The New York herald., 1863-06-03

Lincoln, instead of quarrclling about the Pre-,
sdential prospects OF Seward and Chase, has
met with strange reception from the editors,
politicians, contractors, clergymen, fanatics,
philosophers, strong minded women and weak
minded men of that heterogeneous concern.
Poor Greeley and Raymond approach the sub
ject with mingled curiosity and alarm, and are
evidently afraid to speak Of it except Indirectly
and by implication. Thus the Tribune, COM
menting upon our account Of the meetings Of
the Seward Leagues and the Chase Leagues at
Utica, says =" We doubt that ten persons in
either or both of them have yet thought seri-
onsly of the next Presidency. As to Governor
Seward, we are confident he has no more
thought Of succeeding President Lincoln than
Pope Plus k; and we have never yet heard q
friend of Governor Chase name him as candi-
date for next President, though his enemies
seem to talk of nothing else" On the
same day and in the same vein,
as if by preconcerted arrangement, the
Times remarks:-" Being just now espe-
cially devoted to the denomination and rc-elec-
ton Of Mr.. Lincoln, the HERALD naturally op-
poses both Seward and Chase. 1t can take COM
fort. Its candidate is in no danger from either
of the others so far as the action Of the Utica
Conventions is concerned"
These statements are very well as far as they
60; but they amount to very little when the
character-or rather want of character
veracity of their utterers is considered. Greeley
was certainly one Of the "ten persons at
Utica who had thought seriously Of the next
Presidency" and Raymond is only trying his
favorite game Of balancing himself on the fence
when he assures us that President Lincoln :" is
in no danger" from Seward and Chase. Both
Of these worthless would do better to disguise
their agitation, as some Of their republican con-
temporaries have done, by affecting to believe
that we are only joking when we propose Mr..
Lincoln's denomination. President Lincoln at
first took this view Of the matter; but upon re-
ferring to our article as a great joke, at a re-
cent Cabinet meeting he was astonished to find
that no one seemed to enjoy the joke ex-
cept himself. Chase looked exceedingly glum,
and vainly endeavored to repeat the multi
plication table in order to regain his self con-
troll. Stanton dashed impetuOusly out Of the
room, and soon returned with an edict-a la his
pronunciamiento against Ives-suppressing the
HERALD forthwith, which he attempted to per-
suade the President to sign. Only Welles and
Bates remained unmoved: Welles because he
was fast asleep, dreaming of going to Heaven
in the captured Alabama, and Bates because he
is out of the Presidential ring and takes no in
terest in these party intrigues. If Seward
had been there he would no doubt have
twitohed uneasily in his chair, and taken
snuff and sneezed tremendously. Honest Old
Abe saw at once, with his customary shrewd
ness, that where there was so much smoke
there must be little fire, and that our great
joke was in fact very serious business for the
Presidential aspirants before him. Now that
he has his eyes opened he reads the HERALD to
the Cabinet more frequently than ever, and is
daily obtaining more and more information in
regard to the plots and Vaccinations by which
he is surrounded. i4s 7H y 3
Those persons who read the HERALD without
understanding ito say nothing of those who
pretend to understand It without reading
it-have very remarkable ideas Of our plans
and purposes. Some time ago we detected
poor Greeley dabbling In gun contracts, and
these people called our expose . joke. Again.
we discovered the Tribune philosopher illegally
negotiating for peace through foreign interven-
ton, and did all we could to reform him. That
was said to be another joke. We found that
goldhead, Colorado Jewett, doing Greeleys
works. he is now--and our comments upon
bis transactions were also styled jokes. When
Miss Dickinson pitched into Secretary Seward
and the Chevalier wikoff, and we assisted this
pair Of diplomats, teaching them how to tame
the pretty virago, and vouching for Stewards
knowledge Of international law and the
Chevalier Wikofrs diplomatic profundity. il
was currently reported that we. were perpe-
tratng another joke. This is a very curious
world, and our experiences in it have been very
curious also. Why, when we predicted, in
1s59-60, that a terrible civil war would follow
the abolition agitation, the Wall street wise
acres said we were joking. We repeatedly de
clared that blood would flow from the abolition
meetings held here by New England fanatics
and our warning was regarded as good joke
Now look at the result of abolition agitation
and abolition meetings. Is there any fun il
the subject now? Was Bull run joke? Wa
Fredericksburg joker Was Chancellors
vile joker Does any one laugh a
the wholesale slaughter Of brave mer
which is even now desolating tn
land Are weeping widows and fatherles
children food for mirth' Does the sight o
manned, wounded, bleeding soldiers product
a grinf Some of the HERALD's jokes, it woul.
seem, are too true to be amusing
Let those be careful, then, who try to smil,
at our proposition to renominate and re-elec
President Lincoln. There is great deal NOR
in the ocean and the HERALD than appears Of
the surface A certain portion of the publi
will not comprehend the sober truth unless
be told them with the slangwhanging of Gree