Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-03-06
THE NATIONAL TROUBLES.

4 PROJECTED UNoN PARTY-LINCoLN TO BE
THE LEADER.
Tie Washington correspondent of the
New York Times puts forth the following
suggestion:
! WHICH SHALL De THE UNIoy PARTY p
! Intense interest is manifesto on all
sides here in reference to this issue. II
seems cridcnHat there IS 10 BE- q di1isioa upon
, It Jci,cccn tie supporters Of Mr.. Lincoln, amt
that is impossible to Horoyghy } haJwoai-c tic
tc0 ,cingS d tic RcpuJLcau party 4 tie late
campaign. In o word, the question pend~
ing is one as to whether Mr. Lincoln shall
become the head of the great "Union
party" Of the country, or whether party
upon that issue shall be permitted to
grow up in hostility ohis Adl1inistra,
ton. If the President elect shall deter
mine to initiate policy satisfactory TO the
Union men of the Border States, he will
/ have at once strong body Of supporters
in the South, and his party will be a ma.
| tional and not sectional one, either in
appearance or in spirit. In that event he
will undoubtedly need 10 select two Cahi-
net advisers from Tennessee and North
Carolina If, OF the other hand, the New
Administration is to be established on
party issues Of the past, rather than upon
the necessities Of the future--if all meas
ures of concession TO the Union men of
the Border States are to be denied, the
Cabinet will necessarily be formed cXclu-
siycly Cfmen who persist in fighting over
again the battle won IL November last.
The three great heads of the Repuhli~
can party are Mr.. Lincoln, Mr., Seward,
and Horace Greeley. That there are ses
rious differences in that party no one is
tsurpriscd to hear. Indications Of those
differences developed themselves imme-
dately after Mr.. Lincoln's election. But
we were not prepared to find them so
distinctly acknowledged in Republican
papo", as they are in the above extract
from the New York Times. 1t seeTs
tha, I'd Il Is impossible to h1rmoa'-c the
tco r;gy5 Of tic RcpoJiicoa party" The
quarrel then is at its last stage and dis
solution" seems imminent.
When Mr.. Lincoln reached Washing
ion, he put himself under the military
guardianship orGcnoral Scott, but under
the political and social guardianship OF
Of Mr.. Seward, who Is supposed by many
to head the compromise wing Of the Re-
publican party. Seward seems TO be not
only his Premier, but his pilot and
ciceronN.
But the ubiquitous Greeley, that terri
bic nou Of war; when last heard from was
in Washington, having just held It long
interview, close conference Of three
hours duration with Mr.. Lincoln.
So it seem thas between Seward, the
supposed leader of the compromise wing,
ard Greeley, the known leader Of the 'no
compromise. no concession wing, poor
Lincoln is buiIeted about in the most
cruel manner.
/ 1t seems in addition to other disagree
menls that Seward and Greeley are al
dasgerS drawn in regard to Lincoln''
shameful lIegira. seward and General
Scott advised it, Greeley altogether dis
approves it. He says, as if forgetIul oj
his own recent fight from his st. Louis
!, engagement thai Mr.. Lincoln ought not
to have swerved from the plan first LAID
down-that he fought to have come
, through Jydyfght # one hundred guns ha'
been pointed at him." He furthermore says
, II the alleged conspiracy ,oaS reaL (he seems
TO doubt it, Mr. Lincoln may Ice a hundrec
ye4rs, WITHOUT FINDING ANOTHER so GOOD !
, CHANCE TO DIE.
Il to follow mans example he an evi
dence OF the exemplar'S influence, thei
truly must Horace exert great influenc
over Lincoln, for in his avoidance OF
:, dreaded Baltimore mob, he but initiated
Greeley in his avoidance Of o dreaded st
Louis mob.
d But it'appears, from the above extract
c that in these days Of strange occurrences
:. the strange question now before the Re
g publican managers is, whether Mr.. Lin
coin is 10 become "the head Of the greo