Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-15


The art Of riding two horse l. not confined TO
the circus. IL has been prac;iccd by politicians
from time immemoial. TX i an old tIick of the
trade in this country; but. where one experiment
allst has thus made a successful run ABOUND the
national course dozen have been thrown 10
the ground. Henry Clay, FOR example-brought
out IN ls44, ia opposition to the annexation Of
IeXAs-was pursuaded 20 write a letter TO Ala
bama in favor of thc scheme, whereby, in losing
the vote a New York, he was defeated lie
was thrown by the abolition horse in attempting
% ride AZ the same time thu conservative horse.
President Lincoln, on a much grander scale,
has for some time been riding two political horses,
and, win me skill Of an old carnpaigner, he
whips them-ihe radical horse "a leetle ahead"
through his message and lIis appended procla-
nation Of amnesty 10 tie rebelliOus Staies.
During the las tWo three wears he has given
rs some marvellous surprise. in bringing forward
the radical horse IN front when II was supposed
lac had been hopelessly dropped behind. Thus,
after removing General Fremont and after
rOundly rcprimanding General Hunter for dab
bling in emancipation proclamation. and after
prououncing The thing a, futile and foolish a
the POpes bull against the comet, our face
tons President astonished the country with
an abolition manifesto which completely cast
into the shade the small experiments of Fremont
and Hunter Again, after having percmptorily
refused to listen to the demands of the radicals
Tor the removal Of Mr.. Seward, and after having
excited their wrath and threats of vengeance in
the matter of the Kansas issouri-muddle, he
exalts them in his message to the seventh
heaven of Mahomct. Next TO good joke, it
Is evident "0ld Abe" is fond of rousing sensa-
ton.
Tic viii adhere to his proclamation; he viii
never abandon it. He proposes TO receive back
into the Union the rebeliious States only as free
States. The radical horse leads the way; but
the conservative horse is not vet abandoned.
Congress may restore the rebellious States in the
re-admissiOn of their representatives 10 the two
houses Who knowsi Aud then the Supreme
Court NAV decide the emancipation proclamation
as in reality nothing better than the POpes bull
against the comet" Conservatives, behold the
comfort reserved for you in the Supreme Court.
Have not both wings of the Administration camp
abundant cause TO rejoice the radicals in the
sweeping abolition programme and proclamation
of the Message, and the conservatives in the idea
that all this is only another tub To the abolition
whale! We think it must be confessed that the
/ President has done enough for each side 10 chal
| lenge the support of both in the nominating con
yenion of his party
Mr.. Lincoln repudiatcs the abolition plan Oh
Senator Sumner. Is not that something for the
conservativeSl He winkS, with meaning smile
!
tary OF State TO the French government. Is mo-
that encouraging He brings forward his OWL
plan of restoration; but did he not, last year
bring forward his scheme of gradual emancipa
ton, whereby the work would be consummatet
in the year l900 Think Of thai, ah We com
planning conservatives. and be conSolcd. Blu
admitting that, while the radicals have cause t.
rejoice the conservatives should be thankful, tht
question rccurs, has President Lincoln CLEARED
the track for another nomination and anothe
term in the White House
! This Is very interesting Frob'enl, and dill
cult OF ISOLATION. with the Ii. hts before here
i the danger of rival ~ lItary hero in the Ad
niini>rraton camp. o. the champion OF th'
! united onPositou camp. Ii either case such
military hero ~ Gen. Mcclellan or Gen. Gran {
fsr instance. With the army and the soldiers VOTE
At his back will he Il formidable competitor
Finally, President LncOln having proclaimed hi
platform for the succession, The active work o
all sides OF the Presidential campaign basils an'
there may soon appelr such complications ap'
combinations in his way to prove to Honest o.,
Abe himself that nothng il more uncertain al
more subject to accident than the rexJ Pre>i
dency II y. Y. Herald