Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-04-22
OBSERVATIONS OF a sOUTHERNRE
ABROAD.

DISSERTATIONS OF a SOUTHERNER
ABEOAD.
Parties and Factions in YaaksedOz,-TLs Bx5-
biizgs of the PrssidsStial CaaIGT0s-RrOba5Is
EAsriss for ths FSEr Years. Stakss aad Seal
ings-Ths YaAkssS BsgiHHiHg to Calculate a
Possibility Of FziiHTe-OpiniOas of Journals
Hoo the Draft does not DrGto Veil Distia-
| guisked Frisads Of Peace Yankes Estimate
of Gszsrais
Correspondence Of the Charleston Mercuryl
| MONTREAL, Canada East, March q, Is64-On the
rz Of November next the election for President Of
United States will The contest has sready COM
menced though the candidates have not been fOrms y
nominated. Upon the resut hang the most momentous
intsreEts Ny profound conviction is, that the South
can wholly Influence that result for II vleto-
rOus in the field this summer no effort Of Lincoln can
prevent peace man from taking his seat and putting
| an end 10 the war.
The new issues raised by he war have completely
metaphorphOsed Northern politics. The "Rspubican"
Of 1860 is the "AbodOnist" Of 1904 and the who
| calls blmset Democrat may be for - vigorous
prosecution Of the war; in favor Of recognizing the
South; he may believe slavery is dead" that It
ID the normal condition Of the African raee and there
| fore never can dia" But 8 broad line Of distinction
may be drawn between the great parties-the Repub-
icsn, (Or, AS It calls 1eh nov, the Union party,
and the Democratc" Both OF these may be s1bdivid-
ed into two fctions. There the regular Repubii-
cans supporters Of the Administration, and the
cas or disconseated Republicans Of whom Fremont is
the chief. There are war Democrats, who propose
to subdue the rebellion, but oppose the Admlnstra-
tiOn, and peace Democrats, who were 10 make terms
with the South with vIe1 20 reunion, but that is
impos ible with view 10 quiet separation So far the
Republican factions and the Democratic factions have
not openly qasrrsed among Themselves but the Seon
Of the Republican National convention At Baltimore
June, snd that Of the Democratic National convention
at Chicago In July, will determine whether hsTe will
he two or four candidates in the field for the Yankes
| presidency.
LDeOlns psing the vast power al his control in ev-
cry possible way, to sesuTe his re election HIS first
object Is get the nouinRtiOn at Baltimore His myr-
mdonE st work for him. with newspapers, election
seriHg pamphlets and GOvernmsus funds throughout
the North Fat contracts, commissions in the army,
promises Of ofice, some Of the used 70
cure the support Of Influential politicians His parti-
have 90 skiifuly engineered the State Log sA.
ures that most Of them have passed resolutions nom
| mating him for second term He has bought of 3
formidable cem2ettOT, sisn Grant, with the HsHsen
is his friend and adviser. Then, should Lincoln sue
eeed at Baltimore, the machinery OF the Government
viii be worked TO secure his recollection. He will
deavor TO control the vote Of the soldiers through theiT
officers snd he Is the dispenser Of patronage and
promotions be may rely on The officers. Under his new
nau to recognize the Southern States with ouetepth
Of tbs population Of each, (Which one-tenth may
slst Of Yankee emigrant, soldiers and negroea) hs
agents manufacture for him about ninety electoral
votes. He will secure Maryland Kentucky. Delaware
Tennessee and Missouri by the bayonets OF his sol
deFs he has done In previous elestiona Thas with
force and and in the South and the sOditY OF the Ab
clifton sentiment in the North, he hopes to be Lnani
| mously re elected And notbf will prevent this re-
suit bot Confederate victories during the coming cam
paign.
Baltimore convention The friends Of Chase and Ere
mont will make effort for their resp sctive chiefs
/ and the name Of Beast Batter win pro baby bs en-
tered in view Of possible quarrel ong the psrti
sans and the need of compromise ca ndidAiss Bu
Lincoln aRd Seward have been sharp for their RI
vsls and tbs denomination Of the President IL a fore
| gone conclusion When that Is settled look for
bolt
/ Fremont has unQuesiioaably made up his mind q
run, whether be is regularly nominated or not Not
only has be personal wrongs TO aveDge, but he repre-
resents q faction Of the Republican party which
I NJ of ha,
started powerful org "a in New York called the Neu
Nation, and in that paper the principles OF ths new
party set forth IS follows Immediate and sbso
luie emAnepation without distinction Of race cOnso
dation of the Government and abolition OF State lines
the absolute msintenAnce OF ths Monroe doctrine snC
thorough reorganization Of the military power Of tbs
country" To thsse doctrines nearly all the younge
and more vigorous Republican poiitisiAns viii sub
scribe Their representative before be people Is gohE
o. Fremont who supposed TO be able, energetic RnC
popular and who will take the stump In hsr support
He can count on the German vote to begin with.
After All the difference in principles" between tn
Radicals and the regulsr Republicans is not very mark
ed II only involves question Of fidelity to the admin
strston. The last named faction would readily sgre
to the radical code with the exception perhaps Of g0ns
quite 80 far in favor Of consolidation But al Repubi
cans whether they follow Lincolo, Chase Fremont O
Garrison are agreed upon these poin,s-the Confeder
ate States subdued by force the negro must
enancpated and elevated to the sOcia and civil stain
Of the Caucasian necessary 70 accomplish is ever
white man woman and child ia the South must be e1
terminated the entiTe property Of rebels must b
eonhscaed 10 pay the war debt and an army Of Hegr
,r and aintan quiet These the avowed intention
Of the Republicans, and 81 sueeumb 70 Linco
SO surely viii we see them put in force
| The Democratic convention will be held at Chicago
on the Ash Of July. The advocates Of peace and th
apoloRists OF win both be represented Connect
cut has already chosen delegation Of peace men Ne
Hampshire, under the Influence OF Franklin Pierce, Ia
1 4, Nqe the same. The friends Of Valandghsm viii b
Ia w represented in the Ohio delegation At the re
cent sw York Democratic State convention the pese
factio led by John McKsOn, got control Of the pre-
, oesdinsS and the I ammsny ArIiors Eeeeded II
prospect ia that the peace VIII have majority
the national convention Il they do, resolutions IA is
OF stopping the war will form part Of tbs pla
form Almost The only person now spoken Of In cor
uection with the nomination Is General Mcclellan.
Il popular with the people, aud It B thought that be
the only who would share the so ders vote VIII
Lincoln presume viii make little difference 70 hiI
what platform be stands long as he secures th
nomination, Tbs convention viii, however. be Powe
fully Influenced by the events OF the military camp g
should he south gain great victories before July, Mt
CeiiAa viii be thrown aside for some one whose ant
\ war record has been clear frem the beginnng-som
! one Ike Thomas b. Seymour, Of Connecticut, os el
| President Pierce Should The South merely hold 1
own and the Federal Government fail TO make any d
eided progress Mcclellan viii surely be nominated, an
stands equally good chance in cass we meet VII
AfIer the csndidalss are in the fed the varying
events Of win be watched by politicians with th
ksenest interest Lincoln will strain every nerve
cEush armies for upon his military success viii
| pend bis fate as a candidate Should the eampagn
the part Of the sFderals break down completely not
Ing short OF suppression OF the ballot box pre- q
i the eeetiOl OF democrat to the presidency, blou
there be popular dsmseratic majority in the Northel
states and al the same time, should Lincoln claim
\ election through the Of the bogus electoral yot
Of the Confederate States, there will just certainly
. a elYn war inauRurated throughout Y Yankeedom.
70 Tho Importance to the South therefore, OF baatil
e the Federal this SIMMER ia apparent. Nay,
a but hold cur until winter; We preserve ints
our lines from Richmond to Atlanta and Mobile,
new year will bring glorious and triumphant peat
% This 10 not my view alone Many Yankees have N
" have admitted their despair Of carrying the war
other year, II they fall this summer. Some Of the
= pers talk the same way. Here Is what the New 70
q aHera' d." OK laAt Sunday, says
ak The approaching military campaign, which ms
"a perhaps already have commenced will be the deeiE
one OF the war Gen. Grant, the leader Of the uni
" hOsx has this great responsibility resting upOn hs
ID hs contest will be sangplnsry and terrible ons
n VIII decide the fate Of the eO1ntEy ono way OF