The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-03-09
CONDITIONAL USIoSlsM-

.srn4nfTfONAL tsiosAsiA-
Oar valued and rasy correspondent, "lhe
p.rs.p,- IN a Communication We publish TO-
a.-. takss issue aith Us 10 regard to what
constitutes disuuiouiss, per Sc. In IN
article. some two CT three weeks since, We
took the ground tea. "eTery man "ao IL not
fer the Uaion unconduiozaIg. is DIS
yBiou:s..n The sPa-son" gently dsmurs
70 ibis ~ay Of stating the case, and CONTENDS
tia, sin laying down this condition." We
care actually cutting CT a majority Of the
m.n who voted last November for the Chi
caxo Platform, from the grea. and success
fol Republican party, aud CHASING them
With thu di.gnisntsts." We think not for
the Chicago Platform pledges the Republi-
can party, Internationally, TO the PreseFT-
a,;on Of the "Feieral Constitution, the
Rizhss Of the States, and the Caion oil the
States" There IL no condition whatever
attached 10 this pIelss. Further shan 'HIs'
tbs Chicago Platform declares that the
Repall.can party "ho!l in adherence HA
schen,es for Disunion, come from whatever
saurcs they ana7." In that saras PLATFORM
the Republican party most unequ'Goca'ly
placed itself upon record as oPPoSea 70 'AU
hsresy Of "couIit,ona" toionisfn. lHerV
Ia m mistake abou, this, "Parson," as we
will endsayor 10 show you. You Doubtless
remember the expression OF CLAY, oil Ala
hama. that the Southern States would re-
mai, in the Union no longer than they couia
cau.rol the Government. Many otheF
Southern men advanced and proclaimed the
same doctrine. Against this hereslea! aoc-
,rinc, the Republican party, through tue
Chicago Platform, arrayed Itself most en-
phatleally and unresersedly. Here - the
language "We congratulate the country
,ha. no Republican member OF Congress
has uttered or couuseuancel the threats OF
pisnn,on 80 often made by Democratic
members, without rebukc and with applause
from their political associates; ana We
denouacs these threats Of disunion, in case
n a popular orerthrote oftheir ascshdd"cH
as de8ytag The ritaI principles o. pee
government, and as an drowdl o. content
MATED treason, trhich ii is the imperative
dutp, Of an indignant People to steFn5y re-
buks and forerer siiencs'
Now, tho greater portion Of the Southern
Dlsunionlsts are "C0nditonal" Union men.
..If tic Union can be made to subserve our
purposes, We are for tho Union--f not,
not ,"say the Southern Disunionists. This
is opposition taken By the 'Parson,' II
we understand him Alright. only his purposes
mo not those of the Southern DIsun'onists.
We are pleased to differ with bath wings
Wa a,o for the Taion unc3nditlonaily-for
the Union as it ia. WIKI Mr.. SEWARD, we
ean sav, that ''we have such faith IN ms re-
publican system Of ours, that there IS no
political good which we desire, that wo are
not content to seek through its peaceful
forms Of administration, without invoking
revolutionary action" Believing thus, we
laid down the proposition to which the
"parson' obiects--to. wit: livery man
who is not for the Union Internationally,
ia disunouist." Subsequent reflection
has but served to confirm US in the belief,
that this proposition was true in fact. lie
who is no, for, must necessarily be against,
tho Union and hence disunionist. The
whola tribe Of ''if3" are disuuionists -
tnksrers, etc. Bat, there may not be much
difference of opinion between the "Parson'
and oursclf, after all. llais in favor Of the
Union on condition that no tub be thrown
q tbs Southern whale, while we are ia ia
vor Of the Union-ths Union rs it i5-thas
ia, We ara in favor Of maintaining the Fed
oral Constitution intact. ThaE is what We
wished to bo understood as saying when we
wreso "uuconditioualiy in favor Of the
union.r We have no desire to see the
Constitution amended. Il suits our par
poses well enough as it, ia. Those who in-
sist upon amending the Constitution as
condition precedent to the further coutinu
anca of the Republic, are "Condltonal'
| Union men. that il, Disunionisss. Now, /.
''Pars1u" are You Disuuionist