'The note
which thanked Prince Gortchacow through M. De Stoeckl was reprehensibly
brief,' the leading gazettes said; _but are they sure nothing else was
prepared and transmitted, of which the public must remain uncertain?_
Are they ready to assert that Russia has become a convert to an _open_
diplomacy? Or does she still feel most complimented with ciphers and
mystery?
So early as the date of the Judd dispatch, the text of the Lincoln
administration appears. 'Owing to the very peculiar structure of our
federal government, and the equally singular character and habits of the
American people, this government _not only wisely, but necessarily,
hesitates to resort to coercion and compulsion to secure a return of the
disaffected portion of the people to their customary allegiance_. The
Union was formed upon popular consent, and must always practically stand
on the same basis. The temporary causes of alienation must pass away;
_there must needs be disasters and disappointments resulting from the
exercise of unlawful authority by the revolutionists_, while happily it
is certain that there is a general and profound sentiment of loyalty
pervading the public mind throughout the United States.
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