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London, England, 1864-03-30 00:00:00

thorough as the Doctrinaires and exterminators
would wish, and for that reason he is not so likely
as his rival to receive the support of the leaders of
the party. Butler's private character and personal
unpopularity—and the doubt whether, with all his
talent and cleverness, he understands anything of
military affairs, or has in him the stuff of which a
great conqueror can be made, will keep him in the
background. He has sufficient of the spirit of a
despot to suit the place, but he lacks other qualifi.

cations which Fremont possesses—the qualities o:
a gentlemanly bearing, a cosmopolitan education,

and an extensive knowledge of all that other and
not unimportant portion of the world which is not

included within the limits of the United States.
And while the Republican party is gradually
concentrating itself around Fremont as the man of
their necessity, that large portion of the Democratic
and State-rights party, which as yet sees no way
to peace but by the vigorous prosecution of the war,
is in like manner concentrating itself upon General
M'Clellan. The Democratic party in this city is
represented by three several organisations, which
sometimes unite for local purposes of party spoil,
which upon the war question appear to be hopelessly
divided. The first and oldest, and parent source from
which the other two proceeded, is the Tammany
organisation, so called from the Tammany Hotel,
where they hold their meetings. The second
is the Mozart organisation, so named from Mozart-
hall—a lecture-room where they transact their
business ; and the third the .M'Keon Democracy,
so named after an eminent lawyer and politician,
who headed its secession from the original body.
Tammany is strong for war and General M'Clellan.
Mozart, under the leadership of Mr. Fernando
Wood, is gradually inclining its heart to peace, and
becoming daily more imbued with the spirit of Mr.
Benjamin Wood—an earlier and bolder apostle of
the cause than his brother Fernando. The M'Keon
Democracy also inclines to peace. Mozart and
M'Keon, with their organisations, bide their time,
and think it either premature or useless to put for-
ward any candidate for the Presidency, or draw up
any elaborate manifesto of their principles. Tam-
many, however, as if it claimed the right to speak
for the whole Democracy of the North, and not only
for that of the State of New York, has drawn up and
published its " Platform of Principles," which
amount to nine, but which might have been put in
a smaller compass. They are to the effect that the
war for the preservation of the Union ought to be
vigorously prosecuted ; that the Constitution has
survived the rebellion ; and that if individual trai-
tors have forfeited their lives the rights of the States
survive unimpaired ; that slavery as a subject of
agitation has passed out of the domain of politics ;
that the mismanagement, corruption, and despotism
of Mr. Lincoln's Administration have strengthened
and prolonged the rebellion and brought the country
to the verge of ruin; that a change of rulers is ab-
solutely necessary, and that the next President
should be elected by thelDemocratic party on Demo-
cratic principles, from the ranks of men who have
exhibited warlike ability and practical statesmanship,
such as Grant, M'Clellan, and others. Ia other words,
Tammany- will support General Grant if he will
adopt the Democratic platform, and gain a splendid
victory in the field before the day of nomination. If
not, it will support General M'Clellan, who is a
proved good soldier, and as sound a Democrat us
Tammany can desire.
Such is the position of the Presidential contest at
the present writing, with the probability that no
great change will be Effected until the meeting of
the several conventions at Baltimore, Chicago, Cin-
cinnati, and St. Louis, when doubtless there will be
some new, though probab y not very startling
developments. Meantime, in the current slang of
the day, "Fremont stock" is rising, and is at a
higher premium than even that of M'Clellan.
The Federal Government has not hitherto
thought it advisable to offer bounties to the sailors
whom it so urgently needs to man its navy. It has
acted upon the idea that the temptations of prize
money were sufficient, and that the more daring and
adventurous among the merchant seamen would
flock into its service on the chance of obtaining their
share of the captured blockade runners. In this ex-
pectation it has been disappointed ; partly because
prize money is too prospective and doubtful; partly
because the Admiralty Courts are exceedingly dila-
tory in rendering their judgments ; partly because
after judgment is given there are innumerable de-
lays in the distribution ; partly because the exces-
sive severity on board is not popular among them ;
and partly—but tot least, among all these reasons
because the Federal Government has stopped their
grog. The high bounty paid to the soldiers had far
greater charms in their imaginations, and the conse.
quence has been that a very considerable number of
seamen who under other circumstances would not
have forsaken their original calling have volunteered
into the army. The Government, awake to the
possibility that a war against France may grow out
of the establishment of a Mexican Empire under
French protection, if not against Great Britain, on
one of the many exasperating complications which
the question of neutrality is daily assuming, has
resolved to apply a remedy, the application of which
will be as beneficial to itself as to the sailor. It has
at this moment no less than 18 ships in commission
which cannot put to sea for want of crews. To say
nothing of its need of ships to blockade more effec-
tually the long line of coast from the Chesapeake
to the Rio Grande, it suffers a daily persecution at
the hands of the shipowning interest of New York,
Philadelphia, and Boston, which clamours for ven-
geance against the Florida and the Alabama and
the protection of American commerce. It has, there-
fore, determined to draught 12,000 men from the
army into the navy, choosing for the purpose those
who may volunteer for the change, or who by their
their seafaring habits and education may be judged
officers to be the best fitted for maritime duty.
Under this arrangement the men so draughted will
enjoy the double advantage of present bounty and
the future chance of prize money--the bird in the
hand as well as the bird in the bush—and the Go
vernment will procure the sailors it needs at the
expense of the army, which needs reinforcement
still more urgently than the navy.

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