discord
without, we should be temperate and con-
ceding at home and among ourselves.


The spirit to do so is, we are glad to see,
every where evinced. Douglas Democrats
and Union Democrats of all kinds, as well
as Republicans, are willing to forget all
other issues for the sake of the Union, and
as the Administration in power holds in
its hands the issue of events general dis
position is shown to support that Admins
tration in all its endeavors to preserve the
nation intact Thus, while some of the
Unionists are for prompt and decisive ac-
tion against the secessionists in forcible
manner, and others are for doing nothing
but to allow the malcontents to fret them
selves to sleep and quietness, each one en-
tertaining his own views, is in large de-
gree disposed to put no obstacle in the way
OF carrying out the policy of the Admins
tration, and of allowing the Administration
ample time to decide upon what policy it is
best TO pursue. We believe we speak the
sentiments of the people when we say that
they design to support and adhere to the
Administration in all its efforts to preserve
the Union whether the mod@ operand shall
accord with their notions or not. Nothing
like efficient work in the good cause eau
be done without such cooperation.