The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-12

LincOAn'S Amtaclpote0 ElceuOn-Vme Arr0~
PIsssibIe Conflict I'm the RePusiicsn
Camp.
With the full expectation Of Lincolns elec-
ton AZ our next President, we detect the
symptoms of an "irrepressible conflict" among
the chiefs of the republican camp for the con-
troll Of his administration and the fat Offices
within his gift. We find this conflict fore
Swallowed, for example, in the following ex-
tract from the leading editorial 10 yesterdays
Tribune
II WAS every way at that Pennsylvania and Indiana,
cisspng hands across Ohio should claim and enjoy the
proud distinction Of nAugurating the national renovation
In the first place. those two States justly share between
them the honor OF having made Abraham Lincoln our
standard bearer In the momontous contest near
It's clearly foreshadowed termination. lndiana-whch
had previously inclined 70 and confidently and rea.
so1soy counted On Tor Judge .ne Irs' ssa
Illinois In supporting Mr. Lincon's pretensons, and
.heocefoh her delegation was NEST vehement and IN
which, unlike Indiana had candidate Of her own, heal
tsted and debated long but when at length TO
didaie who Is your next choosS' she, too designated
Mr. Lincoln and her slon, In effect mpelled that OF
the Convention.
Now, there is something more in this than
meets the eye Of the superficial reader The
Pennsylvania candidate referred to for the
Chicago nomination was General Simon Came
ron, one Of the very shrewdest and ablest party
managers of the day. His decision in favor Of
Lincoln over Seward doubtless had much to
do in the nomination Of the former, and in
putting the latter gentleman aside for more
convenient season. But the opposition of one
Horace Greeley, the delegate from Ore
Un al frnv fha
confessions and maledictons of the Chevalier
Webb and the little artful dodgern Of the
New York Times, the plank upon which Seward
was marched overheard. In this matter Came
ron was only one Of the allies Of Greeley. OF
course this decisive republican victory in
Pennsylvania will place General Cameron very
high among the few first class favorites of Old
Abe;" but there is another party engineer in
the same State, whose services there In behalf
of the republican cause must not be overlooked.
The Chevalier Forney is that man. Under the
disguise of Douglas democrat he has rendered
good service as spy in the Foster camp. He
will claim Of Lincoln, no doubt, that he has
earned not only his present Office of Clerk ofthe
House Of Representatives, but something more.
But Cameron Is not an admirer Of Forney, and
thus, between the demands Of the one and the
claims Of the other, there will probably be an
early smash of some of the republican crockery
in good old Pennsylvania
In.New York the conflict for the first honors
and Offices under "Old Abe'sr administration
Is more sharply foreshadowed. Against Gree
ley and his powerful party organ, the Tribune.
there will be the formidable coalition Of Seward
Weed, Webb and Company. Mr.. Seward, from his
late campaigning pilgrimage to Kansas and back
has done more service In behalf Of Lincoln's
election than any other republican stump
speaker multiplied by twenty. His claims,
therefore. upon LincoIn's administration must
Be respected; and, sheltering themselves under
he mantle Of the distinguished Senator from
New York. we may expect to find Weed, Webb
AID Company doing the utmost in their power
at Washington to put the delegate from Oregon
into a back seat among the mourners.
But II Greeley can only comprehend his posi-
ton and his power, what be has done TO build
up, and what he may do TO maintain or break
down the republican party, be may defy his
enemies In the camp, and boldly stand before
Lincoln as the peer Of Seward himself. II Is
but justice TO say in behalf Of the Tribune that
II has created, organized and led the repub
iican party to the threshold of the White House.
This IL has done through Its energetic agitation
OF Southern slavery and the slave power In
every shape and form best calculated to awaken
and bring into the political arena oil the moral
Il. II
elements Of the Northern States. The de-
mocracy, In the repeal OF the Missouri
compromise, In the Encouragement Of the
affairs Of Kansas and in their shocking
demoraliza,ions North and South upon the
slavery question have furnished the capital, we
oil know; but the republican party are indebt.
ed to the Tribune for the miraculous profits Of
its investment.
/, Is one thing, however. to baild up party,
aud another thing to maintain II after its ele-
walton to power. Radical ideas and abstrac-
tons, and revolutionary measures Of reform, are
indispensable to the creation Of q new party
from the broken materials Of old parties that
have lived out their day but when q party
thus created Is put into the possession Of the
government, II must revolutio nize itself or fall
10 pieces. II must abandon its radical theories
professions aad promises and fall back
upon the practical responsibilities OF Its new
position or Il viii speedily come to the ground
The change Of position to be considered is just
the difference between Mr.. Lincoln as the
Presidential candidate Of q purely sectional
anti slavery party. and Mr.. Lincoln as Presi-
dent OF the United States
Should the Tribune editor properly appreciate
this broad distinction between aparty seeking
and q party advanced into the control Of
The government, he may quietly take the place
Of the power behind the throne greater than
the throne itself.'' On the other hand, let our
slavery sgiiating contemporary, In behalf Of
" ;,.si,.s adsssi,istralia- ..arsiat L. a.