Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-10-26
Dissolution of the Republican
Party.

The Republican leaders, some time ago,
secretly resolved to di,band their or
gsniz1tion. The members OF Congress
and the leading members of the Cabinet
realized the impossibility of maintaining
such an organization. 1t was incompati
bic with any vigorous prosecution of the
war, (unless by turning it into an aboli.
tion crusade } and its mere existence was
fatal to all hopes Of re construction OF
the Union. 1t was resolved, therefore, to
dlsband the organization, and abandon
the name of Republican,
The Republican members of Congress it
seems, met and resolved that as party,
the mission of the Republicans was fulfill
ed; aud that it was time for one of those
periodical changes OF name and platform
and organization, which that political com
bination has, from time to time, been com
PEELED to undergo.
In letter which Joshua Giddings has
addressed to Ex Governor Vance, of Ohio
he exposes what he evidently regards as a
secret plot of the Republican leaders
We quote the narrative portion of his let.
ter.
"lt is little more than four years since
the organization of our Republican alli,
ance, and less than ten months since the
election of our Pres dent upon the very
doctrine upon which the Union was fcun-
ded.
At moment, apparently more import.
ant than any other in our history, we are
called on to turn aside from the support of
the war now raging, N Jorm q ns,o pohs-
sca! parry, to abandon the Administration
whom We have elected, the principles op
which the Union was founded, and unSte
in nt,o polttical orgaa,safion. Without
avowing any cause for so extraordinary 4
movement, or asserting any principles or
fundamental truth as the basis of this new
party.
This movement is said to have origiua.
ted with members Of ongress, who united
in recommendation to our State Com.
nlittee to cu'G no Rtpu&cta Onpe"tson.
These members of Congress did not form
The h,pub lcan organization, nor were
they elected for the purpose OF disbauding
it.
Silence in regard 10 Fundamental truths
was then the order OF the Wing aud Dem.
ocratic parties, aud 1t is TO be, in this par
ty about TO be formed"
After reoiting the action Of Congress,
aud particularly the resolution that ''cap-
turing and sending back fugitive slaves
constitutes no part of the duty Of military
officers or soldiers, Mr., G.ddipgs goes on
o say:
Thus were the efforts of the Executive
oaralyzed, and when the friends Of the
AdninIstl stion in Congress offered reSo'
utiop opprcvipg the ction of the President
! was given the go by and that ody ad-
ourned without striking a legislative blow
1t the cause of secession, or taking one
tep towards wping out that disgrace of
,ur Nation which has drenched our land
II fraternal blood. Aud as they retired
rom N Congress, meg u"itei ia p 20 nmemd-
"g Die o'Sb "dmeA' of The JI'snas ,Oao
Actet Mem 10 off t--tils surrender 0j Els
,rs"c'plss on wAich they '0sys f1sctsd--und
hGs Ws uaat, sH q co"g|oaseruse P'yty
0-,4 siaUs .eu,cAsrS GoA D.pss sOho Auvs seS
ar doctrines as @cssnce.
They assign no reason for the ex:.aoai-
'ary movement except the assurance that
is necessary to get Up now political
,arty, e increase the nnmhsr ~ rs,.;ss