| Show THE presidential CAMPAIGN A WaE wab washington hington correspondent of a san francisco francieco paper sends to his bis patrons on the pacific the following summary of presidential ope ape ops rations which he apparently picks up from another correspondent As the co cogitations Z stations of somebody no matter who i we give them to our readers as they indica indicate I 1 te pretty dellho well weil how bow w the cauldron cauldren caul dron boils bolls the past week has given a new and extraordinary turn tarn to the residential canvass the course of 0 public opinion has been so erratic in connection with the foremost candidates of the two great parties that the leading wire pullers bullers are strangely puzzled to know what to do and what they can depend upon the republicans are beginning to admit that they have made a serious blunder in calling their national convention at so early a day as june next while the Democrat democrats 3 f were ivere equally at fault in not postponing their choice of a presidential candidate until the close of the summer campaign it ia is now clearly seen by the leaders on both bides aides that the presidency hinges linges upon the result of the campaign campal agn against richmond should that fail and the army of the potomac be aan baffled in its efforts general grant mr lincoln or any of the present administration would immediately become impossible candidates in that event general Tremont fremont general butler or general banks would loom up on the republican side and general mcclellan solus on the democratic side with the chances decidedly in favor of the latter hence the trouble of the politicians a and nd the doubts and uncertainties connected with the meeting of the two great national conventions on the other hand band shoud shou d general giant be successful and richmond d be cap fated fared no matter at what cost of treasure and blood it will be in his power to ti 0 say bay who A ho will be the next president it if he d desires e bires sires that position him bim himself self seit all the parties in the country cannot prevent his bia assuming the chief magistracy or should his modesty stand in the way way and he be disposed to uhe Ube claims of mr air lincoln the democracy cannot hope to make a successful canvass agai agal nathis new saviour of his bis country general grant can play the role of warwick the kin kingmaker maker maken acid he will undoubtedly do so if by that nat oat me means be can save hrs bis country it is this consideration consideration that has developed an entirely new pro gramme among the leading members of both political parties it is nothing more nor less lesa than uner 1 certain contingencies to have NO wo electron ELECTION that is to say for the two great parties to comb come to an understanding as to the presidency and vice presidency and the disposal of the principal civil and military offices and make the celecion ele clon cion unanimous it general grant as the country hopes be he will proves successful the proposition is to offer him the presidency in n conjunction with some prominent demo crat perhaps horace seymour of new york aa as vice president and general mclellan Mc LelIan lellan to be restored to a position due hla hia rank in the army should general grant decline and insist on mr lincoln for the presidency rency a very similar arrangement will suffice for the position DREAD OF or tiie THE it is not to be disguised that the wisest men at washington as well as throughout the country look with fear and dread upon the coming issues of the presidential canvas the temper of the people is so excited the issues are BO so vital the disturbances civil civill social bobial and poll political tica 1 crea created ted by war are so profound that it is feared an excited prebl grebl dennial canvass will plunge the nation into chaos hence the thoughtful and prudent men have warmly seconded this idea to io postpone tb the e excitement of a presidential election for four years which time it is hoped the rebellion will not only be subdued but the country will be tranquilized and restored to its normal condition PROBABLE complications the writer does not ant cipale the easy occurrence of these events and amon mong 11 the biffi colties which pr sent themselves are the following first firstin in the event of an election elect on ath general mcclellan on one side and abraham lincoln on the other should the mass of tue thy srol liol diers votes be thrown I 1 through adminis irvion influence in favor of mr air lincoln the xz jh will at once be plunged into all the horrors of civit civil war the democrats would claim alid and arid will no doubt be able to prove that the vote was waa to all intents and arid purposes fraudulent that atilt the soldiers either through fear favoritism or the doctoring of the return were compelled to vot vote 11 en for mr lincoln in that case the en whole nation would flame revo ution and bod the streets of our cities would run blood second if mr lincoln should be elected ejected by the votes vote of ol the be south soul western states stales under his own amnesty proclamation that also woul would create an outbreak in the north the people of the state of new york for instance would never consent to be outvoted in the Eleito electoral ral rai cafege by bogus electors representing the camp followers and creatures of mr lincoln in arkansas texas TeAn essec florida I 1 ida etc in other worris they would never ij fi that he ha few pretended loyal thou aasa aada san ban i in the southern state 4 should the tin loyal pillions billions pil lions in tho northern thirdly Third lyOa lyon on the other hand band it ig IS heil bell eyed that if f by charges of corruption against the admin adain administration eistrat ion fon and the prejudices created by clamor against miscegenation and negro nearo equality the democrats should succeed in electing general mcclellan it ia is not believed that the people who have control of the administration would rut jh rbt t consent to give up thir th ir power the monetary interests involved are so enormous blat every consideration which cari can appeal to the selfishness of ambitious men woud tempt the party in power to ignore the election it cannot be disguised d that the passions of the populace are at fever heat that paper money the high prices the fierce excitement of the war have so wrought up in the pa passions 3 of the multitude that it needs deeds but a spark to blow the whole framework of society into atoms it a the m man an on horseback who would then rule us arid our boasted liberties would find their grave in the tomb or of military despotism it will thus be geen seen why it ia is seriously proposed to postpone the presidential election |
