The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-24
PRESIDENTIAL PlPELAYIN0.
Our Washin gton correspondence.

Our WashHnG t0n correspondence
WASHINGTON, May s, 1664.
Manirulations Of the Pocians--TAe Election Of Morgan
az Senator and IL. Wuhdrapul Of Weed from TIE Repub
lican Par,y-Qtarrel Be,oen Se.olrd and Chasc- The
Copperheads Break up he New Conservative Party-fhe
Herald's Joke in Nominating Lincoln for Preadnt-
Wed Changes Proposes 10 Elect Lincoln Presi
dsnt-7he Blair Pdmity-C1meron and Fornsy Enlist.
ed-Weeds Visi,to Mrs. Lincoln, and What Happcned-i
Correspondence Bct,0,en Weed and Lincoln ia Regard
Netv Fork Patronage in New Fork City-7hs Cabin4
Denomcing Each Other, dc
The manpulations and the double dealings Of the
politicians management OF the Presidential CUES
ton. especially is connected with the renom
nation President Lincoln furnish the interesting
portions OF tue history OF the times Inc masses have but
little knowledge how the managing politicians have
been-paying their cards and has done the
dark. The shftngs, turnings and twstings Of these
men during the last almost ncredibie
and would perhaps be looked upon with considerable
doubt not the evidence and corroborating crcum
strong that they admit Of no msgiv ings and
place them beyond controversy
In me arst place the public well OF the part
played by Thurlow Weed during tho fall Of 1852 and
the winter OF 1868. The OF the democratic
party at the October elections in 1862, cuminatng
the election or Horatio Seymour Governor OF the
Empire State in November, opened In
politics. Everything q. that period pointed 20
a revelation 10 politics unequaied in modern times.
There a marked indication OF reputation OF the
radical element in the republican party and detcr
minataa 10 place the reins the government
possible, through the ballot box in The hands OF more
set OF The removal or Mcclellan by
the administration, manpuations and n.isfortuues
which attended the Army OF the Potomac uader the
management Of the Wash Directory all strength
eued this movement. Ihurlow We d seeing the drt Of
ckad n no hreey and nde
took sail IN new direction. Whist thus preparing
TO soir his course lie secured the election OF
Governor Morgan to the United states senate, who
DO Of the leaiers-a sort OF prime
miuster-in the senate 'or this order OF thugs
out and possible events were provided for. lmme
dmteiy following tbs Weeds withdrawal from
his " tuai severance OF connection WITH tue repubh.
Can FArsy as It was then organized Next In turn !
was series Of letters In the EteRlna 10 r0dl. over
Weeds own Signature on the political condition on the
country. which caiSed to comrnotion alt over the
country. and IN pace more so tnan N washington and
recily a the White House they aprmei tue Spring
nei lawyer the Chief Magistrates caair, who nme
oiateiy Weed sccsrng thu Eis p4ned
him, and uqrng what IL mclat which was followed by
telegram from Lincoln ia Weed requesting the latter
ootae mme hnte.y % Washington.
ll this Transporting the Canal Board OF the
State OF New York. ority OF whom repub
cans. met in Albany AID appointed the army o. canal
with ienccrsts. Getting all the radical applicants
and appointing Conservative republicans aud democrats
thus giving the conservative party that DO
nucles the Empire State with the patronage OF
the New York canals basis OF operations For this
Dc ID the Of Iiurao Ballard uonsul ia.
vana was made &c rscomprnse for the part that he
played 10 the canal app6in nents HIS nlnl llod how
ever stu holds Dire IN he AID VI ballard hss
not as Jet paid visit to the sunny shores 80 Island OF
Cuba.
several other incidents IN beha,, Of this movemeu,
trauspred al Abfny bat more impotant tnan all these
was the quafre between seward apc Ib Sc when b1tn
tb eatened 70 throw their los IN the Cabinet
aud believe actually dad lend 10 their resgnatiln ms
But Linc'lD, feeling that u be let ITEM 40 both
would he his political enemies. decided TO retain
them bth, and use them, u possible ihs row 10 the
Presidents Official family all the important When
II bone mind tuai Secretary seward taking
portfolio OF Secretary oi state. threw up everything
and devoted binsef exclusively Preside Lincoln
working himself the good gracesl the President
with idea Of benz lh great power at the White
House Cba.e on the Other hand turned hts excu,ive
houses OF Congress, with nsapca
measures sud reilly became the ,ower there The
seauence was that this quarrel became between
secretary Chase aud Congress sde aud secretary
se ard and Lincoln the uoer. The result is that
political 'ude ce q Chase and Congress to this day
Everything moved along smoothly for Weed ana
his pes conservative PARTY until The nrst months
ti,c palty, headed By tnv NO Woods Brooks
and others nad all along been claiming the
their victory. aud taxing all the these We ard
by this tsne became emOtirued, aud q, the manage
OF tie party thenseves. determined 20 rule or
ruin H. They plugged aio oil manner extremes and
following the trfost NFend BAN, got up TEMPORARY
excitement that cairft 'uto rauks many Of those
democrats WI bud beet counted ur 20 ~ party
- conservative men, ssi suone them uover Sey
muur. TINS b, Kept 20 by LIE G efh, yne
anaped keep elves ir the ront Eeet
West. ~ fuct controlling The acton ~ The demo
cratic party, nominating valauG ham tor Governsr 10
ONO All manuer VI excuses Ia speeches
and otherwise IN daerent 10, alities. ibe result
the people. who tor the speedy sup
pressior " the retsnn and who al but the cop
perl head potc ans sawthst there was no wa! 81 set
ting tbc diCctr but N crushing out tie armies OF Jei
DAVIS became dagusted. 1hey were rC the new
sentative PARTY bit, The foolish and uDparstit
OF the con- ufhesds tney feared that the
conservative party would be seized by them turned
against the and there reluctantly turned to tho
admnistra, ion with Their support, Their choice be.
tween evils The that the admins.
parry carried everything before them The ali
elections OF 1853, N nearly ali Il the legal tass. Weed
his party ended In smoke 10 had beginDisg,
but recognition the polls. eDd The copper heads
eaiy das IT'S and u buried without ceremony.
In political darkness
They ratified its bones
Hastily over toe stones
" w. 1ual resting place.
During tbe fall campaign the HERAtp trottcd out Mr.
Lincoln tor denomination. As was supposed by many a.
srot OF Joke Of Mr.. BeDnetas second edition OF the Joke
o. uottps out George Law In 1856. hat although |
~. Bennett had always very generously APP
pecmteo Lipcolnb okea, poor old IAnoon had not
wv esoWh 70 appreciate Bcnnsits-IAncoip sosk l
wy nomination tpte for dead earnest. ana has
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