Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-04-20
The Abolition Presidential Quarrel.
From the n. z. Herald, April l.
The FrsBlOst EOvs Rsnt-A Great Scare a
Rashingtos-QSss DoiEgs to Patch Up

The Fremont movement begins to look squaIly
There s great commotion about 1t in the happy fam
iiy at Washington, and considerable in the
White House. According to the Tribune" Fremont
expected TO report 20 the President yesterday in
FieW Of a consultation and 3 compromise. This tai
lies with our specsl advices received the day before
and published In yesterdays Herald" touching the
very curious and comprehensive planet reconciliation
projected BY he head OF the Blair famiy-ths cid man
Blair. of Silver Springs.
AS tine faithful honchman of Old Hickory, this vote
presidential manager made the hair and s athershy
and by the terrors Of the gullOtine and the knout
eleared the track to his master for second term.
Adopted next as the squire sf old Abe this terrible
air, assisted by his two sons, chips Of the old
bloeknot very rum uns to look at, but good uns to
go-Bai hs major general, and Blair the post
genera-5egsn some two agO their vOrte sport
Of whipping In, aRd whipping out But they have
made sorry nudds Of it in Missouri and in whipping
cut Fremont they have caught Tartar. He ls not to
be trfied with He too much for old Benton and
he has no fear Of old Blair. What then2 Rarsy, the
hose tanner. has taught the shregyd old Blair
other lesson. wild colt that rebels against the lash
msy be far subdued By gentle handling, soft words
and far promises lie down and De Strap
ped that he cannot move til be Is unbucklsd This
trick of Rsrey Is now the role Of the old man Blair with
Fremont
The programme Of coRciliztion agreed upon appears
to be well adapted to embrace all tbs radical abolition
elements that might otherwise fuse with the Fremont
legion Thus the radical friends Of General Butler and
the still niraesbie friends Of Mr. Chase TO be ap
psssed, well as Gen Fre9Ont himself and his pOlii
cal staff. The present Secretary Of War, Stanton, 81
he has no frsnds now, it is believed by the old
BiaiE. be sacrificed not only without danger but
advantageousy to the Lincoln cause, inssmueh Sta
I admiration Of Gen Grant veTges closely upon the
Chsvaiier Forney's new form Of treason Then, By
putting Butler IN Stantons place, that branch OF the
business will be neatly done But Greeley s growing;
and when Greeley groWis as his unfortunate friend
Seward discovered al Chicago, there is danger that he
win bite right and left if not mollihsd by marrow.
bone. Blair the Postmaster General however, by the
sdYce Of the old man, ia disposed 10 give up that
berth Greeley in exchange for comfortable judg
chip foreign mission. This arrangement will
Greeley and the rr bGne" the Administration tcke
long be holds the post Office Hs may be dismiss ed
However with inaDunity, after the November elecOn
Next, with regard 10 Fremont, cid Blair's plan
| Is to put BIN In military hole' aud put hi
leading friends in other holes This work has already
been commenced, by the appointment Of Gen. Sgel
the German here par erctiieHce TO the command Ol
the mountain department Of Western Virginia, II
which he actively served in 1862 under Gen. Fremont
We should not be surprised If Fremont himself wers
to be sent TO the military hole Of Charleston. Hsv
ing lived there for many years. be must know all abou
ths approaches to the city by land water, and al
about the negroes In that quarter. Gen. Gm9rs, w
dare say, would not object to active Campaign un
der Gen Grant, there would be difficulty IN the
exchange. Above all, in that military hole In front
OF Charleston what with the rebels and what with ths
negroes Gen Fremont would have his hands too full
and would be too far of the way dabble in prefi
dental politics again 20 the end of the
This Is splendid programme. But ean It be carried
oct That Is the question. Assuming that II Is
compromise, what thenG How long will it last : Roo
and branch IL may be torn TO pisces before tho unmeT
before the spring, Is over. Some erouning victor,
demorsSing disaster in the hsid may speedily bFiD
abou- such political changes and cOnabnations a. WI
amount TO revolution. Thus Butler may loss tn
war Office. Greeley the postofise department., Moni
geometry Blair his iudgshp and foreign mission, Frsmon
his military hole" At Charleston, and the cid maj
Bair a1d all the Bsirs with Old Abe, may be lai
upon the political shelf with Fillmore poor Piere
AID poor old Buchanan for these the days Of sud
den and remarkable political revolutions.