The Placer herald., 1864-05-07
From the Democratic Press1
THE WAR IN THE ABOLITION CAMP
GROWING MORE FIERCE.


occupies and that he is certain to be defea,
ed If re-nomnated, has openly declared in
favor of Gen. Fremont. Although bold in
his advocacy OF the Pathfinder, Greeley is
not like the Spirit of the Times, the Nation
the ST. Louis Democrat and many Others we
could name, fierce in denunciations of Lin
coin. The Times, Nation and Democrat are
very severe in their structures upon the con
duct Of Lincoln to secure bis own re nomi-
nation, and the legislative cabals whilo inhu
enced by public money and public patronage
have declared for "Old Abe" The Times
of March 10Th, referring to "the political
situation" says:
The two campaigns which we noticed in a
former number as being pressed pari passu
from tile White House, having changed their
relations since we last appeared. The revee
OF musketry which ratified along the anacon.
da circuit during the last month, has SUBJ
sided from the Atlantic to the Mississippi;
and Gen. Lincoln, satisfied with that martial
spirit, once more directs bis whole attention
to raids upon the Presidency The Florida
tasco, Schofeld's dumb show at Longstreet,
Sherman's senseless expedition, and Klpat,
r'ck's luckless ride, are supposed to have
met the early spring demands of popular i'm
patience, and properly give place to the claims
OF clva strategytor domestic triunphs. Our
honest President bearing in mind his South
ern birth and lucky Northern squat deals
with an equal hand between the angry Sec
tlons, and alternates success with a view
latter his own re eection) to some Christian
compromise. The partner of his throne
shares these forbearing and fraternal senti-
mens, and our Southern bre,hern," there
fore, are not without hope, etc, etc.
Referring to Lincon's efforts to secure
his own denomination, and push Chase,
Fremont, Butler and Others out of the ring, the
Times says some pretty severe things, and
gives publicity to facts by no means credit
able to "OId Abe" not "IIonest Old Abe"
as Lincoln was called two years ago. The
Times speaks thus Of the withdraw of Sec
relary Chase
Missouri is refractory; New York hangs
fire; and the Legislature Of Indiana, though
subsidized to carry prodigalty threatens to
expose by aphich its expression avas surprised,
and to repudiate the spurious cote. More
over, there are indications breaking the sur
face in all quarters, that even the popular
conventions to be assembled under the pat
ronage of the legislative employees Of Weed
and Seward will be obliged by the mere
force of free opinion, to present Lincoln only
as their preference, without the degrading
vassa'lage OF absolute condition. Wherever
remains spark OF Independence, is always
danger of a general confogrotion, and that
material as usually the mostcombustiue which
as packed against a free circulation of the light
and ar. The people cannot fail to resent this
attempt to lasso their Convention through
legislative action, If they are not ready to
resign every attribute of intelligence and
deliberation to the political shysters whom
they have kindly chartered TO pick up few
dollars in the Assemblies, they will reverse
their drtum, and reject the candidate who
might thus be made the hereditary head OF
joint perpetuation. Under such yevulsion,
Mr.. Lincoln IS likely to be reminded very
sharply of his solemn pledge not to seek
nomination for another term; and we should
not be surprised to see even the Convention
of Ohio spurn the insolent diclation of their
stuffed employee, and again restore MIR. Chase
to The status of lis candidate. 1t is not pos
sibe that statesman SO distinguished and
so able; that man whose superiority and
services represent the sole triumphs Of the
Administration he has dignfed; that min
lister whose single genius has kept the Re-
public on its feet, despite the ncapacity and
double-dealing of twolthirds of bis associates
could have been fairly Sc: aside by
proud constituency for mere Jack Pudding
acho, vhen left to himself seldom rises above
the level Of smutty joke. Such belief is
not within the boundaries Of reason, and the
poor purchased creatures who assumed to
dictate the preference represent nothing more
than so many unnamed fees or hopes per
vote. But, fit be base in them to thus part
'ciM the standard bearer of their State,
achat shall aoe say of the President a0ho is
acilling to corrupt MemS
Less than six weeks ago Democrats were
denounced as diSloyal for expressing the be.
lief tina. Lincoln was not equal to the re
sponsbilities devolved upon him and that
his niger poIicy-bis several nigger proc.
amalions-woud inevitably unite the South,
and Operate seriously against the Union
cause. The Democracy have contended, and
now contend, that in order to secure an
honorable peace upon Union basis, change
of rulers in the form prescribed by the Con
sttution was necessary; and moreover, have
maintained that Lncoln's folly had prolong-
ed the war, and that if reelected, it would
probably be continued for four years more.
The principles and views and measures here,
tofore contended for by the Democracy, as
necessary to secure peace and prosperity to
our beloved country, is now in the main fully
endorsed by number of the most influential
Of the Republican papers. The New York
Spirit of the Times thus notices the results
of Lincoln's many errors, and also the impor
tance of the Presidential struggle now fairly
commenced:
The probabilities, therefore, as they stand
at present, indicate that Fremont and Nc
Clellan will marshal the contrasted forces in