The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-31

Tine Frenent HIovenene-A Great Scare
nc Neutrality-suspicious. Doings % Patch
UP = Compromfse.
The Fremont movement begins to ook squat
ly. There is . great commotion about 1t in
the "happy family" at Washington, and con-
siderable scare in the White House. Accord
ing to the Tribune, Fremont was expected to re-
port to the President yesterday, in view Of
consultation and compromise. This tallies
with our special advices received the day be-
fore, and published In yesterdays HERALD,
touching the very curious and comprehensive
plan OF reconciliation projected by the head Of
the Blair family-the old man Blair of Silver
Springs.
As the faithful hencbman Of Old Hickory,
this veteran Presidential manager made the hair
and feathers fly and by the terrors Of the gull.
lotne and the knout, cleared the track to his mas
ter fer a second term. Adopted next as the
squire of Old Abe, this terrible man Blair, as
sisted by his two sons, chips Of the old block
not very "rum 'uns to look at, but good 'uns
to go"-Blair the major general, and Blair the
Postmaster General-began some two years ago
their favorite sport of whipping in and whip
ping out. But they have made sorry muddle
Of it in Missouri, and in whipping out Fremon
they have caught Tartar He is not to be
trihcd with. He was too much for old Benton,
and has no fear of old Blair. What then, Ra-
man Blair another lesson. A wild colt that rebels
against the lash may be so far subdued by
gentle handling, soft words and fair promises
as to consent to lie down and be strapped, so
that he cannot move till he is unbuckled. This
trick of Rarey is now the role of the old man
Blair with Fremont.
The programme Of Cancellation agreed upon
appears to be well adapted to embrace all the
radical abolition elements that might other
wise fuse with the Fremont legion. Thus the
radical friends of General Butler and the still
intractable friends Of Mr.. Chase are to be APP
peased, as we'll as General Fremont himself
and his political staff. The present Secretary
OF War, Stanton, as he has no friends, can now,
it is believed by the old man Blair, be sacri-
feed, not only without danger, but advanta-
eeously to the Lincoln cause, inasmuch as
Stanton's admiration of General Grant verges
closely upon the Chevalier Forney's s'new form
Of treason" Then, by putting Butler in
Stantons place, that branch of the business
will be neatly done. But Greeley is growing;
and when Greeley growls, as his unfortunate
friend Seward discovered at Chicago, there is
danger that he will bite right and left if not
notified by marrow-bone. Blair, the Post
master General, however, by the advice of the
old man. is disposed to give up that snug berth
to Greeley in exchange for comfortable Judge
ship or foreign mission. This arrangement
will secure Greeley and tho Tribune to the ad-
ministration ticket as long as he holds the Post
Office. He may be dismissed, however, with
impunity after the November election.
Next, with regard to Fremont, old man
Blair's plan is to "put him in some military
hole,' and to put his leading friends in other
holes. This work has already been commenced,
by the appointment Of Genera, Sgel, the Ger
man hero par excellence, to the command of the
Mountain Department OF Western Virginia, in
which he actively served in 1862 under General
Fremont We should not be surprised if FREE
mont himself were to be sent to the ''military
hole" of Charleston. Having lived there for
many years, he must know all about the ap-
proaohes to the city by land or water, and all
about the negroes in that quarter. General
Gilmore, we dare say, would not object to an
active campaign under General Grant; so there
would be no difficulty in the exchange. Above
ALL in that military hole" in front Of Charles
ton. what with the rebels and what with tho
negroes, General Fremont would have his
hands too fun. and would be too far out of the
way, to dabble in Presidential politics again to
the end OF the war.
This is splendid programme. But can it be
carried out? That Is the next question. As
suming that it is a compromise, what then
How long will it last? Root aud branch, it
may be torn to pieces before the summer, or
before the spring, is over. Some browning vic
tory or demoralizing disaster in the field may
speedily bring about such political changes
and combinations as will amount to revolu-
ton. Thus Butler may lose the War Office,
Greeley the Post Office Department, Mont
gomery Blair his judgeship and foreign mission,
Fremont his military hole at Charleston,
and the old man Blair, and all the Blairs, with
Old Abe, may be laid upon e.same political
shelf with Fillmore, poor Pierce and poor old
Buchanan; for these are the days OF sudden and
remarkable political revolutions.
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