American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-01-11
Presidential Speculations.

rIebidenLlal SPeCulatl0nS.
The Official wire, work rs from til,
North, East and West, now assem-
bled in Washington, are having ;
lively time, if we may judge from TIN
givings out of the Washington cor
respondents. A dispatch dated Dec
29th, to- the Cincinnati Enquirer
says: .--
! AS the time approaches for holding
the National Convention of the dit
frrent political parties to choose can
didates for the Presidency, the merit,
of different aspirants begin to b'
freely canvasse,l. aud the b0ndhold
ers, Indifferent to everything else bu
their own interests, seem determined
TO dictate q candidate of their Owr
to both Democrats and Republicans
in order that they may be secure. Nc
matter which side wins. 'H ""i''-.
The proposition tepay off the pub
lie debt in legal tenders, and its evi
dent popularity, especially in the
West and North west, has so startled
Wall street and the bondholders gen
orally, that they will leave no stone
unturned to defeat any man who is
understood to be in the slightest de
gree favorable to that measure. As
they consider that they have already
irreversible guarantees from the Re.
publicans against the nomination OF
any such candidate, their effsrts will
of course be mainly directed toward
foisting a candidate upon the Demo
Gratis. '"". d"
AS the plot thickens their plans be-
gin to be developed. It's impossible
to say Just vet, however, who they
will settle down upon as the most
available man for their purposes.
Some are in favor Of Hancock, while
others prefer Mcclellan. A rumor
has for some time been current here
in political circles that the latter VIII
soon he in New York, and that upon
his arrival the Manhattan Club, a 80,
cial organization of bondholders in
that city, will give him a splendid
reception, with a view to Introducing
him as candidate for the Prcsi,len-
CIV. On that occasion Mcclellan is
to make speech, to he inspired by
his hackers, which is to be telegraph
ed all over the country, and which
will be a strong bid for the nOmina-
ton. 1t il understood here that
Mcclellan is one Of the real favorites
of the bondholders. hut In case he
cannot he made available, Gen. Dix
will be the man. Failing with him
they will probably fall on Horatio
Seymour, of New York, their original
candidate.
A correspondent of a Northern
journal gives his budget of rumors
and speculatiOns as follows:
The Presidents preparingto trans,
fer the of1iccsin Connecticut from the
Republicans to the Democrats.
The President Tears the Grant
Seward il supposed to
be for Grant, and Randall is openly
so. McCulloch said recently to a
Republican," You can't elect Grant
nnless you drop negro suffrage"
This we regard as certain. Hancock
or Sherman would easily beat Grant
if he should run upon that platform.
Seward is said to be apprehensive OF
defeat from this cause, and has said
that the Radicals won't be satisned
ill they have put Grant upon plat.
form that will "tumble with him to
defeat" r.. ."...
A bill to establish negro suffrage
IN the States would fail. TrumbulI,
Frelinghnysen, aud others,
10 not believe that Congress has the
power to pass such an act. q Hnsf
Butler claims that a majority Of
he House of Representatives are
With him upon the greenbaek quPs-
ion, but lack the courage to avOw
heir sentiments. ..H.l. .'F