The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-25
The Presidency.

The sections are EOusing up souAcHhas
with regard to the presidential nominees.
While ii appears that BLAIsE Is the strongest
mar, the fate of the strongest 10 becoming
his the combined opposition Of the other
candidates. It Is observable that some pow
crful communities are marifesting indifier-
euce towards him, which We have little
doubt IL strengthened by the apprehension
that they may be compelled to take him at
last. The Empire State has a turkey-cock
champion among aspirants, and his imme-
diate partisans have no Idea OF bis giving
way to BLAINE. Such swelling feathers as
hi, must not drop before the Maine states
MN. Yet We suspect that BLAINE thinks
les, Of Combines opposition than of NOR
TOSS.
lItaroS and BLAINE are peculiarly antago
c;,,:r. We know that BLAINE is the strongest
s,a.. .lcr, we cannot ignore the fact that
RI a,x. has deemed the Indiana senator o.
6 ..ic u, force to render it necessary for him
aB. Me- 10 do something TO Offset the At
temp which MORTON has made to get the
he, Ii. Of little Of war upon the South.
The people, believing that BLA1sE was gen.
zles man than MORTON, supposed that BLAINE
would do much to soften down sectional as
.1,erities ard restore national harmony; but be
was afraid OF MORTON He did not know what
might be done to his disadvantage could the
northern heart be fred towards the South,
and so he prepared bis attack on JEFF. DAVIS
last summer in his retirement at Portland,
and made the opportunity to deliver it In
Congress this winter. JEFF. DAVIS was
made the mejum," and evidently tho thing
was done with selr-comp acency that was
remarkable. While BLAINE filtered himself
that he had gotten the advantage, MORTON
felt due amount Of irritation at the attempt
to steal his " cussing," and the public Is DOT
at all surprised to perceive him very INDUS
trious!y at work like beaver repairing the
damage to his "dams.'
It is not matter of regret, however, to
,,nrceiye that MoRToS's elaborate attempt to
resrouse the northern Indignation has but
poorly succeeded. The public appear to be
indifferent to his malicious work, and he finds
h3rdly feeble echo from any quarter. On
the other hand, BLAINE has met with little
better success. The Radical press comment
"a ravorably on his war rpon JEFF. DAVIS,
in conformity with what was supposed to be
duty TO party; but We have never known
hi. of parry strategy which left so little trace
behind it n lid BLAINE's trick to arouse Sec
tioual Bit, mess by attacking poor JEFF
DAVIS. w. aspect that now he regrets that
il Has mad He not only finds That he took
nothing by l:s motion, but be discovers,
further, tL2: really MORTON had no power to
make such "a excitement as was Of sufficient
consequence TO cali for any oflsetting eXpe-
dent Oh Lis part.
thus the two most prominent aspirants
81; ~. MORTON, fourshing his bloody shirt,
are BLAINE sncaking away bis besmirchcd
ga ,.cr:, which is rather proof Of discred-
i,2b itbits Than of cowardly ferocity.
tnNXLI"G, no doubt, perceives that the two
leaders ny done themselves 70 good, and
1. will Ec rcund that he will make no move
to help i IN on. Massachusetts thinks of
CHARLES F!,Arc!s ADAMS a little, and very
lille Of ] III =; New Jersey thinks as little
of fLAlSf, -ld less Of FRELINGuUYsEN than
docs ilas avi.sC.ts Of ADAMS WAsHBuRNE
ard BRIT, are slightly behind, but still
they are near enough to the ring to be talked
OF. WA,EUuENE--that name of luck-there
is 10 tclli y. Aen he is out of the way; and
FISH is cnUr!H thought Of 10 do some little
towards bJ.Lering somebody else-say
BLAINE or COEKLISG.
That FLAISE has the vantage ground is
conceded; but the other aspirants are not
going 10 die and give no sign. Such, indeed,
is the arrogance Of Radicalsm that its feel
ing is of positive title to the presidency. 1t
is feeling of prcscriptiyc right, and ma
turally each leader is strongly impressed
with the notion that he is the man who
especially possesses this right, and we sup
pose that each one who is disappointed VIII
be made more indignant and vindictive than
was ever nun in former times upon falling 10
receive hoped-for nomination.
This peculiar resentment, which VIII I'LL
the hearts of these people at disapPoint-
mcnf, will begin to burn in their breasts Inc
moment they find they are losing the prize.
Their resentment will be of that peculiarly
enyenomed nature that will estop all gen.
erous feeling and actuate each with the de-
sire to throw the victory upon anybody else
than one of their competitors. 1t is this feei.
ing and disposition which will make many
prefer GRANT enough they may not dare TO
say SOY rather than see an adversary of theirs
elevated to the presidency. These are times
of bad passions and deep malignities. What
will happen "remains to be SEEM; but the
contest for the nomination will leave after
it more rancorous hates than have been left
in any former presidential campaign. Am.
bltion for office has come to be more than
ever blended with the worst and most un-
;scrupulous passions.
FAIRNESS FRoa NEW QUARTER.-We can
not forbear--why should .we?-to notice