The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-17

There is some trouble in the different camps
Of the administration party in reference to the
next Presidency. The HERALD, in advocating
the claims of General Grant to popular sup
port as an independent candidate, has stirred
up the managing politicians Of 1.-The powers
that be" from New Hampshire to Kansas We
have smoked them out; we have compelled
them 70 show their hands, and the develop
ments thus made are exceedingly interesting
and suggestive.
Thus we find that the administration, to-
gether with the party supporting the admins
trstion, lie "a house divided against ITSELF be-
tween President Lincoln and Mr.. Secretary
Chase. The conservative wing Of the party,
such as it is, under the management OF Mr..
Seward and Thurlow Weed, goes for President
Lincoln. The main body Of the radical faction.
under the lead Of Greeley, goes for Mr.. Chase.
But, as We have heretofore suggested, there is
West which is fully prepared 10 carry the
standard of General Fremont through the
ordeal OF scrub race: while, according to the
latest eypositions of Wendell Phillips, General
Butler will be more acceptable to the radical
New England abolitionists than any other
man.
One little fact like chip on the water, will
serve 10 show which way the tide is drifting in
regard TO the contest between President Lin
coin and bic financial Secretary. The enthu-
siastic resolutions Of the late New Hampshire
Republican State Convention in behalf OF the
reelection Of Honest Old Abe" have been
ccnspicuously noised abroad by the Albany
| Jouraol (the special organ OF Mr.. seward and
! Thurlow Weed. while these same resolution.
| have received no more attention from the New
! York Tribune (Mr Chase's special organ than
! if they had been passed in support OF Daniel
Pratt, the great American traveller" OF Colo.
RADIO Jewett, the great fussy international me-
diator. This means that Greeley and hi:
clique are contemplating the same game with
! Mr., Lincoln in 1864 that was so successfully
played against Mr.. Seward in 1860.
And are not the provocatioDs Of these anti
Seward radicals sufficient to justify this course
Has not Honest Old Abe" been playing with
them all these two or three years past &c ar
amable cat plays with foolish mouse? Has b
u2i 2sllssyssissly :si,sg e 9sks any sads'sstor,
atonement for the removal OF Fremont Have
not the radicals become thoroughly disguised
| with Old AbesS Curious Settlement Of the Mis-
souri, muddle? Do they not find bic late procla
nation Of an amnesty sort Of Trojan horse
Does not Mr.. Chase, On the contrary, endors'
the whole abolition programme without quail
fcation, reservation on embarrassing proviso
These questions carry their own answers alonl
I with them. Accordingly il lie the game of III
radicals to set aside the limping and uncertain
Ma Lincoln for the decided and positive MI
Chase.
But d, do this they must be permitted, wit
their Sam ers and miners, TO work on 10 silenc
until their Alans are matured; because il nigh
be dspaerous., to any newspaper organ in tb
interest of MrA,Cbase. and interested also i
federal spoils AMI plumber, to begin now
blow his trumpet TO the prejudice Of bis master
Greeley. therefore, ho,'es that the agi'ations
the Presidential question VIII ne deierre
till July next; for he k1ows fnat, shonI
be begin now to agitae the claim
Of Ms Chase, he would be speedily az
molished. J'ut this drawback ~ Mr. Chas