The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-06-13
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In 1fhe ntted states the political eie-
ments are arranging themselves for the
usual quadIennial struggle for tie 1PresiE
dency. fhe newspapers are begiHning 70
sipention names 10 that connection, and those
Of Lincoln. Chaseand Thomas II Seymour
are prominently up for consideration
Meaatime the professional politicians are
.onsRin g books for the subscription Of stock
ME various associations forming Oh the
mutual principle to insure the Presidential
succession. There are already developed
four distinct ideas around ahnd for which an
equal number Of parties n factigHs are
gathering:
Ii The abolitIOnists, WIG want the Union
restored and preserved al the expense of
and with the abolition of sI4yery, and who
pretend to belieyethat the ACCOMPLISHMENT
OF this desire is practicable. Theb arc,
therefore, for the prosecution Of the war to
the bitter end, the subjugHtion or nnbihila-
ton Of the people of the Sputh, and idrI the
nsillcrnial jubilee which must follow
The abolitionists straight, who want
nothing t. do With slavery, ard anxious to
haze it eradicated everywhere, but 40 not
believe the Southern people can be Esubju-
gated and slavery abolished by1folee Or arms,
and are, therefore, for clossIing up the war
,aad letting the Union slide They are for
peace in order that they may have al Union.
of States homogeneous in sentiment aud in
situations, and that those vilowant and will
have the institution Of domestic slavery may
be alone responsible for i'll lHE
= The war democrats, who wish the
Union and the Constitution restored, with
out reference to slavery, and who ssect to
believe this DISCRIMINATION il to Be 9btaircd
BY vigorous prosecution of the waHg to the
defeat of the rebels, the crushing out Of the
rebsllion, and the humiliation of the Con-
fedfracy even to begging Heace at ~ shing-
TONI They are therefore forlcafrykpg on
the war with still greater lvigoF
y. The, peace de,noorat4 : who saosiEs ro
storation of the IEnion Onithel Cops;l5 tuition,
but who believe this can lbG only accom-
pIished BY peaceful means They there
fore, repudiate The war entirely, and are
first for peace, then for al REORGANIZATION of
the Union il possibleif impossible, for
separation. B Ill
Recent public ADMINISTRATIONS in the
States of New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl.
sania, ) Ohio, Indiana and Illinois indicate
that the masses viii divide between the
Eabolitionists, simple, and the peace demo-
cracy. The war mocFaryl Andith peace
abolitionists will be put ID the back ground,
and by the time the candidates. take the
field aud the rae e fairly begins, willbe no
where; while their adherents will 4anse
themselves as may seem best between the
other two. We may look, then, foII 4 strug-
glezbetween two great PARTIES on the simple
ISSUE Of war or no warl The ezigepcies Of
the canvass will DOUBTLESS throw much OBJ
security upon this issue, fFbnt it will remain
in substance and control ID the succeed ng
administration. 7 HE 81
Though not appearinl 1t the ballotsboxi
we of the Confederate States viii play >arI
active and important patti ID the decision!
Our armies will do much to- satisfy the
Northern people of the utter futilEty of the
war, and wal administer some wholesome
practical instruction in respect to the value
and desirability ofpeaee II