Editorial: The Policy of Inaction (6/5/1860)

New York Times archives – Times Machine ^ | 6/5/1860

[Homer_J_Simpson]

No one who reads Mr. EVERETT'S letter of acceptance, which we published yesterday, will doubt the excellence of his intentions or the sincerity of his desire to promote the welfare of the country. But unfortunately good intentions are not all that is required in an active statesman, filling a position of high responsibility, at a critical period of a nation's history. A clear perception of the evil to be encountered and of the remedy to be applied, a firm will in breasting opposition, and hopeful courage and confidence in the people upon whom in the end the result must rest, are quite as important as purity of personal character and fervent aspirations for the welfare of the Republic. We do not find in Mr. EVERETT's letter any evidence of the possession of such high and indispensable qualities. On the contrary, he deals with great questions in a small way; -- he meets bold and resolute enemies with a timid and deprecatory mien; -- and commits the fatal mistake of supposing that a great contest of opposing principles and contending interests can be most safely decided by pretending not to recognize its existence.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

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Bleeding Kansas, Dred Scott, Lincoln-Douglas, Harper’s Ferry, the election of 1860, secession – all the events leading up to the Civil War, as seen through news reports of the time and later historical accounts

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Editorial: The Policy of Inaction – 2
How Not to Fight Indians – 2
Destructive Tornado in Iowa – 2-3
Indian Outrages in Arizona – 3

[rustbucket]

To put these with your post of June 5, 1860 articles, I repost these two items:

June 5, 1860. The Daily Democrat and News, Davenport, Iowa. Seward visiting Lincoln. Lincoln’s boots paid for by Congress when he was a congressman.
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015737/1860-06-05/ed-1/seq-2/#date1=06%2F05%2F1860&index=0&rows=20&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=BELL+Lincoln+Seward&proxdistance=5&date2=06%2F05%2F1860&ortext=Lincoln+seward+bell&proxtext=&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=range&page=1

June 5, 1860. The Daily Exchange of Baltimore, MD. Column 3 about Baltimore Democrat Convention politics.
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83009573/1860-06-05/ed-1/seq-2/#date1=06%2F05%2F1860&index=2&rows=20&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=Baltimor+Baltimore+BALTIMORE+Douglas+Lane&proxdistance=5&date2=06%2F05%2F1860&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=&andtext=douglas+lane+baltimore&dateFilterType=range&page=1

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Those sites are like the Times Machine feature at NY Times. They appear unreadable at first, but just hit the + button two or three times and they are just fine. Thanks for providing them.

[rustbucket]

Thanks. You can also roll the dial on your mouse, if you have a mouse with a dial, to enlarge the articles.

[aynrandfreak]

Can I be added for the daily reminder? :)

[Homer_J_Simpson]

You are added. Welcome aboard and thank you for your interest.