Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-08-18

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Of Lincoln.
WASHINGTON, August IL.
CURIOUS REPUBLICAN MOVEMENT ON FOOT
THE ELECTION TO 90 BY DEFAULT.
The deliberations of the leading Rcpubli-
can managers in this city, New York, Bos-
ton ana elswhcre, have led to a most sin
gular determination on their part. Ii is
stated upon very good authority that they
have determined to allow the election to 90
by default, and leave the Democratic party
to elect their President and the House of
Representatives. It's Secretary Chase who
is said to be the author of this very curious
political movement. The reasons for the
adoption of this policy are as follows
First, the Republican leaders are satisfied
that the war is near its conclusion; that II
disunion peace is inevitable; and they wish
the Democratic party to suffer the ignominy
in history of being the political organization
which consented to separation of the
North and South. Second, they argue that
no more moneyis to be made out Of the war;
that the finances Of the country are now in
such a state that contractors will hereafter
lose, but cannot make money; in short, that
the public orange has been squeezed dry,
and that the election of Democratic Pres
ident and House of Representatives would
put the latter party in position whereby
they could not conduct the war nor make
compelled to submit to dishonorable plan.
Third, they further argue that should Mr..
Lincoln be elected peace would likewise
be inevitable, owing to his wretched man
agement of the war; but that a peace under
Republican auspices would forever ruin the
political fortunes of every public man con-
nected with that party. Fourth, that as
the Republicans would have a majority in
the Senate during the entire term Of a Dem
ocratic President they could prevent any
peace that would not bring with it the aboli-
| tionof slavery in the Southern States. Now
that they consider the war hopeless, the
Republicans are willing enough that there
should be peace, hut it must be peace with
disunion, so that they would not have the
political power of the South to contend
against in a reunited Union.
These considerations have had so much
weight with the leading Republicans that
they are quite willing to see Mr.. Lincoln
defeated in every State in the Union; in
deed. their purpose to do so is stated with
out reservation, and the course of the lead
ing organs of the party shows that they re-
gard the election of the Chicago nominee as
a foregone conclusion. From present ap-
pCululCtS lucIC VIII Dc IlO L ICSlucIlllli COli-
test worthy the name.
/ THE MEAL-TUB PLOT.
IF Tile World had not prcked the bubble
in advance, the recent plot broached by the
Titus Oates of the Administration would
have at best made a sensation. Lincoln
would have doubled his guards, Baker his
police, and we should have had seizures Of
papers and persons. But the public were
,,l lool.,-~
humbug-and when the northwestern flat.
sentcd they laughed at it. 1t was at once
recognized as u production of the Admins
tration-the work of the comedian at the
head of Governmental counterpiece to the
diplomatic burlesque he recently produced
with the Clifton house corps.
i TIE WADE MANIFESTO.
The majority of the senators are deter
mined to overthrow Mr.. Lincoln They
are indignant at his double dealing. They
urged unanimously president King alone
dissenting) the removal of Seward over ;
year ago The Baltimore Convention backed
theirrequest. Lincoln removed Chase, anC
retains Seward. This is but one of score
of instances in which with low cunning h,
has tricked ndmocked the senator's Wade
charge amounts to an impeachment, anC
may be followed by one. 1t will be followed
, up by Hale, by Chase, by Pomeroy, and yor
may soon expect to hear thunder all arount
4 the sky.
: Forney, who, as Secretary of the Senate
! is dependent on the Senatorial clique, ha
escaped the dilemma of the situation b.!
fight. Lincoln, Seward & Co., arc in grea
fear. They dread the idea of rcturnin!
among the people. They cling to the hop,
Of using the army and the rotten borough
states to perpetuate theirpower But the.
have great fears, and know not what way t
: look.
The administration will give anything fo
Il riot. Any provocation to martial law /
worth mint of money. If you can find
few vagabonds in Mackerville who will con
Q tract for little incendiarism and outrage
you can assure them of rouud sum o
n greenbacks to be paid at the mint.