, 1869-02-19
TIE PRESmENT.-THE OABl'
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4 Lsaf and = Lsason from History.


MET, +
4 Leaf and = 1.eason from kzistorys
Prom rho New York Sun.
be electoral yotes aud officially Informed
1ysses 8. Grant that he has been CHOSEN
resident Of the United States foE four years i
rom the 4th ot March next. The war o.
Iiques sud factions amoog his supporters
Fill now commeuce.
The scenes about to BE- enacted at Wash.
nStcu revive In our memories latut rccollec.
ions of those which transp1eed there on tue
nccming Of the administration Of Ar. Lin
Nr. Lincoln arrived In Washington two
weeks before the Inauguration. 4 train fol-
owed him from Illinois, whose leader vas
David Davis, formerly the Law partner Of tho
President, and whom he subsequently made
q Judge Of the Supreme Court OF the unated
States. Davis, with head erect, anu nat de-
seemed 10 say, behold the keeper Of the con
science Of the King Mr. Lincoln Was little
known 10 the Republicans OF the Central and |
Eastern States. They wcrc not then a"a,e
how much drmnese, saEacity and Gun |
sgv 1g sy Syso1 s9nse'ed and under tho5a soat pra
TTincisl manners. He took rooms at VII
lard's. The throng Of Cabinet-makers and
office seekers that Immediately surrounded
him was like the letting In OF great waters:
II ovcrnowed the public resorts and rolled
Its surGes up and down the ayenqes, r night
Manson to the corridors Of the Caplto1-
Horace Greeley splashed about In the crowd,
his coat dangling around his heels, bis hat
dropping upon his shoulders, the Observed OF
all observers; while ever and anon there
elIded through the throng the tall, sTarthy,
Spectral form Of Thurlow Weed.
The Republicans we're divided iuto Radicals
and Conservatives. Mr.. Chase, air. Hanlln
and Nj. Greeley were lively types Of the
former, while MI. Seward, Mr.. Cameron and
Mr.. Weed were shining lights among the
tions WAS about the eomposition Of the Cab,
met. The New York Radicals had defeated
Mr. Seward at Chicago. Foremost among
| those who had slain New fork's distinguished
son In the field stood Mr.. Greeley, Mr.. David
Dudley Field, ": James ;: Wadswerth , and
have Eept Mr. Seward out. Of the Cabinet.
and then determined to insist upon
the introduction OF Mr.. Chase into the
council Of the President a: q counterpolse tc
the astute and experienced New York states
man. They also seriously objected TO Mr
Cameron and Mr. Winter Davis, to whom Il
wss believed the President had resolved tt
tender eeats. Mr.. Hamltn, whose Radlcaifsu
WAS of the deepest dye, Ind brought forward
Gideon Wclles, IS the representative Of Nes
England. Lincoln took kindly. 70 Welles
New Yorkers knew that Ia the famous Fre
Soil struggle Of 1e4s he had affiliated Wit
| the Basnbusrcre, and SO Greeley, Field, AL
their colleagues were delighted that Que meu
ber or thu Cabinet was secured whom =
temptation could eelucc, and VINO would a
ways be faithful to their principles aud thel
and now a furious contest arose over Win
ttr Davis. The Radicals, led br the FoWe
| ful combination from New York. whose hca9
) quarters were IN the spacious rooms ot u
against him Montgomery nIalr, sewAFd. d
! NOT excepting Mrs. Lincoln, who edged in'
the fight and gave forecast Of that love Il
lntcrnieddling and intrigue which GU su's
quent occssiou dispensed valuable patronaf
, md gave Ee, ions troH0le, took Etouud Il
. Davis, The clearly deancd line Q! battle r
. the assumed conservatism Of Davis and t,
= uudonDtcd fadlcallsm OF Blair. II
l. conflict vnxcd warm. Every inch
0 ground was contested. Wndsworth nes e.
fought With ino5e courage ~, Hsen q. ~
II II hun ur tnc HauSsnets. na'nsM sts.ars
~ fcating they Wcro 70 be oeleateu oh ia,s pt
u ni thc lilo, the hnutea!s atSn'A ofcacA Hse
~ Cameron. 1hey denounced nm as ieh'is
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