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


A PROJECTED UNION PARTY-LINCoLN TO De
THE LEADER.
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Times puts forth the following
suggeStion
Which SHALL De THE UNION PARTY p
! Intense interest is manifested on all
sides here in reference 20 this issue. Il
seems CrilcH that there is to be division upon
II bct,occa tie supporters Of Mr.. Lincoln, and
that ii is impossible to MOrouyhJ harmoni-e tie
t0O rings Of the Republican partg of the late
campaign. In word, the question pend~
ing is one rs to whether Mr.. incoln shall
become the head of the great "Union
part" Of the country, or whether a party
upon That issue shall be permitted TO
! grow up in hostility TO his Administers
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 a strong body of supporters
in the South, andhis party will be a ma d,
tional and not n sectional one, either in
appearance or in spirit. In that event he
will undoubtedly need to 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
Cabine. will necessarily be formed eXclu.
sively CT men who persist in fighting over
again the battle won II November last.
The three great heads of the Republi,
can party are Mr.. Lincoln, Mr.. Seward,
aud Horace Greeley. That there are ses
rious differences in that party no one is
surprised to hear. Indications Of those
differences developed themselves imme-
diately after Mr.. Lincoln's election. Rut
we were not prepared to find them 50
distinctly acknowledged in a Republican
paper, as they are in the above extract
from the New York Times. II seems
that 'a il is impo8s BIZ to harmOn'7c tie
tOo 0ings Of the RepuJlicaa party" The
quarrel then is at its last stage and dis
solution" seems imminent.
When Mr.. Lincoln reached WaShing>
ton, he put himself under the military
guardianship ofGeneral Scott, but under
the political and social guardianship OF
of Mr.. Seward, who i; 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
cicerono.
But the ubiquitous Greeley, that terri
| ble man of war, when last heard from was
in Washington, having just held long
interview, close conference of three
hours duration with Mr.. Lincoln.
SO il seem thas between Seward, the
supposed leader of the compromise wing,
and Greeley, the known leader Of the "no
compromise, no concession" wing, poor
Lincoln is buffeted about in the most
cruel manner.
1t seems in addition to other disagree
ments that Seward and Greeley are at
dRggers drawn in regard 10 Lincoln's
shameful Hegira. Seward and General
Scott advised it; Greeley altogether dis
approves it. He says, as if forgetful OF
his own recent flight from his st. Louis
engagement, that Mr.. Lincoln ought not
to have swerved from the plan first laid
down-that he fought to have come
through by daylight if one hundred guns hao
been pointed at him." He Furthermore says
If the alleged conspiracy ,oas real (he seems
to doubt it, Mr. Lincoln may Ere a hundred
years, WITHOUT FINDING ANOTHER so GOOD A
CHANCE TO DIE.
II to follows mans example he an evi'
denoe OF the exemplar's influence, then
truly must Horace exert great influence
over Lincoln, for in his avoidance of a
dreaded Baltimore mob, he but initiated
Greeley in his avoidance Of dreaded ST.
Louis mob.
But it..appears, from the above extract,
that in these days of strange occurrences,
the strange question now before the Re
publican managers is, whether Mr.. Lin
coin is to become "the head Of the grca