Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-04-07

lie NortL1rn Presidential cadron already begins to
simmer. 1t will soon begin to rage and boil-perhaps
to bell over Who knows?
The present incumbent, ABRAHAM LINCcLN. Is a can
ddate for reelecto subject suppose TO the action
OF the Republican party somehow expressed and
sooh to say, ABRAHAM LINCOLN appears to stand the
best chance OF ANY or the support of that party, with
its contingent hopes of success ct. the polls AS he
arently desires ard, it may be said, absolutely needs
eli ctlon for his safety, it is certain that be
will omit nothing tInt he may deem likely to give him
tie track the candidate OF the party which he rep
r,sen's With large patronage now in actual posses
zion ard to continue so until the fourth CT March
1868, he has prospect for the future equal to any
his competitors ard thus secure and retain much
support from the politicians as any other
His mair competitors in bis own political party
would upptsr TO he MIR. CHASE, Secretary Of the
treasury ULY:s S. GRANT, Lieutenant General Of
the Armies OF the United Stats, ard J. c. FREMONT
Iupll OF KIT CARSON and disc0verer of the Woolly
Hose. 1t is true CHASE and GRANT have recently
written letters saying that they trusted that further
would be made OF their nams etc, etc, all of which
amounts simply to this that at present they doubt their
own etrtngt th AID to wait little longer for the
wagon, supposing, doubt, that their chances will be
4he assisted tran hurt by slight display of that self
acrfciGg mOesty UeTy characteristic of SALMON P
CHASE or U. S. GRANT. AS for FREMONT, he is an
Irregular end somewhat detective part CT speech govern
ing the Wooy Horse, but governed in turn by JESSIE
not the Son of David but the daughter of THOMAS H
>urDQmCd BENTON and ber fathers own daughter ct
that. Fremont will or will not be O candidate as
j EsSEE and other people determine without deierring
to The Convt gon Of the Rel ublican party, of any
tth,r party Fremont, if he has Convention at all,
will have Convention all to himself-an out and cut
FRkMoNr Convention, aud it is said will rely upon the
sG1ater eli ala upon the German element OF The
Northwest, and upon the Woolly Horse and upon
JEssEE whose rare was Benton and last, not least,
upon the pIol OF bis Mariposa gold mines, which
are said to turn ont fabulous in the genuine
thing itself What show Fremont might have in q
scrub race is more than we can say. We take it for
granted that 1t is il scrub only that be could
have chance.
The Democrats appear to centre On MCC CLELLAN, and
yet without any great force vim. 1t less ike
preference for him, than an absence cf pre-
ference for any other, owing, perhaps to the
daagth of available candidates Tie manifestations
thus far in favor of MCCLELLAN not such hold
out the prospect of vigorous support triumphant
sut ior the Iarty which appears to have taken him
in hand. The Democrats either cowed, or they want
the objection Of some leading he'd and hand. That
party is, we think, undergoing change. It's greates
leaders-those like q. L. VALLANDIGHAM of Ohio
RICHARDSON, of Illinois, SAM. MEDAREY, of Ohio, NoR
HE'S, OF Indiana, PUGH, of Ohio SEYMOUR, of Connec
tcut and olhrS have been, far it has been pos
sibc for Northern men 10 be, prGslaVery These mel
still great ipfuence and yet give tone to th
party. They advocate reconstruction with full consti
tutiona guarantees to the South They advocate
as means to recoGstruc;ion-they abjure aboftionsn
and kindred heresies Among the iaihiess they hAr
continued reasonably faithful.
But as tie prospects of reconstruction fade away
these leaders who seek to hold the Democracy togcthe
as natt0nGl party. ore fast losing their influence,
anew set are getting up, VINO go upon the ground tha
parties must be confined to sections or to federa
il is the duty, at any rate it the interest of he
leaders Of parties to shape their SO as to
power in the sections of federatons in which thy ex
ist The Democracy Of the North, say they, must, t
gain power at the North, become extreme Northern
antiSlavery anti-Southern, and anti Peace The las
however, must depend upon the state of the Norther
public mind and the degree of exhaustion which Il
Northern patience has reached.
Shattered by the deections of old and trusted lea
ers Like d. s. DICKINSON of New York-paralyzed |