The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-11-11
Linton, Chase, Mcclellan

LiniOln, Chase, Mcclellan.
In one year from this time the Oonstitu-
tiouai period for changing our national Ad-
ministration will have arrived. Long be-
fore that time, though, the nominating oon-
yentioDs will have met and placed their ia
vorites before the people. The arguments
now used by many of the unsophisticated
and ardent supporters of the Administra
ton here. in West Virginia, that it would
disturb the Union sentiment to change the
pres sent order of things will be effectually
disposed of by the quarrels of the Repuoii-
cans themselves. CHAsE's extreme views,
and his now acknowledged rivalry to Mr..
LINCOLN, will be sufficiently forcible to
place them in strikingly antagonistic at
titlde. .r
Nothing could be more disastrous to the
country than the election Of CHASE to the
Presidency. His radical policy would
greatly retard, if not altogether pre-
clude the revivifcation of the Union
Instead of Senators and Representatives
one by one taking their seats in Congress,
and the old status theoretically at least,
being restored, we should find him reduc
ing, as far as lay in his power, the whole
South, to which the Proclamation applied
to a te,rit. rial condition, to be readmitteo
into the Union in such parcels, and In such
quantities only as might suit the polltica
purposes of the Administration itself The
great ability of the "greeDback' machinis'
as political intriguer, and the great power
be has over the moneyed interests of the
country, make him very formidable rival
especially when we take into consideration
that the material upon which he will bring
his vast resources to bear, is peculiarly
susceptible to his influence. Radicalism !:
always more noisy and persistent than Con
seryatism, and this fact must not be over
Looked in preparing for contest with it
Nor do we suppose Mr.. LINCOLN, now evi
IDENTIFY working in harness with the BLAlRs
will be slow to properly estimate it as al
element of opposition; what consolation
though, can the real Conservatives of the
land draw from the contest between CHAsI
and:: LlScoLN?
The latter is undoubtedly mildsr in hil
feelings, and would be more flexible in hi
policy towards slavery; but We must no
forget, that, as was published in the Intel
ligeacsr Of this city, this morning, that h'
is more Influenced by SUMNER than by ST.
WARD, and as we know to be the fact, al
low, PHILLIP, to di,tillIhis poison into hi
ever willing ear. Nor can we forget how
he has deceived the people and perverted
tho war heretofore. We cannot trust him
especially in in the hands of such men as
be would admit into his circles. 1t may
b. pleasant and easy work for the New
York Herald, to discuss the relative
strength of the Secretary and the Presi.
dent, but we cannot suspect that sharp
journal means anything more than to egg
on the contest.
While the Republicans, supposing, from
the recent elections, they will have il
all their own way, are struggling amongst
themselves for the succession, let the con
servative masses take the whole question
out of the hands of the schemers every.
where, and bear with shout of acclama
ton, which shall stun fanaticism into ever
lasting silence, MCCLELLAN or SEYMOUR
into the Presidential chair. Then will tie
shattered remnants of the rebellion be dis
posed of in military manner, and not for
political purposes, and tire nation be again
united in common bond of brotherhood.