The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-09-08
From the New York Herald.
The Presidency Prospect
Another Miserable Party Squab-
bic for the Spoils. ..b.. T.ss.


"The cohesive power of the public
plumber" which was amply described
by Calhoun us the bond of Urion among
the Democratic elements of his time, is
a power which still exists, aud which,
within a day or two, will be made mani.
fest at Chicago. The seven party prin.
ciplcs of John RandoIph-lo.wii: "thc
1--we loaves and two ishes"-wiI!. from
present appearances, rule the roast. -
How tho war is TO be prosecutcd; how
the Treasury is to be sustained; how our
financial embarrassmenis are To be mas.
tered; how peace is TO be secured and
how the Union Is to be re.establishrd
under Democratic auspices, are ugly
questions, which, we guess, will be
smothered in ouions at Chicago. To the
hungry Democratic traders in spoils there
assembled the paramount question and
object will be the magnificent schedule
of the spoils and plundor Of the present
Federal war establishment of one thou
sand millions year.
From nll the prcmonitory symptoms at
Chicago we may look for proclamation
OF principles from hat quarter mnde mn
OF old Democrauo clup-trop, with all the
modern improvements. No such oh
strucIions us Democratic abstlartions, or
peace ur war, will be permitted to stand
in the way of Democratic harmony for
the spoils. There is some apprehension
that Nnllandigham, Singleton aud the
Wood brothers may raise a rumpus on
the pcace question: but Il is probable
that for certain valuable considerations
even these incorruptible men will sue.
cumb, Tho prospect is, that the Chicago
Convention, as a concession 10 the War
Democrats and the army, VIII nominate
General Mcclellan, aud that in the mex,
place, to couciliate the Gopperheud peace
meton,l there will be an equivocal aud
double-dealng platform on the war ques.
lion, very short, and signilying anything
or nothing, but bold and emphatic IN is
bill of indictments and specifications
against the tyranny, the usurpolions, the
spolialions, blunders, and lavish expen,
ditures, corruplions and oppressive paper
money system and taxes, aud army drans,
of Abraham Lineoln's administrations.
OF al the dreadful consequences of
this terrible wac, Jelr Davia aud his tell
low eonspirators, and Buchanan's admin-
islratiop, will doubtless DO absolvcd, aud
the whole burden will be thrown upon
the "Liucoln despotism.h The Chicsgo
platform, in short, as we have every rec
son to expect, will be the "ploy of Ham
let with Hamlet LEFT out" platform
directed not to the great and all absorb
ing purpose of the loyal States--the
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great and all'absorbing purpose of a
gang Of ravenous poliuciaus--the spoils
and piunder OF the Federal Government.
This, We guess, will be the upshot Of the
Chicago Democratic Couyentionj a war
candidate upon a peace platform, em-
braeing the idea in a neat disguise OF
liberal peace with jeff. Davis, but war to
the kuito against Lincoln, and all for the
cake Of the spoils, 10 t
Now, could we be assured that the
Chicago Convention, setting aside all
mere Considerations Of party, aud looking
only 10 the salvation OF the oountry, will
adjourn over to somel day In September,
on which thly will meet again in CON.
Yeltion with all the friends Of the Union,
OF all parties, desirous Of new order
Of things at Washington, and in view of
the organization of new Union party.
we should have great hopes OF glorious
revolution in November. But as in all
probability the Chicago Convention viii
reduce this Presidential contest. ss we
have indicated, to tho deSssing character
Of mere party squabble forlhe spoils.
II becomes an easy matter 10 predict the
probable result. The Administrator,
with the majority party in it's hands. upon
such an issue, viii walk over the course.
The disaifeoted Republicans, including
the frcmOn, Radicals, brOsght to this