The Portland daily press., 1864-03-19
A Divided Household.

The copperhead organs seize upon the pres
idential intrigues which have been developed
by few ambitious or restless spirits in Wash
ington, but in which the people take no in
terest and which they will not regard, and
they exult as though their own household was
at perfect peace, and no divisions, splits or
schsms we're likely to trouble them. They
seem perfectly oblivious to the split in New
York where the representatives OF old Tam
many were kicked out Of the councils OF the
party, as though divided Empire State was
no serions obstacle to their own efficiency. 1t
is well TO remember that no Democratic Pres
dent has been elected in modern times in op-
position to New York; and it may also be pru-
dent for our copperhead friends TO remember
that New York has never gone democratic
when the party has been divided. True, it is
of very little consequence to the Union party
of New York whether the opposition consol-
iiate or split in fragments, for the last state
election showed coppeiheadsm 10 be con-
demned as base coin, and the recent municipal
elections in the state only 60 to confirm what
before was pretty well understood in this re-
gard.
But the only troubles for the Copperheads
do not consist in divisions between Tammany
and Mozart-between those who would pre-
serve the semblance of loyalty aud those who
are outspoken and vituperative in their re-
bellious sympathies. They have other aspir-
ants besides "Little Mae" who was first put
upon the track by the small convention of
superannuated silver greys at The Burnett
House in Cincinnati. Governor Seymour has
his friends, and then that other "retired
patriot" as John Van Buren, styles him - c.
L. Vallandigham, is 10 be rewarded for the
martyrdom which he has been suffering over
the border for his devotion TO the democracy
Then who knows that Franklin Pierce may
claim his reward for the kind offices he has
performed for his friends down South? Fer
nando Wood, too, is not supposed to have
let himself down so low as he has all for
nothing. Then who can tell what may happen
before the meeting of their convention at
Chicago? If Grant, and Foster, and Meade
and Fitzpatrick should throw the Union lines
INC anu SaIltal, anu
our good-natured, kind hearted President
would throw the broad arms of his amnesty
around few OF the rebel leaders, it is more
than possible; it is even quite probable, that
our friends may ind at Chicago those repre-
senting Davis and Tombs, Benjamin and Ma
son, Sidell aud Beauregard, zealously pre-
ferring the claims of some one or all of these
sterling patriots, insisting that the wreath
shall circle their browsl And how could
such plea be resisted? How could such
an opportunity for magnanimity be careessy
thrown aside? How could so glorious an OPP
portunity to prove their love for their southern
brethren be spurned? How could an occa-
sion so transcendently auspicous for showing
how deyotedly and lovingly and tenderly they
had watched the erriDg patriots of the South
and waited to welcome their return, be suf-
fered to pass unimproved? We caution our
friends not to place too much confidence in
the prospects of a clear field. These are
days for unexpected events.