White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-11-10
THE CONSTITUTION AND THE UNION.
WHITE CLOUD, KANSAS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER TO- 1852
John II. Bolts upon a Union of the
Oppogtion Forces.

Opposition Forces.
The Hon. John NJ. Bolts. while upon
q visit to New York last week. was wait
ed upon by the Wing General Commit
tee. of that City, and in response to an
sddrA spoke substantially as follows;
"Mr. Bolts in reply thanked the gentle
men of the Committee. and through them
the body they represented, for the cour-
tesy extended him, in paying their well
comevis They represented an osganiza.
ton of men holding to principles Of which
he had been a steadfast defender on all
occasions-prineiples eminently just. true
and patriotic. He agreed with the Com
nittee that the Democratic party had too
long held the reins of Government, and
that the sooner it was overthrown the
better for the country at large. In order
to defeat them at the ensuing Presidential
election, however, it was necessary that
all shades Of the Opposition should be
cordially united, having in view only the
one great object. that of roofing out cor
ruption. and the Inauguration of new
order of things. as regarded the govern
ment of the Republic. To unite the OPP
position was in his opinion, no very diff
cult task not so difficult, at least but
that union could and would be effected,
with the majority of the people in favor
Of the overthrow of the Administration;
union difficulties were easy to be settled,
and cordial cooperation North and South
secured. This was, he believed, earnest
ly desired by all the elements of the OPP
position. He had often heard that the
Republican party, or members of it were
unwilling to relinquish their distinctive
name. This looks rather more like fight
ing for a name than the principles at
stake. But even the name of each party
might be preserved, and the battle fought
and won. The English and French
united their forces in the Crimean war,
and were called the allied army, but they
were no less English anG French. The
French and Ssrdinians in the war just
over also formed another allied army,
Joined together for one object-the over
throw of Austrian rule. Republicans,
Wings and Americans were all anxious to
overthrow the Democracy, and they
could Just as well form an allied party as
the warning parties in Europe did an
army. -
/ He looked, however, upon the word
Opposition" as being the more proper,
though ga rose by any other name would
smell as sweet" Opposition was more
suggestive-it meant precisely what it
said, though for the time being, the uni
ted parties could be called allies, or what
ever they chose. After the battle had
been fought, they could, if desirable, re-
turn to their old names, and await new
call for union. Much had been said as
to how this union could be brought about.
There were various ways, the most accep-
table one being, in his opinion. to get the
Wing, Republican and American mem
bers of the next House of Representa-
tives to unite in a call for a Convention
of all opposed to Democratic misrule, to
meet at such place as should be designa-
ted, for the purpose of nominating can
didates to be supported by the people,
against those to be supported by the De-
mocracy. This was the simplest mode,
and probably the one to be adopted, if
any was. Or the conventions of the va
rious parties could meet separately, and
then effect a union, one side naming a
nan which the other should indorse.-I
The great object should be kept in view,
and never lost sight Of. He did not con-
slider it as at all indicative of success to
run a third candidate, and he hoped there
would be no necessity for it. As regard |
ed himself, he had but little to say. He
was what he mad always been-national
and conservative, regarding the Constitu- /
ton as the great safeguard Of our coun-
try. and as something to be implicitly
obeyed. 1t was pretty generally known
where he stood, and what sentiments he
held. Nothing had occurred to change
them, and nothing would. He was
conservative Wing, and was much graft
fed at the visit paid him by men of the
same stamp"