The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-03-17
ADDITIONAL FROM THE A0sTn. ?

ADDITIONAL FROM The H0aTh.
NertheTa papefs Of the 18th instant eontain TIE
following intelligence
LIHsoLH AHD THl ERxr rBDIRAL PRESIDENCY.
The Yankee papers are a. full Of sleetioneering
paragraphs about the Presidency a. they we're wont
to be before the war. The split 10 the Republican
party Is becoming more clearly defined eveiy day.
The New York Evening Post, one OF the most infiu-
ential Republican papers, seconds tho New York
1fsbtlne in opposition to Linsoin's denomination.
II says:
eff Mr.. Lincoln could cay to the nation that
during the three years of his management this most
formidable outbreak has been suppressed, we think
1t pretty clear that he would be renomfnated al
most by reclamation; bnt II the war should be al
lowed to drag itself along as II has at other times,
and recruiting or drafting be the order of the day
all through the summer, while a tremendous debt
protractcd the probability is that the consequent
disappointment or laseitude would bring about
such reaction OF public feeling by next autumn,
that not only would Mr. Lincoln not be accepscd
with enthusiasm, but his own party would fail to
retain its ascendant"
The Washington correspondent Of the Cincin-
natl Gaesas, under the heading " Frank Blair ven
tlates his ideas,'' writes:
"GeD. Frank Blair made a campaign speech IN
the House on Saturday afternoon, understood to
have reference to the Presidential contest He de-
nounced Chase; spoke of the DefaH0us system Of
trade regulations denounced the Government and
the party As the most cOrrupt known for refusing
to let him investigate. He attacked Speaker Col
fax, for playing the same sort OF doube-shufs by
which he was put In an uniMportant position on
the Military Committee, instead Of on the Commit
tee on the Conduct of the War, and commented on
his refusing 70 come out for the denomination of
LlncSln. he attacked tho Maryland Convention
ffsf n etAeP n Vua
forced TO favor Lincoln's denomination. He then
denounced the radicals generally, snd said they
were every where threatening they wouldn't cup
port Lincoln Radicals Of Missouri had como on
here with f0rufibabl, delegation to break down
the President and had caught the Iowa delegation
Ia a cunning uap, and got them into it TOO. =
"Wisen and GrinnelI, Of Iowa both Interrupted
INN here. and emphatieally e0ntradioted this.
"He discussed Missouri affairs At soma iesgth,
saying they had been dragged here for the sake
of innaensing The Presidential qu stion, and,
the militia Of the State IN what they had said q
what are called the Paw Paw militia. II II under
stood that ono two radicals Of Missouri will
ply TO Blair at the GTst opportunity"
The 81. Louis Dcso~at, the leading Republican
! organ of Missouri, sayss y
! the attempt to force Hr. Lincoln as candidate
for 70 election upon the country, through the as-
lion Of State Legislatures and nttla cliQues Of pol-
ucians, about which VIC have very freely expressed
opinion, IL beginning to yield its Legitimate
F0ltes lSo CUdSo CIIculhIy u Wo pIO0uCIIOu OF
Senator Pomeroy and associates IL called Is clear
" the result Of the hot-hOuse Lincoln movement.
lfthe friends Of one man are determined TO start
the President making machine In advance Of all
prophety, II 10 not 70 be wondered at that tue
friends Of other candidates will follow theIr
pie. The admirers Of Secretary Chase have as
perfect right 10 urge the claims of their as
the political nurses Of hr. Linsoln's aspirations.
OF piece with this premature advocacy Of NJ.
Llncon has been the disgusting intolerance Of the
leaders Of the movement towards those who have
refused to- embark In II. We have been abused
with spirit of the utmost raneOr, merely because
we have aveWed ourselves In favor OF saving the
country fret, and making the President afterwards
1t 10 strange that the friends por sssellncs Of Mr.
Lincoln do not see that BY this course they are
merely damaging their man. Mr.. Lincoln has, in
our Opinion, already sustained more injury fiom
the intempevate and selfish seal Of friends, than
| he possibly eol.d from the machinati0ns Of enc
pies
A Washington letter, speaking Of the effort 10
dive MS. Chase out Of the Cabinet, says:
The only important. question in the warfare Of
the BiaiFp and their allies on Mr. Chase, Intended
70 drive him ffom the Cabinet is whether M
Lincoln, In the remotsst degree, approves oeun-
tenancesit. The moment II appears that he does,
o. that there 10 reasonable suspicion that he
does, the portfolio of the Treasufy Department
Will be, for tbs third time within year, once more
pDaeed at his disposal II is not generally known,
believe, but ii is true, that soma months AFTER the
Cabinet had gone through the Senatorial attack, !,
when M. Seward and III. Chase both rendered
their resisuations, Mr.. Chase felt compelled again
70 address note 70 Mr.. Lincoln, unconditionally
resigning his position Mr.. Lincoln refused It,
and Il ie only now by virtue Of that refusal that
NJ. Chase Is now In the Cabinet 1t all. His oWn
| choice was 70 retire.
The Florida disaster has been made fbvmida
Die weapon In the hands Of Lineolns opponents
| The Washiagtcn correspondent Of the New Yorl
| Huaad thus comments upon his agency In the fail
l are:
i Ists said that upon hsarise Of the movement
0eoofal 9alleck was quite taken BY surprise, and
/ wrote 70 General Gilmore TO know what he wa
doing u Jacksonville, place that had bees two o.
three times In our possession, aud was not eonsid
cred worth holding, and asking how he came TO 90
| there, NOT only Without orders, but without ths
knowledge and contrary to the positive instructions
| Of the Secretary Of War aud General Haileck. Ia
letter Of Instructions from the President, transmit
ted to him By Mr.. Hay, late private secretary Il
l Mr.. Lincoln, directing the movement TO be made
Since this statement has been In eircuaton II y
Ss SoIsa 70, The purpose o. e.
eusina the election OF three Lincoln delegates 4
the National Nominating Convention, and tina. q
!oan BAY 10 Coos: ns sSss 2. sho ns ar. @
Ioa of dollars.
The following extracts ere taken fiem papen
here and there's i-
The Ab6,ition National Exeeutivs Connitlse, Il
eallina the Prssidential Coavsntion, have sx-
| eIodsd States not represented In Congress. Thii
Il asserted to be, and probably u, intended 70 pre-
vent Mr. Lincoln ftom bringing In dcleostss from
the iasnresnt 1fatea.-Bl9dto IN ~ Cowriw.
whatsvsr shanses may take place in public sen
tmens between this tine and the assembling Of th,
National Union Convention and however would
be Hresidsntmakeu may wranele, II % very evt
dent thar the massss Of the people are as this tm
overwhelmingly for the re-eleetion 0f Mr. Lin
sola.-C Cincixnati Gaseie.
The man who IL oblivioas 70 this fact may b
ssale - sss u, % where he may among The people
We believe that three mea out Of sveSy hye OF ih
0ni0h pasty ore In fhvos Of NE geap1tnetoa OF Nj
liaeol1-shis nes because they essesn otesv mel
lee, bu1 fro0 eeovie1ton thai kroel4eut llnool
u Ne hest representative of The avesaoe Nna0 .
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