Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-09-17
The Republican Committee
Calls a Union Convention.

The Republican Committee
Gals a Union Convention.
In fridays paper, is call issued by the
Republican committee of this county for a
union convention, and the correspondence
between said committee aud the Democratic
committee on the subject.
| For what object the call has been made
we are unable to decide, unless it be that
certain little Abolition clique had agreed
upon their candidates in secret, and wished
to crowd them upon the people through
so-called Union convention" held under
their own auspices We would particular
ly invite the attention of the candid read
err to the correspondence between the com.
mlttees, and the facts attending this extras
ordinary proceeding on the part of the
Will county Republican Executive commit
tee
While these gentlemen pretend to ignore
party, and to sacrifice partizan feeling on
the altar of our common country, they have
! gone about it and called a convention ap-
! portioning the county in manner SO as to
subserve their own private and political In.
terests. For instance, Joliet with popu-
lation Of nearly one third that of the whole
county, is allowed but eleven delegates out
of the eighty four, when the town By right
should have twenty at least. This proba-
bly, was done to disiranchise the Demo-
cratic voters Of Joliet. There is great
disProportion in a few of the other towns
having Democratic proclivities, leaving it
| clearly evident that the committee in the
discharge of their onerous aud unauthor-
lied duty, had other objects in view than
the uniting of the parties and the suppress
sion Of the rebellion.
But upon what authority has the Repub
lean committee issued its call for a con-
vention Did the convention that appoint
ed them give them any such power p
Were they not appointed exclusively for
the purpose of calling Republican comfy
conventions, and to do bike party business?
They had no authority to disband the Re-
publican party at their pleasure, much less
the Democratic party.
The Democratic committee received its
| appointment from county Democratic con.
vention, and its powers and duties were
similar to that of the Republican. There
fore, its action in the premises, in refusing
to assume or exercise powers or authority
not delegated to it, we doubt not, will meet
the qearty appreciation of the political
party that called it into existence. The
members Of the committee did not feel
that they had been clothed with power to
disband the Democratic party at pleasure.
Outside of the simple duty of calling con-
ventions and protecting and perfecting the
organization of the party, they hold no
right to exercise or assume any more pow.
err or authority than any member of the
party. These considerations, without nam
ing others, which we deem paramount, are
sufficient to justify our committee in the
course taken.
What there is to justify the proceedings
Of the Republican county committee, I've
are unable to discover. We do not DENY
the right Of any individual to get up a
convention if he can-and he NAV hold
one himself if he lkes-but it cannot be
expected that such action will be regarded
as binding upon others. Our committee
went tar enough in pledging that no con-
vention should be called on our side, if the
Republicans would pursue similar course
Our Democratic friends may obey this
Republican call if they choose, ard fall in
with the partizans of Lovejoy and Codding,
but we think they might be found in bet |
ter company. We shall be greatly dsap-
pointed if any Democrats take part in this |
peoples Union Convention" If it does
not turn out to be Black Republican Abo.
lition affair, exclusively, we shall acknowl, |
edge that Democracy in Will county is not
what we have always taken it to be.
We do not believe in these unions of
parties. Indeed, we, as Democrats, want
no union with men who are in favor of
letting "the Union slide" Nor do we be-
iieve in burying the Democratic party to
please our political opponents. There
must be at least two parties in this coun-
try. There must be party to watch, with
argus eye, the party in power, and see that
the rights Of the yeople are not trampled
upon, nor system of unlimited prohigacy
and corruption carried on. And in the
present condition of public affairs, it is the
mission of the Democratic party to per-
form this duty.
Consequently, we warn Democrats to be.
ware of the scheming politicians who are
trying to induce them to betray their party
aud join in a movement designed for the
wiping out of present party lines and the
organization of a great party for the sup
preston of the freedom of discussion and |
the destruction of the great party that has
contributed so much to the cause of con-
sttutional liberty.
Archbishop Hughes on the
War.
On the first page Of to>day's parer, we
give letter from Archbish op Hughes of
New York, in reply to one written by