The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-08-17
Coalition with the Repub,icans.

lngton oy the correspondent OF the n. 7.
Times, Aug. TO-:
The refusal of the Democrats ct the
State of New York to unite with the he
publicans on the nomination and election
OF a ticket, causes some surprise here, Us
it seems to conflict with what was sup
posed to be plan prearranged mere at
Washington and which had Tor It's pur-
pose the disintegation of the republican (
party The same idea of II Union Ticket
was preached in Ohio and has been there
rejected These two condolences, 1t Is
said among politicians, will cause now the
entire d solution Of the Democratic party.
We reckon not On the contrary, it
looks to US as if the dissolution OF the repub-
lican party is inevitable. Nothing is more
ralpable than that the present war can
never end while the republican party is
dominant, or even 03ive at the North 1t
is organized and built upon the antago-
n;sm Of sections. Hostility to slavery, and
more still, hostility to the imputed AFRO
very life blood of republicanism. The
hatred which such party warfare at the
North engendered at the South was and
is not confined to the secessienst. All
classes there, Union men as well as rebels,
alike detest and abhor republicanism, and
while that party in name or spirit Is doml-
nant at the North, there can be no re-
union. The first step, therefore, to resto-
ration of the Union, must be dispersion
Of the republican party, and disorgani-
zaton OF the whole concern, a total re-
pudiation the part of the North of the
basis OF its existence.
Hence the hearty approval, by the
democracy in all quarters, of the prompt
rejection in New York and Ohio, Of the
republican proposition for coalition. A
union with the republican party would be
taken at the South as an acquiesence on
the part Of the democracy in the purposes
and objects of the republicans. The
whole North would thus be written down
as enemies. Has any one the madness to
dream that one section of this Union can
predominant over the ether AT discretion,
upon principles that cause all the hatred
and animosity OF the other?
The republican committees Of Ohio and
New York, in proposing a coalition with
the democracy, must have had ore OF two
democratic party to the Lovejoy-!rum-
buli-Chanoiler aims and objects OF the
war or , To remove the great obstacle
t. peace ty celebrating at the North the
l,i. IL ,f IA.
lc!ni>rn. Democratic concurrence IN the
first OF these objects is OF course inpo>Si-
{ b.. To attain the second the way pro
po,,I would insure defeat. Instead OF
sucn a coalition being an as urdnce to the
South That the party at the North which
/ they unanimously and instrictIveiy abhor
has be, I oblitegated. they would only see
in it the intrgence OF all parties in the
North in the one great hated party OF &c
pubiicanism.
The democratic party alone can make
peace Had the dt mocratic party been in
power there would have been no war
For weeks and weeks. during the ses-
sion Of Congress last winter, the demo
CTdlAC party sObEuI ~ saw me tONIllN
from the horrors Of civil war 10y persuad-
ing the republicans To accept the Critten-
den proposition. The South were wi!iin :
10 accept that proposition. We have the
evidence Of Judge Douglas thai jefferson
Davis and all the secession leaders were
wiling 10 accept i. We quote from the
GhgJe report Of the discussion, of March >
Mr. Douglas said:
e Tie senator has SAID that If the Crit
tendon Proposition could have passed
early IN the session, 1t would have saved
all The States, except South Carolina,
firmly believe it would. " nile the Crit
teid.n Proposition WAS not III accordance
with my cherished views, | aVowed my
readiness and eagerness to accept II. IN
order TO save the Union, If we could unite
upon It. No man has labored harder
than | have 10 get 1t passed, | can con
firm the Senator declaration, that Sena-
tor Davis himself, when on the Committee
OF Thirteen, was ready, at all times. 10
compromise on the Clittendeu PROPOSE
. ton. Will 90 further, and say that Mr..
IoombS was, also.
The present civil war, therefore, with
!, . us utDts. anu tdAttiSll, dtIo III
told horrors, is the sole result of republi.
can stubborness in refusing to yield what
the democracy have ever maintained Were
reasonable guarantees asked by the South
for security against aggression by an al
, ministra;'". believed to be hostile TO then
rights a3.a ...piests
But uI,.,-.t.Ie democracy thus say tina,
the war Nj unnecessarily brought on by
: the republican leaders. as we'll as, also
, doubtless, by the secession leaders they
are ready To make any and all sacrifices
to support the government SO long as i,
shall be necessary TO maintain tine Union
But for no other object and not day
longer
, There can never be peace with a con
tinuance Of the Union save on the basis o.
the Crittenden proposition; that is, with
out IL recession from republican ground
Against such peace republicansm stands
pledged SO emphatically by all their act:
and traditions, that were they even t.
offer it to the South it would not be &C
ceptcd for they would never believe i
offered in good faith.
We end, therefore, where we started, il
sayinr, that the salvation of this Union il
, bound up in the anniiilation of republi
c,nism The defeat OF that party in al
the Northern States at the pohs In No
vmber next would do mere to strengthen
: TIE hands and hearts of Union men il
: the South than ten legions OF Northern
recruits. 1t was the ranatical abolitonisn
Of til" republican party that produced the