The New York herald., 1864-06-15

the corpus Of the only responsible party in sup
pressing the two New York newspapers-ths
President Of the United States-to answer 10
an Indictment for violating the laws and ths
majesty OF the State Of New York, he will bs
doing good thing for the country. and estab-
lish . precedent that may prevent for the fu-
ture recurrence Of the outrages complained
of.
Linooin's Hard Road to shs Prssi-
dency.
Old Abe has at length found hard road
to travel in his effort to remain master Of the
Whss, xssse for another term. During hin
present tsrm he has had q constant quarrel in
his Cabinet; but, in allowing temporary expe-
diency to govern his action, he has managed 70
control in this way the conflicting elementaL
His friends lay great stress upon the platform
adopted at Baltimore, as furnishing settle
ment Of all these difficulties. But the platform
is . transparent humbug, and can deceive no
one. II is a mere tumble Of words thrown TO-
gether to make jingle, like that Of q sherif's
bell when he is about to sell some unfortunate
persons chattels under attachment. Instead Of
settling the Cabinet wrange, 1t has, In the sixth
resolution, q thrust which rekindles the latent
embers and opens up the controversy more
fercely than heretofore. The Convention, h
that resolution, declared "That we deem u
essential to the general welfare that harmony
should prevail in the national councils; and We
regard as worthy Of public confidence and
official trust those only who cordially endorse
the principles proclaimed in these resolutions,
and which should characterize the administra-
ton Of the government"
This is so ambiguous in its terms that each
member of the Cabinet declares that it does
not mean him, but some other Cabinet minister.
Since the platform means anything that any
persen may desire to have 1t, as matter Of
course every individual member of Mr.. Lin
coins official family endorses it. Therefore il
does not apply to them. II the President,
| under such circumstances, turns out any OF his
| secretaries that makes him and his friends An
opponeat IT. on the other hand, he goes back
of the platform and takes the incidents OF the
| Convention az proof as to which OF his advisers
| they desired him to remove, he finds no relief.
| 1t may be urged that because Hamlin secured
the appointment Of Rip Van Winkle WelIes
| Convention, therefore Weiles is the Cabinet
| official meant. But in sending Gideon his walk
| ing papers it sewers the last tie, and secures
! Hamlu's and Welles friends against the
| ticket. IF he takes the rough treatment OF the
| Blairs by the Convention ss bis guide, and
| orders Montgomery Blair to yacate the Post
masters Department, he strikes blow at the
| original movers for his denomination, and turns
| the Blair family, East and West, against him.
Whatever the Convention may have done, the
| Blairs have got the Kings name, and it will be
| dangerous to turn cold shoulder to them at
this crisis II be accepts the views of the friends
of Chase, and demands the portfolio OF the State
! Department, now held by Secretary Seward,
| he will meet the response from that quarter
| "My friends ran the Convention, and you cannot
! get along without US iuasmuch as we have the
| control of the National Committee and can
make the campaign fizzle.' L. on the other
! hand, he sides with Stewards friends, and in.
| forms Secretary Chase that he has decided 70
| give some other person an opportunity 70
| manufacture greenbacks, he meets with the
| retort that Seward and his friends may manipu-
| late delegates to convention; but they caunot
| control the voters or prevent the radicals from
| going over to Fremont. Thus, from whatever
| standpoint he may view the field or survey tho
| Presidential road, il is fall Of yownng gulfs
| and precipices. II may therefore be truly said
that M. Lincoln finds the Presidential road
| hard road to travel.
| II matters not how much the politicians may
| rave, how bitter the controversy they may get
| up over the Cabinet, or w at sweet promises
4! they may make to their dciu3ed followers, thcre
| will be no change in tue Cabinet. The election
| of MIR. Lincoln means the continuation OF the
| present Secretaries and the hordes OF oflicials
now enjoying the spos OF Office throughout. the
country during the next term. This is the inter-
probation Of the present army OF ofliccboiders.
| Hence their attendance upon the Convention
| at Baltimore, and their constant chattering
for Lincoln. 1t is fight for the ins 70
remain in and to prevent any change in
| the division Of the plunder. Such appears
| to be the understanding Of the masses; for
| the nomination of Lincoln has fallen like .
wet blanket upon the country. When Old Abe
was nominated at Chicago q ratification meet
| Ing was held in this city within forty eight
hours after its announcement. Now 1t has
been one week before . meeting is held, and
nobody but ofRceholders enlist in getting up
the movement ct that Certainly this does noe
| augur well for the campaign. Before the Presi
dent knows 1t his original supporters will all
be enlisted In the movement for Fremont, and
when election day comes he will fnd that his
voters are simply oficeholders, shoddy con-
tractors and shoddyites generally.
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