The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-04-22
The Presidential Question at the
NOrlh-A Southern View OfIt.

have been captured near Knoxville, Tenn.
The Presidential Question at the
Norlh-A Southern View OfIt.
A correspondent of the Charleston Cou1ier, who
has just returned 10 Montreal from New York
writes that paper some OF the views with whici
he was impressed upon the subject Of the Presi
Dental campaign,
On the flrst of November next the election fo,
President of the United States will occur The
contest has already commenced though the candi
dates have not been formally nominated. Upon IL,
result hang the most mOmcntOls interests. Ny
profound conviction Is, that tic south can wholly
influence that result; for II we are victorious in
The ncid this SKINNER, effort of Lincoln can pre-
vent peace man from taking his seat and putting
an end To the war.
The new issues raised by the war have com
pieteiy mctamorphosed Northern politics The
"Repubcan" of 1860 is the "AbOltionist', OF
1864, aud the man who calls himself u "Demo
cra,' may be for ga vigorous prose cu,isn of the
war; or in favor OF recognizing the south; or he
may believe slavery Is dead" or "that il is the
normal condition Of the African race, aud therefore
never can die" But broai line of distinction
may be drawn between the great parties the ere
publican" (or, as It calls itself row, the s.Union
Party,') and the "DemOcratic.D Both Of these.
may be sabdividcd Into Two factions. There are
the regular Republicans supporters of the Ad
ministraii0R, and the Radicals or disccntenied Re
publicans, Of whom Fremont is the Chief Then
the rebcllion,' but oppose the Administration and
peace DemocIats vino want to make terms with
the South with view to reunion, but if that is i'm
possible, with a view to quiet separation 90 far
the Republican factions and the Democratic fac
tiOns have not openly quar- relied among tiiemsesv
but the action OF the Republican National Conven
uOn at Baltimore in June, and that of the Demo
cratic National Convention at Chicago in July,
Will determine whether there will be Two or four
candidates in the field for the Yankee Presidency
Lincoln Is using the vast power at his con,ro, in
every p0ssib way, TO secure his re elec don His
first object is 10 get The nomination at Baltimore
Ills myrmidons arc al work for him, with Rewsna
peTs, eiectinneerins pamphlets, and Government
funds throughout the Moth Fat contracts COM
missions In the arn y, prom ses of Office,
OF the used to secure the support of influen
tial politicians. His parliSlns have so skillfaiiy
engineered The State gisla;ures that most of them
have passed resOlrt Ons nominating him for a sc
cond term. He has brought on formidable com
pet!tOr, Gen GfaEt, with the Lieut. Gencralcy,-
The adroit and INSCRIPTIONS Seward Is his friend
and adviser Then, should Lincoln succeed at
Baltimore, The machinery Of the Government will
be worked 10 secure his re election. He will en-
deaV0r 10 cont oil the vote OF the soldiers through.
their oiceTs and as he il the dispenser Of patron
age and promotions he may rely on the Officers
Under this new plan to reorgaEtze the Southern
States with one-tehth Of the population OF each,
tWiich one tenth may consist OF Yankee eni-
grants, soldiers and GegEoes,) his agents can man
u(actIta for him about ninety electofia votes
He VIII secure Maryland, Kentucky, Delaware,
Tennessee and Missouri. by The bayonats of his
soldiers, as he has done in previous eieciions.-
Thus, with force and fraud In the South and The
soidiiy Of the Abolition sentiment in the Moth, he
hopes to be unanimously re elected. And nothing
@til prevent this result but Confederate victories
during the coming campaign.
have no doubt Of The nomination OF Lincoln
at The Baltimore Convention The friends Oi Chase
and Fremont will make effort for their respect
i've chiefs, and the name of Beast Butler VIII pro-
baby be entered, in view OF d possible quarrel
among the paHisans and the need oi a cumpfO-
mis-: candidate kul Lincoln and Seward have
been too sharp for their rivals, and the ren0Inna
ton OF the President is foregone conclusion
When thai Is settled look for bolt.
Fremont has uRquestionably made up his El'nd
10 run, whether he is regularly nominated or not -
Not only has he personal wrongs To avenge, I'D. he
represents faction Of the Republican party witch
goes To the extreme OF radicillsm. This faction
has started 4 powerful organ in New York, called
The Neso Adto's, and In that paper the principles
Of the new rartF are sci forth lis follows ! "imna
diate and absolute emancipation without d!stiuc
ton OF race, consolidation OF the Government and
abolition of State lines, the absolute maintenance
of the Monroe doctrine, and thorough re0f.ani-
cation OF the military power OF the country" 10
these doctrines nearly all the younger snd more
vigorous Republican politicians will subscribe
Their representative before the people is John C.
fremont, Who is supposed TO be able, energetic,
and popular, aud who will tase the stump in their
support Ec can count on the German vote 10 be
gin with.
After all, the difference In "principlesD between
the radicals and the regular Republicans is not
very marked. II only Involves a question uf fdei
lily to the administration. Ihe last named fieiicn
would readily seree TO the radical code, with the
exception perhaps Ut going quite so IA. In favor 0f
consolidation. But all Republicans, whether they
follow Lincoln, Chase, Fremont, or Garrison, are
agreed upcn these points-the Confederate etatcs
must be reduced by force, the negro must be
emancipated and elevated 10 the social and civil
status OF the Caucasian. Ii necessary TO accom-
pllsh this every white man, woman, and child In
Sptps Ia "a .ut;r
ery Cf rebeis must be cOntscated TO pay the war
debt, and an army Of negro troops must be organ
iZed 10 occupy the conquered country and main
tain q let. These are the avowed intentions of
the Il. pUbiicalS, and as sure rs We succuMb 10
Lincoln, SO surely will we see them put in force.
The Democratic Convention will be held at
Chicago on the All Of July. The advocates of
peace and the apOiosis,s Of war will both be rea
resented. Connecticut has already chosen de:a
CATION Of peace men New Hampshire, under the
influence Of Franklin Pierce, has done the same
The friends Of Va!landigham will be largely rep
resented in the Ohio delegation. At the recent
New Yo: k DeMOc attic State Convention the peace
faction, led by John Mckeon, got control OF the
proceedings, and the raMmany warriors seceeded
The prospect Is that the peace Gien Will have q
majority In the National Convention. II they do,
al part Of the platform. Almus, the only person
nov spoken Of IN connection with The nomination
Is General Mcclellan. He Is popular with the
people, and Ii il thought that he IL the only man
who W1nld share the sOdiers' vote with Lincoln
presume it will make little difference to him
what platform he stands on as long as he secures
the nomination. The Convention will, however,
be powerfully influenced by the events of the
military campaign. Should the South gain great
victories before July, Mcclellan will be thrown
aside for some one whose anti war record has been
clear frQm this beginning some one like Thomas
IL. Seymour, Ct C0nnecttGHt, or ex President
Pierce Should the South merely hold It's own aud
the Federal Government fail to make any decided
prOgress, Mcclellan will surely be nominated, and