Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-09-14
The true way to form Union
PARTY.

Inc LOUISVILLE n.y., De"to1Wj eulteu
by Col. HARNEY, who led on the Union
ticket which so signally triumphed over
Seccssonism at the late election there, thus
points out the ouly way in which success
full union of political parties for the resto-
ration of the Union can be formed. cab
olitionism and Secessonism must be bur.
ried in the same political graye," says the
Democrat That's the talk ! And while
the Democracy Of the North are ready to
contribute of their men and money, more
than their share to answer the require
ments of government to reclaim and pro.
tect public property, let them wage cease
less war against Northern sestionalism, at
the ballot box, as they always have done
in days gone by The Democrat says:
"The Democracy of New York refuse to
unite with the Republicans in political ac-
ton, although the latter made an overture
for that purpose. 1t is certainly desirable
that party strife should cease everywhere,
except ON the issue involving the salvation
of the country; but the way to effect it is
not by a union of incongruous elements
that are entirely antagonastic to each 9th.
er. 1t would, perhaps, be thought prepos-
terous, but we, nevertheless, suggest it,
that the Republicans disband and support
the Democratic candidates. They have
made the experiment of a purely sectional
party, and they see It's fruits. 1t threatens
to cost them their country. They can't
have Union with sectional denomination
No m after how wisely and justly a sec
tional party may rule, its domination is it.
self the vice that a country will endure.
All men are not philosophers, and the mil
lenium has not come yet. Even up and
down town boys have ceased to wrangle
and fight. The present contsst is reduced
to just about such fight. No rights are
involved! you can't get a secossionist 10
60 back to the origional cause of complaint.
They are too insignificant before the star
tling magnitude OF the contest, and the im-
mense sacrifices they require. 1t is blind
wicked, suicidal war of sections, with q
rational basis except blind hate. A
statesman must despisc the puerility of
the contest, whilst he finds in the nature
of man enough to account for it. :,
"This Republican party is organized
and built up on the antagonism OF sections
and whilst it lives, the animosity its exis-
tence engenders will not die. Its parti-
sans have plunged recklcssly on, sneered
at Union savers, and discrcdited those who
sounded the alarm of dangers ahead.
They derided the cry of wolf, forgetting
that in the fable the wolf did come at last
he first stcpto restoration of the Union
is dispersion of the Republican party, a
disorganization of the whole concern, a
reputation of the basis of its existence
Perhaps an entire breaking up of parties
in the North might in the end answer the
purpose but union with the dominant
party there would be taken at the South
as an acquicscencc on the part of the min
ority in the purposes and objects of the
majority. The whole north would be
written down enemies. That the Repub.
iican party must die, if the Union lives,
and that it will die, We believe. Its exis-
tence costs the country too much, and the
sooner it consents to pass away, the soon
er will the calamities of war cease. Do
they expect one section of this Union to
dominate over the other at discretion, and
that upon principles that cause all the ha-
tired and animosity Of the other? We sub
nit to all sensible men that this is impos-
siblc We make no apology for this
wicked effort in the South to destroy the
Government. We grant the necessity of
suppressing it; but Abolitionism, that has
produced it, must also be suppressed Alb
olitionism and Secessionism must be bur-
ried in the same political grave. The pa
triot who loves his country must consent to
sacrifice them both. Seward said "parties
platforms and men must be sacrificed to
the Union," and he told the truth that
once. The Union men of the South have
made the sacrifice. We have given up
parties, and separated from old party
friends, We have given old creeds and
platforms to the winds to save country
and fres institutions. The people North
must make the same sacrifice, no matter
under what name they go. Whilst we
acknowledge the necessity of armies, some-
thing more is necessary. This sectional
antagonism must be smothered out and
buried, We want Union party North
and South, composed of men ready to sac
rifcQ all, except the cardinal doctrins of
free institutions, to the one object-thc
preservation of the Union!'
viii those of our Northern Republican
newspapers which have so loudly exultcd
over the elect on of Col. HARNEY, aud
the success of the Union ticket in Ken
lucky, republi.h his views,as given above ?
rD' An unlucky private in one of the
New York regiments was wounded in the