The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-01-06
The Next Presidency.

We quote below variety of speculations
from our exchanges, in relation to the next
Presidency In fact, it is idle to talk Of
keeping this topic out of sight All men
are looking Il wards that important event.
either with hope or fear. The Conserva-
tive mon of the country have their minds
fixed upon it as the long waited-for turn In
the tide of our affairs, and for the thorough
overthrow of the present Administration;
not with the desire of bringing about a
"dishonorable peace" but trusting that in
the resumption of clearly constitutional
policy our means of national safety may be
found. The radicals, on the other hano'
inspired by the legioDs of otice-holdsrs ano
public pillsgers, intent, like Ancient rs
tol, on
-"Africa and golden joys"
view the future with ill-disguised alarm
Whatever the country might gain by a
change, to them it would be political ami
hil.tion; since radicalism, once beaten
down, after the dire experience we have mao
of its cormorant-like propensities and des
psrats doings. would lie with its lace down
wards, digging, if then capable OF digging
at al, towards its appropriate sphere Oh
setion. Everything betokens their hearty
dread of the result, and nothing more 50
than their late Aagitious conduct in attempt
ING to make a false show of strength, by
fraudulent and forcible methods OF carry
ing elections in various States.
This operation will be manitestly dill
cult, if not impossible in general electlon'
at least to any such extent as 1t has oeen
tried in detail, at separate State elections.
It is true that the object might be secured
by applying the same means to only three
or four of the largest States; but we trust
that the resolute opposition to such prac
tees which will be manifested at future
Conservative conventions, will clear this
rubbish away, so that we may have SUB
stantially free election; and, at any rate
that the people will make up their minds
that they will not submit to such base sac
ri6ce of all their rights and liberties, what
ever the hazard and whatever the struggle
may cost. Far better would it be for US 10
put our foot do,on, now, when the issue Is
actually before us and upon US, ttan to
wait for a more unfavorable time, after all
is gone, and all must then be recovered by
our manly efforts, or lost forever.
In order to meet the obvious difficulty OF
controlling a general election, by the means
adopted during the last fall, the President
has devised, at the instigation, it seems TO
rs, of some one shrewder than himself, and
who hopes to get the benefit of it, his IN
genious plan for securing electoral votes IN
States where there happen to be no voters
on hs.side. owing to the peculiar clrcum
stances of the case; except such as may be
sent into those States to act on his behalf,
a handful here and there, perhaps, of dis
MAYED and worthless ragamuffins' BY
constituting one-tenth of those who happen
to be about, at the raj necessary points,
when the election comes round, THE PEG
PIE, the expectation is, that States IL
armed rebellion, of the actual inhabitants
of which not one in hundred could be
persuaded or compelled to cast ballet fol
the Administration, may be made to re elect
the agents of the party in power, aud oe
represented in the Congress of the Unlteo
Statesl The following table, showing the
votes cast for President in 1860 and tne
number now specified by Mr.. Lincoln a.
sufficient to justify the readmission ofrebel
States under his amnesty proclamation, WI
make manifest how easy Job" to use hi
own language on another occasion, this
would be; provided the people of the NORTH
who have deep interest in the question,
are willing thus to see the whole fabric OF
republican institutions undermined and
thrown down:
Total vote in No re-
cd